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1
Name the substance that is responsible for the stinging effect in nettle plants?
Seratonin
acetylcholine
Formic acid
Histamine
2
Which will NOT attract to a magnet?
steel
iron
nickel
rubber
3
What general name is given to a material that settles out of solution?
A precipitation
Alloys
A solute
A suspension
4
What was Marie Curie's husbands name?
Pierre
Pedro
Peter
Paul
5
What shape does the recycling symbol look like?
triangle
square
oval
hexagon
6
Which of these is an invertebrate - bee, frog, dog, squirrel?
Bee
Squirrell
Frog
Dog
7
What member of the crow family is also associated with a board game?
Raven
Magpie
Rook
Jackdaw
8
The fruit of the blackthorn is called the sloe.
True
False
9
What does PDF stand for?
Portable Document Format
Portable Digital Format
Pretty Damn Fine
Portable Document file
10
Rennet is an enzyme which does what?
is used to convert glucose into ethanol
Is used to make yoghurt
comes from the stomach of pigs
separates milk into curds and whey
11
What type of fat is formed when hydrogen is added to vegetable oil?
Cholesterol
Trans fatty acids
Saturated fats
Unsaturated fats
12
What famous American Scientist both a Nobel prize in Chemistry & a Nobel prize for Peace?
Akira Suzuki
Ralph Bunche
Linus Pauling
Kary B. Mullis
13
What is Sonar used for
to monitor frequency
to find sonar rays
to find a transverse wave
a type of sound wave used to find objects under water
14
what was the vary first organ or tissue that was transplanted first?
Heart
Liver
Eye
Skin
15
What is Ebola?
A Virus
A Parasite
A Genetic Disorder
A Bacteria
16
What kind of cheese is made backwards?
Cheddar
Edam
Brie
Blue Cheese
17
Exposing food to controlled doses of gamma rays is called what?
bacteria
irradation
food additives
chemo therapy
18
A fruit develops from the part of the flower called the?
Stamen
Pistil
Seed
Ovary
19
General Knowledge - What game is this?
Ms Pac Man
Donkey Kong
Mario Kart
Centipede
20
What is pomology?
The science of trees.
The science of fruits & nuts.
The science of flowers.
The science of vegetables.
21
An alkaloid used in treating malaria is
quinine.
nicotine.
histamine.
atropine.
22
What term is used to describe the condition of apparent weightlessness?
Vacuum
Thrust
Absence of Mass
Zero Gravity
23
What is the process of making soap called?
Esterfication
Saponification
Soapification
Soap analysis
24
What Physics principle does the Newtons Cradle demonstrate?
Brownian Motion
Second law of Thermodynamics
Squashtum Theory
Conservation of Momentum
25
What kind of cells are Prokaryotic?
Bacteria
Animal Cells
Plant cells
Viruses
26
What are the products of the fermentation reaction?
Ethanol and carbon dioxide
Sugar
Ethanol and water
Beer and bread
27
What shapes are the cells of a honeycomb?
decagonal
Hexagonal
Heptagonal
Octagonal
28
What colorless, pungent gas is often used for preserving biological and anatomical specimens?
Nitric Acid (HNO3)
Sodium Hydroxide (NaOH)
Formalin (CH2O)
Sodium Chloride (NaCl)
29
What does the Beaufort Scale measure?
Wind speed
Hurricane severity
Precipitation
Humidity
30
Where are red blood cells made?
The heart
The stomach
The veins
The bone marrow
31
What is the study of cell diversity called?
Cellular basis
Genetics
Human Microbiome
Cell Biology
32
Who is this famous scientist?
Isaac Newton
Albert Einstein
Charles Darwin
Joseph Priestley
33
What element is used in smoke detectors?
Smokedetectorium
Radium
Neptunium
Americium
34
What is the feel good hormone called?
dopamine
seratonin
endorphins
AcH
35
How many toes does a dog have?
18
5
10
20
36
What is a microbiome?
The amount of bacteria in the world around you
All of the above
A biome found in the arctic.
The normal complement of microorganism within an organism.
37
Which Vitamin regulates the amount of Calcium in the body?
K
D
A
E
38
HGP stands for
Human genetic project
human genome project
Human gene project
Human project
39
What Is The Capital City Of Belize
Belize City
San Pedro Town
Corozal Town
Belmopan
40
What animal has a horn on its nose?
rhinoceros
camel
hippopotamus
giraffe
41
Which planet has The Great Red Spot?
Jupiter
Earth
Venus
Mars
42
Why don't Polar Bears eat Penguins?
Polar bears are not in the proximity of penguins
they do eat them
Because they cannot digest their beaks
Polar bear's colorblindness makes the penguins camouflaged.
43
This is the only bird capable of flying backward
Blue Heron
Mockingbird
Wild Turkey
Hummingbird
44
The gas given off by fruits that helps them to ripen is
ethylene
methane
ethanol
carbon dioxide
45
A security mirror may be ___ since it gives a wide view.
concave
refracting
convex
plane
46
A trailing or climbing plant is also known as
Vine
Herb
Tree
Shrub
47
What is the medical term for baldness or loss of hair from the scalp?
avulsion
contusion
alopecia
hypertrichosis
48
This camel has only one hump. He is a .....
Llama
Hybrid
Dromedary
Bactrian
49
What is the Earth's only natural satellite?
4G
Halley's comet
Meteoroid
The moon
50
The age of dead sea scrolls was determined using radioactive dating based on two isotopes; Carbon 14 & what else?
Carbon 13
Uranium-238
Nitrogen 14
Carbon 12
51
What year was designated as the International year of the Periodic Table?
2000
1969
1919
2019
52
Barack Obama was the ? President of America?
43 President
46th President
45th President
44th President
53
What name is given to the sulphur compounds added to certain gases to give them an unpleasant smell?
Ammonia
Chlorine
Indoles
Mercaptans
54
On which part of the body would you find Cupid's bow?
The heart
The lips
The elbow
The ankle
55
What does "
SARS"
stand for?
Severe Aquired Respiratory Savage
South African Revenue Service
Saliva Acute Respiratory Syndrome
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
56
What is sustainability?
The ability to stay hydrated.
All of the above.
The ability to be completely healthy with the right diet.
The ability to maintain something at a certain level or rate.
57
Comparing growth rings in trees to date changes in Earth's environments and past events.
Absolute Age Dating
Dendrochronology
Uniformitarianism
Lichenometry
58
The filament of the lights bulb is made of
(b) Copper
(c) Iron
(d) Aluminium
(A) Tungsten
59
Name the only 2 non-silver metals.
Copper and Gold
Platinum and Copper
Platinum & Palladium
Platinum and Gold
60
Which insect carries malaria?
Mosquitoes
Ladybugs
Flies
Ants
61
The nose of a tracker dog is sensitive to which type of particular chemical?
Fluorides
Acids
Ketones
Carboxylic Acids
62
What are biometrics?
Mixture of characteristics from the keyboard
PC networks
Physical characteristics which are unique
Digital characteristics which are unique
63
Which Scientist is famed for saying "Genius is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration"
Albert Einstein
Marie Curie
Isaac Newton
Thomas Edison
64
What tree does an acorn come from?
Birch
Acorn
Oak
Maple
65
What is a PANDAS favourite food
Bamboo
Leaves
Carrots
Potatoes
66
The main ingredient in lead pencils is:
copper
pyrite
graphite
galena
67
How is a rainbow formed?
Light reflects off the clouds
Magic
Light refracted through raindrops
One just appears
68
What is the term for a male bee?
larvae
worker
drone
queen
69
Who is the youngest winner of the Nobel Prize Laureate?
Laurence Bragg (for analysis of crystal structure)
Werner Heisenberg (for creation of quantum mechanics)
Malala Yousafzai (for struggle against suppression)
Carl Anderson (for the discovery of the Positron)
70
USB stands for?
United Serial Bus
United Software Bus
Universal Serial Bus
Universal Software Bus
71
Who invented the modern flushing toilet?
Alaine Bogge
John Loo
Thomas Crapper
Jim Potty
72
What is Stomatology the study of?
The mouth
The stomach
Toxins
The blood system
73
What is Dr Who's time machine called?
Mirror Machine
Police Box
TARDIS
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