| Once again I tend
to claim that science is my forte but when it comes to the crunch
at the local quiz night, I often fall flat. It's funny how easy
it is to confuse something you're interested in, or excited about,
by something you actually know about. I would always claim to know
about science and history, but in reality when I'm asked a science
question, my knowledge is going to be better than most people's
but I will start to struggle unless it is some specific subject
like astronomy which I have a very strong background in.
Medicine I am very hazy about and chemistry I was awful in school.
Lots of random pieces of fact like the one I can see there about
the polygraph, this is fair enough and I know random things but
this is really as much general knowledge as it is science. I'm a
little dubious about maths falling into the science question but
I suppose it doesn't really belong anywhere else. Is maths a form
of science? Hmm confusing.
That question I can see about choloroform, you could argue that's
actually a history question! The rules of these categories can be
a bit confusing, can't they?
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What is the name of the shift effect
that causes a note to change pitch as its source moves? Dopler
What chemical is represented by the symbol Sn? Tin
What is the home of a squirrel called?a drey
Edward Jenner developed an effective vaccine for
which Disease? Smallpox.
What did Robert Oppenheimer develop? The Atomic Bomb
What is the 6th planet from the sun in our solar system? Saturn.
In medicine, brachiotomy is the removal of what?
arm
What is the most common blood type in humans? Type
O
The lack of which vitamin causes rickets? (D)
What is the proper name for a ‘Lie Detector’?
(Polygraph)
Of what is frigophobia the fear ? the cold.
Titan and Pandora are moons of which planet? Saturn
How many sides does a HENDECAGON have? 11
Bubbles of which element are responsible for the condition
of divers known as 'The Bends'? nitrogen
Which temperature has the same value in both centigrade
and farenheit? –40degrees.
What is the correct technical term for the art of
making and the display of fireworks? pyrotechnics.
How is Chronic Fatigue Syndrome better known? M.
E.
By what name is the Pleiades star cluster better known?
The Seven Sisters
An Archimedes screw is a device for moving what? water
Which chemical element has the shortest name? Tin
In which year was Chloroform first used as a general
anaesthetic? 1847
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