Test Your Knowledge On General Science

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This is a brief quiz on the basics of general science.

Questions and Answers

1.

What color is malachite?
- A.
  
  Red
- B.
  
  Purple
- C.
  
  Blue
- D.
  
  Green
Correct Answer
D. Green
2.

What breed was Dolly, the cloned sheep?
- A.
  
  Finn Dorset
- B.
  
  Shetland
- C.
  
  Common
- D.
  
  Long Haired
Correct Answer
A. Finn Dorset
3.

Which substance will have the highest increase in temperature for the same amount of heat?
- A.
  
  Water
- B.
  
  Sand
- C.
  
  Aluminum
- D.
  
  Copper
Correct Answer
D. Copper
4.

With 11,674 steps, where is the longest flight of stairs located?
- A.
  
  CN Tower, Toronto, Canada
- B.
  
  Aura Power Station, Norway
- C.
  
  Niesenbann Funicular Railway, Spiez, Switzerland
- D.
  
  Empire State Building, New York, NY
Correct Answer
C. Niesenbann Funicular Railway, Spiez, Switzerland
5.

What specifically is a bezoar called those results from persimmon ingestion?
- A.
  
  Trichobezoar
- B.
  
  Diospyrobezoar
- C.
  
  Trichophytobezoar
- D.
  
  Simperbezoar
Correct Answer
B. Diospyrobezoar
6.

What is liquefaction?
- A.
  
  When Air Is Liquefied By Cooling
- B.
  
  An Area Of Pressurized Subterranean Liquid Gas
- C.
  
  A Substance That Easily Becomes A Liquid
- D.
  
  When Soft, Wet Soils Temporarily Behave Like Liquids
Correct Answer
D. When Soft, Wet Soils Temporarily Behave Like Liquids
7.

In what year did Albert Einstein win the Nobel Prize for physics?
- A.
  
  1929
- B.
  
  1923
- C.
  
  1919
- D.
  
  1921
Correct Answer
D. 1921
8.

How long, in kilometers, is the average single thread unwound from a silkworm cocoon?
- A.
  
  7
- B.
  
  2.5
- C.
  
  3.1
- D.
  
  1.6
Correct Answer
D. 1.6
9.

Who is credited with identifying HIV as the cause of AIDS?
- A.
  
  Dr. Lipschitz
- B.
  
  Dr. Rudolf Aranoff
- C.
  
  Jonas Salk
- D.
  
  Robert Gallo
Correct Answer
D. Robert Gallo
10.

Which bridge has the longest span in the U.S.?
- A.
  
  The Golden Gate Bridge
- B.
  
  George Washington Bridge
- C.
  
  Tacoma Narrows Bridge
- D.
  
  Verrazano Narrows Bridge
Correct Answer
D. Verrazano Narrows Bridge
11.

How many signals would the HNMR analysis of propanoic acid have?
- A.
  
  1
- B.
  
  3
- C.
  
  2
- D.
  
  4
Correct Answer
B. 3
12.

What psychological theory bases much importance on birth order?
- A.
  
  Existential
- B.
  
  Jungian
- C.
  
  Gestalt
- D.
  
  Adlerian
Correct Answer
D. Adlerian
13.

What is NOT considered part of the Person Centered Theory in psychology?
- A.
  
  Empathy
- B.
  
  Awareness Of The Here And Now
- C.
  
  Congruence
- D.
  
  Unconditional Positive Regard
Correct Answer
B. Awareness Of The Here And Now
14.

What is not an example of a cognitive distortion?
- A.
  
  Overgeneralization
- B.
  
  Personalization
- C.
  
  Defense Mechanism
- D.
  
  Dichotomous Thinking
Correct Answer
C. Defense Mechanism
15.

Where would you find the zone of polarizing activity?
- A.
  
  The Drosophila Anterior Pole
- B.
  
  In The Vertebrate Limb Bud
- C.
  
  The Retina
- D.
  
  Mars
Correct Answer
B. In The Vertebrate Limb Bud

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Test Your Knowledge On General Science

What color is malachite?

What breed was Dolly, the cloned sheep?

Which substance will have the highest increase in temperature for the same amount of heat?

With 11,674 steps, where is the longest flight of stairs located?

What specifically is a bezoar called those results from persimmon ingestion?

What is liquefaction?

In what year did Albert Einstein win the Nobel Prize for physics?

How long, in kilometers, is the average single thread unwound from a silkworm cocoon?

Who is credited with identifying HIV as the cause of AIDS?

Which bridge has the longest span in the U.S.?

How many signals would the HNMR analysis of propanoic acid have?

What psychological theory bases much importance on birth order?

What is NOT considered part of the Person Centered Theory in psychology?

What is not an example of a cognitive distortion?

Where would you find the zone of polarizing activity?