Science Quiz #817
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Q1. "General Sherman" in California, USA, is the name of what?
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Q2. Known as jowar, cholam, jonna, Guinea corn, and kaoliang in various areas, this grain plant was especially valued in hot and arid regions for its resistance to drought and heat, and is also known as what?
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Q3. What is the common name for a mixture of calcium silicates and aluminium, prepared by prolonged heating of limestone with clay, which slowly hardens when mixed with water?
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Q4. What is the branch of medicine dealing with diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the human heart?
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Q5. What is the bone which links the wrist to the thumb's metacarpophalangeal joint?
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Q6. What does LCD commonly stand for?
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Q7. What is the name of the principle that "if two explanations account equally well for a particular phenomenon, the one to be chosen is the one with the fewer assumptions"?
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