Trivia Quiz: General Science #2

General Science #2

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1. Starting in 1887, what was used by miners to extract gold from ore in a process called leaching?
	Leaches Cyanide Milk Chlorine bleach I don't know

2. Approximately, how many tons of garbage is generated by New York City dwellers each week?
	50,000 100,000 200,000 300,000 I don't know

3. What was the Manhattan Project of the 1940's?
	The project that led the Americans to discover the atomic bomb The conception, design and landscaping of Central Park in NYC A coalition of international scientists who collaborated on solving world issues of pollution The project behind the discovery of the structure of DNA, the heredity molecule I don't know

4. Filtering tap water through activated carbon removes...
	Dissolved calcium Nitrates Bad tastes, odours, and color Viruses I don't know

5. Gregor Mendel, an Austrian monk founded the science of genetics by studying the hereditary traits of...
	Guinea pigs Apples Chickens Peas Other monks Worms I don't know

6. What is dendrochronology?
	A method of determining the age of wood by examining the tree growth rings Using the well-known format of the family tree to document family histories. The study of the hair and the scalp A system by which trees are classified I don't know

7. In what year was cellophane invented?
	1908 1925 1952 1976 I don't know

8. Which of the following statements is NOT true about the fabric Kevlar?
	Kevlar is used to make bulletproof clothing Kevlar was developed by DuPont Kevlar can withstand brief contacts as hot as 1, 400 degrees Celsius Kevlar is four times as stretchy as Nylon I don't know

9. Which of the following statements about acid rain is NOT true?
	Lakes in limestone areas can neutralize the acid to varying degrees In an overly acidic lake, older fish survive at first, but as younger fish perish, they lose their food supply and die One rainfall will increase the acidity of a lake to damaging proportions Acid rain can damage soil, too Acid rain existed long before man-made technologies did I don't know

10. Fog near Los Angeles has been measured to be as acidic as vinegar.
	True False I don't know

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