Quiz 1st August
 

I have posted the quiz now because I haven't got anytime tomorrow to do it.
I have just finished watching an episode of 'The big bang theory' and it inspired me to do a science quiz :) Good luck

1. Which Englishman invented the lightbulb? Humphry Davy
2. Which instrument is used to measure pressure? Manometer
3. Complete this sentence: A light-year is a unit of.....? Distance
4. Complete this sentence: A Joule is the unit of.....? Energy
5. The unit of current is what? Ampere
6. Centigrade and Fahrenheit show the same reading at which temperature? -40
7. what scientist first discovered that the earth revolves round the sun? Copernicus
8. What did Alexander Fleming discover? Penicillin
9. Who discovered circulation of blood in human body? William Harvey
10. Philology is the study of what? Study of languages
11. Anatomy is the branch of science which deals with what? Structure of animals and plants
12. what is the study of earthquakes is known as? Seismology
13. what is the science of weather called? Meteorology
14. Exobiology is the study of? life in outer space
15. Who discovered this Doctors instrument? Daniel G Fahrenheit
http://i795.photobucket.com/albums/y...hermometer.jpg, The scientists surname begins with 'F'
16. Can you name all of the waves in the electromagnetic spectrum? There are 7, a point for each one Radio, microwaves, infra red, visible light, ultraviolet, x-rays and Gamma rays
17. How do you work out an object's speed? distanced traveled divided by time taken
18. What force pulls things downwards? Gravity
19. In a 3-pin plug what colour is the earth wire? green and yellow
20. What is the name of my biology teacher, Mr.....? A clue is, it is a name of a tree Mr Palm



1st= Shelmarie & Purplelynn
2nd= Pussygalore
3rd= Helen M
4th= Neddy
5th= EquestrianBabe
6th= DoodleBopper & 16 shells
7th= WriterNick
8th= Caledonia

Am I in the lead then? :D

Sent you my answers too!

Helen xx

oh well my lead didn't last long :D

I've sent you my answers as well, should give you a good laugh if nothing else.xx

Alan, you are in the lead at the moment as yours is the only one I have marked :) I did laugh at your answer for number 10, it was good lol

wow, in the lead :lol:

Get your answers in

Great quiz! Although as Science is my particularly weak subject, I will probably have done even worse than usual!

answers in before 9pm please :)