Scientific Trivia Challenge

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Scientific Trivia Challenge

Question 1 of 10

What is the pulling force that the Earth exerts on every object near it?

Question 2 of 10

Made famous by Lewis Carroll, people in what profession may have been driven mad because they treated felt with mercuric nitrate?

Question 3 of 10

In India, what animal is set up to fight cobras, given its thick fur and resistance to venom?

Question 4 of 10

Which of these objects is an example of a simple machine?

Question 5 of 10

Offices got to junk their teletypes and telexes, thanks to what invention?

Question 6 of 10

Although known as the father of microbiology and immunology, what scientist got his start in crystallography?

Question 7 of 10

Canadians would have been really impressed with the nine-foot-long Castoroides ohioensis. What was it?

Question 8 of 10

All of these words can be used to measure something. Which one cannot be used as a verb?

Question 9 of 10

Powdered from the bark of the willow tree, what is acetylsalicylic acid?

Question 10 of 10

In the 1930s, speed was marketed as a nasal decongestant. What is it called medically?