Science General Knowledge

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What is the closest star to Earth, not including the sun?
Proxima centauri
What word can be spelt using the chemical symbols for Iodine, potassium and tellurium?
KITe
What is the main colour that copper salts emit when burnt?
Green
Which plant also known as dionaea muscipula is type of carnivorous plant?
Venus flytrap
What 'ology' is the study of fish?
Ichthyology
Consumption is the former name for what disease?
Tuberculosis
Who was the first person to recieve 2 nobel prizes?
Marie Curie
What country offered Albert Einstein its presidency?
Israel
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How many moons does the dwarf planet pluto have?
5
What commonly used product contains the most toxic poison known to man?
Botox
What is the largest lizard known to man?
Komodo dragon
Whose constant is roughly 6.022x10^23, and is used to display number of atoms in a mol?
Avogadro's
Which scientist who now has a car named after him was involved in setting up the current alternating current system?
Nikola Tesla
On what scale are Earth quakes measured?
Richter
What gemstone is both the stone for June and has the chemical composition CaCO3?
Pearl
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Level 73
Jan 1, 2019
Helps if you get the spelling right. IcHthyology. No wonder nobody has got it yet.
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Level 66
Nov 1, 2021
I didn't add the possessive 's on Avogadro so missed it. Be a bit more forgiving with the exact form of the answer you're looking for.