JKUAT What Land Mammal Holds the Record for The Greatest Age Questions

GENERAL SCIENCE GENR-91; Short Answer: What weather phenomenon causes more deaths in the U.S. annually

than any other except lightning?

GENR-91; Short Answer: What is given to wood whose normal cells have been replaced with mineral deposits?

GENR-91; Multiple Choice: Pollination by birds is called: w) autogamy

x) ornithophily y) entomophily z) anemophily

(pron: or-nith-o-philly) (pron: ent-eh-mof-illy) (pron: an-eh-mof-illy)

GENR-91; Short Answer: Unlike rodents, the rabbit has how many

GENR-91; Multiple Choice: What percent of fire-related deaths are due to smoke inhalation rather than burns?

w) 10% x) 50% y) 80% z) 99%

GENR-91; Short Answer: What U.S. President was recognized as a world authority on American game animals?

Y — 80%

GENR-91; Short Answer: How many men have walked on the moon?

GENR-91; Multiple Choice: The fastest-running terrestrial animal is: w) cheetah

x) lion y) man z) jaguar

GENR-91; Short Answer: In what country do the greatest number of tornadoes occur?

GENR-91; Short Answer: What wonder drug was used for three years by the Army and Navy before becoming available to the general public in 1944?

GENR-91; Short Answer: Which sea is the saltiest natural lake and is also at the lowest elevation on the face of the earth?

GENR-91; Short Answer: The scarab, worshipped by the Egyptians, is what type of beetle?

GENR-91; Multiple Choice: As you go down into a well, your weight: w) increases slightly

x) decreases slightly

y) remains exactly the same

ANSWER: X — DECREASES SLIGHTLY

GENR-91; Short ANSWER: W cloud at ground level is called what?

General Science – 2

Science Bowl GENERAL SCIENCE GENR-91; Short Answer: What invention in about 1450 A.D. revolutionized communication and

the world?

GENR-91; Short Answer: What is the name for the new technology whereby a glass fiber carries as much information as hundreds of copper wires?

GENR-91; Short Answer: What mammal lays eggs?

GENR-91; Short Answer: Linseed oil comes from what plant?

GENR-91; Multiple Choice: Bees must collect nectar from approximately how many flowers to make 1 pound of honeycomb? Is it:

w) 10 thousand x) 2 million

y) 20 million

z) 50 million

GENR-91; Short Answer: What is the name of the largest North American terrestrial rodent, distinguished by its spiny covering?

GENR-91; Multiple Choice: Albacore is a type of: w) shell-fish

x) tuna

y) marble

z) meteoroid

ANSWER:

X — TUNA

General Science – 3

Science Bowl GENERAL SCIENCE

GENR-91; Multiple Choice: The only species of cat that lives and hunts in groups is: w) lion

x) leopard y) jaguar z) cougar

ANSWER: W — LION

GENR-91; Short Answer: Linen is made from what plant?

GENR-91; Short Answer: What is arachnology?

GENR-91; Short Answer: What is another name for the Paleolithic Age?

GENR-91; Short Answer: What nocturnal animal group makes up one-fourth of all mammals species?

GENR-91; Short Answer: What is the name of the whale that has a long protruding tusk?

GENR-91; Short Answer: How many time zones are there on Earth?

GENR-91; Short Answer: What land mammal holds the record for the greatest age?