Time Warp

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  

1. While no fully accepted theory exists, many scientific minds think that all LIFE on Earth began under specific circumstances - an idea otherwise known as what? Survival of the Fittest Homogeny Hypothesis Primordial Soup Theory The Peter Principle

2. Which of the following does NOT describe a person who explores caves, either as a hobby or an occupation? potholer troglodyte spelunker speleologist

3. The time machine clock reads 60,000,000 BC, putting us at midway point in the Palaeocene Epoch. When compared to each other, which of the following categories on the Geologic Time Scale spans the longest amount of time? age epoch eon period

4. Giardiasis is an infection of the small intestine that causes diarrhea. The culprit is a water-borne parasite. This disease, attributed to a water dwelling mammal, is more commonly known as what? Yellow fever Cat-scratch fever Rocky mountain spotted fever Beaver fever

5. Of the Ages relating to archeology and the technological evolution of humans, which one is the most recent? Bronze Age Stone Age Iron Age Chalcolithic Age

6. All monkeys and apes are primates. But monkeys are not apes. Which of the following is NOT a monkey? gibbon mandrill baboon macaque

7. The year is approximately 1400 AD and European alchemists are hard at work trying to do what? change Pb into G change Le into Au change Pb into Au change L into G

8. You can find automobiles being driven on three of the choices below. Which is the odd one out? Baulk road Turnpike Autostrada Interstate

9. With a name that translates roughly to "world peace", what was the first space station with a *modular* design? Salyut Almaz Mir Soyuz

10. There are several diagnostic tests that involve electrical activity. What is the abbreviation for the test used to detect "brainwaves"? EMG EEG ECG EEK