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#1. Sci / Tech Mixture. Player jonnowales asks:
  The trichromatic theory of human color vision proposes that there are three types of cone cells that contain individual pigments that are sensitive to particular wavelengths of light. What three colors are absorbed by such pigments?

    Blue, Green and Red
    Black, White and Grey
    Yellow, Orange and Pink
    Lilac, Blue and Grey

#2. Sci / Tech Mixture. Player guitargoddess asks:
  Which branch of mathematics uses sine, cosine and tangent?

    Probability
    Statistics
    Trigonometry
    Linear algebra

#3. Sci / Tech Mixture. Player pu2-ke-qi-ri asks:
  Which typesetting language shares its name with rubbery tree sap and a type of paint?

    LaTeX
    Quarkxpress
    Microsoft Word
    Wordpad

#4. Sci / Tech Mixture. Player undudelike asks:
  If someone is a "pain in the butt," what muscles are we talking about, anatomically speaking?

    gluteus maximus
    iliocostalis lumborum
    adductor magnus
    biceps femoris

#5. Sci / Tech Mixture. Player angikar asks:
  Who is believed to first have designed (not necessarily built) an airplane?

    J. R.D. Tata
    Benjamin Franklin
    Antoni von Leuwenhook
    Leonardo Da Vinci

#6. Sci / Tech Mixture. Player Creedy asks:
  Which mechanical device is a nodding donkey?

    The device on the end of a garden hose
    A sleepy ass
    An oil well pump
    A mechanical politician

#7. Sci / Tech Mixture. Player Fabfabian asks:
  What is gingivitis?

    inflammation of the oesophagus
    a form of gum disease
    swelling of the tongue
    an allergic reaction to hair dye

#8. Sci / Tech Mixture. Player Godwit asks:
  What do we call software programs that track, download or send your personal computer data, typically without your awareness?

    Norton
    Frameup
    Spyware
    Motherboarder

#9. Sci / Tech Mixture. Player FatherSteve asks:
  In order to rule out meningitis, your doctor orders a lumbar puncture. What is a lumbar puncture?

    withdrawal of spinal fluid
    withdrawal of peritoneal fluid
    measurement of hip dysplasia
    trepanation

#10. Sci / Tech Mixture. Player suomy asks:
  If you had a disease affecting the hair and the scalp, which medical speciality would be most relevant?

    Endocrinology
    Pulmonology
    Neurology
    Dermatology