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Quiz about Mixed Baggage Number Two
Quiz about Mixed Baggage Number Two

Mixed Baggage Number Two Trivia Quiz


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A multiple-choice quiz by leejo44. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
leejo44
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
96,125
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
Plays
6434
Last 3 plays: Guest 71 (7/10), Guest 76 (8/10), Guest 198 (7/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. A female sheep is called a: Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. The middle ear in humans contains a chain of three tiny bones one of which is attached to the eardrum. Their names are: Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Cedar chests are commonly made from the wood of the eastern red cedar. This tree is not a species of the cedar family at all, but is actually: Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Some boats have special fins that are designed to lift the boat's hull clear of the water at high speeds. This type of fin is called a: Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. All plants and animals must have energy to survive and thrive. The original source of the large majority of this energy is what? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Which word is a synonym for the word pusillanimous? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. The first major antibiotic came into widespread use by the mid 1940's. This antibiotic was:

Answer: (One word)
Question 8 of 10
8. The first member of the deer family to be domesticated is the: Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. The egret is a type of: Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. An insect called the boll weevil is a significant destructive pest on which crop in the United States? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. A female sheep is called a:

Answer: ewe

Ewe is pronounced just like the word "you". Domesticated sheep are raised mainly for their fleece (wool) and meat, but also for milk. It's not unusual for a ewe to give birth to twins, but single births are more common. The quiz author was raised on a farm near Lindsay, Oklahoma that had a flock of about 200 ewes.
2. The middle ear in humans contains a chain of three tiny bones one of which is attached to the eardrum. Their names are:

Answer: the hammer, the anvil, and the stirrup

The three bones are connected one to another and the hammer is connected to the eardrum. The bones vibrate in succession passing the vibrations along. In hearing, sound waves in the air pass down the ear canal and cause the eardrum to vibrate. Ultimately the vibrations are transmitted to the inner ear and are converted to nerve impulses that are transmitted to the brain.
3. Cedar chests are commonly made from the wood of the eastern red cedar. This tree is not a species of the cedar family at all, but is actually:

Answer: a juniper of the cypress family

It's also called pencil cedar as the wood is also used for pencils. Because of the many common names for plants and animals, scientists give each species a scientific, Latin name so they can communicate about each species without confusion. The scientific name for eastern red cedar is Juniperus virginiana.

The tree is also used in windbreak plantings. The quiz author was raised on a farm near Lindsay, Oklahoma that has an eastern red cedar windbreak protecting the home on the farm.
4. Some boats have special fins that are designed to lift the boat's hull clear of the water at high speeds. This type of fin is called a:

Answer: hydrofoil

As the hydrofoil moves forward through the water the action of the water against the hydrofoil lifts the boat until finally, as speed increases adequately, its hull is lifted clear of the water. This greatly reduces drag on the boat which allows higher speeds without consuming larger amounts of energy.
5. All plants and animals must have energy to survive and thrive. The original source of the large majority of this energy is what?

Answer: the sun

Green plants convert sunlight energy into stored food, primarily carbohydrates. This is used by the plants and by animals that eat the plants. Carnivores ingest this energy when they eat other animals.
6. Which word is a synonym for the word pusillanimous?

Answer: cowardly

Pusillanimous is an adjective. Other synonyms are timid, fearful, and faint-hearted.
7. The first major antibiotic came into widespread use by the mid 1940's. This antibiotic was:

Answer: penicillin

The discovery of penicillin opened a new era in disease treatment. A Scots biologist, Alexander Fleming, first observed that Penicillium mold inhibited growth of bacteria in 1928. It wasn't until 1940 that two researchers at Oxford University, Howard W. Florey and Ernst B. Chain, extracted and purified penicillin from cultures of the mold and paved the way for widespread use.
8. The first member of the deer family to be domesticated is the:

Answer: reindeer

The Lapps, a people of northern Europe, are almost completely dependent on reindeer. They use the meat and the milk. They use the milk both as a beverage and for cheese. The Lapps also use the hide, the hair, sinews, bones, and antlers of the reindeer. They use reindeer for transportation, hitching them to sleds.
9. The egret is a type of:

Answer: bird

Egrets are usually white in color. They occur in wetland habitats and are widespread around the world. They feed on fish, frogs, salamanders, snakes, small mammals, worms and crustaceans.
10. An insect called the boll weevil is a significant destructive pest on which crop in the United States?

Answer: cotton

The boll weevil is a small insect of .1 to .2 inches long. It has a curved snout one half the length of its body. It first invaded the United States in 1892. Each year it destroys up to 30 percent of the U.S. cotton crop.
Source: Author leejo44

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