FunTrivia Sci / Tech Mix: Vol 12 Quiz

Answer: Ears

Most people associate ears with hearing, but there are actually two other senses that use the ear. In each ear is a saccule and a utricle, which detect movement and orientation (balance). Also in the ear are the semi-circular canals, which are used to detect rotational acceleration (how fast you turn your head).

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Answer: Alec Jeffreys

DNA profiling technique is a method used by forensic scientists to help in the identification of individuals by the respective profile of their DNA. The technique is frequently used to identify criminals and to resolve paternity issues.

Question by player Ate_May

Answer: hearing

A cochlear implant is an electronic device which converts sound waves into electrical signals which are transmitted directed to the auditory nerve. The hearing is different from that afforded by the more common acoustic hearing process but is a remarkable adaptation, especially for the profoundly deaf. Earliest models were invented in 1957; later versions were invented in 1961, 1964 and 1977. Some members of the Deaf Community oppose the use of cochlear implants because they regard them as a threat to their culture.


Question by player FatherSteve

Answer: All three

That was a tricky one, because all these are affected by tides. Tides are the rise and fall of sea levels caused by effects of both the Sun and the Moon's gravitational pulls, as well as the Earth's rotational influence. All of Earth's water is affected by this gravity play, but it's more noticeable in larger bodies of water.

Question by player SevenSees

Answer: wolfram

"Wolfram" is actually derived from wolframite, the mineral from which it was discovered. Poochyena is a pokemon and whale sharks are the world's largest fish.

Question by player nautilator

Answer: Class

At the class level, the individuals within its defining group begin to show more and more characteristics that are obviously different from other organisms in other classes - but still similar with each other. Nonetheless, scientists take different approaches to the defining lines of each category. What may be a defined as a class in one taxonomical system may not be the same in another one.

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Answer: Its sex

Malaria is caused by Plasmodium parasites and their primary host and what transmits them to humans is the female Anopheles mosquito. Male mosquitoes do not feed on blood.

Question by player Quiz_Beagle

Answer: hepato-kidney

Hepato means relating to the liver, and comes from "hepar," the Greek word for liver. Many of our technical medical terms come from the Greek and/or the Latin and use various prefix forms for a particular organ or body part combined with a suffix for a given condition, operation, field of study or person to give us an English word; for example hepatitis meaning inflammation of the liver or osteopath meaning bone doctor. Nephro and rena are prefixes relating to the kidneys.

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Answer: Portable document format

Created by Adobe Systems, portable document format is a universal file format which can be shared between different operating systems. As an example, Microsoft Office files can be shared with people who use Mac and Linux systems.

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Answer: Speech therapist

Rhotacism is the failure to pronounce the sound r. That means every patient with rhotacism, can't say their condition! The condition is found most in languages that contain a trilled r like Swedish, Polish, Spanish, and Italian. Elmer Fudd, of Looney Tunes fame, is probably the most recognized sufferer of rhotacism. "Be vewwy quiet. I'm hunting wabbits!".

Other rhotacists are interviewer Barbara Walters and BBC presenter Jonathan Ross.

Question by player George95