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Pub quiz question 6140 by pjh2

Question: Q: What is the name for the soft pale yellow/white layer which forms on teeth?
Answer: A: Plaque
Categories: Biology (2)

Pub quiz question 6139 by pjh2

Question: Q: What is the clever-sounding name for a human third-molar?
Answer: A: Wisdom teeth
Categories: Biology (2) Nature (2)

Pub quiz question 6138 by pjh2

Question: Q: What did Waldo Hanchett patent in 1848 to make things more comfortable for dental patients?
Answer: A: Dentist's chair
Categories: Science (4)

Pub quiz question 6137 by pjh2

Question: Q: What did dentist Levi Spear Parmly first recommend a piece of silk thread for in 1815?
Answer: A: Dental flossing
Categories: Science (5)

Pub quiz question 6136 by pjh2

Question: Q: What metal is the essential ingredient in a dental amalgam filling?
Answer: A: Mercury
Categories: Science (4) Chemistry (4)

Pub quiz question 6135 by pjh2

Question: Q: What did George Green patent in 1875 that was voted the second most terrifying thing known to mankind after nuclear warfare in a 2003 poll?
Answer: A: Dentist's electric drill
Categories: Science (4)

Pub quiz question 6134 by pjh2

Question: Q: What name is given to male rhinoceroses?
Answer: A: Bulls
Categories: Biology (2) Nature (2)

Pub quiz question 6133 by pjh2

Question: Q: How many horns has the average African black rhino?
Answer: A: Two
Categories: Biology (3) Nature (3)

Pub quiz question 6132 by pjh2

Question: Q: What is the more colourful alternative name for the square-lipped rhinoceros?
Answer: A: White rhinoceros
Categories: Biology (3) Nature (3)

Pub quiz question 6131 by pjh2

Question: Q: What are most regularly turned into dagger handles, not an aphrodisiac as commonly thought?
Answer: A: Rhino horns
Categories: Biology (5) Nature (5)

Pub quiz question 6130 by pjh2

Question: Q: What wild animal kills more people in India each year than tigers and leopards?
Answer: A: Rhinoceros
Categories: Biology (6) Nature (6)

Pub quiz question 6129 by pjh2

Question: Q: What is rhino horn made from?
Answer: A: Keratin (the key structure also found in skin, hair and nails)
Categories: Biology (6) Nature (6)

Pub quiz question 6128 by pjh2

Question: Q: What name is linked to a 66-feet unit of length?
Answer: A: Chain
Categories: Science (4)

Pub quiz question 6127 by pjh2

Question: Q: What name is given to a ribbon of cloth or plastic with linear markings, often in both imperial and metric units, used for checking length?
Answer: A: Tape measure
Categories: Science (2)

Pub quiz question 6126 by pjh2

Question: Q: How many furlongs make one mile?
Answer: A: Eight
Categories: Science (4)

Pub quiz question 6125 by pjh2

Question: Q: What five-letter R word describes a geometrical instrument used to measure distances and draw straight lines?
Answer: A: Ruler
Categories: Science (2)

Pub quiz question 6124 by pjh2

Question: Q: What is the imperial equivalent of 1.8288m?
Answer: A: 6 feet
Categories: Science (4)

Pub quiz question 6123 by pjh2

Question: Q: What is the basic unit of length in the International System of Units?
Answer: A: Meter
Categories: Science (4)

Pub quiz question 6122 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which spice takes its name because it is said to taste like a mixture of cloves, pepper, cinnamon and nutmeg?
Answer: A: Allspice
Categories: Food (2)

Pub quiz question 6121 by pjh2

Question: Q: What part of the cinnamon tree becomes the spice?
Answer: A: Bark
Categories: Food (3)

Pub quiz question 6120 by pjh2

Question: Q: What name do waiters in restaurants give to 'piper nigrum?'
Answer: A: Black pepper
Categories: Food (5) Language (5)

Pub quiz question 6119 by pjh2

Question: Q: What is the most commonly served condiment from a member of the rapeseed family?
Answer: A: Mustard
Categories: Food (5)

Pub quiz question 6118 by pjh2

Question: Q: What alternative name for black cumin is also the name of a TV cook?
Answer: A: Nigella
Categories: Entertainment (5) Television (5) Food (5)

Pub quiz question 6117 by pjh2

Question: Q: What common curry ingredient is classed as E100 when used as a food colourant?
Answer: A: Tumeric(Curcumin)
Categories: Science (6) Food (5)

Pub quiz question 6116 by pjh2

Question: Q: What bird lays the smallest egg in relation to its size?
Answer: A: Ostrich
Categories: Biology (7) Nature (7)