Science Bowl

GENERAL SCIENCE

General Science - 23

GENR-92; Short ANSWER:  Ws of 1991, the most recent award of a Nobel Prize in medicine to
a woman scientist went to this esteemed pharmacologist and biochemist.  She shared her prize
with George Hitchings for their development of drugs based on understanding basic cell
processes.  They came up with drugs that selectively block nucleic acid synthesis without
damaging normal cells.  Name this woman scientist.

ANSWER:   (GERTRUDE) ELION

GENR-92; Short Answer:  Who was the first man to hit a golf ball on the moon? 

ANSWER:   ALAN B. SHEPARD, JR.

GENR-92; Multiple Choice:  The earliest experiments on chromosome theory and inheritance
were developed by?

w)  Gregor Mendel
x)  Jonas Salk
y)  Charles Sternak
z)  Robert Oppenheimer

ANSWER:  W -- GREGOR MENDEL

GENR-92; Multiple Choice:  This black engineer was granted a patent in 1872 for the first
automatic oil lubricator.  The lubricating cup regulated the flow of oil onto moving parts of
machines, revolutionizing the machine industry.  Was this well-known inventor:

w) Elijah McCoy
x) Lewis Latimer
y) Leonard McFall
z) Branville Woods

ANSWER:   W -- ELIJAH McCOY

GENR-92; Short Answer:  "General Sherman" is my name.  In 1972 I had a spread of 90 feet and
a height of 272 feet.  What am I and in what national park do I live?

ANSWER:   GIANT SEQUOIA  (accept: SIERRA REDWOOD or BIG TREE) in 
SEQUOIA NATIONAL PARK