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Let \\(K\\) be a field of characteristic different from \\(\\mathbb{Q}\\) and let \\(\\rho:\\Omega_ K\\to O_ n(K)\\) be an orthogonal Galois representation. Topologically \\(\\rho\\) has Stiefel-Whitney classes, \\(SW_ i(\\rho)\\in H^ i(K;\\mathbb{Z}/2)\\) obtained by pulling back a universal class, \\(w_ i\\in H^ i(BO(K^{sep});\\mathbb{Z}/2)\\). In addition, the spinor norm, \\(Sp:O_ n(K)\\to H^ 1(K;\\mathbb{Z}/2)\\) defines a class, \\(Sp_ 2[\\rho]\\in H^ 2(K;\\mathbb{Z}/2)\\). Finally, by descent theory, \\(\\rho\\) can be considered as a symmetric bilinear form which has classes \\(HW_ i(\\rho)\\in H^ i(K;\\mathbb{Z}/2)\\) generalizing the Hasse invariant, \\(HW_ 2(\\rho)\\).   Relationships between these classes, in dimension 2, were discovered by J.-P. Serre when \\(\\rho\\) is a permutation representation. This fundamental discovery was elaborated upon by A. Fr\u00f6hlich (in dimension 2), B. Kahn and the reviewer (independently; in higher dimensions). The results are collected in [\\textit{V. P. Snaith}, Topological methods in Galois representation theory, Ch. III--IV (1989; Zbl 0673.12009)]. In the homotopy category of simplicial sheaves on the etale site, \\((Sh|_ K)_{et}\\), \\(\\rho\\) defines a class in \\([*,BO_ n]\\) where \\(n=\\text{rank}(\\rho)\\). The author calculates \\(H^*(BO_ n;\\mathbb{Z}/2)\\) in this homotopy category, obtaining a polynomial ring on Stiefel-Whitney classes. It transpires that \\(BO_ n\\) is homotopy equivalent to \\(BO_ \\rho\\), the classifying object corresponding to \\(\\rho\\) as a bilinear form. Hence \\(H^*(BO_ \\rho;\\mathbb{Z}/2)\\) is also a polynomial algebra and the comparison of the two sets of polynomial generators yields the relations between cohomology classes which was referred to above.   The proofs, although in a more abstract setting than they may be used to, will have a familiar feel to the experts. 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