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Career Trivia Quiz

Total questions: 49

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What do epidemiologists investigate?

a)

diseases

b)

volcanoes

c)

weather

d)

all of the above

2.

Which worker likely has the most

knowledge about Java, PHP, and Python?

a)

pharmacist

b)

computer programmer

c)

barista

d)

veterinarian

3.

Who was a physicist, an astronaut, and the

first American woman to travel in space?

a)

Rachel Carson

b)

Marie Curie

c)

Sally Ride

d)

Diane Fosssey

4.

Which industry is least likely to hire

chemical engineers?

a)

oil and gas

b)

food processing

c)

banking

d)

pharmaceutical

5.

What is the median (middlemost) annual

wage for a worker with a math job?

a)

about $24,000

b)

about $42,000

c)

about $64,000

d)

about $84,000

6.

Where is a nurse least likely to work?

a)

airport

b)

hospital

c)

elementary school

d)

physician's office

7.

Over the next 10 years, how will the number

of available math jobs likely change?

a)

decrease

b)

increase

c)

remain the same

d)

go to zero

8.

Who is most likely to study the Earth’s

physical structures, processes, and changes?

a)

astronomer

b)

geoscientist

c)

pathologist

d)

chemical engineer

9.

Radiologists need which of the following

tools to do their job?

a)

radios

b)

wrenches

c)

x-rays

d)

pesticides

10.

Who is not known for being a famous

astronomer?

a)

Carl Sagan

b)

Neil deGrasse Tyson

c)

Charles Darwin

d)

Galileo Galilei

11.

Which of the following engineering careers

has the highest median annual salary?

a)

civil

b)

petroleum

c)

chemical

d)

nuclear

12.

Which mathematician calculated flight

trajectories for NASA starting in the 1950s?

a)

Albert Einstein

b)

Katherine Johnson

c)

Alan Turing

d)

Ada Lovelace

13.

Which career uses math, computer science,

and engineering to study and break codes?

a)

cryptologist

b)

archeologist

c)

codifier

d)

economist

14.

Which of the following does a meteorologist

mainly study?

a)

meteors and stars

b)

weather and climate

c)

trees and animals

d)

Comets and galaxies

15.

Which U.S. state employs the largest

number of petroleum engineers?

a)

Alaska

b)

North Dakota

c)

Louisiana

d)

Texas

16.

Which worker helps an insurance company

analyze risks and costs of potential disasters?

a)

fortune teller

b)

physicist

c)

actuary

d)

stockbroker

17.

Which of following careers requires the

least amount of formal education?

a)

physician

b)

registered nurse

c)

pharmacist

d)

pharmacy technician

18.

Who is known as the “father of computers”

for his groundbreaking work in the 1800s?

a)

Blaise Pascal

b)

Alan Turing

c)

Albert Einstein

d)

Charles Babbage

19.

Which U.S. agency hires workers to develop

technology and science for use in outer space?

a)

NASA

b)

FDA

c)

OSHA

d)

FTC

20.

Which of the following is not a typical

job duty of an environmental scientist?

a)

conduct research

b)

pass pollution laws

c)

analyze soil data

d)

clean polluted areas

21.

Which of the following careers has the

highest salary at nearly $160,000 per year?

a)

nurse

b)

mathematician

c)

dentist

d)

nuclear engineeer

22.

Which body organ are audiologists

specialized to diagnosis, treat, and manage?

a)

ear

b)

eye

c)

nose

d)

mouth

23.

Which worker uses chemistry, biology, and

analytical skills to investigate crimes?

a)

paramedic

b)

computer scientist

c)

physical theraptist

d)

forensic scientist

24.

What is the minimum level of education to

become a middle school math teacher?

a)

high school degree

b)

college degree

c)

doctorate degree

d)

none of the above

25.

Which U.S. state employs the largest

number of computer system analysts?

a)

California

b)

Illinois

c)

Florida

d)

Colorado

26.

Biomedical engineers design artificial

replacements for which of the following?

a)

knees

b)

flowers

c)

trees

d)

gasoline

27.

Who is best known for her conservation

efforts and work with chimpanzees?

a)

Marie Curie

b)

Jane Goodall

c)

Mae C. Jemison

d)

Katherine Johnson

28.

The IT industry hires many web developers

and database administrators. What is IT?

a)

insider trading

b)

insect technology

c)

internal transit

d)

information technology

29.

Which of following workers is least likely

to be employed by a hospital?

a)

cardiologist

b)

oncologist

c)

psychologist

d)

archeologist

30.

Who was the physician who improved ways

to store blood plasma?

a)

Charles R. Drew

b)

Charles Dickens

c)

Charles Darwin

d)

Charles Babbage

31.

How will the demand for computer software

developers likely change within 10 years?

a)

decrease by 4%

b)

decrease by 24%

c)

increase by 4%

d)

increase by 24%

32.

Social media companies and online banks

are least likely to hire which worker?

a)

data engineer

b)

cybersecurity expert

c)

systems engineer

d)

geoscientist

33.

Which of the following engineers is least

likely to work at a power generation facility?

a)

nuclear

b)

electrical

c)

mining

d)

mechanical

34.

Which of the following is not considered a green or clean energy career?

a)

environmentalist

b)

petroleum engineer

c)

solar installer

d)

wind turbine technician

35.

What is the minimum level of education

to become an aerospace engineer?

a)

high school degree

b)

college degee

c)

doctorate degree

d)

none of the above

36.

What is the median (middlemost) annual

salary for an airline pilot?

a)

about $112,000

b)

about $192,000

c)

about $206,000

d)

about $212,000

37.

Hydrologists study the movement and

quality of which of the following?

a)

air

b)

lava

c)

people

d)

water

38.

What is the minimum level of education

to become an architect?

a)

high school degree

b)

college degree

c)

doctorate degree

d)

online certification

39.

Which physicist is famous for the theory

of relativity and the equation E = mc 2

a)

Isaac Newton

b)

Stephen Hawking

c)

Albert Einstein

d)

Marie Curie

40.

For which group of patients is a pediatrician

most likely to provide health care?

a)

cancer survivors

b)

children

c)

middle-age adults

d)

older adults

41.

What is the median (middlemost) annual

salary for a chemist?

a)

about $26,000

b)

about $46,000

c)

about $76,000

d)

about $160,000

42.

Florence Nightingale and Clara Barton are

best known for their work in which field?

a)

chemistry

b)

health care

c)

engineering

d)

information technology

43.

Which career requires the greatest number

of years of college?

a)

biologist

b)

nuclear engineer

c)

registered nurse

d)

physician

44.

Which worker is most likely to wear a t shirt

that says “my career rocks”?

a)

audiologist

b)

mathematician

c)

geologist

d)

actuary

45.

Which is not a job duty of a statistician?

a)

analyze data

b)

translate languages

c)

solve problems

d)

develop math models

46.

How will the demand for wind turbine

technicians likely change within 10 years?

a)

decrease

b)

increase

c)

stay the same

d)

go to zero

47.

Which of the following is a civil engineer least likely to design, construct, or maintain?

a)

automobile

b)

road

c)

bridge

d)

high-rise building

48.

Which of the following is a microbiologist

least likely to study and analyze?

a)

viruses

b)

bateria

c)

fungi

d)

sedimentary rocks

49.

Which type of doctor specializes in

diagnosing and treating mental disorders?

a)

pediatrician

b)

oncologist

c)

psychiatrist

d)

optometrist