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Misconceptions Quiz

Total questions: 39

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

1. Blood is blue before it is exposed to air.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

2. Daddy long-legs spiders are extremely venomous but their fangs are too short to inject humans.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

3. Humans have about half the chromosomes that a goldfish has.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

4. Our nails and hair will grow after we die.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

5. Birds will not abandon their babies after they are touched by humans.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

6. Lightning will strike the same spot more than once.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

7. It is impossible for anyone to lick their own elbow.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

8. A goldfish only has a 3 second memory.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

9. It is better to run in a zigzag line when chased by a crocodile.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

10. Flies only live for 24 hours.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

11. We are closer to the sun in the summertime.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

12. Our seasons depend on how close we are to the sun.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

13. The North Star is the brightest star.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

14. The center or inner core of the earth is liquid.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

15. The same side of the moon faces the earth.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

16. Shooting a gas tank will not cause it to blow up.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

17. Shooting a bullet parallel to the earth surface and dropping a bullet from the same height, will both hit the ground at the same time.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

18. There is no gravity in outer space.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

19. Dogs have cleaner mouths than humans.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

20. A duck’s “quack” will not echo.

a)

True

b)

False

21.

21. All animal cells are round.

a)

True

b)

False

22.

22. All cells must have a nucleus.

a)

True

b)

False

23.

23. If you get hit by a penny dropped from the Empire State Building, it would most likely kill you.

a)

True

b)

False

24.

24. Bulls have horns and cows don't.

a)

True

b)

False

25.

25. Chickens don’t have to mate to lay eggs.

a)

True

b)

False

26.

26. Ostrich eggs are the largest cells in the world.

a)

True

b)

False

27.

27. Bats are blind.

a)

True

b)

False

28.

28. Plants can go through sexual reproduction.

a)

True

b)

False

29.

29. We use more than 10% of our brains.

a)

True

b)

False

30.

30. Almost all bees are female.

a)

True

b)

False

31.

31. Arachnophobia is the fear of spiders, ticks, scorpions and mites.

a)

True

b)

False

32.

32. Stars do not twinkle.

a)

True

b)

False

33.

33. John Glenn was the first man in outer space.

a)

True

b)

False

34.

34. Sally ride was the first woman in outer space

a)

True

b)

False

35.

35. Gravity is not a downward force.

a)

True

b)

False

36.

36. A dog year is equal to 7 human years.

a)

True

b)

False

37.

37. If you lived on the equator you would be traveling 1018 miles per hour as the earth rotates and revolve around the sun.

a)

True

b)

False

38.

38. The tongue is not divided into areas of different taste sensations.

a)

True

b)

False

39.

39. Humans only have 5 senses.

a)

True

b)

False