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Fun science trivia quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which planet is the nearest to the sun?

a)

Earth

b)

Mercury

c)

Venus

d)

Neptune

2.

Which is the rarest blood type?

a)

B+

b)

B-

c)

AB+

d)

AB-

3.

Where in the body would you find the pinna?

a)

Ear

b)

Knee

c)

Toe

d)

Nose

4.

Lagomorph refers to what type of animal?

a)

Elephant

b)

Dolphin

c)

Rabbit

d)

Bat

5.

The Nobel Peace Prize is one of the most prestigious awards in the field of science. The man behind the award – Alfred Nobel – invented what?

a)

Printing press

b)

Electricity

c)

Steam engine

d)

Dynamite

6.

This animal’s fingerprints closely resemble that of a human’s. What animal is it?

a)

Koala

b)

Gorilla

c)

Bear

d)

Squirrel

7.

Space travelers from the United States are called astronauts. From Russia, they’re called cosmonauts. Where are taikonauts from?

a)

Japan

b)

Sweden

c)

China

d)

France

8.

This jungle animal, when in groups, is referred to as an ambush. What kind of animal is this?

a)

Giraffe

b)

Sloth

c)

Tiger

d)

Elephant

9.

Where is the world’s most active volcano located

a)

Indonesia

b)

Philippines

c)

Iceland

d)

Hawaii

10.

What percentage of the total number of known animals are invertebrates?

a)

95%

b)

75%

c)

55%

d)

35%

11.

How long is the memory of a goldfish?

a)

A few seconds

b)

A few minutes

c)

A few hours

d)

A few months

12.

According to Apollo astronauts, the Moon smells like:

a)

cheese

b)

burnt gunpowder

c)

petrol

d)

coffee grounds

13.

Which edible insect actually tastes like chicken?

a)

cicada

b)

grasshopper

c)

brown cockroach

d)

dung beetle

14.

All of the following animals can move very quickly. Which is the fastest?

a)

cheetah

b)

black marlin

c)

peregrine falcon

d)

horsefly

15.

Every person is different, but just how much do you differ, genetically, from other humans?

a)

25%

b)

10%

c)

2%

d)

0.1%

16.

Lobster blood is blue once it is exposed to air. What color is it inside a living lobster?

a)

blue

b)

clear

c)

yellow

d)

red

17.

The plant and skin of this fruit can cause contact dermatitis and other symptoms of poison ivy.

a)

kiwi

b)

pomegranate

c)

mango

d)

papaya

18.

Mycology is the scientific study of what?

a)

Bacteria

b)

Fungi

c)

Viruses

d)

All types of microbes

19.

How many large bones are in a giraffe's neck?

a)

5

b)

7

c)

23

d)

45

20.

On average, in a healthy adult, how long does a red blood cell live in blood circulation for?

a)

10 days

b)

120 days

c)

a year

d)

a lifetime