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Science Trivia

Total questions: 80

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the largest bone in the human body?

a)
tibia
b)
humerus
c)
femur
d)
radius
2.

What is the smallest bone in the human body?

a)
stapes
b)
tibia
c)
humerus
d)
femur
3.

What kind of blood type is known as the universal donor?

a)
O negative
b)
A negative
c)
AB positive
d)
B positive
4.

What is the largest organ in the human body?

a)
Liver
b)
Heart
c)
Skin
d)
Lungs
5.

What is a bonobo?

a)
A type of bird
b)
A type of fish
c)
A type of great ape
d)
A type of reptile
6.

What is the largest land animal alive today?

a)
Polar bear
b)
Hippopotamus
c)
Giraffe
d)
African elephant
7.

How many limbs does an octopus have?

a)
8
b)
6
c)
4
d)
10
8.

What kind of animal is an Orca?

a)
An Orca is a bird.
b)
An Orca is a reptile.
c)
An Orca is a type of fish.
d)
An Orca is a marine mammal.
9.

How many sets of wings do bees have?

a)
2 sets of wings
b)
1 set of wings
c)
3 sets of wings
d)
4 sets of wings
10.

What process do bats use to locate their prey?

a)
Echolocation
b)
GPS tracking
c)
Telepathy
d)
Reading the stars
11.

What is the smallest unit of matter?

a)

Cell

b)
Atom
c)

Tissue

d)

Family

12.

What is Isaac Newton known for?

a)
His work in physics, particularly his laws of motion and universal gravitation
b)
His work in chemistry and the discovery of the periodic table
c)
His work in astronomy and the discovery of the moons of Jupiter
d)
His work in literature and the writing of famous novels
13.

What word can you use to describe when a solid turns into a liquid?

a)
Freezing
b)
Melting
c)
Condensing
d)
Solidifying
14.

What phenomena keep the planets in orbit around the sun?

a)
Magnetic fields
b)
Solar winds
c)
Planetary rotation
d)
Gravitational force
15.

What is the farthest planet in the solar system?

a)
Mars
b)
Neptune
c)
Venus
d)

Pluto

16.

What causes a solar eclipse?

a)
The sun passing between the moon and the Earth
b)
A shift in the Earth's orbit
c)
The moon passing between the sun and the Earth
d)
A change in the sun's brightness
17.

What color is the sun?

a)

yellow

b)

orange

c)

white

d)

red

18.

What color is the sunset on Mars?

a)
Blue
b)

Red

c)

Orange

d)

Yellow

19.

What planet is closest to the sun?

a)
Venus
b)
Earth
c)
Mars
d)
Mercury
20.

How many bones do sharks have in their bodies?

a)
They have no bones
b)
Sharks have 206 bones
c)
Sharks have 100 bones
d)
Sharks have 50 bones
21.

What is the smallest planet in the solar system?

a)
Mercury
b)
Mars
c)
Earth
d)
Venus
22.

It is known as the "red planet".

a)
Earth
b)
Neptune
c)
Mars
d)
Venus
23.

What is the hottest planet in the solar system?

a)
Mars
b)
Jupiter
c)
Mercury
d)
Venus
24.

What is the largest planet?

a)
Saturn
b)
Earth
c)
Mars
d)
Jupiter
25.

Is Pluto still a planet?

a)
Yes
b)
Maybe
c)
I'm not sure
d)
No
26.

What metal is found at the center of the Earth?

a)
Gold
b)
Aluminum
c)
Copper
d)
Iron
27.

What is the tallest mountain in the world?

a)
Mount McKinley
b)
Mount Everest
c)
Mount Kilimanjaro
d)
K2
28.

What is the tallest mountain in the Philippines?

a)
Mount Mayon
b)
Mount Pinatubo
c)
Mount Apo
d)
Mount Pulag
29.

How many continents are there in the world?

(a)  

30.

Which city in Italy is famous for its canals?

a)
Milan
b)
Venice
c)
Florence
d)
Rome
31.

Who proved that lightning is a form of electricity?

a)
Thomas Edison
b)
Benjamin Franklin
c)
Isaac Newton
d)
Albert Einstein
32.

The earth has three layers that are different due to varying temperatures. What are its three layers?

(a)  

33.

What is the largest known water animal?

a)

Blue Whale

b)
Giraffe
c)
Great white shark
d)
African elephant
34.

What is the tallest type of grass?

a)
Pine
b)
Oak
c)
Maple
d)
Bamboo
35.

Optics is the study of _____________________.

a)
the behavior and properties of light
b)
the study of sound waves
c)
the properties of gases
d)
the behavior of solid materials
36.

Which is NOT a planet?

a)

Earth

b)

Jupiter

c)

Saturn

d)

Pluto

37.

What is the largest internal organ of the human body?

a)
heart
b)
lungs
c)
kidneys
d)
liver
38.

What planet in our solar system has the most gravity?

a)
Mars
b)
Jupiter
c)
Venus
d)
Saturn
39.

What are colors are there in a rainbow?

a)
Black, White, Gray, Brown, Pink, Purple, Silver
b)
Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, Violet
c)
Red, Green, Blue, Yellow, Pink, Orange, Purple
d)
Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black, White, Gray, Brown
40.

What is the hardest natural substance in the world?

a)
Diamond
b)
Ruby
c)
Emerald
d)
Sapphire
41.

What is the smallest breed of dog?

a)
Great Dane
b)
Siberian Husky
c)
Chihuahua
d)
Golden Retriever
42.

What is the Earth’s largest ocean?

a)
Atlantic Ocean
b)
Indian Ocean
c)
Arctic Ocean
d)
Pacific Ocean
43.

What is the largest member of the cat family?

a)
African lion
b)
Cheetah
c)
Jaguar
d)
Siberian tiger
44.

Which land animal can open its mouth the widest?

a)
Kangaroo
b)
Giraffe
c)
Hippopotamus
d)
Elephant
45.

What is the largest bird?

a)
Eagle
b)
Penguin
c)
Ostrich
d)
Sparrow
46.

What land animal is the fastest?

a)
Cheetah
b)
Sloth
c)
Hippopotamus
d)
Elephant
47.

Which mammal is the only one that can truly fly?

a)
Flying squirrels
b)
Flying fish
c)
Colugos
d)
Bats
48.

How many eyes does a honey bee have?

(a)  

49.

Which bird can fly backward?

a)
Hummingbird
b)
Penguin
c)
Ostrich
d)
Eagle
50.

How many noses does a slug have?

(a)  

51.

Are worker bees male or female?

a)
female
b)
neither male nor female
c)
both male and female
d)
male
52.

What is the study of mushrooms called?

a)

Mushronomy

b)
Botany
c)
Zoology
d)
Mycology
53.

What is the most malleable metal?

a)
Silver
b)
Gold
c)
Copper
d)
Aluminum
54.

Where is the Olympus mons present?

a)
Jupiter
b)
Earth
c)
Mars
d)
Venus
55.

What is the shape of the Milky Way?

a)
Irregular galaxy
b)

Spiral galaxy

c)
Elliptical galaxy
d)
Circular galaxy
56.

What is the strongest magnet in the universe?

a)
Refrigerator magnet
b)
Horseshoe magnet
c)
Bar magnet
d)
Magnetar
57.

Who was the inventor of the first battery?

a)
Benjamin Franklin
b)
Alessandro Volta
c)
Thomas Edison
d)
Isaac Newton
58.

Which form of energy can we see with the naked eye?

a)
Sound energy
b)
Thermal energy
c)
Nuclear energy
d)
Light energy
59.

What is the formal name for climate studies?

a)
oceanography
b)
meteorology
c)
climatology
d)
geology
60.

What is the study of the interaction or relationship of living organisms to one another?

a)
Astronomy
b)
Chemistry
c)
Ecology
d)
Biology
61.

Who invented the microscope?

a)
Isaac Newton
b)
Galileo Galilei
c)
Johannes Kepler
d)
Zacharias Janssen
62.

What planet is circled by two moons?

a)
Jupiter
b)
Venus
c)
Saturn
d)
Mars
63.

What is it called when a solid changes directly into a gas?

a)
Sublimation
b)
Melting
c)
Evaporation
d)
Condensation
64.

What is another name for a tidal wave?

a)
tornado
b)
earthquake
c)
tsunami
d)
hurricane
65.

A person who studies fossils and prehistoric life, such as dinosaurs, is known as what?

a)
geologist
b)
paleontologist
c)
archaeologist
d)
astronomer
66.

The Japanese word “sakura” means the blossoming of what kind of tree?

a)
Apple trees
b)
Pine trees
c)

Cherry blossom trees

d)
Maple trees
67.

What country experiences the most tornadoes?

a)
China
b)
Canada
c)
United States
d)
Australia
68.

How many countries are there in the world?

a)
150
b)
195
c)
250
d)
100
69.

What planet is closest in size to Earth?

a)
Venus
b)
Saturn
c)
Jupiter
d)
Mars
70.

What planet is famous for its big red spot on it?

a)
Jupiter
b)
Uranus
c)
Saturn
d)
Mars
71.

What is the long pipe’s name that moves food from the back of the throat down to the stomach?

a)
Intestine
b)
Esophagus
c)
Trachea
d)
Pancreas
72.

What is the fattiest human organ?

a)
Heart
b)
Liver
c)
Lungs
d)
Brain
73.

What sense is most closely linked to memory?

a)
Taste
b)
Hearing
c)
Sight
d)
Smell
74.

How long is an eon?

a)
A million years
b)
A hundred years
c)
A thousand years
d)
A billion years
75.

How many bones are in a giraffe’s neck?

a)
12
b)
20
c)
5
d)
7
76.

Specialized cells are called photoreceptors. What are the 2 types of photoreceptors in the retina called?

a)
rods and cones
b)
up and down
c)
red and blue
d)
squares and circles
77.

What is the calm center part of a hurricane called?

a)
tail
b)
nose
c)
ear
d)
eye
78.

The smallest bones in the body are located where?

a)
In the ear
b)
In the nose
c)
In the elbow
d)
In the knee
79.

Which animal has a sense of hearing about four times as sensitive as humans?

a)
Elephants
b)
Birds
c)
Fish
d)

Dogs

80.

What is a male turkey called?

a)
hen
b)
rooster
c)
gobbler
d)
tom