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Science Trivia

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which is the rarest blood type?

a)

B+

b)

B-

c)

AB+

d)

AB-

2.

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

3.

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

a)

Koala

b)

Gorilla

c)

Bear

d)

Squirrel

4.

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

5.

Where is the world’s most active volcano located

a)

Indonesia

b)

Philippines

c)

Iceland

d)

Hawaii

6.

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

a)

95%

b)

75%

c)

55%

d)

35%

7.

How long is the memory of a goldfish?

a)

A few seconds

b)

A few minutes

c)

A few hours

d)

A few months

8.

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

a)

cheetah

b)

black marlin

c)

peregrine falcon

d)

horsefly

9.

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

a)

25%

b)

10%

c)

2%

d)

0.1%

10.

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

11.

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

12.

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

a)

5

b)

7

c)

23

d)

45

13.

Which of the following travels the fastest?

a)

Cheetahs

b)

Light

c)

Space Shuttle

14.

About how many bees does it take to equal the weight of one M&M's plain chocolate candy?

a)

1

b)

10

c)

97

15.

What is the name of the organ in our bodies that pumps blood?

a)

Brain

b)

Heart

c)

Violin

16.

What is the name of the gas in the air that keeps us alive?

a)

Oxygen

b)

Carbon dioxide

c)

Helium

17.

How fast do bees wings beat?

a)

5 times per second

b)

50 times per second

c)

180 times per second

18.

What force resists motion between two objects?

a)

Friction

b)

Gravity

c)

Mass

19.

If I dissolve some sugar in regular water, what have I made?

a)

Mixture

b)

Solute

c)

Solution

20.

How much do bees sleep?

a)

Never

b)

2 hours per day

c)

12 hours per day

21.

About how many bones are there in the adult human skeleton?

a)

100

b)

200

c)

300

22.

What is the name of the saltiest body of water on Earth?

a)

Black Sea

b)

Great Salt Lake

c)

Indian Ocean

d)

Dead Sea

23.

Which distance is the longest?

a)

1 parsec

b)

1 light year

c)

1 astronomical unit

d)

1 kilometer

24.

What are tsunamis caused by?

a)

water currents

b)

wind storms

c)

earthquakes

25.

Light is:

a)

A particle

b)

A wave

c)

Both a particle and a wave

d)

Neither a particle nor a wave

26.

Human beings are classified as:

a)

Echinoderms

b)

Reptiles

c)

Fungi

d)

Mammals

27.

Who invented gravity?

a)

Isaac Newton

b)

Galileo

c)

Stephen Hawking

d)

Nobody. Gravity’s always been here.

28.

Which Law states that an object in motion tends to stay in motion unless acted upon by an outside force?

a)

Newton's First Law

b)

Newton's Second Law

c)

Newton's Third Law

d)

Cole's Law

29.

Which of the following best describes cells?

a)

The larger the living thing, the larger its cells.

b)

All living things have the same number of cells.

c)

Cells are the building blocks of life.

d)

There is only one kind of cell.

30.

What is the scientific name for the human windpipe?

a)

Trachea

b)

Medulla Oblongata

c)

Adam's Apple

d)

Aorta

31.

What is this lab equipment used to measure?

a)

Volume

b)

Length

c)

Mass

d)

Voltage

32.

Why is Pluto no longer a planet?

a)

It is too far away

b)

It is too cold

c)

It doesn't have moons

d)

It is too small

33.

Which of the following is the most common source of energy for brain cells in humans?

a)

Glucose

b)

Nucleic Acids

c)

Pectin

d)

Proteins

34.

What is the term for energy an object has due to its position?

a)

Thermal Energy

b)

Kinetic Energy

c)

Potential Energy

d)

Nuclear Energy

35.

White light is ...

a)

The absence of light

b)

All colors of light combined

c)

The first color in the rainbow

d)

The last color in the rainbow

36.

What is the name for the land form at the mouth of a river?

a)

Canyon

b)

Plateau

c)

Oxbow

d)

Delta

37.

What type of charge does an electron have?

a)

Positive

b)

Negative

c)

Neutral

d)

No charge

38.

What was the most widely accepted theory on how the universe originated?

a)

General Relativity

b)

The Big Bang Theory

c)

Quantum Physics

d)

Bash and Doc Theory

39.

What does pH stand for?

a)

Parts Hydrogen

b)

Potential of Helium

c)

Potential of Hydrogen

d)

Parts Helium

40.

What part of the human body contains the most fat?

a)

The stomach

b)

The legs

c)

The intestines

d)

The brain

41.

What are the 3 states of matter?

a)

Solid, water, smoke

b)

Igneous, sedimentary, metamorphic

c)

Gas, solid, liquid

d)

Ridge, Basin, Mesa

42.

Which part of the plant performs photosynthesis?

a)

The stem

b)

The roots

c)

The leaf

d)

The pot

43.

What is the only metal that is liquid at room temperature

a)

Iron

b)

Mercury

c)

Nickel

d)

Water

44.

Which is the hottest planet in the solar system?

a)

Mercury

b)

Venus

c)

Earth (oof global warming)

d)

Mars

45.

How many legs does a spider have?

a)

6

b)

8

c)

10

d)

12

46.

What is the colored part of the eye called?

a)

iris

b)

pupil

c)

cornea

d)

retina

47.

What type of animal eats only meat?

a)

carnivore

b)

herbivore

c)

omnivore

d)

frugivore

48.

What is a group of fish called?

a)

pack

b)

school

c)

swarm

d)

colony

49.

What is the largest land animal?

a)

Elephant

b)

Hippopotamus

c)

Giraffe

d)

Buffalo

50.

Diabetes is a disease that affects which organ in the body?

a)

Pancreas

b)

Spleen

c)

Lungs

d)

Stomach