Free Science and Nature Quiz Questions and Answers
These are al the Science and Nature
quiz questions added so far. They are all from past Sunday pub Quizzes
held at Spellbound pub and Grill and there are still thousands more to
be added. Some of these questions may be mirrored in
other categories if they fit there too (eg. a Science and Nature quiz question may
also be a suitable history quiz question )- so a few quiz questions may show in more than one quiz category. If there are any bad questions or
incorrect answers don't blame me! I got
all the quiz question and answers from the quiz master of my regular
Sunday pub quiz at Spellbound pub and Grill (and he can be a bit of a plonker!)
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Science and Nature Quiz Questions
Question:
What does a lepidopterist collect?
Answer:
Butterflies (and moths)
Question:
What acid is associated with muscles in the body experiencing lack of oxygen?
Answer:
Lactic acid
Question:
Who discovered penicillin?
Answer:
Alexander Fleming (1928)
Question:
What is the collective name for a group of beavers?
Answer:
Colony
Question:
By what process does the sun's energy reach the earth?
Answer:
Radiation
Question:
From which part of its body does a Cow Sweat?
Answer:
Nose
Question:
What 2 creatures are on the Australian coat of arms?
Answer:
Kangaroo and Emu
Question:
What is an "ocular contusion" more commonly known as?
Answer:
Black eye
Question:
What property of a body is calculated by multiplying its mass by its velocity?
Answer:
Momentum
Question:
From which continent did the guinea pig originate?
Answer:
South America
Question:
What is floating wreckage at sea called?
Answer:
Flotsam (Jetsam is discarded material which has been washed ashore)
Question:
What is the next prime number after 37?
Answer:
41
Question:
What is the common name for loss of peripheral sight?
Answer:
Tunnel vision
Question:
Which word means the forecast of the probable course or outcome of a disease?
Answer:
Prognosis
Question:
What name is given to a person that stuffs animals?
Answer:
Taxidermist
Question:
What is the world's largest animal-made structure?
Answer:
The Great Barrier Reef
Question:
What is the plural on the word Mongoose?
Answer:
Mongooses
Question:
What is the last letter of the Greek Alphabet?
Answer:
Omega
Question:
Pb is the chemical symbol for which element?
Answer:
Lead
Question:
What is a Natterjack?
Answer:
A toad
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