Towheed International School
Quiz Show
Winter 2014
Biology Quiz
1. Which famous scientist introduced the idea of natural selection?
2. A person who studies biology is known as a?
3. Botany is the study of?
4. Can frogs live in salt water?
5. True or false? The common cold is caused by a virus.
6. Animals which eat both plants and other animals are known as what?
7. Bacterial infections in humans can be treated with what?
8. A single piece of coiled DNA is known as a?
9. A group of dog offspring is known as a?
10. The area of biology devoted to the study of fungi is known as?
11. What is the name of the process used by plants to convert sunlight into food?
12. The death of every member of a particular species is known as what?
13. The process of pasteurization is named after which famous French microbiologist?
14. True or false? A salamander is a warm blooded animal?
15. A change of the DNA in an organism that results in a new trait is known as a?
Biology Quiz Answers
1. Charles Darwin
4. No
7. Antibiotics
10. Mycology
13. Louis Pasteur
2. Biologist
5. True
8. Chromosome
11. Photosynthesis
14. False
3. Plants
6. Omnivores
9. Litter
12. Extinction
15. Mutation
Earth Quiz
1. What is the name of the largest ocean on earth?
2. What are the two main metals in the earth‟s core?
3. Which is hotter, the center of the earth or surface of the sun?
4. What do you call molten rock before it has erupted?
5. What do you call it after it has erupted?
6. The Great Barrier Reef is found off the coast of which country?
7. What do you call a person who studies rocks?
8. Name the three time periods of the dinosaurs.
9. True or false? The Grand Canyon is around 10000 feet (3000 meters) deep.
10. What is the name of the deepest location in the world‟s oceans?
11. Over a long period of time while under extreme heat and pressure, graphite turns
into which precious mineral?
12. Outside of Antarctica, what is the largest desert in the world?
13. The gemstone ruby is typically what color?
14. What is the name of the highest mountain on earth?
15. Do stalactites rise from the floor or hang from the ceiling of limestone caves?
16. 'Cascade', 'horsetail', 'plunge' and 'tiered' are types of what?
17. Someone who studies earthquakes is known as a what?
18. What is the name of the layer of earth‟s atmosphere that absorbs the majority of the
potentially damaging ultraviolet light from the sun?
19. The mass of the earth is made up mostly of which two elements?
20. What is the second most common gas found in the air we breathe?
Earth Quiz Answers
1. The Pacific Ocean
2. Iron and nickel
3. The center of the
earth
5. Lava
6. Australia
7. A geologist
9. False - 5000 feet
(1500 meters)
10. Mariana Trench
11. Diamond
13. Red
14. Mount Everest
15. Hang from the ceiling 16. Waterfall
17. Seismologist
18. The ozone layer
19. Iron (32%) and
oxygen (30%)
4. Magma
8. Triassic, Jurassic and
Cretaceous
12. The Sahara Desert in
Africa
20. Oxygen (21%)
Nature Quiz
1. What is the name of the world‟s largest reef system?
2. Do male or female mosquitoes bite people?
3. True or false? Earth Day is held on June 18.
4. What state of the USA is the Grand Canyon located in?
5. True or false? The Dead Sea is 8.6 times more salty than the ocean.
6. What are the 3 R‟s of recycling?
7. True or false? The horn of a rhinoceros is made from bone.
8. What famous islands west of Ecuador were extensively studied by
Charles Darwin?
9. Ayers Rock in Australia is also know as what?
10. True or false? Burning or logging naturally occurring forests is known
as deforestation.
Nature Quiz Answers
1. Great Barrier Reef
3. False (April 22)
5. True
7. False (keratin)
9. Uluru
2. Female
4. Arizona
6. Reduce, reuse and recycle
8. Galapagos Islands
10. True
Country Quiz
1. What country has the second largest population in the world?
2. In what country would you find the cities Glasgow and Edinburgh?
3. What country has a maple leaf on their national flag?
4. What country is home to the Great Barrier Reef?
5. Tapas and paella are dishes that originated in what country?
6. What country was the first to land a man on the moon?
7. What is the largest country (by size and population) in South America?
8. In what country is the Yangtze River found?
9. The kiwi is a flightless bird that lives in what country?
10. In what country would you find the islands Santorini and Mykonos?
11. In what country was Nelson Mandela born?
12. Adidas and Volkswagen are companies from what country?
13. Zurich is the largest city in what country?
14. In what country is the Great Pyramid of Giza found?
15. In what country would you find the cities Lyon and Marseille?
16. Leonardo da Vinci was born in what country?
17. In terms of land area, what is the largest country in the world?
18. What country was known as Ceylon until 1972?
19. In what country would you find the cities Ankara and Istanbul?
20. Mount Fuji is the highest mountain in what country?
Country Quiz Answers
1. India
5. Spain
9. New Zealand
13. Switzerland
17. Russia
2. Scotland
6. USA
10. Greece
14. Egypt
18. Sri Lanka
3. Canada
7. Brazil
11. South Africa
15. France
19. Turkey
4. Australia
8. China
12. Germany
16. Italy
20. Japan
Capital Cities Quiz
EASY
MEDIUM
HARD
1. Italy?
2. United States?
3. Greece?
4. France?
5. Egypt?
6. Spain?
7. Japan?
8. England?
9. Thailand?
10. Russia?
11. Sweden?
12. Australia?
13. Wales?
14. Argentina?
15. Iraq?
16. South Korea?
17. Mexico?
18. Ireland?
19. Canada?
20. Brazil?
21. Belgium?
22. Jamaica?
23. Venezuela?
24. Morocco?
25. Bangladesh?
26. Ukraine?
27. Kenya?
28. Portugal?
29. Vietnam?
30. Fiji?
Capital Cities Quiz Answers
EASY
MEDIUM
HARD
1. Italy? Rome
2. United States?
Washington D.C.
3. Greece? Athens
11. Sweden? Stockholm
21. Belgium? Brussels
12. Australia? Canberra
22. Jamaica? Kingston
13. Wales? Cardiff
14. Argentina? Buenos
Aires
15. Iraq? Baghdad
16. South Korea? Seoul
17. Mexico? Mexico City
18. Ireland? Dublin
19. Canada? Ottawa
20. Brazil? Brasilia
23. Venezuela? Caracas
4. France? Paris
5. Egypt? Cairo
6. Spain? Madrid
7. Japan? Tokyo
8. England? London
9. Thailand? Bangkok
10. Russia? Moscow
24. Morocco? Rabat
25. Bangladesh? Dhaka
26. Ukraine? Kiev
27. Kenya? Nairobi
28. Portugal? Lisbon
29. Vietnam? Hanoi
30. Fiji? Suva
Plant Quiz
1. The scientific study of plant life is known as what?
2. The process of plants using energy from sunlight to turn carbon
dioxide into food is known as what?
3. True or false? In the right conditions bamboo can grow over 60cm
(24in) in just one day.
4. The movement of pollen from the anthers to the stigma of a flower is
known as what?
5. Amber is made from fossilized tree _____?
6. True or false? Humans were on Earth before plants.
7. What grain has the highest level of worldwide production? (Hint: Rice
is second)
8. A trailing or climbing plant is also known as a _____?
9. True or false? Pitcher plants are carnivorous.
10. The Japanese word “sakura” means the blossoming of what kind of
tree?
Plant Quiz Answers
1. Botany
3. True
5. Resin
7. Maize (corn)
9. True
2. Photosynthesis
4. Pollination
6. False
8. Vine
10. Cherry tree
Atom Quiz
1. True or false? Protons have a negative charge.
2. True or false? Atoms are bigger than neutrons.
3. True or false? Protons and neutrons are part of the nucleus.
4. True or false? Electrons have a positive charge.
5. True or false? Electrons are not part of the nucleus.
6. True or false? Protons are bigger than atoms.
7. True or false? Subatomic particles are found inside atoms.
8. True or false? Nucleon is a collective name for two particles, the
neutron and proton.
9. True or false? Neutrons have a negative charge.
10.True or false? An electron has a greater mass than a proton.
Atom Quiz Answers
1. False
3. True
5. True
7. True
9. False
2. True
4. False
6. False
8. True
10. False
Chemical Elements Quiz
1. Hydrogen
2. Helium
3. Lithium
4. Beryllium
5. Boron
6. Carbon
7. Nitrogen
8. Oxygen
9. Fluorine
10. Neon
11. Sodium
12. Magnesium
13. Aluminium
14. Silicon
15. Phosphorus
16. Sulfur
17. Chlorine
18. Argon
19. Potassium
20. Calcium
21. Scandium
22. Titanium
23. Vanadium
24. Chromium
25. Manganese
26. Iron
27. Cobalt
28. Nickel
29. Copper
30. Zinc
31. Gallium
32. Germanium
33. Arsenic
34. Selenium
35. Bromine
36. Krypton
37. Rubidium
38. Strontium
39. Yttrium
40. Zirconium
41. Niobium
42. Molybdenum
43. Technetium
44. Ruthenium
45. Rhodium
46. Palladium
47. Silver
48. Cadmium
49. Indium
50. Tin
51. Antimony
52. Tellurium
53. Iodine
54. Xenon
55. Cesium
56. Barium
57. Lanthanum
58. Cerium
59. Praseodymium
60. Neodymium
61. Promethium
62. Samarium
63. Europium
64. Gadolinium
65. Terbium
66. Dysprosium
67. Holmium
68. Erbium
69. Thulium
70. Ytterbium
71. Lutetium
72. Hafnium
73. Tantalum
74. Tungsten
75. Rhenium
76. Osmium
77. Iridium
78. Platinum
79. Gold
80. Mercury
81. Thallium
82. Lead
83. Bismuth
84. Polonium
85. Astatine
86. Radon
87. Francium
88. Radium
89. Actinium
90. Thorium
91. Protactinium
92. Uranium
93. Neptunium
94. Plutonium
95. Americium
96. Curium
97. Berkelium
98. Californium
99. Einsteinium
100. Fermium
101. Mendelevium
102. Nobelium
103. Lawrencium
104. Rutherfordium
105. Dubnium
106. Seaborgium
107. Bohrium
108. Hassium
109. Meitnerium
110. Darmstadtium
Chemical Elements Quiz Answers
1. Hydrogen - H
2. Helium - He
3. Lithium - Li
4. Beryllium - Be
5. Boron - B
6. Carbon - C
7. Nitrogen - N
8. Oxygen - O
9. Fluorine - F
10. Neon - Ne
11. Sodium - Na
12. Magnesium - Mg
13. Aluminium - Al
14. Silicon - Si
15. Phosphorus - P
16. Sulfur - S
17. Chlorine - Cl
18. Argon - Ar
19. Potassium - K
20. Calcium - Ca
21. Scandium - Sc
22. Titanium - Ti
23. Vanadium - V
24. Chromium - Cr
25. Manganese - Mn
26. Iron - Fe
27. Cobalt - Co
28. Nickel - Ni
29. Copper - Cu
30. Zinc - Zn
31. Gallium - Ga
32. Germanium - Ge
33. Arsenic - As
34. Selenium - Se
35. Bromine - Br
36. Krypton - Kr
37. Rubidium - Rb
38. Strontium - Sr
39. Yttrium - Y
40. Zirconium - Zr
41. Niobium - Nb
42. Molybdenum - Mo 43. Technetium - Tc
44. Ruthenium - Ru
45. Rhodium - Rh
46. Palladium - Pd
47. Silver - Ag
48. Cadmium - Cd
49. Indium - In
50. Tin - Sn
51. Antimony - Sb
52. Tellurium - Te
53. Iodine - I
54. Xenon - Xe
55. Cesium - Cs
56. Barium - Ba
57. Lanthanum - La
58. Cerium - Ce
59. Praseodymium Pr
60. Neodymium - Nd
61. Promethium - Pm 62. Samarium - Sm
63. Europium - Eu
64. Gadolinium - Gd
65. Terbium - Tb
66. Dysprosium - Dy
67. Holmium - Ho
68. Erbium - Er
69. Thulium - Tm
70. Ytterbium - Yb
71. Lutetium - Lu
72. Hafnium - Hf
73. Tantalum - Ta
74. Tungsten - W
75. Rhenium - Re
76. Osmium - Os
77. Iridium - Ir
78. Platinum - Pt
79. Gold - Au
80. Mercury - Hg
81. Thallium - Tl
82. Lead - Pb
83. Bismuth - Bi
84. Polonium - Po
85. Astatine - At
86. Radon - Rn
87. Francium - Fr
88. Radium - Ra
89. Actinium - Ac
90. Thorium - Th
91. Protactinium - Pa 92. Uranium - U
93. Neptunium - Np
94. Plutonium - Pu
95. Americium - Am
96. Curium - Cm
97. Berkelium - Bk
98. Californium - Cf
99. Einsteinium - Es
100. Fermium - Fm
101. Mendelevium Md
102. Nobelium - No
103. Lawrencium - Lr
104. Rutherfordium Rf
105. Dubnium - Db
108. Hassium - Hs
109. Meitnerium - Mt
110. Darmstadtium Ds
106. Seaborgium - Sg 107. Bohrium - Bh
Food Quiz
1. The rice dish „paella‟ comes from what country?
2. Deer meat is known by what name?
3. Are humans omnivore, herbivore or carnivore?
4. What food is used as the base of guacamole?
5. The range of vegetables, fruits, meats, nuts, grains, herbs and spices used in cooking
are known as what?
6. True or false? India is the world‟s largest producer of bananas.
7. What is the sweet substance made by bees?
8. Lures, reels, rods, hooks, baits and nets are common equipment used in what food
gathering method?
9. True or false? McDonald‟s has restaurants in over 100 countries around the world.
10. The „Pizza Hut‟ franchise began in what country?
11. Foods rich in starch such as pasta and bread are often known by what word starting
with the letter C?
12. True or false? Trans fats are good for your health.
13. What is another name for maize?
14. Fruit preserves made from citrus fruits, sugar and water are known as what?
15. True or false? „Beefsteak‟ is a variety of tomato.
16. Dairy products are generally made from what common liquid?
17. Do coconut trees grow better in cold or warm climates?
18. True or false? Cooking food often transforms its chemical make up.
19. What is the popular food used to carve jack-o-lanterns during Halloween?
20. Chiffon, marble and bundt are types of what?
Food Quiz Answers
1. Spain
5. Ingredients
9. True
13. Corn
17. Warm
2. Venison
6. True
10. USA
14. Marmalade
18. True
3. Omnivore
7. Honey
11. Carbohydrates
15. True
19. Pumpkins
4. Avocado
8. Fishing
12. False
16. Milk
20. Cake
Technology Quiz
1. Solar power generates electricity from what source?
2. Did the Apple iPhone first become available in 2005, 2006 or 2007?
3. In terms of computing, what does CPU stand for?
4. True or false? Nintendo was founded after the year 1900.
5. The Hubble Space Telescope is named after which American astronomer?
6. Is the wavelength of infrared light too long or short to be seen by humans?
7. Firefox, Opera, Chrome, Safari and Explorer are types of what?
8. True or false? Gold is not a good conductor of electricity?
9. The technologically advanced humanoid robot ASIMO is made by which car
company?
10. True or false? Atomic bombs work by atomic fission.
11. In terms of computing, what does ROM stand for?
12. Did the original Sony Playstation use CDs or cartridges to play games?
13. What is the Earth‟s primary source of energy?
14. IBM is a well known computer and information technology company, what does IBM
stand for?
15. Along with whom did Bill Gates found Microsoft?
16. What science fiction writer wrote the three laws of robotics?
17. True or false? In computing, keyboards are used as input devices.
18. What does the abbreviation WWW stand for?
19. Nano, Shuffle, Classic and Touch are variations of what?
20. True or false? DNA is an abbreviation for „Deoxyribonucleic acid‟.
Technology Quiz Answers
1. The Sun
2. 2007
5. Edwin Hubble
6. Long
9. Honda
10. True
13. The Sun
17. True
14. International
Business Machines
18. World Wide Web
3. Central Processing
4. False - 1889
Unit
7. Web browsers
8. False
11. Read Only
12. CDs
Memory
15. Paul Allen
16. Isaac Asimov
19. The Apple iPod
20. True
Water Quiz
1. True or false? Sound travels faster through water than air?
2. Water is made up of what two elements?
3. What is another name for a tidal wave?
4. True or false? The Indian Ocean is the biggest ocean on Earth.
5. The solid state of water is known as what?
6. Can the average human survive without water for a few days or a few weeks?
7. True or false? Pure water is tasteless.
8. Nimbus, cumulus and stratus are types of what?
9. True or false? Water is an example of a chemical element.
10. Does water cover more or less than 50% of the Earth‟s surface?
11. True or false? Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius (212 degrees Fahrenheit).
12. When water is cooled, does it contract or expand?
13. Water freezes at what temperature?
14. True or false? Water is easy to compress.
15. What is the chemical formula of water?
16. The deepest point in all of the world‟s oceans is named what?
17. True or false? The consumption of bottled water has risen significantly over the last
few decades.
18. Pure water has a pH level of a around what number?
19. What is the longest river on Earth?
20. True or false? Ice sinks in water.
Water Quiz Answers
1. True
5. Ice
9. False
13. 0 °C (32 °F)
17. True
2. Hydrogen and
oxygen
6. A few days
10. More - Around
70%
14. False
18. 7
7. True
4. False - Pacific
Ocean
8. Clouds
11. True
12. Expand
15. H20
19. The Nile River
16. Mariana Trench
20. False - It floats
3. Tsunami
Animal Quiz
1. What food makes up nearly all (around 99%) of a Giant Panda‟s diet?
2. True or false? Mice live for up to 10 years.
3. What is the name of the phobia that involves an abnormal fear of spiders?
4. What is the largest type of „big cat‟ in the world?
5. True or false? Crocodiles have no sweat glands so they use their mouths to release heat.
6. Are butterflies insects?
7. What are female elephants called?
8. True or false? Bats are mammals.
9. Bees are found on every continent of earth except for one, which is it?
10. True or false? Cats spend an average of 13 to 14 hours a day sleeping.
11. What is the fastest land animal in the world?
12. A „doe‟ is what kind of animal?
13. True or false? Cougar‟s are herbivores.
14. Groups of lions are known as what?
15. Is a dolphin a mammal?
16. What is the largest land animal in the world?
17. True of false? Snakes have slimy skin.
18. What is the only continent on earth where Giraffes live in the wild?
19. How many pairs of wings does a bee have?
20. What type of animal is the largest primate in the world?
21. Is a shark a fish or a mammal?
22. What is the most recognizable feature of a hedgehog‟s appearance?
23. True or false? Owls are far-sighted, meaning that anything within a few inches of their eyes can‟t be seen properly.
24. What is the name of an adult female horse?
25. What are baby goats called?
26. What is the tallest animal in the world?
27. True or false? Rabbits are born blind.
28. What is the most recognizable physical feature of the male lion?
29. How many legs does a spider have?
30. The crocodile species is believed to have been around for how long? 2 million years or 200 million years?
Animal Quiz Answers
1. Bamboo
2. False - Captive mice live for up to 2 and a half years while wild mice only live for an average of around 4 months.
3. Arachnophobia
4. The tiger, weighing up to 300 kilograms (660 pounds).
5. True - They often sleep with their mouth open to cool down.
6. Yes
7. Cows
8. True
9. Antarctica
10. True
11. The cheetah (it can reach speeds of up to 120kph – 75mph).
12. A female deer.
13. False - They are carnivores.
14. Prides
15. Yes
16. The elephant - The largest on record weighed around 12,000 kilograms! (26,000 lb).
17. False - Snakeskin is smooth and dry.
18. Africa
19. 2
20. The Gorilla
21. A fish
22. Their spines of spiky hair.
23. True
24. A mare
25. Kids
26. The giraffe - The average height is around 5 metres (16ft) and the tallest on record stood nearly 6 metres (20 ft) tall.
27. True
28. Its mane
29. 8
30. 200 million years
Human Body Quiz
1. What is the name of the biggest part of the human brain?
2. The colored part of the human eye that controls how much light passes through the
pupil is called the?
3. What is the name of the substance that gives skin and hair its pigment?
4. The muscles found in the front of your thighs are known as what?
5. True or false? The two chambers at the bottom of your heart are called ventricles.
6. What substance are nails made of?
7. What is the human body‟s biggest organ?
8. The innermost part of bones contains what?
9. True or false? An adult human body has over 500 bones.
10. How many lungs does the human body have?
11. Another name for your voice box is the?
12. The two holes in your nose are called?
13. Your tongue is home to special structures that allow you to experience tastes such
as sour, sweet, bitter and salty, what is their name?
14. The bones that make up your spine are called what?
15. The shape of DNA is known as?
16. The flow of blood through your heart and around your body is called?
17. The bones around your chest that protect organs such as the heart are called what?
18. What is the name of the long pipe that shifts food from the back of your throat down
to your stomach?
19. True or false? Your ears are important when it comes to staying balanced.
20. The outside layer of skin on the human body is called the?
Human Body Quiz Answers
1. The cerebrum
5. True
9. False (there are
206)
13. Taste buds
17. Ribs
2. Iris
6. Keratin
3. Melanin
7. The skin
4. Quadriceps
8. Bone marrow
10. 2
11. Larynx
12. Nostrils
14. Vertebrae
18. The esophagus
15. A double helix
19. True
16. Circulation
20. Epidermis
Geometry Quiz
. How many sides does a hexagon have?
2. True or false? A parallelogram features three pairs of parallel sides.
3. The internal angles of an equilateral triangle all measure how many
degrees?
4. How many points are there on a pentagram?
5. True or false? A concave shape bends inwards.
6. The distance from the center of a circle to its edge is called what?
7. How many sides of equal length does a square have?
8. True or false? A scalene triangle has two sides of equal length.
9. How many dimensions does a semicircle feature?
10.A trapezoid (trapezium) features how many pairs of parallel sides?
Geometry Quiz Answers
1. 6
3. 60
5. True
7. 4
9. 2
2. False (two)
4. 5
6. The radius
8. False (all sides are unequal)
10. 1
Math Quiz
1. What is the next prime number after 7?
2. The perimeter of a circle is also known as what?
3. 65 – 43 = ?
4. True or false? A convex shape curves outwards.
5. What does the square root of 144 equal?
6. True or false? Pi can be correctly written as a fraction.
7. What comes after a million, billion and trillion?
8. 52 divided by 4 equals what?
9. What is the bigger number, a googol or a billion?
10. True or false? Opposite angles of a parallelogram are equal.
11. 87 + 56 = ?
12. How many sides does a nonagon have?
13. True or false? -2 is an integer.
14. What is the next number in the Fibonacci sequence: 0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, ?
15. 7 x 9 = ?
16. True or false? In an isosceles triangle all sides are unequal.
17. In statistics, the middle value of an ordered set of values is called what?
18. What does 3 squared equal?
19. True or false? -4 is a natural number.
20. 5 to the power of 0 equals what?
Math Quiz Answers
1. 11
5. 12
9. A googol
2. The circumference 3. 22
6. False
7. A quadrillion
10. True
11. 143
13. True
14. 55
15. 63
17. The median
18. 9
19. False
4. True
8. 13
12. 9
16. False (2 sides
are equal)
20. 1
Sports Science Quiz
1. Which decelerates faster, a badminton shuttlecock or a baseball?
2. True or false? Lower tension on a tennis racquet produces more control and less power.
3. In the Winter Olympic sport of curling, what type of rock are the curling stones made from?
4. True or false? Olympic gold medals contain more silver than gold.
5. How high is a regulation sized basketball hoop?
6. Does the chronic injury known as plantar fasciitis affect hands or feet?
7. True of false? Astronaut Alan Shepard hit a golf ball while on the moon in 1971.
8. What is typically the slowest swimming stroke, freestroke, backstroke, breaststroke or butterfly?
9. True or false? The official distance of a marathon is 44 kilometres (27.340 miles).
10. Does an injury to your anterior cruciate ligament affect your arm or leg?
11. True or false? Your body only produces lactic acid during intensive physical activity.
12. Do the fastest male 100m sprinters in the world average above or below 30 kph (18.64mph)?
13. True or false? Dimples on a golf ball help reduce drag and increase the distance the ball flies.
14. Is the diameter of a regulation basketball hoop 2 times, 3 times or 4 times wider than the diameter a
regulation basketball?
15. True or false? The fastest recorded tennis serve is faster than 150 mph (241 kph).
Sports Science Quiz Answers
1. Shuttlecock
2. False (less control, more
power)
3. Granite
4. True
5. 10 foot (3 metres)
6. Feet
7. True
8. Breaststroke
10. Leg
11. False (it‟s produced all the
time)
9. False - 42.195 kilometres
(26.219 miles)
12. Above - around 36 kph (22.37
mph)
13. True
14. 2 times
15. True - 155 mph (249 kph)
Heat Quiz
1. True or false? The boiling point of water is 100 degrees Celsius (212
degrees Fahrenheit).
2. When water is cooled, does it expand or contract?
3. True or false? The highest temperature ever recorded on Earth is
42.4 °C (108.3 °F).
4. Heat from the sun gets to the Earth by radiation, conduction or
convention?
5. What is the freezing temperature of water?
6. True or false? Kelvin, Celsius and Fahrenheit are all measures of
temperature.
7. True or false? 100 Kelvin is the temperature of absolute zero.
8. Substances that don‟t conduct heat are known as what?
9. True or false? Heat is a form of energy.
10. At what temperature is Fahrenheit equal to Centigrade?
Heat Quiz Answers
1. True
3. False - 57.8 °C (136 °F)
5. 0 degrees Celsius (32 degrees
Fahrenheit)
7. False - 0 Kelvin
9. True
2. Expand
4. Radiation
6. True
8. Insulators
10. -40 degrees
Metal Quiz
1. What is the chemical symbol of gold?
2. True or false? Steel is a chemical element.
3. What is the most common metal found on Earth?
4. True or False? Sodium is a very reactive metal.
5. What three kinds of medals are awarded at the Olympic Games?
6. True or false? Metal bonding with metal is known as a metallic bond.
7. Bronze is made from what two metals?
8. What is the only metal that is liquid at room temperature?
9. True or false? Sterling silver is made up of less than 50% silver by
weight.
10.What metal has the chemical symbol Pb?
Metal Quiz Answers
1. Au
3. Iron
5. Gold, silver and bronze
7. Copper and tin
9. False - Over 92%
2. False - Alloy
4. True
6. True
8. Mercury
10. Lead
General Science Quiz
1. What is the biggest planet in our solar system?
2. What is the chemical symbol for the element oxygen?
3. Another name for a tidal wave is a?
4. True or false? Dogs are herbivores.
5. What is the 7th element on the periodic table of elements?
6. What is the name of the long appendage that hangs from an elephants face?
7. True or false? DNA is the shortened form of the term „Deoxyribonucleic acid‟?
8. The highest mountain on earth is?
9. What is the name of the closest star to the earth?
10. True or false? Frogs are cold blooded animals.
11. What is the name of the element with the chemical symbol „He‟?
12. The fear of what animal is known as „arachnophobia‟?
13. Pure water has a pH level of a around?
14. The molten rock that comes from a volcano after it has erupted is known as what?
15. True or false? Yogurt is produced by bacterial fermentation of milk.
16. What is the name of the part of the human skeleton which protects our brain?
17. Is the compound „HCl‟ an acid or base?
18. True or false? The fastest land animal in the world is the zebra.
19. How many bones do sharks have in their bodies?
20. What famous scientist was awarded the 1921 Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on
theoretical physics?
General Science Quiz Answers
1. Jupiter
2. O
3. Tsunami
5. Nitrogen
9. The sun
13. 7
17. An acid
(hydrochloric acid)
6. A trunk
10. True
14. Lava
18. False (it is the
cheetah)
7. True
11. Helium
15. True
4. False - They are
omnivores
8. Mount Everest
12. Spiders
16. The skull
19. 0
20. Albert Einstein
Chemistry Quiz
1. What is the first element on the periodic table?
2. What is the centre of an atom called?
3. True or false? Acids have a pH level below 7.
4. What is the main gas found in the air we breathe?
5. True or false? An electron carries a positive charge.
6. Famous New Zealand scientist Ernest Rutherford was awarded a Nobel Prize in which
field?
7. What is the chemical symbol for gold?
8. K is the chemical symbol for which element?
9. What orbits the nucleus of an atom?
10. At room temperature, what is the only metal that is in liquid form?
11. True or false? A neutron has no net electric charge.
12. A nuclear reaction where the nucleus of an atom splits into smaller parts is known as
nuclear fission or nuclear fusion?
13. What is H20 more commonly known as?
14. What is the third most common gas found in the air we breathe?
15. What is the name given to substances that are initially involved in a chemical
reaction?
16. True or false? Bases have a pH level below 7.
17. Is sodium hydroxide (NaOH) an acid or base?
18. Atoms of the same chemical element that have different atomic mass are known as?
19. True or false? A proton carries a positive charge.
20. What is the fourth most abundant element in the universe in terms of mass?
Chemistry Quiz Answers
1. Hydrogen
2. A nucleus
3. True
5. False
9. Electrons
6. Chemistry
10. Mercury
14. Argon (around
1%)
18. Isotopes
7. Au
11. True
4. Nitrogen (around
78%)
8. Potassium
12. Nuclear fission
15. Reactants
16. False
19. True
20. Carbon
13. Water
17. Base
Physics Quiz
1. When light bends as it enters a different medium the process is known as what?
2. A magnifying glass is what type of lens?
3. Electric resistance is typically measured in what units?
4. A person who studies physics is known as a?
5. Metals expand when heated and do what when cooled?
6. What is the first name of the famous scientist who gave us Newton‟s three laws of
motion?
7. What state of the art computer technology is used to train pilots when wanting to copy
the experience of flying an aircraft?
8. Electric power is typically measured in what units?
9. The most recognized model of how the universe begun is known as the?
10. Who is the Hubble Space Telescope named after?
11. The wire inside an electric bulb is known as the what?
12. Theoretical physicist James Maxwell was born in what country?
13. Infrared light has a wavelength that is too long or short to be visible for humans?
14. What kind of eclipse do we have when the moon is between the sun and the earth?
15. True or false? Iron is attracted by magnets.
16. What is the earth‟s primary source of energy?
17. Conductors have a high or low resistance?
18. Electric current is typically measured in what units?
19. What scientist is well known for his theory of relativity?
20. Earth is located in which galaxy?
Physics Quiz Answers
1. Refraction
5. Contract
9. Big bang
13. Long
2. Convex
6. Isaac
10. Edwin Hubble
14. A solar eclipse
3. Ohms
7. A flight simulator
11. Filament
15. True
17. Low
18. Amperes
19. Albert Einstein
4. Physicist
8. Watts
12. Scotland
16. The sun
20. The Milky Way
galaxy
Electricity Quiz
1. Electric current is measured using what device?
2. True or false? Batteries convert chemical to electrical energy.
3. In terms of electricity, what does DC stand for?
4. The wire inside an electric bulb is known as the what?
5. Conductors have a high or low resistance?
6. True or false? The concept of electric fields was first introduced by
Albert Einstein.
7. Electric resistance is typically measured in what units?
8. In terms of electricity, what does AC stand for?
9. Electric power is typically measured in what units?
10. True or false? You can extend battery life by storing batteries at a
low temperature.
Electricity Quiz Answers
1. Ammeter
3. Direct current
5. Low
7. Ohms
9. Watts
2. True
4. Filament
6. False (Michael Faraday)
8. Alternating current
10. True