Multiple Choice Science Trivia Questions


  1. Approximately when was the wheel invented?
    A. 5500B.C.
    B. 4500 B.C.
    C. 3500B.C.
    D. 1500 B.C.
     

  2. In chemistry, what element is represented by the symbol C?
    A. calcium
    B. carbon
    C. chlorine
    D. copper
     

  3. How many sides does a dodecagon have?
    A. 10
    B. 12
    C. 15
    D. 20
     

  4. Which of the following animals usually weighs the least?
    A. lions
    B. polar bears
    C. tigers
    D. Wildebeest
     

  5. Ice Age patterns of the last half million years indicate that the next Ice Age is due to arrive when?
    A. sometime between 10,000 to 30,000 years from now
    B. sometime between 50,000 to 100,000 years from now.
    C. sometime in the next 2,000 years
    D. over 100,000 years from now
     

  6. Which two different species of animals were successfully bred by the University of California?
    A. a goat and a sheep producing a new animal called a "geep"
    B. a rabbit and a hamster, producing a new animal called a "ramster"
    C. a horse and a camel, producing a new animal called a "hormel"
    D. a deer and an elk , producing a new animal called a "Delk"
     

  7. What was the name of the space shuttle that place in April, 1981 and was the first manned U.S. space shuttle fight?
    A. Atlantis
    B. Discovery
    C. Columbia
    D. Challenger
     

  8. Room temperature is about 68 degrees Fahrenheit. What is the temperature given in degrees Celsius?
    A. 20
    B. 30
    C. 40
    D. 50
     

  9. What was the name of the first U.S. Space Shuttle to take flight in April, 1981?
    A. Atlantis
    B. Columbia
    C. Challenger
    D. Discovery
     

  10. According to a 1980s survey of 40,000 students, approximately what fraction of American school children now have no decay in their permanent teeth?
    A. one tenth
    B. one quarter
    C. one third
    D. one half
     

  11. In the manufacturing of pewter what is the main ingredient?
    A. copper
    B. iron
    C. lead
    D. tin
     

  12. How many sides does a dodecagon have?
    A. 101
    B. 12
    C. 15
    D. 20
     

  13. Roughly how much does a cubic foot of water weigh?
    A. 10 pounds
    B. 37 pounds
    C. 62 pounds
     

  14. What planet has a day that lasts only 10 hours?
    A. Mars
    B. Mercury
    C. Jupiter
     

  15. How long did it take the voyager 2 spacecraft to reach Netpune?
    A. 6 months
    B. 3 years
    C. 12 years
     

  16. Which one of the following laws of heredity are not one of Gregor  Mendel's laws?
    A. dominance
    B. independent  assortment
    C. integration
    D. segregation
     

  17. From the pit of what fruit does the controversial cancer-treating drug Laetrile come from?
    A. apricot
    B. cherry
    C. peach
    D. watermelon
     

  18. How many years has the Amazon rain forest existed?
    A. 10,000
    B. 100,000
    C. 1,000,000
    D. 10,000,000
     

  19. The spaceship Voyager2 found geysers on Triton, a moon of what planet?
    A. Saturn
    B. Uranus
    C. Neptune
     

  20. What are "pre-clinical trials" in the process of testing new drugs before they are approved for general use?
    A. test by computer simulation of molecular interactions
    B. tests on animals
    C. tests on humans

ANSWERS

  1. C. 3500B.C.
  2. B. carbon
  3. B. 12
  4. A. lions
  5. C. sometime in the next 2,000 years
  6. A. a goat and a sheep producing a new animal called a "geep"
  7. C. Columbia
  8. A. 20
  9. B. Columbia
  10. D. one half
  11. D. tin
  12. B. 12
  13. C. 62 pounds
  14. C. Jupiter
  15. C. 12 years
  16. C. integration
  17. A. apricot
  18. A. 10,000
  19. C. Neptune
  20. B. tests on animals

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