Written by Alan, Quiz Master with 35+ years of live pub quiz experience.
100% AI-Free: Questions written by a Human for Humans.
Science & Nature 119363 is a selection of 10 questions. Science & Nature 119363 is the filename to differentiate it from other Science & Nature quizzes. Feel free to use any of these questions and answers for your own quizzes. Just keep in mind that you cannot republish them in any format.
1 How many valves are there in the human heart?
A Four. The tricuspid valve, the pulmonary valve, the mitral valve, and the aortic valve. These valves control the flow of blood, ensuring it moves in the correct one-way direction through the heart’s chambers and into the arteries.
2 What is the largest species of land mammal indigenous to the UK?
A Red deer, with stags weighing up to 190 kg and standing over a meter tall at the shoulder.
3 First discovered on 18th February 1930, what in our solar system takes 248 Earth years to orbit the sun?
A Pluto. Clyde W. Tombaugh discovered Pluto in 1930; the International Astronomical Union (IAU) now classifies it as a dwarf planet, though astronomers initially considered it the ninth planet.
4 What is the anatomical name for the kneecap?
A The patella. It is the large, triangular-shaped bone located at the front of the knee joint.
5 What does a spirometer measure?
A Lung capacity. How much air a person can breathe in and out of their lungs, and how fast they can exhale it.
6 What is a male rabbit called?
A A buck. People also use the term ‘buck’ for other male animals like goats and deer; they call a female rabbit a ‘doe’ and a young rabbit a ‘kit’ or ‘kitten’.
7 What is the longest venomous snake?
A king cobra (Ophiophagus hannah), which can reach lengths of up to 5.85 meters (19.2 feet). This snake inhabits Asia and commands attention for its massive size, even though other species possess more lethal venom.
8 What is the anatomical name for a human voice box?
A The larynx. The larynx is in the neck, above the windpipe (trachea).
9 What is the common name for nitrous oxide?
A Laughing gas. People also call this gas nitrous, ‘factitious air,’ or slang terms like nos, whippets, and hippy crack.
10 What is the name for molten rock ejected by a volcano?
A Lava, while the molten rock below the surface is called magma.