Science Trivia Quiz

10 scientific questions that will poke your curiosity

A curious child. Image provided by Maadi Narmer School

How well do you know science? Whether you are a middle or high school student, science-major college student or a professional with a higher degree of education, there are endless facts about science that you may have never even thought about. Take the quiz below to see how familiar you are with scientific facts that will poke your curiosity.

1. What color first attracts a person’s attention?

a. Red

b. Yellow

c. Green

d. Blue

2. What kind of animal is Dolly, the world’s first successfully cloned animal?

a. Sheep

b. Dog

c. Cat

d. Pig

3. How many elements are there in the periodic table?

a. 116

b. 118

c. 120

d. 122

4. Which illness was the world’s first vaccine in 1796 developed for?

a. Yellow fever

b. Influenza

c. Cholera

d. Smallpox

5. Which fruit naturally emits radiation?

a. Apple

b. Kiwi

c. Banana

d. Orange

6. Which planet in the solar system has the most trees?

a. Earth

b. Mars

c. Jupiter

d. Saturn

7. What number has the same temperature in Celcius and Farenheit?

a. -80

b. -40

c. 0

d. 40

8. Which part of the body can’t feel pain?

a. Arms

b. Fingers

c. Eyes

d. Brain

9. Have many Earths could fit inside the Sun?

a. 10,000

b. 100,000

c. 1,000,000

d. 10,000,000

10. What is the estimated age of Earth?

a. 100 million

b. 2.7 billion

c. 4.5 billion

d. 8.1 billion

Answers: 1) b 2) a 3) b 4) d 5) c 6) a 7) b 8) d 9) c 10) c