Science & Nature Daily Quiz

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Today's Science & Nature Quiz Questions & Answers

Test your knowledge with these science & nature trivia questions. Try to answer all 10 questions correctly! Updated daily.

Question 1: What crustacean has the most complex courtship rituals?

Correct Answer: Fiddler Crab
  • Crab
  • Fiddler Crab (Correct Answer)
  • Lobster
  • Shrimp

πŸ’‘ Males perform elaborate dances and claw-waving displays to attract females. (Source: Animal Behaviour Journal)

Question 2: What branch of science studies the ocean?

Correct Answer: Oceanography
  • Marine Biology
  • Thalassology
  • Hydrology
  • Oceanography (Correct Answer)

πŸ’‘ The Mariana Trench is the deepest part of the ocean at nearly 11,000 meters deep. - Source: NOAA

Question 3: Which scientific instrument is used to measure the sugar content in grapes or wine?

Correct Answer: Refractometer
  • Hydrometer
  • Polarimeter
  • Refractometer (Correct Answer)
  • Spectrometer

πŸ’‘ It measures how much light bends when passing through the liquid, which correlates with sugar.

Question 4: What tree's sap is used to make chewing gum?

Correct Answer: Sapodilla
  • Maple
  • Sapodilla (Correct Answer)
  • Birch
  • Pine

πŸ’‘ Manilkara zapota produces chicle - the original gum base!

Question 5: What branch of science deals with the study of fungi?

Correct Answer: Mycology
  • Botany
  • Fungology
  • Bacteriology
  • Mycology (Correct Answer)

πŸ’‘ The largest living organism on Earth is a honey fungus in Oregon, covering 2,385 acres. - Source: USDA Forest Service

Question 6: Which collective noun refers to a group of sheep?

Correct Answer: Flock
  • Flock (Correct Answer)
  • Drove
  • Pack
  • Herd

πŸ’‘ Sheep in a flock can recognize up to 50 other sheep and remember them for years. (Source: Journal of Animal Science)

Question 7: Which company created the first digital camera?

Correct Answer: Kodak
  • Kodak (Correct Answer)
  • Canon
  • Nikon
  • Sony

πŸ’‘ 1975 prototype weighed 8 lbs and stored images on cassette tape!

Question 8: What is the molten rock beneath Earth's surface called?

Correct Answer: Magma
  • Lava
  • Pumice
  • Magma (Correct Answer)
  • Obsidian

πŸ’‘ It becomes 'lava' when it erupts!

Question 9: What is the study of the nervous system called?

Correct Answer: Neuroscience
  • Brain Science
  • Neurobiology
  • Neuroscience (Correct Answer)
  • Neurology

πŸ’‘ The human brain contains about 86 billion neurons. - Source: Journal of Comparative Neurology

Question 10: Who invented dynamite but later regretted it, funding the Nobel Prize?

Correct Answer: Alfred Nobel
  • Robert Oppenheimer
  • Louis Pasteur
  • Marie Curie
  • Alfred Nobel (Correct Answer)

πŸ’‘ His obituary called him the 'merchant of death'β€”sparking his regret!

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