DKK Science and Nature Quiz

Question 1

What does USB stand for when used to describe the connection between computers/smartphones and their devices?

Accepted Answer

Universal Serial Bus

Question 2

In which modern-day country was the physicist and chemist Marie Curie born?

Accepted Answer

Poland

Question 3

In Einstein’s theory of relativity, E = mc2, what does the ‘E’ represent?

Accepted Answer

Energy

Question 4

‘Yukon Gold’ and ‘Russian Banana’ are both varieties of which foodstuff?

Accepted Answer

Potato

Question 5

Which New Zealand-born British physicist came to be known as ‘the father of nuclear physics’?

Accepted Answer

Ernest Rutherford

Question 6

Which two letters of the alphabet make up the chemical symbol for mercury?

Accepted Answer

Hg

Question 7

Which number on the pH scale would indicate a neutral substance?

Accepted Answer

7

Question 8

What is the primary function of red blood cells in the human body?

Accepted Answer

To transport oxygen around the body

Question 9

Which element has the atomic number 1?

Accepted Answer

Hydrogen

Question 10

Which type of mammal was the first to be launched into space?

Accepted Answer

Monkey

Question 11

Which is the largest internal organ in the human body?

Accepted Answer

Liver

Question 12

What is the standard unit of electrical resistance?

Accepted Answer

Ohms

Question 13

Which planet in our solar system is farthest from the sun?

Accepted Answer

Neptune

Question 14

What is the collective noun used for a group of grasshoppers?

Accepted Answer

Cloud

Question 15

Which is the longest bone in the human body?

Accepted Answer

Femur

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