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WIS Science Christmas Quiz
WIS Science Christmas Quiz
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A Science based quiz for Y7 to 13 - tentative links to science and Christmas!
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1
Which of these just would not work on the Moon's surface?
Christmas tree lights
Christmas candles
Cooking a turkey in an electric oven
Hanging a Christmas stocking
2
Many Christmas tree lights are cheap, and when one bulb breaks all the others go out. They are
wired in a short circuit
wired in series
wired backwards.
wired in parallel
3
Santa and his sleigh were travelling pretty fast ... 1000 m in 20 s. This is
0.02 m/s
50 m/s
20 m/s
5 m/s
4
LAST ONE...how far into the word 'SNOWING' can you get using element symbols ?
SNO
SNOWING
SNOWIN
SNOWI
5
Gifts of Gold feature in the Christmas story. What is the element symbol for Gold?
Go
Gd
Au
Ag
6
Santas sleigh is going so fast it could zoom into outer space. Fortunately it is held down by
friction
gravity
centrifugal force
magnetism
7
In the song 'the 12 days of christmas' what are there '4 of'?
French Hens
Partridge
Calling birds
Gold rings
8
Feeling full? Wash the Turkey down with some water. But where is water absorbed?
Stomach
Small intestine
Pancreas
Large intestine
9
Reindeer are ..
vegetarian
carnivores
omnivores
fishetarian
10
On which of the planets would the carol 'silent night' really be silent? (assuming you survive)
Mars
Jupiter
Venus
Mercury
11
What is the chemical formula for snow?
CO2
H2O
SN2OW3
I3Ce
12
Christmas Trees can be many species, but never ...
a fir tree
an oak tree
a spruce tree
a pine tree
13
The 3 wise kings are pictured riding camels with 2 humps. What is a camel with 1 hump called?
Llama
Cameluno
Dromedary
Alpaca
14
A snow flake has a regular shape. How many points (or edges) does it have?
3
6
4
8
15
Many Christmas foods are made with bacteria or yeast. Which of these is not?
Cheese
Chocolate
Yoghurt
Christmas Beer
16
Which famous christmas plant is this?
cactus
holly
mistletoe
turkey
17
Which of these is a physical change, not a chemical one?
Reindeer digesting food
Boiling water for roast potatoes
Baking a christmas cake.
burning Christmas candles
18
Up early on Christmas day? Where would you be if you had to wait 3 more months for daylight?
the north pole
the south pole
Lapland
The Moon
19
Santas elves are in short supply this season as they all have a
virus
. They are sick with..
Salmonella
Common cold
Bacterial Meningitis
Athlete's Foot
20
Santa's clothes are traditionally red. Who first developed this picture of santa?
Toys R US
Coca Cola
Dolce and Gabbana
Kentucky Fried Chicken
21
Many Christmas presents come in plastic boxes. Where does plastic originate?
Oil
Grasses
Rocks
Trees
22
Christmas crackers are designed to convert energy : Which of these is correct?
Heat energy to chemical energy
Electrical energy to cracker energy
Heat energy to sound energy
Chemical energy to sound energy
23
Brussel sprouts are a traditional Christmas veg, but they make people, ...er..., smell. Why?
They have a high sulphur content
They have a high protein content
They have a high fat content
They have a high guffogen content
24
In the deep midwinter, many plants cannot use sunlight for energy. They stay alive by...
respiration
photosynthesis
perspiration
root canal therapy
25
Red light is the first colour in the spectrum. What is the 4th?
Yellow
Blue
Green
Violet
26
Christmas Day is near mid Winter in the North. This is because...
..the Earth is nearest the Sun
..the Earth is tilted towards the Sun
..the Earth is farthest from the Sun
..the Earth is tilted away from the Sun
27
Cranberry Jelly has glucose in it - C
6
H
12
O
6.
How may atoms and elements are in glucose?
3 atoms, 24 elements
6 atoms, 18 elements
24 atoms, 3 elements
18 atoms, 3 elements
28
There is a star pictured with the kings. If it is a regular star its fuel source is
Hydrogen
Uranium
Coal
Oxygen
29
Snowflakes melt, and eventually boil. At what temperature?
boil at 0oF, melt at 100oF
boil at 0oC, melt at 100oC
melt at 0oC, boil at 100oC
melt at 0oF, boil at 100oF
30
A calling bird will produce a sound with a changing frequency. What is the unit for Frequency?
Joule (J)
Hertz (Hz)
Decibel (dB)
Watt (W)
