Science and Nature Quiz questions

Quiz 78 – Round 5 – Science and Nature

1. What is the only bone in the human body that is not attached to any other bone?

Hyoid bone (in the neck)

2. What term is used for a newly hatched or unfledged pigeon?

A squab

3. Of what is ‘arithmophobia’ a fear?

Numbers/arithmetic

4. What is PVC the common abbreviation of?

Polyvinyl chloride

5. How many wings does a crane fly have?

Two

6. What is the chemical symbol for arsenic?

As

7. What, on a mammal or bird, is a dewlap?

A loose fold of skin hanging from the neck?

8. Hepatitis causes inflammation in which part of the body?

Liver

9. Edward Jenner is credited with the development of a vaccine for which illness?

Smallpox

10. What, specifically, are ‘cuspids’?

Canine teeth

 

 

 

 

 

 

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