SCIENCE QUIZ
INSTRUCTION FOR THE QUIZ
1. The quiz will be conducted in 2 rounds
2. 1st is the preliminary round and 2 nd is the final round.
3. Only the top scoring teams will make it to the finals
4. There are 15 questions in the 1 st round and 10 questions in the 2 nd round
5. There is no negative marking
LET'S PLAY !
ROUND
01
ALL THE BEST
QUESTION 01
Who measured the gravitational
constant with the Cavendish
experiment?
HENRY
CAVENDISH
QUESTION 2
For what idea is Charles Darwin famous for?
1) Electromagnetism 3) Natural selection
2) Motion pictures 4) DNA Polymerase
NATURAL
SELECTION
QUESTION 03
The process of making mirrors by
coating glass with silver is called?
SILVERING-
by Justus von
Liebig
QUESTION 04
Electronics still use energy when they
are powered off but still plugged into
an electric outlet.What is this energy
called?
VAMPIRE
ENERGY
QUESTION 05
What is the scientific study of algae
called?
PHYCOLOG
Y
QUESTION 06
What is the name of the smallest bone
in the human body?
STAPLES
QUESTION 07
What famous exclamation about water
displacement is Greek mathematician
and physicist Archimedes
credited for?
EUREKA!
QUESTION 08
How many elements are there in the
periodic table?
118 elements
QUESTION 09
What term measures the greenhouse
gases emitted by a person or an
organization?
CARBON FOOTPRINT
QUESTION 10
A student divides several objects into two
groups based on their ability to float in
water. Which property is the student
using to classify the objects?
DENSITY
QUESTION 11
Which microbe is
commonly found in the
lower intestine of warm-
blooded organisms?
ESCHERICHIA COLI
QUESTION 12
Give the scientific name of the
microbe described-
1.Reproduce by budding
2.Cell wall is composed of chitin
3.Used in the baking industry
Saccharomyces
cerevisiae
QUESTION 13
Who invented the
dynamite and has
a prize named
after him?
ALFRED NOBEL
QUESTION 14
Which oath of ethics taken by doctors
is named after an Ancient Greek
physician?
THE HIPPOCRATIC OATH
QUESTION 15
What is the heaviest organ in the
human body?
THE LIVER
ROUND
02
Congratulations for being the top teams!
QUESTION 1
What was the name of the
first man-made satellite
launched by the Soviet
Union in 1957?
SPUTNIK 1
QUESTION 2
What part of the human body serves
the purpose of maintaining balance?
THE EARS
QUESTION 3
What type of bond involves the sharing
of electron pairs between different
atoms?
COVALENT BONDS
QUESTION 4
What does ‘E’
represent in the
given famous
equation?
ENERGY
QUESTION 5
Which Indian
person is said to
have invented the
1st aeroplane ?
Shivkar Bapuji Talpade i
QUESTION 6
What is the fin on the
backs of fish, some
whales, and dolphins
called?
DORSAL FIN
QUESTION 7
The first vaccine
was for which
disease?
SMALLPOX
QUESTION 8
Which is the lightest
element?
HYDROGEN
QUESTION 9
What is the
chemical symbol
of Americum?
Am
QUESTION 10
What is the medical
term for the
inability to smell?
ANOSMIA
