Natural world quiz questions and answers
QUIZ night can still take place even while the UK is on lockdown. Express.co.uk has compiled some of the best natural world questions for your family quiz night.
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In any pub quiz the natural world is often a difficult category. Many science fans like to show off at this point of the quiz, but we’ve included some slightly more difficult questions below - so get your thinking caps on! We've included some quickfire questions, as well as some multiple choice ones.
Quickfire questions
1: Which animal’s scientific name is Balaenoptera musculus?
2: Igneous rocks are generally associated with which natural phenomenon?
3: In which continent would you naturally find the Iberian lynx?
4: Which scientist’s pioneering work on gravity was said to be inspired by an apple falling on his head?
5: Which is the largest internal organ in the human body?
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6: The pulmonary artery runs between the heart and which other organ?
7: What was the first name of the American astronomer after whom the Hubble telescope was named?
8: The element curium is named after which scientist famous for her works in radioactivity?
9: What is the smallest planet in the solar system?
10: On the Saffir-Simpson Wind Scale, what is the highest category a hurricane can be classed as?
Quickfire answers
- Blue Whale
- Volcanic eruption
- Europe
- Sir Isaac Newton
- Liver
- Lungs
- Edwin Hubble
- Marie Curie
- Mercury
- Category 5
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Multiple choice questions
1: Lonesome George, believed to be the world’s last Pinta Island tortoise, died in which year?
- 2008
- 2018
- 2012
2: What is the largest known species of butterfly?
- Queen Alexandra’s birdwing
- Goliath birdwing
- Monarch butterfly
3: Which vitamin is generated by the body on exposure to sunlight?
- Vitamin A
- Vitamin D
- Vitamin K
4: Acrophobia is defined as a fear of what?
- Heights
- The outdoors
- Ducks
Multiple choice answers
- 2012
- Queen Alexandra’s birdwing
- Vitamin D
- Heights