Medium Nature Questions
80 questionsTest your knowledge with 80 medium nature trivia questions. Each question includes multiple choice options and the correct answer.
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What is the scientific term for 'taste'?
The correct answer is B. Gustatory Perception
Who made the discovery of X-rays?
The correct answer is D. Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen
Where did the Great Storm of 1987 make landfall at, first?
The correct answer is A. Cornwall
To the nearest minute, how long does it take for light to travel from the Sun to the Earth?
The correct answer is D. 8 Minutes
Which portion of the Marijuana plant produces the psychoactive substance known as THC?
The correct answer is A. Female Flower
Down Syndrome is usually caused by an extra copy of which chromosome?
The correct answer is B. 21
What stage of development do the majority of eukaryotic cells remain in for most of their life?
The correct answer is A. Interphase
What is the colour of unoxidized blood?
The correct answer is D. Red
Which chemical element has the lowest boiling point?
The correct answer is A. Helium
What is an alternative name for multiple personality disorder?
The correct answer is B. Dissociative identity disorder
Which chemical element was originally known as Alabamine?
The correct answer is B. Astatine
An organism described as "heliotropic" has a tendancy to move towards which of these things?
The correct answer is A. Light
Which part of the body does glaucoma affect?
The correct answer is B. Eyes
What mineral has the lowest number on the Mohs scale?
The correct answer is D. Talc
Which of the following is NOT a passive electrical component?
The correct answer is D. Transistor
The medial meniscus forms which part of what joint in the human body?
The correct answer is C. Knee
Deuterium is an isotope of which element?
The correct answer is B. Hydrogen
What is the half-life of Uranium-235?
The correct answer is C. 703,800,000 years
Who developed the first successful polio vaccine in the 1950s?
The correct answer is C. Jonas Salk
Au on the Periodic Table refers to which element?
The correct answer is A. Gold
The humerus, paired radius, and ulna come together to form what joint?
The correct answer is B. Elbow
What is Hypernatremia?
The correct answer is D. Increase in blood sodium
What is the unit of electrical capacitance?
The correct answer is A. Farad
When was the first mammal successfully cloned?
The correct answer is B. 1996
What are human nails made of?
The correct answer is D. Keratin
What do you study if you are studying entomology?
The correct answer is C. Insects
On which mission did the Space Shuttle Columbia break up upon re-entry?
The correct answer is A. STS-107
Which planet did the "Viking 1" spacecraft send surface images of, starting in 1976?
The correct answer is B. Mars
How many officially recognized dwarf planets in the solar system are named after Polynesian deities?
The correct answer is C. 2
What is the largest living organism currently known to man?
The correct answer is B. Honey Fungus
In human biology, a circadium rhythm relates to a period of roughly how many hours?
The correct answer is B. 24
What was the first living creature in space?
The correct answer is B. Fruit Flies
What are the smallest blood vessels in the human body?
The correct answer is B. Capillaries
What polymer is used to make CDs, safety goggles and riot shields?
The correct answer is C. Polycarbonate
How many degrees Fahrenheit is 100 degrees Celsius?
The correct answer is B. 212
The human right lung has how many lobes?
The correct answer is C. 3
What term is best associated with Sigmund Freud?
The correct answer is C. Psychoanalysis
What part of the brain takes its name from the Greek for seahorse?
The correct answer is C. Hippocampus
Gannymede is the largest moon of which planet?
The correct answer is A. Jupiter
The Sun consists of mostly which two elements?
The correct answer is C. Hydrogen & Helium
What is the molecular formula of the active component of chili peppers(Capsaicin)?
The correct answer is B. C18H27NO3
At what temperature does water boil?
The correct answer is D. 212°F
What is the study of the cells and tissues of plants and animals?
The correct answer is C. Histology
How old is the universe?
The correct answer is A. 13.8 Billion Years
Myopia is the scientific term for which condition?
The correct answer is D. Shortsightedness
About how old is Earth?
The correct answer is C. 4.5 Billion Years
What is the atomic number of the element Strontium?
The correct answer is B. 38
The medical condition osteoporosis affects which part of the body?
The correct answer is A. Bones
Which color cannot be produced in Roses, even through genetic alteration?
The correct answer is B. Blue
The moons, Miranda, Ariel, Umbriel, Titania and Oberon orbit which planet?
The correct answer is C. Uranus