Table Quiz © Seomra Ranga 2012 Science Week 2012.

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Science Week 2012

Round 1© Seomra Ranga 2012 www.seomraranga.com

Round 1

Question 1

What colour of the rainbow begins with the letter V?

Round 1

Question 2

Which type of tree has a variety called ‘Weeping’?

Round 1

Question 3

Cocker, Springer and King Charles are varieties of which breed of dog?

Round 1

Question 4

What is the name given to a mixture of metals: (a) allotment (b) allsorts (c) alloy?

Round 1

Question 5

What kind of clips might you use in an experiment on electricity: (a) gorilla (b) crocodile (c) tiger (d) hippo?

Round 1

Question 6

What instrument would you use to observe stars: (a) periscope (b) kaleidoscope (c) telescope?

Science Joke 1

Why do tigers have stripes?So they don’t get spotted!

Round 2

Question 1

From what tree do acorns come?

Round 2

Question 2

In computing, what does MB stand for?

Round 2

Question 3

Cirrus, cumulus, stratus are all types of what: (a) animals (b) plants (c) clouds?

Round 2

Question 4

What did John Logie Baird first invent in 1926: (a) lightbulb (b) radio (c)TV?

Round 2

Question 5

True or false: When stretched out, your body’s small intestine is longer than the large intestine?

Round 2

Question 6

What is the name of the force that prevents things from floating on earth?

Science Joke 2

What did the receiver say to the radio wave?Ouch! That megahertz!

Round 1 Answers

Question 1

What colour of the rainbow begins with the letter V?

Violet© Seomra Ranga 2012 www.seomraranga.com

Round 1 Answers

Question 2

Which type of tree has a variety called ‘Weeping’?

Willow© Seomra Ranga 2012 www.seomraranga.com

Round 1 Answers

Question 3

Cocker, Springer and King Charles are varieties of which breed of dog?

Spaniel© Seomra Ranga 2012 www.seomraranga.com

Round 1 Answers

Question 4

What is the name given to a mixture of metals: (a) allotment (b) allsorts (c) alloy?

Alloy© Seomra Ranga 2012 www.seomraranga.com

Round 1 Answers

Question 5What kind of clips might you use in an experiment on electricity: (a) gorilla (b) crocodile (c) tiger (d) hippo?

Crocodile Clips© Seomra Ranga 2012 www.seomraranga.com

Round 1 Answers

Question 6

What instrument would you use to observe stars: (a) periscope (b) kaleidoscope (c) telescope?

Telescope© Seomra Ranga 2012 www.seomraranga.com

Science Joke 3

What do astronauts do when they get angry?Blast off!

Round 3

Question 1

How many grammes in a kilogramme?

Round 3

Question 2

Which of these is the scientific name for the kneecap: (a) paella (b) patella (c) puella?

Round 3

Question 3

The name for which group of prehistoric animals comes from the Greek for ‘terrible lizard’?

Round 3

Question 4

Neil ______ was the first man to walk on the moon in 1969: (a) Lennon (b) Young (c) Armstrong?

Round 3

Question 5

True or false: the Pygmy Shrew is Ireland’s smallest mammal?

Round 3

Question 6

What part of the body would a cardiac surgeon work on: (a) heart (b) lungs (c) kidneys (d) ears?

Science Joke 4

What did the volcano say to his wife?I lava you so much!

Round 2 Answers

Question 1

From what tree do acorns come?

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Round 2 Answers

Question 2

In computing, what does MB stand for?

MegaBytes© Seomra Ranga 2012 www.seomraranga.com

Round 2 Answers

Question 3

Cirrus, cumulus, stratus are all types of what: (a) animals (b) plants (c) clouds?

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Round 2 Answers

Question 4

What did John Logie Baird first invent in 1926: (a) lightbulb (b) radio (c)TV?

Television© Seomra Ranga 2012 www.seomraranga.com

Round 2 Answers

Question 5True or false: When stretched out, your body’s small intestine is longer than the large intestine?

True (small: 6-7m long / large: 1.5m long)

Round 2 Answers

Question 6

What is the name of the force that prevents things from floating on earth?Gravity

Science Joke 5

What do you call two dinosaurs that have been in an accident?Tyrannosaurus wrecks!

Round 4

Question 1

How many sides does a heptagon have?

Round 4

Question 2

The cob and pen are the male and female of what bird: (a) swan (b) seagull (c) duck?

Round 4Question 3

What is the term for when the moon passes between the earth and the sun, blocking out light from the sun?

Round 4Question 4

In what part of the human body would you find the hammer, drum and anvil: (a) eye (b) ear (c) nose?

Round 4

Question 5

Which part of an egg is known as the ‘albumen’, the white or the yolk?

Round 4

Question 6

True or false: there are about 12,000 species of insect in Ireland?

Science Joke 6

How do spacemen kill time on long trips?They play astronauts and crosses!

Round 3 Answers

Question 1

How many grammes in a kilogramme?

1000g© Seomra Ranga 2012 www.seomraranga.com

Round 3 Answers

Question 2

Which of these is the scientific name for the kneecap: (a) paella (b) patella (c) puella?

Patella© Seomra Ranga 2012 www.seomraranga.com

Round 3 Answers

Question 3

The name for which group of prehistoric animals comes from the Greek for ‘terrible lizard’?

Dinosaurs© Seomra Ranga 2012 www.seomraranga.com

Round 3 Answers

Question 4

Neil ______ was the first man to walk on the moon in 1969: (a) Lennon (b) Young (c) Armstrong?

Neil Armstrong© Seomra Ranga 2012 www.seomraranga.com

Round 3 Answers

Question 5

True or false: the Pygmy Shrew is Ireland’s smallest mammal?

True© Seomra Ranga 2012 www.seomraranga.com

Round 3 Answers

Question 6

What part of the body would a cardiac surgeon work on: (a) heart (b) lungs (c) kidneys (d) ears?

Heart© Seomra Ranga 2012 www.seomraranga.com

Science Joke 7

What did one flea say to the other flea, when it saw it was raining outside?Do you want to walk, or should we take the dog?

Round 5

Question 1

What has the scientific formula H2O?

Round 5

Question 2

What animal’s home is called a lodge?

Round 5

Question 3

Sedimentary, igneous and metamporphic are all types of what: (a) trees (b) rocks (c) volcanoes?

Round 5

Question 4

Who invented the first traffic lights in 1868: (a) JP Knight (b) JP Greene (c) JP Stopp (d) JP Darke?

Round 5

Question 5

The strength of protection of sun block cream is measured in SPF. What does SPF stand for?

Round 5

Question 6

What raw food would you be eating if you ate sushi?

Science Joke 8

What colour is a burp?Burple!

Round 4 Answers

Question 1

How many sides does a heptagon have?

7© Seomra Ranga 2012 www.seomraranga.com

Round 4 Answers

Question 2

The cob and pen are the male and female of what bird: (a) swan (b) seagull (c) duck?

Swan© Seomra Ranga 2012 www.seomraranga.com

Round 4 Answers

Question 3

What is the term for when the moon passes between the earth and the sun, blocking out light from the sun?

Eclipse© Seomra Ranga 2012 www.seomraranga.com

Round 4 Answers

Question 4

In what part of the human body would you find the hammer, drum and anvil: (a) eye (b) ear (c) nose?

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Round 4 Answers

Question 5

Which part of an egg is known as the ‘albumen’, the white or the yolk?

White© Seomra Ranga 2012 www.seomraranga.com

Round 4 Answers

Question 6

True or false: there are about 12,000 species of insect in Ireland?

True© Seomra Ranga 2012 www.seomraranga.com

Science Joke 9

What kind of star is dangerous?A Shooting Star!

Round 6

Question 1

‘Feline’ means relating to what sort of animal?

Round 6

Question 2

Which of these is a bone in the human arm: (a) radius (b) diameter (c) circumference?

Round 6

Question 3

From what wood are hurleys traditionally made?

Round 6

Question 4

In magnetism, what is the opposite to ‘attract’?

Round 6

Question 5

What secondary colour do you get when you mix the primary colours of red and blue?

Round 6

Question 6

What is the name given to mammals that carry their young in a pouch?

Science Joke 10

What do you call a cute volcano?Lava-ble!

Round 5 Answers

Question 1

What has the scientific formula H2O?

Water© Seomra Ranga 2012 www.seomraranga.com

Round 5 Answers

Question 2

What animal’s home is called a lodge?Beaver

Round 5 Answers

Question 3Sedimentary, igneous and metamporphic are all types of what: (a) trees (b) rocks (c) volcanoes?

Rocks© Seomra Ranga 2012 www.seomraranga.com

Round 5 Answers

Question 4

Who invented the first traffic lights in 1868: (a) JP Knight (b) JP Greene (c) JP Stopp (d) JP Darke?

JP Knight© Seomra Ranga 2012 www.seomraranga.com

Round 5 Answers

Question 5

The strength of protection of sun block cream is measured in SPF. What does SPF stand for?

Sun Protection Factor© Seomra Ranga 2012 www.seomraranga.com

Round 5 Answers

Question 6

What raw food would you be eating if you ate sushi?

Fish© Seomra Ranga 2012 www.seomraranga.com

Science Joke 11

What did the limestone say to the geologist?Don’t take me for granite!

Round 7

Question 1

Which is the only vowel not on the top row of a computer keyboard?

Round 7

Question 2

What is a young frog called?

Round 7

Question 3

What is the name given to electricity generated from the power of flowing water: (a) hyperelectricity (b) hydroelectricity (c) hypoelectricity?

Round 7

Question 4

Vertical, horizontal and diagonal are all types of what in maths?

Round 7

Question 5

What is the boiling point of water?

Round 7

Question 6

What instrument would you use to collect insects to observe them: (a) sucker (b) pooter (c) blower (d) flyer?

Science Joke 12

What did the big flower say to the little flower?How are you, bud?

Round 6 Answers

Question 1

‘Feline’ means relating to what sort of animal?

Cats© Seomra Ranga 2012 www.seomraranga.com

Round 6 Answers

Question 2

Which of these is a bone in the human arm: (a) radius (b) diameter (c) circumference?

Radius© Seomra Ranga 2012 www.seomraranga.com

Round 6 Answers

Question 3

From what wood are hurleys traditionally made?Ash

Round 6 Answers

Question 4

In magnetism, what is the opposite to ‘attract’?

Round 6 Answers

Question 5

What secondary colour do you get when you mix the primary colours of red and blue?

Round 6 Answers

Question 6

What is the name given to mammals that carry their young in a pouch?

Science Joke 13

What is a tornado’s favourite game?Twister!

Round 8

Question 1

What is the largest planet in the Solar System?

Round 8

Question 2

What colour are emeralds usually?

Round 8

Question 3

What leaves are said to soothe the pain from a nettle sting?

Round 8

Question 4

Celcius and Fahrenheit are used to measure what?

Round 8

Question 5

In mechanical motion, pneumatics is the study of pressurised what? (a) gas (b) liquids (c) solids?

Round 8

Question 6

What object might you use to separate the colours of light: (a) prism (b) pyramid (c) pylon?

Science Joke 14

Did you hear about the chemist who was reading a book about Helium? He just couldn't put it down!

Round 7 Answers

Question 1

Which is the only vowel not on the top row of a computer keyboard?

Round 7 Answers

Question 2

What is a young frog called?Tadpole

Round 7 Answers

Question 3What is the name given to electricity generated from the power of flowing water: (a) hyperelectricity (b) hydroelectricity (c) hypoelectricity?

Round 7 Answers

Question 4

Vertical, horizontal and diagonal are all types of what in maths?

Round 7 Answers

Question 5

What is the boiling point of water?100oC

Round 7 Answers

Question 6What instrument would you use to collect insects to observe them: (a) sucker (b) pooter (c) blower (d) flyer?

Science Joke 15

What does a brain do when it sees a friend across the street?Gives a brainwave!

Round 8 Answers

Question 1

What is the largest planet in the Solar System?

Round 8 Answers

Question 2

What colour are emeralds usually?Green

Round 8 Answers

Question 3

What leaves are said to soothe the pain from a nettle sting?Dock Leaves

Round 8 Answers

Question 4

Celcius and Fahrenheit are used to measure what?Temperature/Heat

Round 8 Answers

Question 5

In mechanical motion, pneumatics is the study of pressurised what? (a) gas (b) liquids (c) solids?

Round 8 Answers

Question 6

What object might you use to separate the colours of light: (a) prism (b) pyramid (c) pylon?

Science Joke 16

What did one eye say to the other eye?‘Just between the two of us, something smells!’

Tie-Break Round

Tie-Break RoundQuestion 1

Rooster, Golden Wonder and Queens are all varieties of what vegetable grown in Ireland?

Tie-Break Round

Question 2

What is the more common name for the disease ‘Rubella’?

Tie-Break RoundQuestion 3

What measurement scale is used to describe the strength of an earthquake: (a) Richter (b) Mercury (c) Magnetic?

Tie-Break Round

Question 4

What kind of curve is the opposite to a ‘concave’ curve?

Tie-Break Round

Question 5

If an animal is said to be ‘nocturnal’, what does this mean?

Tie-Break Round

Question 6

Molars and incisors are types of what human body part?

Science Joke 17

How much money do you have when you combine touch, vision, smell, hearing and taste?5 Sense (5c)!

Tie-Break Answers

Question 1

Rooster, Golden Wonder and Queens are all varieties of what vegetable grown in Ireland?

Tie-Break Answers

Question 2

What is the more common name for the disease ‘Rubella’?German Measles

Tie-Break Answers

Question 3What measurement scale is used to describe the strength of an earthquake: (a) Richter (b) Mercury (c) Magnetic?

Tie-Break Answers

Question 4

What kind of curve is the opposite to a ‘concave’ curve?

Tie-Break Answers

Question 5

If an animal is said to be ‘nocturnal’, what does this mean?It only comes out at night

Tie-Break Answers

Question 6

Molars and incisors are types of what human body part?

‘A great discovery solves a great problem, but there is a grain of discovery in the solution of any problem. Your problem may be modest, but if it challenges your curiosity and brings into play your inventive faculties, and if you solve it by your own means, you may experience the tension and enjoy the triumph of discovery’.

- George Pólya

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