© Seomra Ranga 2012 www.seomraranga.com Science Week 2012 Table Quiz © Seomra Ranga 2012 www.seomraranga.com.

© Seomra Ranga 2012 www.seomraranga.com
Science Week 2012 Table Quiz © Seomra Ranga

Round 1 © Seomra Ranga

Round 1 Question 1 What colour of the rainbow begins with the letter V? © Seomra Ranga

Round 1 Question 2 Which type of tree has a variety called ‘Weeping’? © Seomra Ranga

Round 1 Question 3 Cocker, Springer and King Charles are varieties of which breed of dog? © Seomra Ranga

Round 1 Question 4 What is the name given to a mixture of metals: (a) allotment (b) allsorts (c) alloy? © Seomra Ranga

Round 1 Question 5 What kind of clips might you use in an experiment on electricity: (a) gorilla (b) crocodile (c) tiger (d) hippo? © Seomra Ranga

Round 1 Question 6 What instrument would you use to observe stars: (a) periscope (b) kaleidoscope (c) telescope? © Seomra Ranga

Science Joke 1 Why do tigers have stripes? So they don’t get spotted! © Seomra Ranga

Round 2 Question 1 From what tree do acorns come? © Seomra Ranga

Round 2 Question 2 In computing, what does MB stand for? © Seomra Ranga

Round 2 Question 3 Cirrus, cumulus, stratus are all types of what: (a) animals (b) plants (c) clouds? © Seomra Ranga

Round 2 Question 4 What did John Logie Baird first invent in 1926: (a) lightbulb (b) radio (c)TV? © Seomra Ranga

Round 2 Question 5 True or false: When stretched out, your body’s small intestine is longer than the large intestine? © Seomra Ranga

Round 2 Question 6 What is the name of the force that prevents things from floating on earth? © Seomra Ranga

Science Joke 2 What did the receiver say to the radio wave? Ouch! That megahertz! © Seomra Ranga

Round 1 Answers © Seomra Ranga

Round 1 Answers Question 1 What colour of the rainbow begins with the letter V? Violet © Seomra Ranga

Round 1 Answers Question 2 Which type of tree has a variety called ‘Weeping’? Willow © Seomra Ranga

Round 1 Answers Question 3 Cocker, Springer and King Charles are varieties of which breed of dog? Spaniel © Seomra Ranga

Round 1 Answers Question 4 What is the name given to a mixture of metals: (a) allotment (b) allsorts (c) alloy? Alloy © Seomra Ranga

Round 1 Answers Question 5 What kind of clips might you use in an experiment on electricity: (a) gorilla (b) crocodile (c) tiger (d) hippo? Crocodile Clips © Seomra Ranga

Round 1 Answers Question 6 What instrument would you use to observe stars: (a) periscope (b) kaleidoscope (c) telescope? Telescope © Seomra Ranga

Science Joke 3 What do astronauts do when they get angry? Blast off! © Seomra Ranga

Round 3 Question 1 How many grammes in a kilogramme? © Seomra Ranga

Round 3 Question 2 Which of these is the scientific name for the kneecap: (a) paella (b) patella (c) puella? © Seomra Ranga

Round 3 Question 3 The name for which group of prehistoric animals comes from the Greek for ‘terrible lizard’? © Seomra Ranga

Round 3 Question 4 Neil ______ was the first man to walk on the moon in 1969: (a) Lennon (b) Young (c) Armstrong? © Seomra Ranga

Round 3 Question 5 True or false: the Pygmy Shrew is Ireland’s smallest mammal? © Seomra Ranga

Round 3 Question 6 What part of the body would a cardiac surgeon work on: (a) heart (b) lungs (c) kidneys (d) ears? © Seomra Ranga

Science Joke 4 What did the volcano say to his wife? I lava you so much! © Seomra Ranga

Round 2 Answers Question 1 From what tree do acorns come? Oak © Seomra Ranga

Round 2 Answers Question 2 In computing, what does MB stand for? MegaBytes © Seomra Ranga

Round 2 Answers Question 3 Cirrus, cumulus, stratus are all types of what: (a) animals (b) plants (c) clouds? Clouds © Seomra Ranga

Round 2 Answers Question 4 What did John Logie Baird first invent in 1926: (a) lightbulb (b) radio (c)TV? Television © Seomra Ranga

Round 2 Answers Question 5 True 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) © Seomra Ranga

Round 2 Answers Question 6 What is the name of the force that prevents things from floating on earth? Gravity © Seomra Ranga

Science Joke 5 What do you call two dinosaurs that have been in an accident? Tyrannosaurus wrecks! © Seomra Ranga

Round 4 Question 1 How many sides does a heptagon have? © Seomra Ranga

Round 4 Question 2 The cob and pen are the male and female of what bird: (a) swan (b) seagull (c) duck? © Seomra Ranga

Round 4 Question 3 What is the term for when the moon passes between the earth and the sun, blocking out light from the sun? © Seomra Ranga

Round 4 Question 4 In what part of the human body would you find the hammer, drum and anvil: (a) eye (b) ear (c) nose? © Seomra Ranga

Round 4 Question 5 Which part of an egg is known as the ‘albumen’, the white or the yolk? © Seomra Ranga

Round 4 Question 6 True or false: there are about 12,000 species of insect in Ireland? © Seomra Ranga

Science Joke 6 How do spacemen kill time on long trips? They play astronauts and crosses! © Seomra Ranga

Round 3 Answers Question 1 How many grammes in a kilogramme? 1000g © Seomra Ranga

Round 3 Answers Question 2 Which of these is the scientific name for the kneecap: (a) paella (b) patella (c) puella? Patella © Seomra Ranga

Round 3 Answers Question 3 The name for which group of prehistoric animals comes from the Greek for ‘terrible lizard’? Dinosaurs © Seomra Ranga

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

Round 3 Answers Question 5 True or false: the Pygmy Shrew is Ireland’s smallest mammal? True © Seomra Ranga

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

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? © Seomra Ranga

Round 5 Question 1 What has the scientific formula H2O? © Seomra Ranga

Round 5 Question 2 What animal’s home is called a lodge? © Seomra Ranga

Round 5 Question 3 Sedimentary, igneous and metamporphic are all types of what: (a) trees (b) rocks (c) volcanoes? © Seomra Ranga

Round 5 Question 4 Who invented the first traffic lights in 1868: (a) JP Knight (b) JP Greene (c) JP Stopp (d) JP Darke? © Seomra Ranga

Round 5 Question 5 The strength of protection of sun block cream is measured in SPF. What does SPF stand for? © Seomra Ranga

Round 5 Question 6 What raw food would you be eating if you ate sushi? © Seomra Ranga

Science Joke 8 What colour is a burp? Burple! © Seomra Ranga

Round 4 Answers Question 1 How many sides does a heptagon have? 7 © Seomra Ranga

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

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

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? Ear © Seomra Ranga

Round 4 Answers Question 5 Which part of an egg is known as the ‘albumen’, the white or the yolk? White © Seomra Ranga

Round 4 Answers Question 6 True or false: there are about 12,000 species of insect in Ireland? True © Seomra Ranga

Science Joke 9 What kind of star is dangerous? A Shooting Star! © Seomra Ranga

Round 6 Question 1 ‘Feline’ means relating to what sort of animal? © Seomra Ranga

Round 6 Question 2 Which of these is a bone in the human arm: (a) radius (b) diameter (c) circumference? © Seomra Ranga

Round 6 Question 3 From what wood are hurleys traditionally made? © Seomra Ranga

Round 6 Question 4 In magnetism, what is the opposite to ‘attract’? © Seomra Ranga

Round 6 Question 5 What secondary colour do you get when you mix the primary colours of red and blue? © Seomra Ranga

Round 6 Question 6 What is the name given to mammals that carry their young in a pouch? © Seomra Ranga

Science Joke 10 What do you call a cute volcano? Lava-ble! © Seomra Ranga

Round 5 Answers Question 1 What has the scientific formula H2O? Water © Seomra Ranga

Round 5 Answers Question 2 What animal’s home is called a lodge? Beaver © Seomra Ranga

Round 5 Answers Question 3 Sedimentary, igneous and metamporphic are all types of what: (a) trees (b) rocks (c) volcanoes? Rocks © Seomra Ranga

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

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

Round 5 Answers Question 6 What raw food would you be eating if you ate sushi? Fish © Seomra Ranga

Science Joke 11 What did the limestone say to the geologist? Don’t take me for granite! © Seomra Ranga

Round 7 Question 1 Which is the only vowel not on the top row of a computer keyboard? © Seomra Ranga

Round 7 Question 2 What is a young frog called? © Seomra Ranga

Round 7 Question 3 What is the name given to electricity generated from the power of flowing water: (a) hyperelectricity (b) hydroelectricity (c) hypoelectricity? © Seomra Ranga

Round 7 Question 4 Vertical, horizontal and diagonal are all types of what in maths? © Seomra Ranga

Round 7 Question 5 What is the boiling point of water? © Seomra Ranga

Round 7 Question 6 What instrument would you use to collect insects to observe them: (a) sucker (b) pooter (c) blower (d) flyer? © Seomra Ranga

Science Joke 12 What did the big flower say to the little flower? How are you, bud? © Seomra Ranga

Round 6 Answers Question 1 ‘Feline’ means relating to what sort of animal? Cats © Seomra Ranga

Round 6 Answers Question 2 Which of these is a bone in the human arm: (a) radius (b) diameter (c) circumference? Radius © Seomra Ranga

Round 6 Answers Question 3 From what wood are hurleys traditionally made? Ash © Seomra Ranga

Round 6 Answers Question 4 In magnetism, what is the opposite to ‘attract’? Repel © Seomra Ranga

Round 6 Answers Question 5 What secondary colour do you get when you mix the primary colours of red and blue? Purple © Seomra Ranga

Round 6 Answers Question 6 What is the name given to mammals that carry their young in a pouch? Marsupials © Seomra Ranga

Round 8 Question 5 In mechanical motion, pneumatics is the study of pressurised what? (a) gas (b) liquids (c) solids? © Seomra Ranga

Round 8 Question 6 What object might you use to separate the colours of light: (a) prism (b) pyramid (c) pylon? © Seomra Ranga

Science Joke 14 Did you hear about the chemist who was reading a book about Helium? He just couldn't put it down! © Seomra Ranga

Round 7 Answers Question 3 What is the name given to electricity generated from the power of flowing water: (a) hyperelectricity (b) hydroelectricity (c) hypoelectricity? Hydroelectricity © Seomra Ranga

Round 7 Answers Question 6 What instrument would you use to collect insects to observe them: (a) sucker (b) pooter (c) blower (d) flyer? Pooter © Seomra Ranga

Round 8 Answers Question 5 In mechanical motion, pneumatics is the study of pressurised what? (a) gas (b) liquids (c) solids? Gas © Seomra Ranga

Round 8 Answers Question 6 What object might you use to separate the colours of light: (a) prism (b) pyramid (c) pylon? Prism © Seomra Ranga

Tie-Break Round Question 1 Rooster, Golden Wonder and Queens are all varieties of what vegetable grown in Ireland? © Seomra Ranga

Tie-Break Round Question 3 What measurement scale is used to describe the strength of an earthquake: (a) Richter (b) Mercury (c) Magnetic? © Seomra Ranga

Science Joke 17 How much money do you have when you combine touch, vision, smell, hearing and taste? 5 Sense (5c)! © Seomra Ranga

Tie-Break Answers Question 1 Rooster, Golden Wonder and Queens are all varieties of what vegetable grown in Ireland? Potato © Seomra Ranga

Tie-Break Answers Question 3 What measurement scale is used to describe the strength of an earthquake: (a) Richter (b) Mercury (c) Magnetic? Richter Scale © Seomra Ranga

Tie-Break Answers Question 5 If an animal is said to be ‘nocturnal’, what does this mean? It only comes out at night © Seomra Ranga

‘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 © Seomra Ranga

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