While many definitions exist, nature is broadly defined as Earth and its inhabitants in its natural state when undeveloped by humans. However, even in developed places such as New York City, there are examples of nature in Central Park and even in the house plants that people keep in their apartments.
While the world is busy with modern technology and the hustle culture, nature is a welcome reprieve. In a sense, we are part of nature itself as we come organically from the Earth. Whether you are looking inside yourself in meditation, visiting a local park in a metropolitan area, or visiting a rural forest, nature has endless fascinations and quirks to share.
These nature questions and answers are sure to spark endless inspiration and test your knowledge of the most important resource we have on Earth: nature.
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What is the largest type of bear?
Black
Brown
Grizzly
Polar
Californian and Stellar’s are types of what?
Sea-lion
Dolphin
Seal
Walrus
Charles Darwin was known for his contributions to which theory?
Evolution
atom, chemistry,
Counter gravity
Gamma radiation
What is the name for a positive electrode?
Anode
Diode
Cathode
Niode
Both genders of which animal have antlers?
Moose
Reindeer
Wapiti
Elk
Chemist Joseph Priestley was the first to isolate which gas?
Helium
Ammonia
Nitrogen
Oxygen
Which of these is not a dinosaur?
Monkey
Tyrannosaurus rex
Triceratops
Stegosaurus
How long did it take Dr Johnson to produce the first dictionary?
14 years
24 years
19 years
9 years
How many bones does a cat have in it’s body?
230
28
100
150
What does GM stand for in food science?
German Management
Great Molecules
Genetically Modified
Green Made
Tensor is the moment of?
Intend
Interior
Inebriant
Inertia
What was the surname of James Clerk, who wrote ‘A Dynamical Theory of the Electromagnetic Field’?
Maxwell
Anderson
Carter
Wilson
Marie Curie won her first Nobel Prize in which year?
1909
1918
1903
1899
Rooks are members of which animal family?
Buzzards
Sparrows
Eagles
Crows
How many cats did President Lincoln have in the White House?
4
17
0
1
By what more proper name is the Alsatian dog now known?
German Shepherd
Earthquake
Doberman
Pomeranian
A bird’s heart has how many chambers?
8
4
6
2
How long must an animal arriving in Britain from abroad spend in quarantine?
Twelve months
Two months
Six months
One month
A ‘Tiercel? is the name for which type of male bird?
Hawk
Sparrow
Hummingbird
Gull
How long can an ant queen live?
5 years
1 year
40 years
20 years
What fruit is said to have landed on Newton’s head and made him think about gravity?
Orange
Plum
Cherry
Apple
What science term means ‘producer of disease’?
Antigen
Hydrogen
Pathogen
Glycogen
What do Kepler’s Laws describe?
Planetary Motion
Geology
Radioactivity
Light Speed
The US Republican party has which animal as its symbol?
Donkey
Dog
Elephant
Giraffe
Chevre is a variety of French cheese made from which animal’s milk?
Ewe
Buffalo
Cow
Goat
Which chemical element has the symbol As?
Actinium
Antimony
Silver
Arsenic
Boas, anacondas and pythons are all a part of which family?
Sapient
Rattler
Constrictor
Venomastre
What is used to measure electric current?
Bars
Amps
Joules
Newtons
How many noble gases are there on the periodic table?
8
10
6
7
Caught on camera in Botswana in 2009, what color was the baby elephant that stood out from the herd?
Pink
Blue
Yellow
Green
Cavy is another name for which type of animal, often kept as a pet?
Guinea Pig
Cat
Rabbit
Gerbil
Which French scientist came up with the idea of vaccination?
Calmette
Pasteur
Curie
Descartes
A ‘liger’ is a cross between which animals?
Tiger & Leopard
Tiger & Lion
Puma & Fox
Cat & Fox
Alchemists believed the Philosopher’s Stone could turn base metals into what?
Gold
Wine
Bread
Paper
A ‘sea mouse’ is actually what type of animal?
Worm
Coral
Furry Fish
Lobster
How many AIGA medals were awarded in 2010?
11
4
3
7
Which chemical element is also known as wolfram?
Tungsten
Radon
Platinum
Titanium
In the northern hemisphere, the Summer Solstice is in which month?
March
June
December
September
Beavers, chinchillas and golden hamsters belong to which order of mammals?
Marsupial
Rodent
Feline
Ruminant
What was the first name of Morse, inventer of the dots and dashes code?
George
Christopher
Rupert
Samuel
What scientific instrument measures atmospheric pressure?
Barometer
Hydrometer
Telescope
Anemometer
How many teeth does a polar bear have?
136 degrees Fahrenheit
180 degrees Fahrenheit
156 degrees Fahrenheit
236 degrees Fahrenheit
What is the plural of mongoose?
Mongeeese
Mongooses
Mongice
Mongitches
What comes before ‘flytrap’ in the name of a carnivorous plant?
Mercury
Pluto
Venus
Mars
How many teeth does a mature male horse have?
18
32
26
40
Breeding animals in captivity helps prevent what?
Pollution
Global warming
Deforestation
Extinction of species
How long can a bedbug live without food?
One Week
One Day
One Year
One Month
Complete the title of this 1985 movie: ____ Science.
Odd
Bizarre
Weird
Strange
Old Man’s Beard or Traveller’s Joy is another name for which flower?
Foxglove
Wisteria
Hyacinth
Clematis
Compared to plant and animal cells, bacterial cells are what?
Smaller and less complex
Larger and less complex
Larger and more complex
Smaller and more complex
How many tentacles does a cuttlefish have?
Seven
Six
Ten
Eight
Mycology is the study of which type of objects?
Spiders
Insects
Birds
Fungi
A ‘bind’ is a group of what?
cobras
salmon
crows
zebras
Kepler’s Laws describe which phenomenon?
Relativity
Evolution
Gravity
Planetary Motion
Hydrogen and which other element combine to make water?
Carbon
Helium
Oxygen
Nitrogen
What is used to measure the energy from food?
Mass
Kilos
Volts
Calories
A ‘Cob’ is a male swan, what is a female swan called?
Pen
Dam
Sow
Hen
The cheetah is native to which continent?
South America
Europe
Asia
Africa
Which biological family is lepidoptera?
Horses
Cats
Snakes
Butterflies
How do moths find female moths in the dark?
Smell
Sound
Vibration
Sight
Optics is the branch of physics concerned with what?
Light
Geology
Gravity
Space
Complete this well known mobile app game title: ‘Plants vs. _____’.
Clowns
Pots
Trees
Zombies
Gorillas are native to which part of the world?
Central America
West Africa
South East Asia
North Africa
How long do tiger sharks live as a minimom?
70 years
12 years
100 years
40 years
How many times a year do dingoes breed?
Three times
Twice
Four times
Once
How long can armadillos stay submerged underwater?
1
1
6
25
Which part of a rhinoceros is prized by poachers?
Horn
Skin
Teeth
Feet
What was the name of Marie Curie’s scientist husband?
Philippe
Jean
Pierre
Louis
Ernest Rutherford was born in which commonwealth country?
South Africa
Canada
Australia
New Zealand
Cascade’, ‘horsetail’, ‘plunge’ and ‘tiered’ are types of what?
Hill
Cloud
Waterfall
Mountain
Which chemical element is also known as quicksilver?
Mercury
Fluorine
Copper
Chlorine
What is a baby eel called?
Elver
Cub
Eellet
Eeling
How many times does Mercury orbit the sun during our year?
40
14
400
4
A blue Orpington is a breed of which animal?
Horse
Cow
Chicken
Cat
A bee keeper keeps bees in what?
Bucket
Cage
Hive
Cardboard box
Charolais and Friesian are breeds of which animal?
Pig
Sheep
Goat
Cow
The flag of which country has a cedar tree in the middle?
Algeria
Lebanon
Nigeria
Jordan
Charlotte’s Web is a children’s book about which sort of animal?
Frog
Grasshopper
Butterfly
Spider
Rex’, a Latin word, means what in T-rex?
King
Big
Green
Boss
How many arms (excluding tentacles) does a giant squid have?
12
14
8
10
How is the slug-like ‘holothuroidea’ class of marine animals more commonly known?
Sea cranberry
Sea cucumber
Sea cauliflower
Sea cherry
Plants use photosynthesis to convert which gas into food?
Nitrogen
Helium
Carbon Dioxide
Oxygen
Which metal is the largest component of pewter?
Lead
Silver
Tin
Iron
How many different breeds of cat are there worldwide?
5
10
20
40
What does a hippologist study?
Horses
Bees
Giraffes
Crocodiles
Bees pollinating flowers is an example of which biological process?
Parasitism
Symbiosis
Evolution
Vegetative reproduction
What is the pH number of pure water?
10
7
8
12
What does three dots in a triangle mean in maths?
Therefore
Pi
Infinity
Absolute Zero
How is the thylacine otherwise known?
Tasmanian Wolf
Tasmanian Bear
Tasmanian Devil
Tasmanian Tiger
By what other name is a young kangaroo known?
Joey
Jackie
Jerry
Jimmy
Nuclear power produces what percentage of the world’s electricity?
0.74
0.54
0.04
0.14
Capuchin, Macaque and Spider are different varieties of which animal?
Mouse
Horse
Rabbit
Monkey
Chelonia mydas is the scientific name for which endangered species?
Green Turtle
South China Tiger
Asian Elephant
Giant Panda
Mathematics pioneer Ada Lovelace was the daughter of which poet?
Wordsworth
Byron
Shelley
Keats
Dingos are wild dogs from which country?
South Africa
Australia
China
New Zealand
A pod is a group of which sea creatures?
Seahorses
Fish
Sharks
Dolphins
Opiates are drugs derived from which type of flower?
Crocus
Poppy
Hyacinth
Lily
Copernicus proposed a model to put which body at the center of the universe?
Moon
Earth
Jupiter
Sun
How many arms does a star fish usually have?
Twenty
Three
One
Five
Which fish can be Chinook, Sockeye or Atlantic?
Sardine
Salmon
Mackerel
Herring
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