science week table quiz junior

Science Week 2012Table Quiz

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Round 1


Round 1Question 1

How many senses do you have?


Round 1Question 2

What is a young horse called?


Round 1Question 3

What part of your body ‘beats’?


Round 1Question 4

What is the covering of a tree trunk called?


Round 1Question 5

What B_________, is another name for a snowstorm?


Round 1Question 6

True or false: a pyramid can be rolled?


Science Joke 1


Why did the sun go to school?To get brighter!

Round 2


Round 2Question 1

What animal is said to be the ‘King of the Jungle’?


Round 2Question 2

What is water called when it is frozen?


Round 2Question 3

How many centimetres (cm) are there in a metre (m)?


Round 2Question 4

True or false: identical twins have identical fingerprints?


Round 2Question 5

What is the main ingredient of an omelette?


Round 2Question 6

What is the opposite word for ‘floating’?


Science Joke 2


How do you know when the moon has had enough to eat?

When it’s full!

Round 1 Answers


Round 1 AnswersQuestion 1

How many senses do you have?

5© Seomra Ranga 2012 www.seomraranga.com


What is a young horse called?

Foal© Seomra Ranga 2012 www.seomraranga.com


What part of your body ‘beats’?

Heart© Seomra Ranga 2012 www.seomraranga.com


What is the covering of a tree trunk called?

Bark© Seomra Ranga 2012 www.seomraranga.com


What B_________, is another name for a snowstorm?

Blizzard© Seomra Ranga 2012 www.seomraranga.com


True or false: a pyramid can be rolled?

False© Seomra Ranga 2012 www.seomraranga.com

Science Joke 3


What kind of music do planets sing?Neptunes!

Round 3


Round 3Question 1

Into what does a caterpillar grow?


Round 3Question 2

What is a photograph of your bones taken in a hospital called?


Round 3Question 3

With what rock would you write on a blackboard?


Round 3Question 4

What is the first light of day called, dawn or dusk?


Round 3Question 5

True or false, a sphere can be rolled?


Round 3Question 6

What body part do dentures replace?


Science Joke 4


What is an astronaut’s favourite key on a keyboard?

The Space Bar!

Round 2 Answers



What animal is said to be the ‘King of the Jungle’?

Lion© Seomra Ranga 2012 www.seomraranga.com


What is water called when it is frozen?

Ice© Seomra Ranga 2012 www.seomraranga.com


How many centimetres (cm) are there in a metre (m)?

100cm© Seomra Ranga 2012 www.seomraranga.com


True or false: identical twins have identical fingerprints?

False© Seomra Ranga 2012 www.seomraranga.com


What is the main ingredient of an omelette?

Eggs© Seomra Ranga 2012 www.seomraranga.com


What is the opposite word for ‘floating’?

Sinking© Seomra Ranga 2012 www.seomraranga.com

Science Joke 5


What was the first animal in space?

The cow that jumped over the moon!

Round 4


Round 4Question 1

Where in the body would you find your ‘funny’ bone?


Round 4Question 2

Into what does a tadpole grow?


Round 4Question 3

What would you use to measure your height: (a) grammes (b) metres (c) litres?


Round 4Question 4

What P_____, is a planet and a cartoon character?


Round 4Question 5

How many colours are there in a rainbow?


Round 4Question 6

What is the name of the room where scientists do their experiments?


Science Joke 6


Why didn’t the two 4s want any dinner?

Because they already 8!

Round 3 Answers



Into what does a caterpillar grow?

Butterfly© Seomra Ranga 2012 www.seomraranga.com


What is a photograph of your bones taken in a hospital called?

X-Ray© Seomra Ranga 2012 www.seomraranga.com


With what rock would you write on a blackboard?

Chalk© Seomra Ranga 2012 www.seomraranga.com


What is the first light of day called, dawn or dusk?

Dawn© Seomra Ranga 2012 www.seomraranga.com


True or false, a sphere can be rolled?

True© Seomra Ranga 2012 www.seomraranga.com


What body part do dentures replace?

Teeth© Seomra Ranga 2012 www.seomraranga.com

Science Joke 7


What did the zero say to the number 8?Nice belt!

Round 5


Round 5Question 1

What fuel do you get from a bog to burn in a fire?


Round 5Question 2

In what body part would you find a pupil?


Round 5Question 3

What instrument does a doctor use to listen to your heart: (a) horoscope (b) periscope (c) stethoscope?


Round 5Question 4

Does the sun rise in the East or the West?


Round 5Question 5

True or false: light can pass through a transparent object?


Round 5Question 6

Pythons, boas and adders are all types of what?


Science Joke 8


What kind of star is dangerous?A Shooting Star!

Round 4 Answers



Where in the body would you find your ‘funny’ bone?

Elbow© Seomra Ranga 2012 www.seomraranga.com


Into what does a tadpole grow?

Frog© Seomra Ranga 2012 www.seomraranga.com


What would you use to measure your height: (a) grammes (b) metres (c) litres?

Metres© Seomra Ranga 2012 www.seomraranga.com


What P_____, is a planet and a cartoon character?

Pluto© Seomra Ranga 2012 www.seomraranga.com


How many colours are there in a rainbow?



What is the name of the room where scientists do their experiments?

Laboratory© Seomra Ranga 2012 www.seomraranga.com

Science Joke 9


What did one egg say to the other egg?

Let’s get cracking!

Round 6


Round 6Question 1

What do you call what flows out of a volcano?


Round 6Question 2

What object does a singer use to make their voice louder?


Round 6Question 3

What colour do you get when you mix red and yellow?


Round 6Question 4

What part of your body does an optician look after?


Round 6Question 5

True or false: a sycamore tree loses its leaves in autumn?


Round 6Question 6

Is a bat an animal or a bird?


Science Joke 10


Why did the turtle cross the road?

To get to the Shell Station!

Round 5 Answers



What fuel do you get from a bog to burn in a fire?

Turf© Seomra Ranga 2012 www.seomraranga.com


In what body part would you find a pupil?

Eye© Seomra Ranga 2012 www.seomraranga.com


What instrument does a doctor use to listen to your heart: (a) horoscope (b) periscope (c) stethoscope?

Stethoscope© Seomra Ranga 2012 www.seomraranga.com


Does the sun rise in the East or the West?

East© Seomra Ranga 2012 www.seomraranga.com


True or false: light can pass through a transparent object?



Pythons, boas and adders are all types of what?

Snakes© Seomra Ranga 2012 www.seomraranga.com

Science Joke 11


What pie can fly?A Magpie!

Round 7


Round 7Question 1

True or false: you have millions of harmless germs inside your body?


Round 7Question 2

What instrument would you use to observe stars, a periscope or a telescope?


Round 7Question 3

In music, what does CD stand for?


Round 7Question 4

How many pins are there in an electric plug in Ireland?


Round 7Question 5

What kind of computer is also a word for a kind of medicine taken with water?


Round 7Question 6

Name the planet that we live on?


Science Joke 12


What’s in the middle of a jellyfish?A Jellybutton!

Round 6 Answers



What do you call what flows out of a volcano?

Lava© Seomra Ranga 2012 www.seomraranga.com


What object does a singer use to make their voice louder?

Microphone© Seomra Ranga 2012 www.seomraranga.com


What colour do you get when you mix red and yellow?

Orange© Seomra Ranga 2012 www.seomraranga.com


True or false: a sycamore tree loses its leaves in autumn?


Science Joke 13


Why can’t you play jokes on snakes?

Because you can’t pull their legs!

Round 8


Round 8Question 1

What instrument measures your body’s temperature?


Round 8Question 2

Name the mathematical 3D shape which is also something the Egyptians built as tombs for the Pharaohs?


Round 8Question 3

What kind of rock would you burn in a home fire?


Round 8Question 4

From what do we get Solar energy?


Round 8Question 5

What kind of animal is a sphynx?


Round 8Question 6

True or false: your fingernails grow four times faster than your toenails?


Science Joke 14


What do giraffes have that no other animal has?

Baby Giraffes!

Round 7 Answers



True or false: you have millions of harmless germs inside your body?



What instrument would you use to observe stars, a periscope or a telescope?

Telescope© Seomra Ranga 2012 www.seomraranga.com


How many pins are there in an electric plug in Ireland?



What kind of computer is also a word for a kind of medicine taken with water?

Tablet© Seomra Ranga 2012 www.seomraranga.com

Science Joke 15


Why don’t bats live alone?Because they like to hang around with their friends!

Round 8 Answers



Name the mathematical 3D shape which is also something the Egyptians built as tombs for the Pharaohs?

Pyramid© Seomra Ranga 2012 www.seomraranga.com


True or false: your fingernails grow four times faster than your toenails?


Science Joke 16


What did the light say when it was turned off?“I’m de-lighted!”

Tie Break Round


Tie Break RoundQuestion 1

What colour is a ruby gem?



True or false: a mushroom is a type of fungus?



What is a bird’s mouth called?



What is the fastest mammal on land over short distances?



What part of the human body does a chiropodist look after?



True or false: turtles and tortoises have no teeth?


Science Joke 17


What does a dentist call his x-rays?Tooth-pics!

Tie Break Answers



True or false: a mushroom is a type of fungus?



True or false: turtles and tortoises have no teeth?


Science Joke 18


What do you call a blind dinosaur?I-don’t-think-he-saurus!

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