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Trivia: Science and space

Ten questions with four answers each. Circle the answer you think is right. The answers are on the last page.

Circle the answer you think is right.

What is the name of the star at the centre of our solar system?
A. SiriusB. The SunC. PolarisD. Vega
What is the study of plants called?
A. BotanyB. EcologyC. ZoologyD. Geology
Which planet spins on its side compared with the others?
A. NeptuneB. UranusC. MarsD. Saturn
What is the study of animals called?
A. Biology onlyB. EntomologyC. BotanyD. Zoology
How many bones are in the adult human body?
A. 206B. 306C. 256D. 106
What is the chemical symbol for gold?
A. AuB. GoC. GdD. Ag
What is the hardest natural substance?
A. IronB. QuartzC. DiamondD. Gold
What is the hardest natural material?
A. SteelB. DiamondC. QuartzD. Granite
Which planet has the most famous rings?
A. JupiterB. MarsC. SaturnD. Venus
Which part of the body do you use to smell?
A. The tongueB. The eyeC. The earD. The nose

B. The Sun. The Sun makes up almost all of the mass of the solar system.
A. Botany. Someone who studies plants is called a botanist.
B. Uranus. Uranus is tilted over so far that it rolls around the Sun like a ball.
D. Zoology. Entomology is the study of insects.
A. 206. Babies are born with more bones, and some of them join together as they grow.
A. Au. Au comes from aurum, the Latin word for gold.
C. Diamond. Diamonds are made of carbon, the same element as pencil lead.
B. Diamond. Diamonds are made of carbon that has been squeezed under great heat and pressure.
C. Saturn. Saturn's rings are made of ice and rock, from tiny grains to large chunks.
D. The nose. Smell and taste work together when we eat.