Science Trivia Questions 11-20
Easy Questions
What is the length of the Athabasca River? Hint: 1 230, 3 185, 4 240, or 5 970 km?
Which of the following insects do NOT occur in the Athabasca area: a) cicadas, b) praying mantids, c) katydids, or d) deer flies?
How many towns are in the Athabasca River Basin? Hint: 10, 12, 15, or 20?
How many pulp mills are in the Athabasca River Basin? Hint: 0, 1, 5, or 10?
Which of the following animals, which are all native to the Athabasca area, is NOT an insect: a) lacewing, b) wolf spider, c) forest tent caterpillar, or d) water strider?
Which of the following animals, which are all native Alberta, is NOT an insect: a) aphid, b) giant water bug, c) mayfly, or d) scorpion?
The answer is "d"; scorpions are arachnids. Yes, there is one species of scorpion that lives in southern Alberta, as well as southern British Columbia.
Which of the following insects of the Athabasca River Basin do NOT have an aquatic larval stage: a) bees, b) black flies, c) dragonflies or d) mayflies?
Which of the following insects of the Athabasca River basin have only two wings and so are true flies: a) caddisflies, b) damselflies, c) mayflies, or d) mosquitoes?
How many kinds of birds occur in the greater Athabasca area? Hint: 50, 100, 200, or 300?
Which of the following insects of the Athabasca River Basin does NOT have a pupal stage in its life cycle: a) beetle, b) grasshopper, c) moth, or d) wasp?
Science Outreach Athabasca -
September 26, 2012
