1. First of all let's just make sure we can tell a venomous spider from a sweet little innocent one. Which of the spiders listed cannot kill people? The red legged spider The St Andrew's Cross spider The yellow sac spider The brown recluse spider

2. Now we come to a spider named the long bodied cellar spider - aw how sweet! OK, so where does it live? Only in America Most countries of the world Western Europe America and Australia

3. Everyone's heard of it - the black widow spider. Black widows kill about 70 people every year. True False

4. Which of the listed names below is not the name of a real spider? The zebra spider The ragwort spider The lynx spider The house spider

5. There's no denying it. People can get bitten by spiders. But what percent of suspected spider bites actually turn out to be bites from other invertebrates or a disease? 35% 15% 80% 30%

6. Jumping spiders have eight eyes. True False

7. Everybody hates the big spiders - or I do anyway. Is the Mexican blonde tarantula the biggest spider in the world? Yes No

8. Which one of the statements below is true? Mummy long-leg spiders exist There is only one spider in the world that eats plants You are more likely to be killed by a ballpoint pen than by a venomous spider All spiders make spider webs

9. There are 35 different types of tarantula. True False

10. The scientific name for a black widow spider is Latrodectus mactans. It is an arachnid and uses silk to make cocoons for eggs or traps for prey. But where are its silk-spinning organs? At the front end of the body At the back end of the body In its mouth On the end of its legs