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1 Calendars, Time and Distance
This is a quiz about calendars, years, months, days and ends with 2 questions involving distance.
Very Difficult
15 Q
YOMD39
Jul 08 00
4854 plays
2 A Long History in Measuring Time
This quiz is based on the Author Challenge from kyleisalive. Measuring time has evolved from an art to a science. Let us explore the different methods used over history in the measurement of something we all take for granted - time.
Average
10 Q
LeoDaVinci
Jul 21 09
297 plays
3 Some Really, Really, Really Big Numbers
Everyone knows those little numbers like pi and the square root of two. This quiz is to test your knowledge of numbers in math and science that are mind-bogglingly large!
Average
10 Q
adams627
Dec 16 08
747 plays
4 Too Close For Comfort
Studying for my physics exams, I kept stumbling across the many different ways we perceive distance. Take a trip through time and space to discover just how far, and how to measure it!
Average
10 Q
LeoDaVinci
Jun 03 06
2289 plays
5 Drawn to Scale
This quiz is about the different scales that are used (or rarely used) in science.
Difficult
15 Q
geniusonwheels
Apr 22 08
462 plays
6 The Fahrenheit Scale
Have you ever wondered about the exact temperatures for various situations? Here's your opportunity to discoverer your talent as a human thermometer!
Average
10 Q
thejazzkickazz
Feb 19 00
7971 plays
7 Metric and Imperial Measurements
This is kind of a weird quiz topic but something everyone should know, especially those travellers who go between the two different (metric and imperial) systems.
Average
20 Q
timence
Jan 11 02
2787 plays
8 British Measurements
The UK has succumbed to the Système International d'Unités (a.k.a. the metric system), but old units are still remembered and sometimes used in some activities. How much do you know about these?
Tough
10 Q
TabbyTom
May 22 03
1305 plays
9 Scientific Scales
Over the past 4 or 5 hundred years human beings have done a marvelous job of discovering ways to measure natural phenomena. Let's take a look at some of the scales that have been developed to measure everything from the weather to earthquakes!
Very Difficult
10 Q
thejazzkickazz
Jul 28 02
1272 plays
10 Eras and Periods
This is a short quiz on the eras and periods scientists use to describe the past history of the earth.
Difficult
10 Q
GeniusBoy
Jul 28 01
888 plays
11 Scientific Measurement Units
Okay, all you science students--let's see how well you listened in your high school science classes!! I will tell you the unit of measurement and you choose the correct quantity that it would be used to measure. Ready, set, THINK!
Average
10 Q
lsvitko
Apr 27 00
2643 plays
12 Weights and Measures
A perfect quiz for Anti-metricians. How well do you know some of the less used measurement units?
Difficult
20 Q
tralfaz
Aug 22 02
855 plays
13 SI Units
An oldy but a goldy. I'll give you the standard SI unit of measurement, you tell me what it measures!
Average
10 Q
DesertFox
Apr 30 00
3798 plays
14 Which Way Is Up
Here is a quiz on directions on the Earth and in the sky.
Average
10 Q
almach
Aug 18 01
2706 plays
15 A Timely Quiz
Time for a fun quiz! This quiz is about time- the history of time and its measurements.
Very Difficult
10 Q
bullymom
Oct 18 02
1743 plays
16 Measuring Instruments
A quiz about measuring instruments and implements.
Average
10 Q
Tristan.
Aug 18 00
3408 plays
17 Weights and Measures
A quiz about not-so-known measurement units and connections between very-well-known ones.
Tough
10 Q
mc98025
Nov 07 03
1023 plays
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Last Updated Nov 07 09 5:52 AM

Some sample questions from this category:

* At what temperature does water boil, at sea level?
* What was the coldest temperature ever recorded on Earth (at Vostok, Antarctica)?
* Most people die if their fever reaches this temperature...
* Pure water freezes at what temperature?
* What was the lowest internal body temperature ever recorded in a human being who went on to survive?


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