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Quiz about All About Blood
Quiz about All About Blood

All About Blood Trivia Quiz


A quiz about your blood!

A multiple-choice quiz by crisw. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
crisw
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
3,460
Updated
Sep 26 22
# Qns
15
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
11 / 15
Plays
16013
Awards
Top 5% quiz!
Last 3 plays: Guest 174 (12/15), Guest 174 (10/15), cledbetter (13/15).
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Question 1 of 15
1. Which of the following blood cells actually carry the oxygen to your cells? Hint


Question 2 of 15
2. Which of the following blood cells fight infection? Hint


Question 3 of 15
3. Which of the following assist in clotting wounds? Hint


Question 4 of 15
4. What is the liquid portion of the blood called? Hint


Question 5 of 15
5. How is a bird's blood different from a human's? Hint


Question 6 of 15
6. What molecule in the blood carries oxygen? Hint


Question 7 of 15
7. Fish have blood.


Question 8 of 15
8. This African tribe traditionally lives on a diet that includes cow blood- taken straight from the still-living cow. Hint


Question 9 of 15
9. In the United States, it is highly unlikely to catch any bloodborne diseases by donating blood, if proper procedure is adhered to.


Question 10 of 15
10. What is the most common blood type? Hint


Question 11 of 15
11. Someone has type A positive blood. What are they positive for? Hint


Question 12 of 15
12. What does 'Rh factor' stand for? Hint


Question 13 of 15
13. Why is the Rh factor important? Hint


Question 14 of 15
14. What is the least common of the ABO blood types? Hint


Question 15 of 15
15. According to idiom, what vegetable is it impossible to squeeze blood from? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Which of the following blood cells actually carry the oxygen to your cells?

Answer: Red blood cells

They use hemoglobin to do this.
2. Which of the following blood cells fight infection?

Answer: White blood cells

There are several varieties of white blood cells, each doing a different job.
3. Which of the following assist in clotting wounds?

Answer: Platelets

Without properly-functioning platelets, your blood will not clot - a disorder known as hemophilia.
4. What is the liquid portion of the blood called?

Answer: Plasma

It is clear and yellowish.
5. How is a bird's blood different from a human's?

Answer: The red blood cells of birds have a nucleus

In mammals, red blood cells are the only cells without nuclei.
6. What molecule in the blood carries oxygen?

Answer: Hemoglobin

Iron is used to manufacture hemoglobin, which is why iron-deficient people are anemic.
7. Fish have blood.

Answer: True

Even insects and worms have blood!
8. This African tribe traditionally lives on a diet that includes cow blood- taken straight from the still-living cow.

Answer: Masai

This is obtained by firing a short arrow into the jugular vein of the cow. The blood is usually mixed with milk.
9. In the United States, it is highly unlikely to catch any bloodborne diseases by donating blood, if proper procedure is adhered to.

Answer: True

You can't usually catch a disease from donating blood in the United States if proper procedure is followed. New sterile equipment is used each time.
10. What is the most common blood type?

Answer: O positive

Type O positive is the most common. About 38 percent of the population has this type.
11. Someone has type A positive blood. What are they positive for?

Answer: Rh factor

Someone who is positive has the Rh factor in their blood.
12. What does 'Rh factor' stand for?

Answer: Rhesus incompatibility factor

It is named after the rhesus monkey.
13. Why is the Rh factor important?

Answer: It can lead to harm in unborn fetuses

If an Rh negative woman has an Rh positive fetus, her cells may attack the baby's. The danger grows with subsequent pregnancies.
14. What is the least common of the ABO blood types?

Answer: AB

AB is the least common blood type. Less than 3 percent of the general population have it. However, it is much more common in some ethnic groups.
15. According to idiom, what vegetable is it impossible to squeeze blood from?

Answer: A turnip

An old saying.
Source: Author crisw

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