Fun Science for Kids Quiz about Viruses

 True or False? Viruses are non-living and they don't eat.*

o False. If they don't eat they would not exist

o False. Viruses are living therefore cause so much damage.

o Only some Viruses don't eat

o True.

o False. Viruses eat blood from their hosts

 True or false? Sometimes viruses that normally infect animals can jump to humans*

o False, Viruses that infect animals only harm animals

o True, but only if the human is the owner of the animal

o False, humans are resistant to sicknesses animals have

o True
 Can Antibiotics kill a virus?*

o No, Antibiotics kill bacteria, not viruses

o Yes, but only very strong ones

o Yes, any antibiotic will kill a virus

o Yes, antibiotics like Zidovudine, Mamoviduniac and Penuncullin kill Viruses

 What kills viruses?*

o Your own body as well as vaccines and anti-viral drugs can fight viruses

o Pain killers

o Antibiotics

o Aspirin
 How do Viruses travel from host to host?*

o They fly through the air on four tiny wings

o Through the water droplets in the air, through blood, in water, or in food

o They travel from host to host through floating soap bubbles in the air, through blood,
in water, or in food.

o They travel from host to host through the water droplets in the air, through blood, in
water, or in food only when it is winter time
 How do Viruses spread to plants?*
o Aphids suck the juice from plants and vomit it on others

o When Aphids suck the juice from plants they transmit Viruses

o They crawl onto the plant and bite their way into a plant

o When slugs crawl on plants they leave Viruses behind them

o Aphids suck the juice from plants and spit it onto other plants to contaminate them
 Do Viruses have legs?*

o Viruses have two legs just like humans

o Viruses don't have legs, but they have dozens of long tentacles that help them move

o No, Viruses don’t have legs and they can’t move on their own

o Yes, Viruses have many small, thin legs

 Can insects transmit Viruses?*

o Viruses don't get transmitted, they go where they want

o No, only mammals can

o Yes, mosquitoes do

o No one can transmit a Virus

 What is the correct full bacteriophage structure of the virus?*

o DNA, tail sheath, head, internal proteins, neck, end plate, pins, tail fibres

o Head, DNA, internal proteins, neck, fuzzy tail, end plate, pins, tail fibres

o Head, DNA, external proteins, neck, tail sheath, end plate, a single pin at the end of
the tail

o Head, DNA, internal proteins, neck, tail sheath, end plate, 10 pins, furry tail

o Head, DNA, internal proteins, neck, nails, end plate, pins and needles, tail fibres
 When do Viruses reproduce themselvs?*

o Three times a month

o Twice an hour

o Only when they invade a living being

o Five times a minute

Here are the quiz questions with answers:

True or False? Viruses are non-living and they don't eat.

 False. If they don't eat they would not exist

 True.

 False. Viruses are living therefore cause so much damage.

 False. Viruses eat blood from their hosts

 Only some Viruses don't eat

True or false? Sometimes viruses that normally infect animals can jump to humans

 False, Viruses that infect animals only harm animals

 True

 True, but only if the human is the owner of the animal

 False, humans are resistant to sicknesses animals have

Can Antibiotics kill a virus?

 Yes, but only very strong ones

 Yes, any antibiotic will kill a virus

 No, Antibiotics kill bacteria, not viruses

 Yes, antibiotics like Zidovudine, Mamoviduniac and Penuncullin kill Viruses

What kills viruses?

 Pain killers

 Antibiotics

 Your own body as well as vaccines and anti-viral drugs can fight viruses

 Aspirin

How do Viruses travel from host to host?

 They fly through the air on four tiny wings

 They travel from host to host through floating soap bubbles in the air, through
blood, in water, or in food.

 Through the water droplets in the air, through blood, in water, or in food

 They travel from host to host through the water droplets in the air, through blood,
in water, or in food only when it is winter time

How do Viruses spread to plants?

 They crawl onto the plant and bite their way into a plant
  When Aphids suck the juice from plants they transmit Viruses

 When slugs crawl on plants they leave Viruses behind them

 Aphids suck the juice from plants and vomit it on others

 Aphids suck the juice from plants and spit it onto other plants to contaminate them

Do Viruses have legs?

 No, Viruses don’t have legs and they can’t move on their own

 Viruses don't have legs, but they have dozens of long tentacles that help them
move

 Yes, Viruses have many small, thin legs

 Viruses have two legs just like humans

Can insects transmit Viruses?

 Yes, mosquitoes do

 No, only mammals can

 No one can transmit a Virus

 Viruses don't get transmitted, they go where they want

What is the correct full bacteriophage structure of the virus?

 Head, DNA, internal proteins, neck, nails, end plate, pins and needles, tail fibres

 Head, DNA, external proteins, neck, tail sheath, end plate, a single pin at the end
of the tail

 DNA, tail sheath, head, internal proteins, neck, end plate, pins, tail fibres

 Head, DNA, internal proteins, neck, fuzzy tail, end plate, pins, tail fibres

 Head, DNA, internal proteins, neck, tail sheath, end plate, 10 pins, furry tail

When do Viruses reproduce themselvs?

 Twice an hour

 Only when they invade a living being

 Five times a minute

 Three times a month