Fascinating Natural History Quiz from Glasgow Museums
Explore the Glasgow Museums Natural History Quiz featuring intriguing questions about animal species, historical artifacts, and wildlife facts. Test your knowledge on topics like declining mammal species, venomous snakes, corset materials, and more. Discover interesting tidbits about animals, bones, and mystery objects while enjoying a fun quiz experience.
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Glasgow Museums Natural History Quiz
What declining small mammal species has been found thriving in Easterhouse? Water vole: You can watch a film about them here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p06b066z
What type of bone was used in this corset (from 1820-30) to give structure? Whale bone
What is the only native venomous snake in Britain? Adder
This rat vase was presented to Dr John Brownlee, Physician-Superintendent, Belvidere Fever Hospital who, in 1900, quickly identified and contained an outbreak of in Glasgow. Bubonic plague (in this case, not caused by rats)
Guess the animal from the skeleton Frog
How many gnats do you think a pipistrelle bat could eat in a night (according to the RSPB) 100 3,000 20,000
What is this mystery object? Clue: it would help a large sea creature to hear This is the ear bone of a bowhead or Greenland right whale.
In the past hedgehogs were given the same name as a spiky sea creature. Can you guess what they were called? (There is a clue in the bottom picture) Urchin
Guess the animal from the skeleton Ostrich
