Fascinating Natural History Quiz from Glasgow Museums
Glasgow
Museums
Natural
History Quiz
What declining
small mammal
species has been
found thriving in
Easterhouse?
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
Guess the animal from the skeleton
Dolphin
What is this
mystery object?
This is the ear bone of a bowhead or
Greenland right whale.
Clue: it would help a large sea
creature to hear
In the past hedgehogs
were given the sam
e
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
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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
