Gross Pests Quiz - MSN Encarta

1

How long can a cockroach survive without its head?

American Cockroach (Image credit: G.I. Bernard/Oxford Scientific Films)

a)

It can't

b)

One day

c)

One week

d)

Forever

2

How many descendants can a single pair of rats produce in three years?

Brown Rat (Image credit: Robin Redfern/Oxford Scientific Films)

a)

2,000

b)

20,000

c)

2 million

d)

20 million

3

A mouse can squeeze through a hole as small as a:

House Mouse (Image credit: Tom McHugh/Photo Researchers, Inc.)

a)

Dime

b)

Nickel

c)

Quarter

d)

Half-dollar

4

How can a human contract a rodent-borne disease?

a)

Through a rodent bite

b)

By consuming food or water contaminated with rodent feces or urine

c)

By being bitten by a flea, tick or mite that has fed off an infected rodent

d)

All of the above

5

What do bed bugs eat?

Bed Bug (Image credit: Dorling Kindersley)

a)

Skin

b)

Blood

c)

Dust mites

d)

Cotton

6

Which of these household pests is also a common cause of allergies?

a)

Termites

b)

Cockroaches

c)

Houseflies

d)

Ants

7

The combined weight of all the world's ants is equal to that of all the humans on earth.

Magnified Ant Head (Image credit: David Burder/Tony Stone Images)

a)

True

b)

False

8

Why are trained dogs better at detecting termites than humans?

Termite Colony Showing Different Caste Members (Image credit: N. Mark Collins/Oxford Scientific Films)

a)

Dogs are closer to the ground.

b)

Dogs have better eyesight.

c)

Dogs can smell the termites.

d)

Dogs can hear the termites chewing on wood.

9

What is the most venomous spider in North America?

a)

Brown recluse

b)

Black widow

c)

Hobo spider

d)

Daddy longlegs

10

House flies can only eat food in liquid form. How do they consume solid foods?

House Fly (Image credit: Richard Packwood/Oxford Scientific Films)

a)

They don't.

b)

They urinate on it first.

c)

They vomit on it first.

d)

They liquefy it with their legs.