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All About Blood Trivia Quiz

A quiz about your blood!

A multiple-choice quiz by crisw. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
crisw

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
3,460

Updated
Sep 26 22

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
11 / 15

Plays
16245

Awards
Top 5% quiz!

Last 3 plays: Guest 41 (11/15), Guest 143 (8/15), Guest 74 (14/15).

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Question 1 of 15

1. Which of the following blood cells actually carry the oxygen to your cells? Hint

White blood cells

Red blood cells

Platelets

Neutrophils

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Question 2 of 15

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

Red blood cells

White blood cells

Platelets

None of these

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Question 3 of 15

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

Platelets

White blood cells

Red blood cells

Neutrophils

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Question 4 of 15

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

Blood water

Whole blood

Fractionated blood

Plasma

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Question 5 of 15

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

Birds have spherical red blood cells

Birds do not have any white blood cells

The red blood cells of birds have a nucleus

The platelets of birds are more efficient

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Question 6 of 15

6. What molecule in the blood carries oxygen? Hint

Insulin

Chlorophyll

Hemoglobin

Factor X

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Question 7 of 15

7. Fish have blood.

True

False

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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

Masai

Ndebe

Swahili

Kalahari Bushmen

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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.

True

False

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Question 10 of 15

10. What is the most common blood type? Hint

A negative

O negative

B positive

O positive

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Question 11 of 15

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

Type A blood

Hepatitis virus

Rh factor

Donor status

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Question 12 of 15

12. What does 'Rh factor' stand for? Hint

Rhodamine H factor

Rhesus incompatibility factor

Rhabdomyolysis factor

Rheims factor

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Question 13 of 15

13. Why is the Rh factor important? Hint

It is an indicator of susceptability to cancer

It can lead to harm in unborn fetuses

It isn't important

It indicates that the donor has an infection

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Question 14 of 15

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

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Question 15 of 15

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

A potato

A rutabaga

A cabbage

A turnip

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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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