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Know These Facts About Mosquitoes!

3rd - 10th grades
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1 Question
30 seconds
Q.

Mosquitoes drink up to _________ times their weight in blood.


Two

Three

Four

2 Question
30 seconds
Q.

Female Mosquitoes lay up to how many eggs at a time?


300

600

1000

3 Question
30 seconds
Q.

Malaria infects around 250 million people each year worldwide and kills about one million, mostly children in Africa.


True

False

4 Question
30 seconds
Q.

Mosquitoes spend their first ___________ days in water.


10

5

2

5 Question
30 seconds
Q.

Only Male mosquitoes bite.


True

False

6 Question
30 seconds
Q.

Your blood contains the _________ that mosquito eggs require for development.


Carbohydrate

Protein

Oxygen

7 Question
30 seconds
Q.

There are more than 3,500 different species of mosquitoes ready to ooze out your blood.


True

False

8 Question
30 seconds
Q.

Mosquitoes have how many spheres on both sides of their head which has hundreds of eyes?


Three

Two

One

9 Question
30 seconds
Q.

When it comes to flying, mosquitoes are one of the _________flying insects.


Slowest

Fastest

10 Question
30 seconds
Q.

No species of mosquitoes go after any birds, amphibians or reptiles.


True

False

11 Question
30 seconds
Q.

Which body part of mosquitoes make the buzzing sound?


Nose

Mouth

Wings

12 Question
30 seconds
Q.

A female mosquito must deposit her eggs in ________.


Water

Leaf

Cotton

13 Question
30 seconds
Q.

An adult mosquito may live up to _________.


3-4 months

5–6 months

1 year

14 Question
30 seconds
Q.

Female mosquitoes need Vitamin D for their eggs and must take a blood meal in order to reproduce.


True

False

15 Question
30 seconds
Q.

Mosquitoes average a flight speed of __________ miles per hour.


6 to 7

1 to 1.5

3 to 4.5

16 Question
30 seconds
Q.

Mosquito's _______ lubricates the proboscis to glide into the skin.


Saliva

Blood

Sound

17 Question
30 seconds
Q.

Our skin produces more than 340 chemical odors, and some smell wonderful to a mosquito.


True

False

18 Question
30 seconds
Q.

The emergence of a worldwide outbreak of this mosquito-borne disease can be traced to a 2004 drought in Kenya. What disease was it?


Malaria

Dengue

Chikungunya

19 Question
30 seconds
Q.

When a male and female mosquito meet and decide to mate, their wing beats actually synchronize to the same speed.


True

False

20 Question
30 seconds
Q.

Mosquitoes can actually sense carbon dioxide from how many yards away?


1000

650

50

21 Question
30 seconds
Q.

Are Mosquitoes Attracted to Light?


Yes

No

22 Question
30 seconds
Q.

This is the insect-repelling active ingredient used in most mosquito sprays.


NEET

DEET

HEAT

23 Question
30 seconds
Q.

When a mosquito first approaches you, it’s going to your __________ first.


Nose

Legs

Head

24 Question
30 seconds
Q.

Can Mosquitoes Transmit HIV or AIDS?


Yes

No

25 Question
30 seconds
Q.

What is the tube that a mosquito eats through called?


Proboscis

Claysen

Gulotis