What Are Engaging Biology Quiz Questions for Laypersons?

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The discussion centers on the need for engaging and accessible multiple-choice quiz questions related to biology, aimed at a diverse audience of recent college graduates from various fields, including biology, engineering, and mathematics. The quiz questions should be simple enough for laypersons to understand while still being interesting and informative. Participants are encouraged to share examples of such questions, which could cover topics like the history of biology, notable biologists, and basic medical facts. Additionally, several online resources are suggested for finding existing quiz questions, including links to past quizzes and educational websites. The goal is to create a quiz that is both enjoyable and educational for a broad audience.
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Hi,
I am looking for some interesting (multiple choices type) quiz questions that are related to biology. The quiz participants include mostly recent college graduates of diverse background from biology to engineering to mathematics. The audience also come from diverse background. In general, they are almost all layperson. So, the quiz questions cannot be very difficult biology questions.
I have no idea what kind of question I can ask, does anyone have any interesting questions related to biological science that even layperson could understand (and interest to most people)?
What I am looking for are questions that are simple enough yet not stupid, and can be anything related to biology (history of it, biologists, simple medical facts, etc.)
As an example of what I am looking, I have a physical science question that (most) people could understand and find interesting:

Someone in Australia pulls the plug from a washing basin. The water drains from the basin, causing a whirl or eddy. In which direction does the water turn ?

a. Always clockwise, because of the Coriolis force.
b. Always counterclockwise, because of the Coriolis force.
c. Sometimes clockwise, sometimes counterclockwise.

Anyone who can point to online resource is also very much appreciated. Thank you.
 
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If you are able to translate webpages, then the following might be of interest: http://www.nwo.nl/nwohome.nsf/pages/NWOP_5VGJ6V
It is the Dutch National Science Quiz, which is held on television every year. All the questions and answers of previous years are online.
 
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