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Who Can Solve This Quiz!! | The Humble Mosquito Quiz

It may only be little but the mosquito has been man’s greatest adversary in the animal kingdom, affecting social policy and even wars.

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  • Question of

    The name for the mosquito comes from the Spanish language. What does it mean?

    • Little Fly
    • Biting Fly
    • Swamp Dweller
    • Disease Carrier
  • Question of

    The mosquito is part of the family “Culicidae” which contains three sub-families. Which of the following is not one of the sub-families?

    • Toxorhynchitinae
    • Chaoboridae
    • Chaoboridae
    • Anophelinae
  • Question of

    Mosquitoes are well-known for having a major role in the transmission of malaria into humans, but what exactly is that role?

    • The malaria parasite develops inside the mosquito larvae
    • The mosquito acquires the parasite from one human and passes it on to another through its saliva
    • The mosquito passes on germs acquired from dirty water to humans
    • The mosquito deposits its faeces onto a person’s skin as it feeds
  • Question of

    Only female mosquitoes feed on blood.

    • True
    • False
  • Question of

    As well as malaria, which of the following diseases does the mosquito act as vector agent for?

    • Yellow Fever
    • West Nile Fever
    • Dengue Fever
    • All of these
  • Question of

    Which feature of the adult insect do the pupae of Culex mosquitos lack?

    • Head
    • Mouth
    • Abdomen
    • Thorax
  • Question of

    Which chemical, formerly known as Neocide, was pushed by the USA as the tool to eradicate the world’s mosquito population only for its use to be declared illegal at the end of 1972?

    • Malathion
    • Permethrin
    • DDT
    • Scourge
  • Question of

    Which drink was introduced by the British Army into its colonies to help fight the spread of malaria?

    • Bourbon and Coke
    • White Rum and Lime
    • Vodka and Orange
    • Gin and Tonic

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  1. Very nice! I got 5/8 – but I should have got 6, because I ticked the wrong Chaoboridae in question #2 (there are two identical answers and only one of them is marked as correct!).

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