How Much Do You Know About Viruses?

Viruses are ancient. Although they are not alive, Vi...ruses are not exactly dead, either. Do you know there are more viruses than stars in the universe or that more than a quadrillion individual viruses exist on our planet - luckily, most are not poised to hop into humans? Have you ever wondered how much do you know about viruses? Take our quiz, and find out!

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Which virus inspired the movie Contagion?
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What is the genetic material of a retrovirus?
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What percentage of human DNA originally came from viruses?
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What is the most common virus in humans?
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What's the world's largest virus?
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All viruses contain how many different components?
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What virus inspired the movie Outbreak?
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COVID-19 was first identified in which Chinese city?
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How many different types of viral infections are there?
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How many DNA viruses families are there?
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How many different shapes of viruses are there?
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How does COVID-19 spread?
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When did viruses first appear on Earth?
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What is the smallest known animal virus?
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Which virus is being used to uncover prehistoric migration patterns?
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What was the first identified human virus?
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How far should you distance from others to prevent COVID-19 transmission?
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What's the outer protein shell of a virus called?
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The English word virus is based on a Latin word for _____________.
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What is the oldest virus ever awaken from dormancy?
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What units are used to measure viruses?
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How many families of human viruses are there?
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Who developed the first modern vaccine?
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What other viruses belong to the coronavirus family?
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When was the first case of HIV diagnosed?
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Do you know how many viruses are there in the human body?
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When was the first virus discovered?
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Rubella is also known as which of these?
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What is the most well-known retrovirus that infects humans?
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What is the minimum amount of time people should spend washing their hands to prevent COVID-19 infection?
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Which scientist discovered the first virus?
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How many different types of vaccines are there?
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How long can coronaviruses survive outside the body?
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Which of these factors has contributed to the rise in infectious diseases?
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What is the only viral disease to have been eradicated by vaccination?

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Viruses are ancient. Although they are not alive, Viruses are not exactly dead, either. Do you know there are more viruses than stars in the universe or that more than a quadrillion individual viruses exist on our planet - luckily, most are not poised to hop into humans? Have you ever wondered how much do you know about viruses? Take our quiz, and find out!

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