Helen Fields » discovery http://heyhelen.com Science Writer Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:17:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 new quizzes, hot off the presses http://heyhelen.com/2009/02/new-quizzes/ http://heyhelen.com/2009/02/new-quizzes/#comments Sat, 28 Feb 2009 05:00:01 +0000 Helen http://heyhelen.com/?p=130 I’m writing a whole batch o’ quizzes for the Science Channel (it’s part of the Discovery empire, which is based just up the road in Silver Spring). Three more went up today! You can test your knowledge on:

Dinosaurs! This one is probably the funniest. And the one with the most questions about Jurassic Park.

Taste! I quoted a They Might Be Giants song in this quiz. An obscure They Might Be Giants song.

Bugs! A month or so ago I heard a talk about insect diversity. The guy said, “To a nearest approximation, all species on earth are insects.” I didn’t get to use that quote in the quiz, so I’m happy to be using it now. Bugs are awesome.

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