Bees and Pollinators Quiz
Try out this Bees and Pollinators quiz to test your knowledge. Bees and Pollinators trivia highlights the insects, birds, and mammals that move pollen between flowers, making possible much of the fruit, seed, and plant life humans rely on.
15 questions
~3 min to finish
Easy to hard difficulty
390 pts max score
Question 1 · Hard · 40 pts
Which tracheal mite is identified as attacking honey bees?
Question 2 · Hard · 40 pts
American foulbrood is caused by which bacterium?
Question 3 · Hard · 40 pts
Some beekeepers use what kind of treatment to manage Varroa mites?
Question 4 · Hard · 40 pts
Who founded the International Bee Research Association in 1949?
Question 5 · Hard · 40 pts
Which scientist chaired the National Academy of Sciences study on pollinators and pesticides released in 2007?
Question 6 · Hard · 40 pts
Which researcher is known for work on wild bee contributions to crop pollination?
Question 7 · Hard · 40 pts
Who is known for books about native bees and flowering plants?
Question 8 · Hard · 40 pts
Whose study of the Madagascar star orchid’s long nectar spur included predicting a matching pollinator?
Question 9 · Easy · 10 pts
As bees move from flower to flower, what powdery substance do they carry between blooms?
Question 10 · Easy · 10 pts
A bee colony is centered around what single important bee?
Question 11 · Easy · 10 pts
What are male honey bees called?
Question 12 · Easy · 10 pts
Bees collect what sugary food source from flowers?
Question 13 · Easy · 10 pts
Pollen helps flowering plants do what?
Question 14 · Easy · 10 pts
Which well-known wild pollinators are the fuzzy favorites many people recognize?
Question 15 · Easy · 10 pts
Many bee-pollinated flowers have what helpful feature for visiting bees to stand on?