Fungi Quiz

Try out this Fungi quiz to test your knowledge. Fungi trivia spotlights a vast kingdom of organisms that includes mushrooms, molds, and yeasts, long important to ecosystems, food, and medicine.

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Question 1 · Hard · 40 pts
Which researcher was the one who observed the mold later linked to penicillin in 1928?
Question 2 · Hard · 40 pts
In the 1945 Nobel recognition connected to turning penicillin into a medicine, which laureate was Howard Florey?
Question 3 · Hard · 40 pts
Which 19th-century scientist studied fermentation involving yeast?
Question 4 · Hard · 40 pts
Which Italian publisher is associated with illustrated mushroom works?
Question 5 · Hard · 40 pts
The ergot fungus notorious for infecting rye is which species?
Question 6 · Hard · 40 pts
Which species is used to make Roquefort cheese?
Question 7 · Hard · 40 pts
Which fungus causes gray mold on many plants?
Question 8 · Hard · 40 pts
Stem rust in wheat is caused by what fungus?
Question 9 · Hard · 40 pts
Which corn-infecting fungus also shows up on the menu as huitlacoche?
Question 10 · Hard · 40 pts
Which fungal species can cause the lung disease histoplasmosis?
Question 11 · Hard · 40 pts
Valley fever is caused in part by which fungus listed here?
Question 12 · Hard · 40 pts
In immunocompromised patients, which fungus can cause pneumonia?
Question 13 · Hard · 40 pts
Which species is a common cause of athlete's foot?
Question 14 · Hard · 40 pts
Button, cremini, and portobello are all market forms of which single species?
Question 15 · Easy · 10 pts
What ingredient helps bread rise when making a loaf?

Which researcher was the one who observed the mold later linked to penicillin in 1928?

In the 1945 Nobel recognition connected to turning penicillin into a medicine, which laureate was Howard Florey?

Which 19th-century scientist studied fermentation involving yeast?

Which Italian publisher is associated with illustrated mushroom works?

The ergot fungus notorious for infecting rye is which species?

Which species is used to make Roquefort cheese?

Which fungus causes gray mold on many plants?

Stem rust in wheat is caused by what fungus?

Which corn-infecting fungus also shows up on the menu as huitlacoche?

Which fungal species can cause the lung disease histoplasmosis?

Valley fever is caused in part by which fungus listed here?

In immunocompromised patients, which fungus can cause pneumonia?

Which species is a common cause of athlete's foot?

Button, cremini, and portobello are all market forms of which single species?

What ingredient helps bread rise when making a loaf?