Nature Quiz
Try out this Nature quiz to test your knowledge. Nature trivia spans everything from towering redwoods and deep-ocean creatures to weather extremes and the hidden patterns of ecosystems.
15 questions
~3 min to finish
Easy to hard difficulty
520 pts max score
Question 1 · Easy · 10 pts
Across what broad field does Nature cover research?
Question 2 · Medium · 20 pts
Which documentary won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature?
Question 3 · Hard · 40 pts
Who served as editor-in-chief of Nature before Magdalena Skipper and is a familiar modern editorial name?
Question 4 · Hard · 40 pts
Which editor became editor-in-chief of Nature in 2018?
Question 5 · Hard · 40 pts
Nature's readership is global, but centered on what broad professional community?
Question 6 · Hard · 40 pts
Major papers on rising temperatures, models, and atmospheric change in Nature fall under what field?
Question 7 · Hard · 40 pts
Inheritance and DNA-focused breakthrough papers in Nature belong to which discipline?
Question 8 · Hard · 40 pts
Nature has published major papers in what field concerned with stars, galaxies, and the universe?
Question 9 · Hard · 40 pts
Fill in the associated journal name: Nature ____ for heredity-focused research.?
Question 10 · Hard · 40 pts
Which associated Nature journal is devoted to physics?
Question 11 · Hard · 40 pts
Which associated Nature journal centers specifically on climate change?
Question 12 · Hard · 40 pts
Nature sends research papers out for what kind of review?
Question 13 · Hard · 40 pts
Who became widely known for writing about hidden relationships among trees?
Question 14 · Hard · 40 pts
Who was the first editor of Nature?
Question 15 · Easy · 10 pts
Which U.S. president is especially linked with expanding American conservation efforts?