Nutrition Quiz
Try out this Nutrition quiz to test your knowledge. Nutrition trivia explores the science and everyday facts behind what we eat, from essential vitamins and minerals to the history of dietary advice.
15 questions
~3 min to finish
Easy to hard difficulty
540 pts max score
Question 1 · Hard · 40 pts
Ancel Keys is most strongly associated with which landmark nutrition project?
Question 2 · Hard · 40 pts
Before vitamin B1 was isolated, polished-rice diets were linked to what disease?
Question 3 · Hard · 40 pts
A deficiency of niacin causes which condition?
Question 4 · Hard · 40 pts
Vitamin B1 goes by what chemical name?
Question 5 · Hard · 40 pts
What is the vitamin name for B2?
Question 6 · Hard · 40 pts
Which B vitamin is also called vitamin B9?
Question 7 · Hard · 40 pts
Cobalamin is another name for which vitamin?
Question 8 · Hard · 40 pts
What is the name of the severe form of protein malnutrition?
Question 9 · Hard · 40 pts
Severe energy deficiency malnutrition is called what?
Question 10 · Hard · 40 pts
Which type of fat raises LDL cholesterol while lowering HDL cholesterol?
Question 11 · Hard · 40 pts
The glycemic index compares foods based on their effect on what?
Question 12 · Hard · 40 pts
BMI is calculated as weight in kilograms divided by what?
Question 13 · Hard · 40 pts
People with phenylketonuria must limit which amino acid?
Question 14 · Easy · 10 pts
What does RDA stand for in nutrition guidance?
Question 15 · Easy · 10 pts
Omega-3 fatty acids belong to what class of fats?