| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| Smooth concave structure on a bees leg that helps hold pollen | Pollen basket / Corbicula | 80%
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| Leader of the hive/colony | Queen | 80%
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| Name for a male | Drone | 60%
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| They're able to recognize what human feature | Face | 60%
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| Tasty and nutritious food bees produce which never spoils | Honey | 60%
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| Name of the alcoholic beverage made by fermenting honey, yeast and water. The world's oldest alcoholic beverage. | Mead | 60%
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| Which female name is derived from the greek word for honey bee | Melissa | 60%
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| Powdery substance bees spread so plants can reproduce | Pollen | 60%
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| They cannot see what colour of light? | Red | 60%
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| The special food that is secreted, then harvested from young bees which is then fed to larva to evolve them. Triggering a process known as epigenetics. | Royal Jelly | 60%
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| About what fraction of a teaspoon does one individual bee produce in their life | 1/12 | 40%
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| They are known to have existed for about how many years | 120 Million | 40%
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| Although the exact note varies, bees tend to buzz their wings at what musical pitch? | C | 40%
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| The shape a bee makes honeycomb in and the shape that makes up the pattern on their eyes | Hexagon | 40%
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| During the late summer when nectar is scarce, bees will resort to what to keep their colony alive | Hive Robbing | 40%
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| Colonies each have their own distinct what, so that members can identify each other | Pheromones | 40%
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| They have 2 of these, one for honey and one for digestion | Stomach | 40%
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| Still-edible honey was found in which famous kings tomb? | Tutankhamun | 40%
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| They're able to see what which makes flowers appear bright to them | Ultraviolet Light | 40%
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| Name of the dance they do to communicate food sources etc. | Waggle | 40%
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| They evolved from which predatory insect? | Wasp | 40%
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| Name for a typical female | Worker | 40%
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| They have how many odour receptors | 170 | 20%
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| Measured by weight not lethality, Bees have venom deadlier than which type of snake | Cobra | 20%
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| Because of their acute sense of smell (50x a dog) they are able to detect what? | Explosives / Chemicals | 20%
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| Sweet sugary substance bees eat for energy and to produce food | Nectar | 20%
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| They use this to protect and sterilize their hive | Propolis / Bee Glue | 20%
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| A Honey bees brain is about the size of what type of seed | Sesame | 20%
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| Only females have them | Stinger | 20%
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| Bees use what as a navigation source | The Sun | 20%
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