Forensic Science Trivia Questions
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Forensic ScienceTrivia QuestionsHow much do you know about
Forensics?
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The color of body after the death changes. What is the process called?
a. Sammieb. Ballisticsc. Morgued. Secretor
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What is polygraph test used for?
a. AIDSb. Typhoidc. Liesd. Hemoglobin
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D.N.A. is used in which of the following cases?
a. Natural and paternal disputesb. Convicting felonsc. Medical diagnosticsd. All of the above
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This substance has the capacity to kill in small doses. What is it?
a. Saltb. Toxinc. Sodiumd. Potassium
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What is the distance between the opposite lands in a firearm called?
a. Groovesb. Landsc. Firing pind. Caliber
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Which one of the following are the basic fingerprint patterns?
a. Scar, whorl and loopb. Whorl, loop and archc. Scar, loop and archd. Tent, scar and loop
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Which of the following parameters are studied for a polygraph test?
a. Breathingb. Pulsec. Galvanic skin responsed. All of the above
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Who is recognized for the development of the fundamental
principles of document examination?
a. Mathieu Orfilab. Francis Galtonc. Albert S. Osbornd. Leone Lattes
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Deoxyribonucleic acid is normally shortened to what?
a. Finger printingb. Hair samplesc. Fiberd. D.N.A.
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What is the study of teeth?
a. Entomologyb. Anthropologyc. Odontologyd. Pathology
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What do entomologist study?
a. Teethb. Insectsc. Bonesd. Weapons
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What chemical makes latent finger prints visible?
a. Morphineb. Mescalinec. Ninhydrind. Cytosine
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What does toxicology mean?
a. Insectsb. Acidc. Drugs and alcohold. blood
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The suture which joins the frontal bone with the parietal bone is called ________.
a. Sphenoid sutureb. Coronal suturec. Frontotemporal sutured. Occipito mastoid suture
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What is the stiffening of body after death called?
a. Rigor mortisb. Liver mortisc. Ballisticsd. Secretor
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Finger prints are formed by:
a. Ridges on the skinb. Veins under the skinc. Nerves in the skind. Blood vessels in the skin
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When examining a suspected death due to bullet or electric current, an investigator looks for two kinds of wounds on a
body. What are they?a. Lesions ad cutisb. Scratches and bruisesc. Entry wound and exit woundd. Rigor mortis and liver mortis
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Which is the hardest and strongest part of the body?a. Femurb. Humerusc. Teethd. Muscles
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Why is autopsy or post mordem examination of a body conducted?
a. To determine the time and cause of death
b. To find the culpritc. To identify the victimd. To establish the intention of the
murder
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A tearing wound due to a blunt object is called:
a. Incised woundb. Abrasionc. Lacerationd. Contusion
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Which of the following systems is used by the American Federal Bureau of Investigation to store
fingerprint data?a. P300 based systemb. P30 based systemc. D9/7 wavelet – based systemd. None of the above
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The term caliber is used to:
a. Indicate the groove between two lands of a firearms
b. Indicate the number of lead balls of the diameter of the bore that equal 1 pound
c. Indicate the diameter of a bullet in hundredths of an inch
d. Indicate spiraling grooves that are cut into a barrel
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What is the longest, strongest, and hardest bone in the human body?
a. Teeth b. Femurc. Ulnad. Spine
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What technique is used in fingerprint identification?
a. Superglue fumingb. Look and comparec. Entomologyd. Odontology
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Forensic anthropology: Wormian bones are commonly found in
which type of population?
a. Caucasianb. Africanc. Latind. Asian