forensic science trivia questions

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The color of body after the death changes. What is the process called?

a. Sammieb. Ballisticsc. Morgued. Secretor

What is polygraph test used for?

a. AIDSb. Typhoidc. Liesd. Hemoglobin

D.N.A. is used in which of the following cases?

a. Natural and paternal disputesb. Convicting felonsc. Medical diagnosticsd. All of the above

This substance has the capacity to kill in small doses. What is it?

a. Saltb. Toxinc. Sodiumd. Potassium

What is the distance between the opposite lands in a firearm called?

a. Groovesb. Landsc. Firing pind. Caliber

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

Which of the following parameters are studied for a polygraph test?

a. Breathingb. Pulsec. Galvanic skin responsed. All of the above

Who is recognized for the development of the fundamental

principles of document examination?

a. Mathieu Orfilab. Francis Galtonc. Albert S. Osbornd. Leone Lattes

Deoxyribonucleic acid is normally shortened to what?

a. Finger printingb. Hair samplesc. Fiberd. D.N.A.

What is the study of teeth?

a. Entomologyb. Anthropologyc. Odontologyd. Pathology

What do entomologist study?

a. Teethb. Insectsc. Bonesd. Weapons

What chemical makes latent finger prints visible?

a. Morphineb. Mescalinec. Ninhydrind. Cytosine

What does toxicology mean?

a. Insectsb. Acidc. Drugs and alcohold. blood

The suture which joins the frontal bone with the parietal bone is called ________.

a. Sphenoid sutureb. Coronal suturec. Frontotemporal sutured. Occipito mastoid suture

What is the stiffening of body after death called?

a. Rigor mortisb. Liver mortisc. Ballisticsd. Secretor

Finger prints are formed by:

a. Ridges on the skinb. Veins under the skinc. Nerves in the skind. Blood vessels in the skin

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

Which is the hardest and strongest part of the body?a. Femurb. Humerusc. Teethd. Muscles

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

A tearing wound due to a blunt object is called:

a. Incised woundb. Abrasionc. Lacerationd. Contusion

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

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

What is the longest, strongest, and hardest bone in the human body?

a. Teeth b. Femurc. Ulnad. Spine

What technique is used in fingerprint identification?

a. Superglue fumingb. Look and comparec. Entomologyd. Odontology

Forensic anthropology: Wormian bones are commonly found in

which type of population?

a. Caucasianb. Africanc. Latind. Asian