By Fiona Midson and Beth Askham
Here is a sweet quiz to test your olfactory knowledge. Can you score 5 out of 5 and come up smelling like roses?
#1. By what common name are the ‘nares’ known?
Your nares are your nostrils.
#2. Apples belong to the same family as which of the following?
Apples and roses come from the same family, Rosaceae.
#3. Phantosmia affects your sense of smell, but what is it?
Phantosmia is the medical name for a smell hallucination.
#4. Which of these acids gives vinegar its sour taste and pungent smell?
Acetic acid is also known as ethanoic acid.
#5. According to astronauts, space stinks. What does it smell of?
Some astronauts have likened the smells of space to walnuts and brake pads.
Results
Congratulations! You are a real science whiz!
Oh dear! Better brush up before the next quiz!
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