This quiz complements DIG's October 2008 issue.

Pick one answer from the menu under each question.

1. What does CSI stand for?

a. Crime Site Investigator
b. Crime Scene Inspector
c. Change Site Investigator
d. Crime Scene Investigator

2. The skeleton of “Larry” showed evidence for this condition

a. Arthritis
b. Cerebral Palsy
c. A broken arm
d. Epilepsy

3. The police were able to figure out the identity of David Castillo based on this evidence:

a. Fingerprints
b. Facial Reconstruction
c. Pollen
d. His wallet

4. The Egyptian incense “sntr” was called this in Greek:

a. Pine
b. Terebinth
c. Myrrh
d. Frankincense

5. Where does pollen come from?

a. Flowers
b. Seeds
c. Plant sap
d. Leaves

6. The study of pollen is called:

a. Pollenology
b. Palynology
c. Benadrology
d. Botany

7. You can learn all of the following about someone from their skeleton except:

a. Approximate Height
b. Age
c. Hair color
d. Probable ancestry

8. The effects of disease are called:

a. Patholody
b. Effology
c. Aesclepology
d. Matology

9. Plants that grow over disturbed loose soil are known by this name:

a. Cleopatra
b. Hatshepsut
c. Tausret
d. Ahhotep

10. Anything that changes a body between the time it dies and the time it is examined is:

a. Taxonomy
b. Taphonomy
c. Ecology
d. Myrmology

11. The murder case of Dr. George Parkman was solved by what forensic evidence?

a. Fingerprints
b. DNA evidence
c. Chemical analysis
d. Dental records

12. The skull from Murfeesboro told its story with what telling taphonomic evidence?

a. Small screws in the temporal areas
b. A blow to the back of the head
c. Intact teeth that could be identified
d. A broken jaw