What is the element present on lead pencils?
a) Carbon
b) Lead
c) Zinc
a) Carbon
Who invented the aeroplane ?
a) James Watt
b) Amelia Earhart
c) Wright brothers
c) Wright brothers
Composing about 78 percent of the air at sea level, what is the most common gas in the Earth's atmosphere?
a) Oxygen
b) Nitrogen
c) Carbon dioxide
b) Nitrogen
Zero degrees Celsius is equal to what reading on the Fahrenheit scale?
a) 32
b) 26
c) 41
a) 32
If you suffered from ophidiophobia which animal would you be afraid of?
a) Snakes
b) Spiders
c) Birds
b) Snakes
A common name for mercury is
a) Quicksilver
b) Freddy
c) Hydrargyrum
a) Quicksilver
This picture shows three layers of the Earth. Which layer is the hottest?
a) The outer layer, called the Earth’s crust
b) The middle layer, called the Earth’s mantle
c) The inner layer, called the Earth’s core
c) The inner layer, called the Earth’s core
Electric resistance is typically measured in what units?
a) Watts
b) Ohms
c) Volts
b) Ohms
5 to the power of 0 equals what?
a) 0
b) 1
c) 5
b) 1
In humans, the atlas and axis bones are found in which part of the body?
a) legs
b) neck
c) abdomen
b) neck
Which part of your brain deals with hearing and language?
a) Temporal lobe
b) Occipital lobe
c) Hypothalamus
b) Occipital lobe
Which solar system planets have rings?
a) Saturn, Jupiter, Neptunus and Uranus
b) Saturn, Jupiter and Neptunus
c) Saturn and Jupiter
a) Saturn, Jupiter, Neptunus and Uranus
Which of these people developed the polio vaccine?
a) Marie Curie
b) Isaac Newton
c) Jonas Salk
c) Jonas Salk
1) An increased white blood cell count is indicative of which disease?
a) Lupus
b) Leukaemia
c) Anaemia
b) Leukaemia
How do you calculate density?
a) Density is volume divided by mass.
b) Density is mass divided by volume.
c) Density is mass plus volume.
b) Density is mass divided by volume.
Penicillin was discovered in 1928 by which scientist?
a) Sir Alexander Fleming
b) Pasteur
c) Marie Curie
a) Sir Alexander Fleming
