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  • In 2004, what was discovered on the island of Flores in Indonesia?
    The remains of a hobbit-sized human, no more than 1 m tall
  • How many legs do spiders have?
    8
  • What is Jupiter's largest moon?
    Ganymede
  • What happened to the bodies of former Russian tsar Nicholas II and his family after they were slaughtered?
    They were taken to England and burried in Westminster Abbey.
    They were thrown into the Volga River.
    They were burned.
    They were embalmed and displayed in a public mausoleum.
  • What is the average number of readers for a published scientific paper?
    1,000
    10,000
    500
    10
  • Which art movement, first in painting and later in music, developed in France during the late 19th and early 20th centuries?
    Impressionism
    Cubism
    Surrealism
    Expressionism
  • How many eggs does a queen bee lay per day?
    2,000
  • What percentage of the cells in your body are bacteria?
    90% bacteria and only 10% human cells
  • What is the scientific term for the production of light by living organisms?
    bioluminescence
  • How many times does a giant panda poop each day?
    40 times
  • The Earth's core is composed primarily of what substance?
    an iron-nickel alloy
  • Which fruit is a hybrid of the pomelo and mandarin/tangerine?
    orange
  • How many patents did Thomas Edison accumulate during his lifetime?
    2,332
  • How far away can a wolf smell its prey?
    nearly 3 km
  • What instrument is used to measure wind speed?
    anemometer
  • How much does the average cumulus cloud weigh?
    500,000 kg
  • Mycology is the study of what?
    fungi
  • When was the idea of the atom first introduced?
    450 BC
  • What was the first genetically engineered organism?
    Tobacco (1983)
  • How often do your taste buds regenerate?
    every 10 days
  • The idiom ‘walking on thin …’ means to be in a risky situation that can easily go bad.
    ice
  • Early photographers made their images on…
    glass
  • CH3COOH is the chemical formula for what common household item?
    vinegar
  • What is the fastest flying bird in the world?
    peregrine falcon
  • ‘Putting something on …’ means delaying or pausing it until later.
    ice
  • What type of cloud is characterized by thin, wispy strands?
    Cirrus
  • What is the hottest planet in our solar system?
    Venus
  • How fast can lava flow?
    over 60 km/h
  • What is the name of the lowest layer of Earth's atmosphere?
    troposphere
  • Herpetology is the study of what?
    Birds
    Fish
    Reptiles and amphibians
    Insects
  • What do scientists use to clean up radioactive waste?
    Fermentation
    Photosynthesis
    Bioremediation
    Electrolysis
  • When will the sun run out of fuel?
    in 5 billion years
  • What is the largest planet in our solar system?
    Jupiter
  • An earthquake that measures 8 on the Richter Scale would be how many times stronger than an earthquake that measures 4 on the same scale?
    10,000 times
  • How long does it take an individual blood cell to make a complete circuit of the body?
    60 seconds/1 minute
  • What percentage of a cat's bones are in its tail?
    10%
  • What is the symbol for silver?
    Ag
  • How many separate functions does the human liver have?
    over 500
  • What is the gestation period of a hippopotamus?
    8 months
  • In which state is Harvard University located?
    Connecticut
    New York
    Pennsylvania
    Massachusetts
  • How many earthquakes are there worldwide each year?
    over 1 million
  • What is the most abundant element in the Universe?
    hydrogen
  • Who invented the first battery?
    Alessandro Volta, in 1800
  • What is the functional unit of heredity?
    gene
  • What is the only human body part that can't repair itself?
    teeth
  • What is the most common element in the human body?
    oxygen
  • If you’re ‘cool as a …’, you’re someone who’s very calm and relaxed.
    cucumber
  • What is the gestation period of a blue whale?
    10-12 months
  • When did Pennsylvania achieve statehood?
    1787
  • What planet has the most moons?
    Jupiter
  • What do you call the application of science to criminal investigation?
    Pathology
    Forensic science
    Toxicology
    Criminology
  • What is the symbol for Potassium?
    K (derived from Neo-Latin, kalium)
  • When did Delaware achieve statehood?
    1787
  • Before you can face the cold outside, you have to … up, which means to get dressed warmly.
    bundle
  • Which organ do insects NOT have?
    lungs
  • How long does it take for light to travel from the Sun's surface to the Earth?
    8 minutes and 20 seconds
  • What is the smallest biological unit of a living organism?
    cell
  • How many brains did a Stegosaurus have?
    1
  • How much skin will the average person shed during their lifetime?
    over 50 kg
  • “Brace yourself” means “…yourself.”
    prepare
  • ‘To buy a …’ means to buy something (usually a motor vehicle) that doesn’t work well and is therefore worthless.
    lemon
  • What is the standard unit of kinetic energy?
    Watt (W)
    Newton (N)
    Pascal (Pa)
    Joule (J)
  • What is the largest living structure on Earth?
    Great Barrier Reef
  • The US Navy has trained … to find enemy swimmers, locate underwater mines, and guard nuclear arsenals.
    bottlenose dolphins (as well as sea lions)
  • Hurricanes only form over …?
    warm water
  • How often does Halley's Comet pass Earth?
    every 76 years
  • What did I.M. Pei design outside the Louvre, in Paris?
    a pyramid
  • Who painted "The Starry Night"?
    Pablo Picasso
    Vincent van Gogh
    Claude Monet
    Salvador Dalí
  • If you exaggerate the severity of a situation, you ‘make a mountain out of a …’?
    molehill
  • What is the oldest city in the United States?
    Charleston, South Carolina
    St. Augustine, Florida
    Jamestown, Virginia
    Plymouth, Massachusetts
  • What illness accounted for 40% of U. S. military casualties during World War I?
    influenza/flu
  • What is the windiest planet in our solar system?
    Neptune
  • Which animal often symbolizes peace in art?
    Dove
    Owl
    Eagle
    Dog
  • Jack … (also called “Old Man Winter”) is an old character who goes around and nips (gently bites) at people’s noses and toes during winter.
    Frost
  • What is the world's most poisonous spider?
    Brazilian wandering spider (Phoneutria nigriventer) or banana spider
  • Where are the 3 smallest bones in the human body?
    middle ear
  • Which serial killer's intelligence, charm, and good looks were emphasized in media coverage of his murder trial in Florida in 1978?
    Ted Bundy
  • What living animal has the heaviest brain?
    Sperm whale (9 kg)
  • How many km of blood vessels are there in the human body?
    over 160,000
  • What is the strongest living creature on Earth?
    Gonorrhea bacterium capable of pulling up to 100,000 times its own body weight!
  • What inorganic molecule does lightning produce?
    Ammonia (NH₃)
    Carbon dioxide (CO₂)
    Methane (CH₄)
    Ozone (O3)
  • Name the church where Leonardo da Vinci's famous fresco the "Last Supper" is painted.
    Saint Peter's Basilica
    Santa Maria delle Grazie
    Notre-Dame
    Sagrada Familia
  • Why are sharks and rays different from other fish?
    They have no bones.
  • In what type of matter are atoms most tightly packed?
    solids
  • What discovery earned Wilhelm Röntgen the first Nobel Prize for Physics?
    X-rays
  • What was the method of execution for King Charles I of England?
    Beheading
    Firing squad
    Burning at the stake
    Hanging
  • What layer of the Earth's atmosphere makes radio communications possible?
    ionosphere
  • Stephen Hawking was a vigorous supporter of what interpretation of quantum mechanics?
    The Transactional Interpreation
    The Pilot-Wave Theory
    The Many-Worlds Interpretation
    The Copenhagen Interpretation
  • The average person has about … liters of blood.
    5
  • What scientist discovered X-rays?
    Wilhelm Röntgen in 1895
  • If you ‘have sticky fingers’, you’re…?
    a thief
  • What is the smallest mammal in the world?
    bumblebee bat
  • When did New Jersey achieve statehood?
    1787
  • Who invented the telescope?
    Hans Lippershey in 1608
  • Who invented dynamite?
    Alfred Nobel
  • What gas becomes a superfluid when cooled to absolute zero?
    helium
  • The coldest, darkest time of winter is known as ‘the … of winter’.
    dead
  • What has the highest atomic number of any non-radioactive element?
    lead
  • Unlike most other fish, sharks have no…?
    bones
  • What is the energy called that an object possesses due to its motion?
    Potential energy
    Kinetic energy
    Thermal energy
    Chemical energy
  • What is a hummingbird's heart rate while in flight?
    1,260 beats per minute
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