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What will two particles of opposing charges do – repel or attract?
Attract
Space travelers from the United States are called astronauts. From Russia, they’re called cosmonauts. Where are taikonauts from?
China
True or false: A penny is made mostly of zinc.
True
True or false: A graduated cylinder is a tool that’s used to measure fluid volume.
True
True or false: Your hair and your nails are made from the same material.
True
What is a geiger counter used to measure?
Radiation
Discovered by Alexander Fleming, it is used to treat infections and is considered one of the most important discoveries in the field of medical science. What is it?
Penicillin
Dolly was the first ever living creature to be cloned. What type of animal was she?
A sheep
The oldest living tree is 4,843 years old and can be found where?
California
True or false: Male seahorses give birth to their young.
True
How many elements are there in the periodic table?
118
Which planet spins the fastest, completing one whole rotation in just 10 hours?
Jupiter
True or false: Sound travels faster in air than in water.
False
Diabetes develops as the result of a problem with which specific organ in the body?
The pancreas
Animals that eat both plants and meat are called what?
Omnivores
Who was the scientist to propose the three laws of motion?
Isaac Newton
What tissues connect the muscles to the bones?
Tendons
What’s the boiling point of water?
100 degrees Celcius
What part of a plant conducts photosynthesis?
The leaf
What do bees collect and use to create honey?
Pollen or nectar
What is the rarest blood type?
AB negative
What is the hottest planet in the solar system?
Venus
The Earth has three layers of varying temperatures. What are they called?
The crust, mantle, and core
How many teeth does an adult human have?
32
What did Albert Einstein win the Nobel Prize for in 1921?
 
The photoelectric effect
 
Zero-point energy
 
Relativity
 
Wave-particle duality
What is a hummingbird's heart rate?
 
1,260 beats per minute
 
600 beats per minute
 
240 beats per minute
 
170 beats per minute
What layer of the Earth's atmosphere makes radio communications possible?
 
The ionosphere
 
The stratosphere
 
The exosphere
 
The thermosphere
Who invented the first battery?
 
Alessandro Volta
 
Nikola Tesla
 
Luigi Galvani
 
Benjamin Franklin
Where are the three smallest bones in the human body?
 
The middle ear
 
The nose
 
The toes
 
The eyes
Which of the following has the largest brain?
 
A neanderthal
 
A human
 
A gorilla
 
A rhinoceros
What instrument is used to measure wind speed?
 
An anemometer
 
A fanometer
 
An altimeter
 
A barometer
Which animal has three hearts?
 
An octopus
 
A jellyfish
 
A hagfish
 
A killer whale
Which of the following means "rain" when added to a cloud's name?
 
Nimbus
 
Cirrus
 
Alto
 
Strato
Where are your taste buds located?
 
All of these
 
Your tongue
 
Your cheek
 
Your esophagus
Hurricanes only form over _____.
 
Warm water
 
Cold water
 
Warm land
 
Cold land
In 2004, what was discovered on the island of Flores in Indonesia?
 
The remains of a hobbit-sized human species
 
A plant with a mammal-like brain
 
A tribe whose members live over 150 years
 
A living dinosaur
In what type of matter are atoms most tightly packed?
 
Solids
 
Gases
 
Liquids
 
All are the same
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 stronger
 
4 times stronger
 
2 times stronger
 
1,000 stronger
When was the idea of the atom first introduced?
 
450 B.C.
 
1942
 
1050
 
1791
In computer science, what does USB stand for?
Universal Serial Bus
What makes up between 0.5 per cent and three per cent of the dry weight of tobacco?
 
Nicotine
 
Tar
 
Arsenic
 
Ammonia
Alopecia causes what to be lost from the body?
Hair
What type of sugar does the brain need for energy?
 
Glucose
 
Fructose
 
Sucrose
 
Lactose
For which animal is the Latin word lupine used?
The wolf
What is the part of the eye that is colored?
 
The iris
 
The pupil
 
The retina
 
The cornea
What does a chronometer measure?
Time
Which frozen gas forms dry ice?
 
Carbon dioxide
 
Hydrogen
 
Neon
 
Helium
Who wrote A Brief History of Time?
 
Stephen Hawking
 
Carl Sagan
 
Bernard Burke
 
Mike Brown
_____ is equal to mass times acceleration.
Force
If you get scurvy, what vitamin are you deficient in?
 
Vitamin C
 
Vitamin B
 
Vitamin A
 
Vitamin D
Which planet has the most moons?
Saturn
The average salinity of sea water is ________.
 
3.5%
 
2.5%
 
3%
 
2%
The hardest substance available on earth is _________.
 
Diamond
 
Gold
 
Iron
 
Platinum
Which of these gases is not known as a green house gas?
 
Hydrogen
 
Methane
 
Nitrous oxide
 
Carbon dioxide
Which of the following is used in pencils?
 
Graphite
 
Silicon
 
Charcoal
 
Phosphorous
What does a dendrochronologist use to establish dates?
 
Tree rings
 
Carbon isotopes
 
Solar eclipses
 
Ice cores