A common name for mercury is
a) Quicksilver
b) Freddy
c) Hydrargyrum
a) Quicksilver
In humans, the atlas and axis bones are found in which part of the body?
a) legs
b) neck
c) abdomen
b) neck
5 to the power of 0 equals what?
a) 0
b) 1
c) 5
b) 1
How many pairs of chromosomes are in found in the average human?
a) 20
b) 22
c) 23
c) 23
Penicillin was discovered in 1928 by which scientist?
a) Sir Alexander Fleming
b) Pasteur
c) Marie Curie
a) Sir Alexander Fleming
Who came up with the three laws of motion?
a) Isaac Newton
b) Albert Einstein
c) Ernest Rutherford
a) Isaac Newton
Who developed and patented the electrical telegraph in the United States in 1837?
a) Samuel Morse
b) Alexander Graham Bell
c) Thomas Alva Edison
a) Samuel Morse
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
What vitamin is produced when a person is exposed to sunlight?
a) B12
b) E
c) D
c) D
Zero degrees Celsius is equal to what reading on the Fahrenheit scale?
a) 32
b) 26
c) 41
a) 32
Electric resistance is typically measured in what units?
a) Watts
b) Ohms
c) Volts
b) Ohms
Bronze is an alloy consisting primarily of what two elements?
a) Copper and tin
b) Copper and silver
c) Tin and silver
a) Copper and tin
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
1) An increased white blood cell count is indicative of which disease?
a) Lupus
b) Leukaemia
c) Anaemia
b) Leukaemia
What is the element present on lead pencils?
a) Carbon
b) Lead
c) Zinc
a) Carbon
Who is generally acknowledged as the “father” of the modern periodic table?
a) Dmitri Mendeleev
b) Joseph Priestley
c) Sir Humphry Davy
a) Dmitri Mendeleev
If you suffered from ophidiophobia which animal would you be afraid of?
a) Snakes
b) Spiders
c) Birds
b) Snakes
What blood type do you need to be a universal donor?
a) O+
b) O -
c) AB+
b) O -
Which is the most abundant metal in the earth's crust?
a) Iron
b) Aluminum
c) Nickel
b) Aluminum
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.
Which of these people developed the polio vaccine?
a) Marie Curie
b) Isaac Newton
c) Jonas Salk
c) Jonas Salk
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
Who invented the aeroplane ?
a) James Watt
b) Amelia Earhart
c) Wright brothers
c) Wright brothers
Which part of your brain deals with hearing and language?
a) Temporal lobe
b) Occipital lobe
c) Hypothalamus
b) Occipital lobe