Животни
Колко сърца има октопода?
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 8
Answer: C. Two pump blood through the gills, and one circulates it around the body.
Talking frog convinces a kid to kill his father.
Star wars
True or false:
Патките виждат ултравиолетова светлина.
Ducks see UV, because birds’ vision is tetrachromatic: Most have long-, medium-, and short-wavelength cones similar to those of humans, but in addition have a cone type enabling them to detect wavelengths in the near ultraviolet range (300–400 nm)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bird_vision
There is a comet that is shaped like a rubber duck and in 2014 the Rosetta mission landed a probe on it, коя е тая комета?
A) Halley’s Comet
B) 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko
C) Hale-Bopp
D) Shoemaker-Levy 9
Answer B. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/67P/Churyumov%E2%80%93Gerasimenko
Facts за другите:
Shoemaker-Levy 9 collided with Jupiter in July 1994
Hale-Bopp е била видима с око за 18 месеца пре 96-97г, но ще се върне скоро, някъде през 44-ти век
How long would it take a mallard (обикновена дива патица, зеленоглавка или пловка, също и ешилбаш) to fly from Sofia to Dobrich in a straight line?
A) About 45 minutes
B) About 2 hours
C) About 5 hours
D) About 12 hours
Answer C.
Flies at about 57–87 km/h, lets say 80 km/h average, so about 5 hours.
True or false:
Вомбатското ако е квадратно.
Answer: True.
Wombats are the only known animals to produce cubed droppings, and they stack them to mark territory. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wombat
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Wombat_Faeces.jpg
A young boy discovers that having hard wood in his hands can lead to all sorts of magic.
Harry Potter
True or false:
Ducks have three eyelids.
✅ True. The third is a see-through membrane that works like built-in swim goggles.
Nictitating membrane, translucent and helps with protection and cleaning and moves horizontally.
Which planet has the most known moons?
A) Jupiter
B) Saturn
C) Uranus
D) Neptune
Answer: B. Saturn has taken the lead in recent years, with 293 confirmed moons... for now.
Sofia is one of the oldest cities in Europe. Roughly how long has the area been inhabited?
A) About 700 years
B) About 4,000 years
C) About 9,000 years
D) About 15,000 years
Answer: C.
Neolithic settlements date back to around 7000 BC, and the Romans later built the city of Serdica.
Колко прешлена има един жирафски врат?
A) 3
B) 7
C) 14
D) 30
Answer: B.
The same as humans and most mammals, but each giraffe vertebra is much longer, up to 25 cm. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giraffe
The long neck results from a disproportionate lengthening of the cervical vertebrae, not from the addition of more vertebrae. Each cervical vertebra is over 28 cm (11 in) long
Purple alien goes on a rampage across the universe so he can complete his rock collection
Avengers infinity war
True or false:
Ducks can sleep with one eye open, and the ones on the edge of a group do it to watch for predators.
✅True. Half of the brain stays awake while the other half sleeps.
https://www.nature.com/articles/17037
True or false: since its discovery in 1930, Pluto has not yet completed a single orbit around the Sun.
Answer: True. Pluto takes about 248 Earth years to orbit the Sun, so its first full orbit since discovery will finish in 2178. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pluto
Един от първите български компютри ИМКО (Индивидуален Микро Компютър) е базиран на кой американски модел?
A) Commodore 64
B) IBM PC
C) Apple I
D) Atari 800
Answer: C.
The Pravetz computers were Apple I/II clones, and Bulgaria became a major computer producer within the Eastern Bloc.
How often does a sloth come down from the tree to go to the toilet?
A) Several times a day
B) Once a day
C) About once a week
D) Once a month
Answer: C.
It’s a risky trip, and scientists still debate why sloths do it. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sloth
Three-toed sloths go to the ground to urinate and defecate about once a week, digging a hole and covering it afterwards. They go to the same spot each time and are vulnerable to predation while doing so.
Младо момче насилствено обездвижва хора (основно мъже) и ги снима за пари.
Spider-man
In 1992, a shipping container of bath toys (including yellow ducks) fell into the Pacific. What did scientists use the toys for?
A) Testing waterproof plastics
B) Tracking ocean currents
C) Plastic decay
D) Measuring pollution levels
Answer B.
Source: I don't remember, google it.
What colour is a sunset on Mars?
A) Red
B) Green
C) Blue
D) Purple
Answer C. Blue Source: https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/images/pia19400-sunset-in-mars-gale-crater/
Which is higher: Musala, Bulgaria’s highest peak (2,925 m), or the highest a duck is known to have flown?
✅ The duck.
Как го знаем това със сигурност?? Самолет е бил ударил патка при полет на 6,900 м над Невада през 1963.
A mallard was reportedly hit by an airplane at about 6,900 m over Nevada in 1962/3, more than twice Musala’s height.
Snakes use which of these in the face of danger?
A) Jump like a slinky spring
B) Roll like a wheel
C) Jump and spin like a helicopter
D) Play dead
Answer B.
Dwarf reed snake
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/tiny-snakes-cartwheel-escape-video
Small town Doctor brings 3 people closer together.
The Human Centipede
Ducklings follow the first moving thing they see after hatching, even a human or a boot. What is this behavior called?
A) Imprinting
B) Mirroring
C) Fixation
D) Filial incubation
Answer A. Запечатване
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imprinting_(psychology)
This obviously isn't unique to geese, but it also extends to sexual preferences. A famous example of this is the panda Chi Chi who had been raised by humans. When taken to Moscow Zoo for mating with the male giant panda An An, she refused his attempts to mate with her, but made a full sexual self-presentation to a Russian zookeeper
What happens to astronauts’ urine and sweat on the ISS?
A) Като в ДБЖ, It’s thrown out into space
B) It’s recycled into drinking water
C) It’s sent back to Earth
D) It’s used to make rocket fuel
Answer: B.
The ISS water recovery system turns urine, sweat and humidity into drinking water, and NASA has reported recovery rates around 98% in recent years.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environmental_control_and_life_support_system
Кой е измислил Шопската салата?
A) Една селска баба на име Рада Божурска
B) Туристическия оператор „Балкантурист“
C) Кръчма от центъра на София
D) Гърците
Отговор B.
Source: https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/Шопска_салата
Шопската салата е създадена от професионални майстори-готвачи от ДСП „Балкантурист“ през 1956 г. в ресторант „Черноморец“ в тогавашния курорт „Дружба“ (днес „Свети Константнин и Елена“).