Human Body
What organ pumps blood through the body?
The heart
What is Earth's natural satellite called?
The Moon
Who is commonly credited with inventing the telephone?
Alexander Graham Bell
What is 12 times 12?
144
What sweet food do bees make?
Honey
What is the largest organ of the human body?
The skin
What planet is known as the Red Planet?
Mars
What inventor is strongly associated with the practical incandescent light bulb?
Thomas Edison
What is an eight-sided polygon called?
Octagon
Name a mammal that lays eggs.
Platypus (or echidna)
How many bones are in the typical adult human body?
206
What is the largest planet in our solar system?
Jupiter
Who developed the movable-type printing press in Europe?
Johannes Gutenberg
What kind of number is divisible only by 1 and itself?
Prime number
What is the process called when water vapor becomes liquid water?
Condensation
What protein carries oxygen in red blood cells?
Hemoglobin
What galaxy contains our solar system?
The Milky Way
Who invented the World Wide Web?
Tim Berners-Lee
What is (5! x 3! x 2!)
(1 minute)
1440
What cold biome is known for permafrost?
Tundra
What is the smallest bone in the human body?
The stapes
What is the boundary around a black hole called, beyond which light cannot escape?
The event horizon
Edward Jenner developed the first successful vaccine against what disease?
Smallpox
What is pi rounded to ten decimal places?
3.1415926535
What organism is a partnership between a fungus and algae or cyanobacteria?
Lichen