Science and Math Trivia
How many elements are on the periodic table?
118
Who did the U.S. purchase the Louisiana Territory from?
France
Who wrote "To Kill a Mockingbird"?
Harper Lee
The first iPhone was released in what year?
2007
What is the only U.S. state that can be typed using only one row of a standard "QWERTY" keyboard?
Alaska
What do you call a group of porcupines?
A prickle
What is the world's most populated city?
Tokyo, Japan
In "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone," what keeps the three-headed dog asleep?
Music
What comic series is the CW's "Riverdale" based on?
The unicorn is the national animal of which country?
Scotland
What are the prime factors of 24?
Two and three
Which president was a licensed bartender?
Abraham Lincoln
What 1949 science fiction book by author George Orwell describes a dystopian world in the future?
1984
Which singer's real name is Robyn Fenty?
Rihanna
What was the first vegetable ever to be grown in space?
Potato
In human anatomy, what does the "hallux" refer to?
The big toe
What is the largest country in the world?
Russia
What was the original title of Ray Bradbury's "Fahrenheit 451"?
"The Fireman"
The "Hollywood" sign originally spelled out what word?
Hollywoodland
What is the diameter of the average basketball hoop?
18 inches
Roughly how many miles per hour does the Earth spin?
1000 mph
In 1215, what doctrine was the first of its kind to establish that a king was not above the tenants of the law?
The Magna Carta
The women in Amy Tan's "Joy Luck Club" meet to play what game?
Mahjong
In what fictional Indiana town does the sci-fi series "Stranger Things" take place?
Hawkins
What is the name for the plastic or metal tube found on the ends of shoelaces?