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100

What process do plants use to make their own food?

Photosynthesis

100

What is the name of Earth’s natural satellite?

The Moon

100

What country is home to the Great Pyramids of Giza?

Egypt

100

What has hands and a face but cannot clap or smile?

A clock

100

How many days are in a leap year?

366

200

What do we call animals that eat both plants and animals?


Omnivores

200

Which planet has the shortest year in our solar system?

Mercury
200

What is the capital city of Japan?

Tokyo

200

I am an odd number. Take away one letter and I become even. What number am I?

Seven

200

What element has the chemical symbol Fe?

Iron
300

What is the difference between vertebrates and invertebrates?

Vertebrates have a backbone and invertebrates don't.


300

What type of "planet" is Pluto classified as?

A dwarf planet

300

Which country has the largest population in Africa?

Nigeria

300

If there are 12 fish in a tank and 5 drown, how many are left?

12, fish don't drown

300

What is the largest organ in the human body?

Skin

400

A dolphin, shark and penguin all live in the ocean. Which one is a fish?

Shark

400

Which two planets in our solar system have no moons?

Mercury and Venus

400

Which country has the cities of Barcelona and Madrid?

Spain

400

You are running a race and overtake the person in second place. What position are you now in?

Second place

400

What is the only continent located in all four hemispheres?

Africa

500

An animal has a backbone, breathes using lungs, has dry scaly skin and lays eggs on land. What vertebrate group does it belong to?

Reptiles

500

One planet takes about 165 Earth years to orbit the Sun. Which planet is it?

Neptune

500

What is the only country that is also considered a continent?

Australia

500

A snail climbs 3 metres up a wall each day but slips 2 metres down each night. How many days does it take to climb a 10-metre wall?

8 days

500

Which is greater: the number of bones in an adult human body or the number of countries in the world?

Bones! (206)

About 195 countries in the world.

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