Science History
Which American Founding Father famously used a kite and a key during a thunderstorm to prove that lightning is a form of electrical discharge?
Who is Benjamin Franklin
What is the only continent with land in all four hemispheres?
What is Africa
Which planet in the solar system is the furthest from the sun?
What is Neptune
What is the longest and strongest bone in the body?
What is the femur (thigh bone)
What is considered the fastest land animal?
What is a cheetah
What science discipline do historians consider the oldest formal science in human history?
What is Astronomy
Which river flows through the Grand Canyon?
Name one of the four planets in the solar system that are called the “gas giants?”
What are Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.
What is the largest organ in the human body?
What is the skin
What do you call the study of weather, climate and the atmosphere?
What is meteorology
After publishing his revolutionary article, "On the Origin of Species", who is currently know as the "Father of Evolutionary Biology"?
Who is Charles Darwin
What are the Five Great Lakes?
What are Lakes Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie, and Ontario
What is the name of the phenomenon where the moon passes in front of the sun?
What is a solar eclipse
How many chambers does a human heart have?
What is 4 chambers
How do you determine the age of a tree?
What is counting is growth rings
Which scientist proved in the 19th century that microscopic organisms (microbes) cause fermentation and infectious diseases? (famous experiment involved the swan-neck flask)
Who is Louis Pasteur
On what continent would you find the world’s largest desert?
Which element mostly makes up Earth’s atmosphere?
What is Nitrogen
What is the nickname for the ulnar nerve spot that tingles when you bump your elbow?
What is the "Funny Bone"
What is none! They are all cartilage
Daily Double!
Which scientist is known for his "Three Laws on Motion"? Name one of them!
Isaac Newton:
1. An object at rest stays at rest, and an object in motion stays in motion with the same speed and in a straight line, unless acted upon by an external net force.
2. The acceleration of an object depends directly upon the net force acting on the object and inversely upon the object's mass.
3. For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.
Which African country was formerly known as Abyssinia?
What is Ethiopia
Which chemical is responsible for Mars’ red colour?
What is Iron oxide (aka rust).
What is the common name for your clavicle?
What is your collarbone
Chemistry Daily Double!
What is hydrogen oxide?
What is water