What gas do plants absorb from the air to make their food?
Carbon dioxide
What is the largest animal on Earth?
Blue Whale
What is the capital of Australia?
Canberra
What is the name of the boy who never grows up in the classic story by J.M. Barrie?
Peter Pan
Who is credited with inventing the telephone?
Alexander Graham Bell
What is the hardest naturally occurring substance on Earth?
Diamond
Which sea creature has three hearts, eight arms, and neurons distributed throughout its arms?
Octopus
Which river flows through Egypt and is often called the longest river in the world?
Nile River
What king asked God for wisdom instead of riches or a long life?
Solomon
What invention allows us to see tiny objects that are too small to see with our eyes alone?
Microscope
What part of the human body contains the smallest bones?
The ear
Which bird can fly backward?
Hummingbird
What is the only continent that lies in all four hemispheres?
Africa
In The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, what is the magical land called?
Narnia
Who discovered penicillin?
Alexander Fleming
What is the name of the process in which water changes from a liquid into a gas?
Evaporation
What is the largest species of penguin?
Emperor Penguin
Which country has the most natural lakes in the world?
Canada
Who was the first Christian martyr?
Stephen
What device measures atmospheric pressure and helps predict weather changes?
Barometer
What is the only metal that is liquid at room temperature?
Mercury
Which animal has fingerprints so similar to humans that they can be difficult to tell apart?
Koala
What mountain range separates Europe and Asia?
Ural Mountains
What were the names of the two women who became the first witnesses to Jesus' empty tomb in Matthew's Gospel?
Mary Magdalene and the other Mary
What invention by the Wright brothers made the first successful powered airplane flight possible?
The powered airplane