World Geography
True or False: Australia is wider than the moon.
True: 2485mi vs 2159mi
What disease is tested via either a skin test where a small amount of liquid is injected under the forearm and read 48-72 hours after or chest x-ray?
Tuberculosis
How many hearts does an octopus have?
three
What is the name of the movie about the capture of Bin Ladden?
Zero Dark Thirty (2012)
What do butterflies taste with?
their feet
What is the largest desert in the world?
Antarctica: 5.5 square miles
What is the medical term for heart attack?
myocardial infarction
What is the largest living animal?
blue whale
What was the most expensive war?
WW2
How do beluga whales navigate?
echolocation (emit high frequency clicks from forehead to create mental map by analyzing returning echoes)
How many hemispheres does Africa span?
all 4
Ted Bundy proposed to Carole Ann Boone while she was on the witness stand in 1980. After saying yes, they managed to conceive a daughter in 1982 while he was a death row inmate. What was his daughter's name?
Rose
What position do sperm whales sleep?
vertically
What war had the most casualties?
Civil War (1861-1865) estimated 650,000
Is a king cobra venomous or poisonous?
venomous
What are the only two double land-locked countries?
Liechtenstein and Uzbekestan
What type of palsy presents as sudden, temporary weakness or paralysis of facial muscles caused by inflammation of the seventh cranial nerve?
bell's palsy
chemical signals via spraying urine containing pheromones from nozzles below their eyes
Approximately how tall was the Trojan War horse?
25 ft tall
What type of penguins give each other pebbles as courtship gifts?
gentoo penguin
How many time zones does China have?
1, Beijing time
Heart disease is the leading cause of death in adults in the U.S except in the 25-44 year old age group. What is the leading cause of death in adults ranging from 25-44 in the U.S.?
unintentional injuries
Why are clownfish able to live among sea anemones without being stung?
protective mucus layer (3-4 times thicker than most fish, containing glycoproteins which prevent the stinging nematocysts from activating)
Alan Turing
What are rhino horns made of?
keratin, same protein that makes up hair and nails