General Knowledge
How many stripes are there on the US flag?
13
Hippos can swim.
FICTION: Hippos actually sink and just walk across the bottom of the body of water.
How many seconds are in a year?
31,536,000 seconds
Dolly the Sheep
What is the most biodiverse country on Earth?
Brazil
How much does an NFL football weight?
A pound
Bats are blind.
FICTION: bats actually have very good eyesight.
What is it called when a solid transitions directly into a gas?
Sublimation
How many vertebrae bones are in a giraffe's neck?
Seven, the same amount as us!
What is the nickname for Earth?
What English woman is considered the founder of modern nursing?
Florence Nightingale
Earth is the densest planet in our Solar System.
FACT: 5,513 kg/m^3
What is the only food that can never go bad?
Honey because of almost zero water content and high acidity.
Name the most venomous snake in the world. (half points if you can just guess where)
Inland Taipan (one bite can kill 100 humans), lives in Australia
Where is the largest tree in the world located?
Sequoia National Park in California, US.
What country has the most pyramids in the world?
Sudan
There are more trees on Earth than stars in the galaxy.
FACT
What is the bacteria that poops gold?
What is the hairiest animal in the world?
The sea otter
What year was Earth day first celebrated? (half point if within 10 years)
1970
A cloud weighs, on average, 1000 pounds.
FICTION: a small, cumulus cloud can weigh a million pounds!
What light-producing enzyme can occur naturally in organisms such as fireflies?
Luciferase
How many eggs do the Erect-crested penguins lay? (half points if one away)
Just one and half eggs, the first half egg is discarded so the next one can get all the nutrients and care from the parent.
When was shortest day on Earth? (Can guess within one year)
July 5th, 2024 (-1.66 milliseconds from 24 hours)