Astronomy
What phase of the moon can a total solar eclipse occur?
A full moon
Which group of islands did Charles Darwin make famous in his theory of evolution
Galápagos
Which bird has a mating dance move called "tippy-taps" and is aptly named for the color of its feet?
The blue-footed booby
What is even the point of wasps?
Pest control and/or pollination
Assuming normal conditions, what height can a squirrel survive a drop from?
Any height
Which dwarf planet is sometimes closer to the sun than Neptune?
Pluto
The Ancient Greeks
Fossils of Washinton's state dinosaur, the Suciasaurus rex, were discovered in which part of the state?
The San Juan Islands
What is the first thing that would happen if the Earth stopped spinning?
Really really really strong wind
What fruit is radioactive?
Bananas!
What does a lightyear measure?
A lightyear is a measurement of distance
What was the name of the device used to help patients with polio breathe mechanically, and a video game that Markiplier is producing a movie about?
The Iron Lung
What is the term used to describe the class of compounds which includes proteins, nucleic acids, fats, carbohydrates, and the biopolymers used to make synthetic fabrics?
Macromolecules
Which of the five senses do some "gay genes" affect?
Smell
What is the term that material can be a solid, a liquid, and a gas all at the same temperature and pressure
The Triple-Point
What are the names of Mar's moons?
Phobos and Deimos
What decade was the first synthetic insulin made?
1920s
What is the name of the chemistry instrument which detects the presence of hydrogens and can be used to determine the structure of unknown chemical compounds, such as those in tattoo ink?
NMR Spectrometer
What kind of nervous system do jellyfish have?
Decentralized
Why does lightning cause thunder?
It causes extreme changes in heat in the air (quickly expanding and contracting resulting in a loud sound)
What type of observatory is able to detect the cosmos using gravitational waves?
Laser Interferometer Gravitational Observatory (LIGO)
True or False: pi can be be equal to 80
True! Before you yell at me, π can be a variable and thus can be equal to 80, but π was also used in the Ancient Greek alphabetic numeral system to represent 80 (the same type of system where "4" means "four")
What is the name of the force that keeps objects in motion, which contributes to a raindrop's Reynolds number?
Inertia
Do humans have nerves to identify wet and dry?
No! Our nerves can identify temperature, which is why we associate coldness with wetness.
There are 6 simple machines that make up the world around us. They include the lever, wheel and axle, inclined plane, wedge, and pulley. What is the 6th?
The screw