Sea life
What is the fastest fish known to man?
The sailfish!
This species can swim at up to 68 miles per hour
Which dog breed was traditionally kept by monks in the Swiss Alps to find lost travelers?
The Saint Bernard
Which planet shares its name with a chemical element?
Mercury
Which spice powder is a mix of turmeric, fenugreek, chili, and cumin?
Curry Powder
Which U.S. sports venue hosted events for both the 1932 and 1984 Olympics?
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
What is the largest species of sea turtle in the world?
The leatherback sea turtle.
The largest leatherback turtle ever recorded was 10 feet long
How many permanent teeth does a fully grown adult dog have?
42 teeth
On the pH scale, what number is considered completely neutral?
7
Like pure water
What is the national spice of Hungary?
Paprika
Johnny Depp's breakthrough role was in which 1984 movie?
A Nightmare on Elm Street
Which shrimp can noise as loud as 210 decibels?
The pistol shrimp.
What German dog breed name literally translates to "badger dog"?
Dachshund ("Dachs" means badger, and "Hund" means hound/dog)
Mexico’s Mario Molina won the 1995 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work explaining how chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) threaten what protective layer of the stratosphere?
The ozone layer
Name the spice which comes in pods of white, black and green?
Cardamom
"Cardamom", known as the queen of spices, is highly prized in India for it's use in curry blends.
During World War II, Spain fought for which side - Axis or Allies?
Neither
Spain was Neutral
What is the term for light produced by marine animals?
Bioluminescence.
A dog's sense of smell is estimated to be how many times stronger than a human's?
10,000 times stronger
Which element with atomic number 3 is a soft, silvery-white alkali metal heavily used in modern rechargeable batteries?
Lithium
Which herb, loaded with Vitamin K, is also known as "rush leeks" and has been used for about 5,000 years?
Chives
George Fox founded which religious group?
Quakers
A “smack” is the name for a gathering of what?
Jellyfish.
Puppies are delivered how many weeks after conception?
Puppies are delivered after nine weeks.
What is the common name for trichloromethane (CHCl₃), a dense liquid once widely used as an early surgical anesthetic?
Chloroform.
Peppers are rated for their hotness on a scale that gives an idea of the relative heat of any capsicum pepper. What is it called?
Scoville Scale
Which animal is pictured on the standard Canadian $2 coin?
Polar Bear