Geometry
How many sides is a tridecagon?
13
What country’s flag has the most stars?
United States
Cow: beef, pig: pork, chicken: ?
Poultry
Name a mineral that is Mohs hardness 1.
Talc, graphite, clay
What germs cause the flu?
Influenza viruses
What is the name of this 3-D shape?
1991 saw 18 countries gain independence. Name one of these.
Hint: Why did so many countries become independent this year?
Former USSR:
Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Estonia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan
Former Yugoslavia:
Croatia, Slovenia, Macedonia
What is the name of this symbol: ¶
Paragraph symbol a.k.a. Pilcrow
Amber, pearl, coral, and jet (a type of coal that is a gemstone)
What is the process of heating food or liquid to kill germs called?
Pasteurization
What is the specific geometrical name of this shape?
⬮
Ellipse
Who colonized Indonesia, Suriname, and parts of South Africa?
The Dutch
The word "data" is the plural form of what singular word?
Datum
Lapis lazuli was used to create what deep blue pigment?
Ultramarine
The four main types of germs are bacteria, viruses, fungi, and ______.
Protozoa or parasites
What is the geometrical name of this shape?
➤
Quadrilateral
What country is the oldest sovereign state, the fifth smallest country, and one of three nations completely surrounded by another country?
San Marino
What national language is the most closely related to English?
Dutch
What is the least radioactive heavy element?
Bismuth
What is the only infectious disease to be eradicated from humans?
Smallpox
You have a 20-sided dice. What is its geometrical name?
Icosahedron
Kiribati
Name one plural word that becomes singular when you add an s to the end.
Bras → brass
Cares → caress
Cosines → cosiness
Deadlines → deadliness
Prince → princess
Emerald's green color comes from trace chromium or vanadium. Emerald is a variety of what gem?
Beryl
A pattern exists of pandemics happening every 100 years. The 1720s was the Plague, the 1920s was the Flu, and the 2020s was COVID-19 pandemic. What was the 1820s pandemic?
Cholera