In which city were the first Olympics games held?
Athens, Greece
What are the names of the five oceans of the world?
Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, Arctic, and the Antarctic
What does DNA stand for?
Deoxyribonucleic acid
Which bird is known to have eyes larger than its brain?
Ostrich
Which insect did the ancient Egyptians worship?
The scarab (dung beetle)
What place is known as the largest micro-continent?
Madagascar
What does a Geiger Counter measure?
radiation
What is the biggest animal in the world?
The Antarctic blue whale
What was the family name of the Russian rulers from the 17th century until the 1917 revolution?
Romanov
What is the name of the deepest point in Earth’s oceans?
Mariana’s Trench
What is the hardest natural substance on Earth?
diamond
What popular sea creature has the ability to clone itself?
Jellyfish (when cut in half, they have the ability to regenerate their cells and create other jellyfish)
What was the name of the research ship Charles Darwin traveled with?
The Beagle
What country has pyramids older than Egypt?
Sudan
What is the study of mushrooms called?
Mycology
Which mammal is known to have the most powerful bite in the world?
Hippopotamus
Which mountaineer and Sherpa became the first men to conquer Mount Everest?
Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay
Which country is home to the most volcanos?
Indonesia
What metal is the best conductor of electricity?
silver
Which species is the fastest bird in the world?
The Peregrine Falcon