World Geography
This river, the longest in the world, flows through northeastern Africa.
What is the Nile?
This planet is known as the "Red Planet."
What is Mars?
This term describes the process by which organisms adapt to their environment through gradual changes in traits over generations, a key mechanism in evolution.
What is natural selection?
This city is known as "The Big Apple" and is famous for landmarks such as Times Square and Central Park.
What is New York City?
In the United States, the “supreme law of the land”
What is the constitution?
This U.S. state is the only one comprised entirely of islands.
What is Hawaii?
This is the largest planet in our solar system.
What is Jupiter?
This theory, proposed by Charles Darwin, explains the process by which species evolve over time through natural selection.
What is evolution?
This ancient site in Peru is known as the "Lost City of the Incas."
What is Machu Picchu?
You might go here during a ball game to buy some popcorn and a soda
What is the concession stand?
This country’s capital, Addis Ababa, is known as the political capital of Africa due to its hosting of the African Union.
What is Ethiopia
This theoretical boundary around a black hole beyond which nothing can escape.
What is the event horizon?
This technique, developed by Kary Mullis in the 1980s, revolutionized molecular biology by allowing for the rapid amplification of DNA sequences.
What is PCR?
This is the most widely spoken language in the world by native speakers.
What is Mandarin?
Lead of an orchestra
What is a conductor?
Which transcontinental country (Europe and Asia) spans 11 time zones?
What is Russia?
This spacecraft was the first to land humans on the moon in 1969.
What is Apollo 11?
This revolutionary technology allows for the precise editing of genes and can create 'designer babies.'
What is CRISPR?
This scientific principle states that an object in motion will remain in motion unless acted upon by an external force.
What is Newton's First Law of motion?
This scientific process refers to the change of molecules from a high energy state to a lower energy state.
What is condensation?
Mostly found shifting around under its water, what ocean is the namesake of Earth's largest tectonic plate?
What is the Pacific Ocean?
This space observatory, launched in 1990, has provided some of the clearest images of distant galaxies.
What is the Hubble Telescope?
This scientist played a vital role in the discovery of the DNA double helix
Who is Rosalind Franklin?
This nutritional deficiency, known for causing scurvy, was historically common among sailors.
What is Vitamin C deficiency?
This element is a key material in the electronics industry
What is silicon?