Science
What is the closest planet to the Sun?
Mercury
How many zeros are in ten thousand?
Four Zeros
True or False. The Great Wall of China can be seen from space.
False – this is a common myth; the Great Wall is not visible from space with the naked eye.
How many months have 31 days?
Seven Months
If you toss a coin five times and it lands on tails every time, what is the probability it will land on tales next time?
50%
Which is faster, light or sound?
Light
What is the longest side of the right-angle triangle called?
hypotenuse
In which continent is the Sahara Desert located?
Africa
Which language has the more native speakers: English or Spanish?
Spanish
If it takes five machines 5 minutes to make five widgets, how long would it take 100 machines to make 100 widgets?
5 minutes
What is the most abundant gas in the Earth’s atmosphere?
Nitrogen
What is the next number in the Fibonacci Sequence 0,1,1,2,3,5,8,13,21,34, __?
55
What ocean is on the West Coast of The United States?
The Pacific Ocean
“To be or not to be” is a famous line from this Shakespeare play.
Hamlet
If you shuffle a regular 52-card deck for 30 seconds, what is the probability of drawing 15 cards of the same suit consecutively from the top of the deck?
0 (there are only a maximum of 13 cards of the same suit, so it is impossible to get 15 cards of the same suit next to each other.)
What do you count on a tree to tell how old it is?
It’s rings
One and three quarter revolutions equal how many degrees?
630 degrees (360 + 270)
What is the smallest continent by area?
Australia
How many faces does a Dodecahedron have?
12
Can you name three consecutive days without using the words Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, or Sunday?
Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow
What is the tallest type of grass?
Bamboo
An improper fraction must always be bigger than what number?
1
What kind of map uses contour lines to connect points of equal elevation?
Topographical
Which planet has the most moons?
Saturn
What begins with an “e” and only contains one letter?
An envelope