Biology
Humans are part of which class of animals.
Mammals
What instrument can Bob use to get a close up look at bacteria?
Microscope
Alexander Graham Bell invented this.
Telephone
If Usain Bolt ran the 100 m sprint in roughly 10 seconds, what was his speed? (Hint: speed=distance/time)
10 m/s (~36km/hr)
Which NBA team has won the most championships?
Boston Celtics (17)
True or false: Humans share roughly 99% of their DNA with chimps.
True
This instrument is used to measure atmospheric pressure.
Barometer
This luxury car company is named after a German who invented the first car.
Benz (Mercedes-Benz)
Soccer player Zlatan Ibrahimovic once tore his ACL. Which part of his leg did he injure?
Knee
What date did Armenia gain its independence from the soviet union?
September 21, 1991
What are trees that stay green all year long called?
Evergreen
Doctors use this to listen to your heart and lungs.
Stethoscope
The inventor of paper was from this country.
China
There are 3 basketball players. One is 5 feet tall; one is 6 feet tall; one is 7 feet tall. What is the average height of these players?
6
(5+6+7=18/3=6)
On average, what percentage of DNA do you share with your siblings?
50%
What is the process that plants use to convert sunlight into food.
Photosynthesis
This instrument is used to measure seismic activity (detect and record earthquakes).
Seismograph
Johannes Gutenberg invented this machine which played a major role in the Scientific Revolution
Printing press
A quarterback throws a football at an angle of 30 degrees. What angle is complementary to this? (Hint: complementary angles must add up to 90)
60 degrees
(30+60=90)
True or false: Only female mosquitoes suck blood.
True
Where inside the cell can one find DNA?
Nucleus
A doctor uses a sphyghmomanometer to measure what?
a) pulse
b) blood pressure
c) gas in your intestines
Blood pressure
How many years ago did our human ancestors discover fire?
400,000
A bowling ball and a golf ball are dropped off the same tower at exactly the same time. Which ball hits the ground first?
Trick question: they hit the ground at the same time
What does an entomologist study?
a) peanuts
b) insects
c) kidneys
d) brains
Insects