Space & Astronomy
What is the name given to a star explosion that can briefly outshine an entire galaxy?
A. Eclipse
B. Supernova
C. Nebula
D. Quasar
Supernova
Who wrote the poem “The Raven,” famous for the repeated word “Nevermore”?
A. Robert Frost
B. Edgar Allan Poe
C. Walt Whitman
D. Emily Dickinson
Edgar Allan Poe
Which animal can slow its metabolism dramatically and survive without food for months?
A. Sloth
B. Crocodile
C. Dolphin
D. Rabbit
Crocodile
Which plant is famous for producing the world’s largest flower, which can grow over 1 metre wide and smells like rotting meat?
A. Lotus
B. Rafflesia
C. Sunflower
D. Orchid
Rafflesia
Why did the tomato go out with a prune?
Because it couldn’t find a date! 🍅
What is the Milky Way classified as?
A. Spiral galaxy
B. Elliptical galaxy
C. Irregular galaxy
D. Ring galaxy
Spiral galaxy
Which poet wrote “I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud,” also known as “Daffodils”?
A. William Wordsworth
B. John Keats
C. Lord Byron
D. Samuel Coleridge
William Wordsworth
Which bird lays its eggs in another bird’s nest and tricks another species into raising its young?
A. Eagle
B. Cuckoo
C. Penguin
D. Owl
Cuckoo
Which tree is known as the “living fossil” because it has existed for millions of years with very little change?
A. Oak
B. Maple
C. Ginkgo
D. Pine
Ginkgo
The James Webb Space Telescope mainly observes the universe using which type of light?
A. Ultraviolet
B. Infrared
C. X-rays
D. Radio waves
Infrared
What is the name of the point in space where Earth’s gravity and the Moon’s gravity balance each other, allowing spacecraft to remain relatively stable?
A. Gravity Zone
B. Lagrange Point
C. Orbital Station
D. Equilibrium Field
Lagrange Point
What is the name of the Shakespearean sonnet rhyme pattern?
A. ABAB CDCD EFEF GG
B. AABB CCDD EEFF
C. ABC ABC ABC ABC
D. ABBA ABBA CDE CDE
ABAB CDCD EFEF GG
Which creature is known as the “water bear” and can survive extreme conditions including radiation and the vacuum of space?
A. Tardigrade
B. Seahorse
C. Mantis shrimp
D. Sea sponge
Tardigrade
Why do Venus flytraps capture insects?
A. To reproduce
B. To get nutrients
C. To protect themselves
D. To absorb sunlight
To get nutrients
Who wrote the tragic play Oedipus Rex?
A. Sophocles
B. Plato
C. Homer
D. Aristotle
Sophocles
Which spacecraft is famous for being the first human-made object to enter interstellar space?
A. Voyager 1
B. Apollo 11
C. Hubble
D. Cassini
Voyager 1
Which Shakespeare play features the characters Prospero and Ariel?
A. Macbeth
B. The Tempest
C. Othello
D. Julius Caesar
The Tempest
Why do elephants flap their ears?
A. To communicate only
B. To cool their bodies
C. To scare predators
D. To help them hear better
To cool their bodies
What is the largest known seed in the plant kingdom?
A. Coconut
B. Brazil nut
C. Coco de mer
D. Avocado
Coco de mer
What is the name of the tiny openings on leaves that allow plants to exchange gases?
A. Roots
B. Stomata
C. Veins
D. Chloroplasts
Stomata
Which element was formed first after the Big Bang?
A. Iron
B. Carbon
C. Hydrogen
D. Gold
Hydrogen
An elegy is a poem usually written to:
A. Celebrate a wedding
B. Praise nature
C. Mourn someone's death
D. Tell a funny story
Mourn someone's death
Which mammal has venomous spines on its hind legs?
A. Platypus
B. Hedgehog
C. Porcupine
D. Badger
Platypus
Which plant was historically used to produce aspirin-like medicine?
A. Willow tree
B. Oak tree
C. Maple tree
D. Pine tree
Willow tree
Which tree is considered the tallest living tree species on Earth?
A. Giant Sequoia
B. Coast Redwood
C. Oak
D. Eucalyptus
Coast Redwood