Science Trivia
True or false: your hair and your nails are made from the same material.
True
In 1999 Shigetaka Kurita invented what keyboard additions for cell phones that would eventually replace emoticons and even get their own movie?
Emojis
Since 2011, author George R.R. Martin has been working on the sixth installment of his A Song of Ice and Fire series, a novel alliteratively titled The Winds of ______. What word fills in the blank?
Winter
Which four presidents are on Mount Rushmore?
George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Thomas Jefferson, and Theodore Roosevelt
Which is the only body part that is fully grown from birth?
Eyes
This planet spins the fastest, completing one whole rotation in just 10 hours. Which planet is it?
Jupiter
One of the biggest box-office draws of 2022 thus far has been the animated origin-story prequel called "Minions: The Rise of" WHO?
Gru
Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons are the famous writer-artist pair behind what graphic novel that is frequently considered the magnum opus of its medium? In fact, it was the only graphic novel to appear on Time's 2005 list of the "All-Time 100 Greatest Novels" list.
Watchmen
What do the stripes on the American flag represent?
The 13 original colonies
Compared to their body weight, what animal is the strongest - Dung Beetle, Elephant, Ant, or Cow?
Dung Beetle
Which freezes faster, hot water or cold water?
Hot water freezes faster than cold, known as the Mpemba effect.
1428 is the street number for a famous fictional house in Springwood, Ohio that was the home Nancy Thompson and her mother in a 1984 horror movie. What is the street on which this house (1428) is located?
Elm Street (Nightmare on Elm Street)
What New England-born poet was famously prolific, but having written nearly 1,800 poems had fewer than a dozen published during her lifetime? Famous poems include "Because I could not stop for Death" and "Tell all the truth but tell it slant."
Emily Dickinson
Which two Native American leaders led Lakota Sioux and Cheyenne warriors in the fight against Lieutenant Colonel George Custer’s troops in the Battle of Little Bighorn?
Crazy Horse and Sitting Bull
Where is the strongest human muscle located?
Jaw
How does fat leave your body when you lose weight? (You have to name all 3 of them to get points)
Through your sweat, urine, and breath.
At the 2010 Academy Awards, the winning film for Best Animated Feature was a Disney-Pixar film featuring Kevin, Charles Muntz, Carl, Russell, and a dog named Dug. What is this helium-inflated film?
Up
In 1832, at the age of 21, a member of a prominent religious family moved to Cincinnati to join her father, who had become the president of a theological seminary. Her religious conviction, progressive inclinations, the recently-passed Fugitive Slave Act, and the death of her own 18-month-old-son were said to be key influences for one of the most influential novels in American history. What is this novel?
Uncle Tom's Cabin
What year did the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) go into effect?
1994
What country has the most islands?
Sweden - 270,000
This animal was the first ever to be launched into space. She was strapped into the Soviet Sputnik 2 spacecraft which was sent out into outer space on November 3, 1957. What was her name?
Laika
You can "Circle" back if this one is too hard, but take "pride" if you know it right away. What animated movie's opening scene features a rising sun, an array of wildlife, and a song with the Zulu lyrics: "Nants ingonyama bagithi baba?"
The Lion King
What author created the child protagonist who promptly explains his nickname to the reader in the following manner? “My father's family name being Pirrip, and my Christian name Philip, my infant tongue could make of both names nothing longer or more explicit than Pip. So, I called myself Pip.”
Charles Dickens
What was the code name for the German invasion of the Soviet Union during World War II?
Operation Barbarossa
In what US state is the country's busiest airport located?
Georgia - Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport