Biology
This is the most common element in the human body
A. Hydrogen
B. Carbon
C. Oxygen
C. Oxygen
Oxygen is the most common element in the human body, making up almost 63% of the average human
This temple of Athena still sits today on top of Athens's Acropolis
A. The Parthenon
B. the Colosseum
C. The Castle of Monolithos
A. Parthenon
The Parthenon sits on a hill called the Acropolis overlooking Athens, and it's Greek goddess Athena was Athens' patron goddess. She was the goddess of wisdom, warfare, and courage.
This is the part of the Earth that lies just beneath the crust
A. Tectonic Plate
B. Mantle
C. Ionosphere
B. Mantle
The mantle flows over an extremely long time, but it primarily consists of solid rock.
This country is home of the largest population of Tigers in the wild
A. Malaysia
B. Russia
C. India
C. India
3,000 Tigers In India. One being the only white tiger located at the Alipore zoo in Kolkata, India. India's tiger population has grown to nearly 3,000, making the country one of the safest habitats for the endangered animals.
This was unearthed under a parking lot in Manchester, England
A. Victorian Bath House
B. T Rex Skull
C. Giant Squid Fossil
A. Victorian Bath House
The facilities serviced the public for several decades before they were damaged in World War II and ultimately demolished. Archaeologists knew ruins of the site were still beneath the land, but they didn't expect to find them in such pristine condition. The tiled pools were still in working condition and useable.
This human organ cleans fifty gallons of blood everyday
A. Kidneys
B. Liver
C. Heart
A. Kidneys
Your kidneys filter fifty gallons of blood every day
This gave birth to the expression "beware of Greeks bearing gifts"
A. The Trojan Horse
B. Medusa's Head
C. The Odyssey
A. The Trojan Horse
The phrase originates with a story from Greek mythology, specifically the story of the Trojan War, in which the Greeks, led by Agamemnon, sought to rescue Helen.
Extensive cave systems are commonly associated with this rock
A. Marble
B. Sandstone
C. Limestone
C. Limestone
Limestone is highly soluble in water compared to other forms of rock, and water erodes passages through limestone that creates the caves. The deepest known cave on Earth located in Russia, has a depth of 7,208 ft.
This animal has the sharpest hearing in the world
A. Dolphin
B. Moth
C. Rat
B. Moth
A moth is capable of sensing sound frequencies of up to 300kHz. We humans are only capable of hearing sounds of 20kHz.
This is how many soldiers make up the Terracotta Army in China
A. 1,000
B. 8,000
C. 4,000
B. 8,000
Around 200 BC, The Emperor of China ordered the construction of 8,000 terracotta soldiers to protect his tomb. In one of the greatest archaeological finds of the 20th century, local residents stumbled upon the buried army of life-sized soldiers in 1974. Each of the statues has its own unique face and expression, making them appear like individual people.
Insects do not have this organ
A. Heart
B. Lungs
C. Stomach
B. Lungs
Insect respiration is accomplished without lungs. In most cases, air is taken in through openings on the sides of the abdomen and thorax
This day of the week is named after a Roman God
A. Friday
B. Saturday
C. Tuesday
B. Saturday
Named after the Roman god and planet Saturn, Saturday is the only day of the week that retained its Roman origin in English.
This U.S. state was formed by a hotspot of magma that was fed to the crust from the mantle
A. Alaska
B. Hawaii
C. California
B. Hawaii
The Hawaiian Islands were formed by a mantle hot spot occurring in the middle of the Pacific Plate. While the hot spot itself is fixed, the plate is moving. So, as the plate moved over the hot spot, the string of islands that make up the Hawaiian Island chain were formed.
This is the process in which Pigeons navigate
A. Tracking
B. The Sun
C. Sound Waves
C. Sound Waves
Pigeons use Infrasound and it can come from many natural as well as man-made sources, including weather patterns, topographic features, ocean wave activity, and thunderstorms.
This modern country is home to the remains of the ancient city of Troy
A. Greece
B. Italy
C. Turkey
C. Turkey
Excavations of Troy began in 1870 in the modern country of Turkey when it was discovered accidently. Artifacts at the site suggest that the area has been occupied for more than 8,000 years.
This living animal has the heaviest brain
A. Sperm Whale
B. Elephant
C. Rhinoceros
A. Sperm Whale
Sperm Whales have the heaviest brain of any living animal. The average Sperm Whale's brain weighs more than 20 pounds, which is about 4 times heavier than the average human brain.
According to Greek mythology, this is where the Gods call home
A. Athens
B. The Temple of Zeus
C. Mount Olympus
C. Mount Olympus
It marks the highest point of Greece and has its own unique biodiversity, housing 32 different species of animals. According to Ancient Greeks, 12 Gods call Mount Olympus their home.
This rock is formed when plant matter is buried and compressed over millions of years
A. Coal
B. Sandstone
C. Turbidite
A. Coal
Coal has been used as a a main source of fuel for humans for thousands of years, and it takes roughly 1 million years to form.
This is the part of the body a snake uses to smell
A. Skin
B. Ear
C. Tongue
C. Tongue
The length and motion of the tongue allow a snake to detect particles 100 times more than the simple downward extension of the tongue would permit. The act of flicking the tongue stirs up the air, creating vortices that hover around the snake's tongue letting them inspect more air for pheromones.
This was famously discovered by a French soldier in Egypt in 1799
A. The Great Pyramids
B. The Rosetta Stone
C. King Tutt's Tomb
B. The Rosetta Stone
The Rosetta Stone is a large stone that had a decree by King Ptolemy V written on it. The text was translated into three languages: Egyptian hieroglyphs, demotic script, and ancient Greek. The stone currently is on display at the British Museum in London.
This animal has the longest life span
A. Galapagos Tortoises
B. African Bush Elephants
C. Greenland Sharks
C. Greenland Sharks
Greenland sharks live for between 300 and 500 years. The oldest one that we know of, who is still alive, is a 512 year old female.
Helen of Troy was famously so beautiful that her face could do this
A. Make men cry
B. Launch a thousand ships
C. Turn Men to stone
B. Launch a thousand ships
She was so beautiful that Greek men went to Troy and fought the Trojan War to win her back from her lover Paris.
This is the effect erosion has had on Niagara Falls
A. It has caused the waterfall to retreat more than 7 miles in the last 10,000 years
B. It has increased the velocity of the water
C. It has forced the river into a narrower passage
A. It has caused the waterfall to retreat more than 6.2 miles in the last 10,000 years
Niagara Falls has moved back seven miles in 10,00 years and may be the fastest moving waterfalls in the world. The Falls have specifically retreated from Lake Ontario towards Lake Erie in the last 200 years at a yearly rate of 5 feet.
This is how many wings a bee has
A. 4
B. 2
C. 6
A. 4
They possess a pair of forewings that are almost the same length as the abdomen and a smaller set of hindwings. In flight, both pairs of wings join together to create one larger wing on each side
At the beginning of the 20th century, among the ship wreckage near a Greek island, a 2000-year-old device was found. According to some experts, it could be the first scientific
A. Compass
B. Radio
C. Calculator
C. Calculator
Using dozens of gears, this device can accurately determine the position of the Sun, the Moon, and planets. Although its application is the subject of continuous disputes, this mechanism is a direct proof that 2,000 years ago, the human civilization was making its first steps in mechanical engineering.