All About Bones
Teeth are commonly used in forensics and archaeology, which help with identification and analysis of diet; how many teeth does an adult human typically have? (Answer can be with or without wisdom teeth)
What is 28-32 teeth?
This lobe of the brain, known for handling reasoning and decision making, is called what?
What is the frontal lobe?
This form uses clay and other varying materials in order to make art.
What is pottery?
This early document, ultimately being a failure, was the first form of government for the U.S.
What is the Articles of Confederation (AOC)?
Richard Cadbury, the creator of this shaped box, created it in 1861 to increase chocolate sales for Valentines Day. Now, around 36 million of these boxes are sold per year.
What are heart-shaped boxes?
If you remember from the last (only other) jeopardy I helped in, located in the middle ear, what is the smallest bone within the human body?
What is the stapes/stirrup?
The brain is primarily composed of neurons. What is the name for the part of the neuron that transmits impulses away from the cell body?
What is the axon?
This common art form means “chewed paper” in French.
What is paper mâché?
In Ancient Egypt, this material was not only used for food and clothing, but for writing; coming to be known as the first kind of paper to be used by humans.
What is papyrus?
The Jack-o-lantern is a staple of modern day Halloween. However, they were carved out of different crops within Ireland/Scotland; what were these crops? (Answer with one out of three possible answers)
What are turnips, potatoes, or beets?
This skeleton, at the time the oldest skeleton ever found (hominid), was discovered in 1974 within Ethiopia; is named what? (Hint: She was named after a then popular Beatles song)
Who is Lucy?
The brain is the fattiest organ within the body. What percentage of the brain is composed of fat?
What is 60%?
The Mask of Agamemnon, a famous golden funeral mask, was created by which group of people?
Who are the Mycenaeans?
This tablet, written by the Sumerians, is written in what kind of form?
What is cuneiform?
These heart shaped candies, mostly given on Valentine’s Day, which have small, sweet messages printed on them, are called what?
What are conversation hearts?
Bones can be classified into four different categories. Name all four categories and an example of each. (Hint: Think about the shape!)
What are short, long, flat, and irregular bones?
When this volcano erupted, a 25 year old man’s body was vaporized (originally discovered in the 1960s), however his brain was vitrified (glassified) into an obsidian-like glass; which preserved the myelin and nerve cells for scientists to discover in 2018/2020.
What is Mount Vesuvius?
Otherwise known as ‘the Sistine Chapel of Paleolithic Art,’ this cave in Northern Spain is renowned for its magnificent, well preserved cave paintings.
What is the Altamira Cave?
This famous psychological horror book is known for its maternal themes and inspired the idea of haunted houses.
What is the “Haunting of Hill House”?
The oldest known Christmas tree, owned by Paul Parker in the UK, has been owned within Paul Parker’s family since 1886; being 30 cm tall and recognized within the Guinness book of world records. What is this Christmas tree made out of?
What are dyed goose feathers?
What bone within the human body is only present in around 39% of people?
What is the fabella?
In 2024, scientists mapped an adult fruit fly’s brain to try and understand how brain circuits create behavior. Now, in 2026, Eon systems connected the simulated brain to a virtual fly body; this brain contained how many synaptic connections?
What is 50 million synaptic connections?
This art piece created in 2016 by artists Sun Yuan and Peng Yu consisted of a large robotic arm that sought to clean up a dark red liquid that continuously spilled from its core. It performed actions such as dancing and waving; with the artist’s intention to personify the robot as it slowly stopped working, it finally ceasing to work in 2019. What was this art piece called?
What is Can’t Help Myself?
The longest novel ever written, by Marcel Proust in 1912, is recognized in the Guinness Book of world records. “A la recherche du temps perdu” contains an estimated 9,609,000 characters; what does this title roughly translate to in English?
What is “Remembrance of Things Past” / “In Search of Lost Time”?
Candy corn was created in the 1880’s by George Renninger at the Wunderlene Candy Company. It was originally called a different name, due to its resemblance to dried corn kernels.
What is ”Chicken Feed”?