Ants
What is the queen ant's role?
Laying eggs (she literally does nothing else, the workers care for the brood)
How many types of cephalopods are there?
Which player can use their hands?
What nationality was Shakespeare?
British
What was Pythagoras' most renowned theorem?
a2+b2=c2 where a and b are the sides of a right-angled triangle and c is the hypotenuse
What colour can ants not see that humans can?
red
How many hearts does an octopus have?
Three (two gill hearts and one systemic heart)
How many players (one team) are on a soccer field at a time?
Name three Shakespeare plays
Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet, Midsummer Night's Dream, Much Ado About Nothing, Twelfth Night, King Lear, Othello, Macbeth etc. etc.
What field of mathematics is Euclid known for?
Geometry
List one invasive species of ant in Australia
fire ant, Argentine ant, yellow crazy ant, African big-headed ant, Singapore ant, if you can convince Mr Bacon it is invasive you get the points
What is the bone found in cuttlefish that is not found in other cephalopods?
Cuttlebone
How many yellow cards gives you a red card?
Two
What year was Shakespeare born?
1564
What was Archimedes' theory?
A body immersed in a fluid experiences an upward buoyant force equal to the weight of the fluid it displaces
What type of ant has wings, and what is their purpose?
Alates (reproductive ants) fly in the warmer months to mate.
How long can a female giant squid grow? (whole body including tentacles)
12-13m (39-43ft)
What is offside? (in soccer)
A player behind less than two defenders on the opposing team/got past the last defender
What town did Shakespeare grow up in?
Stratford-upon-Avon
How did Eratosthenes calculate the circumference of the Earth?
He placed sticks in two different cities and measured the angle of the sun's rays at noon on the summer solstice.
What is the name of the acid some ants spray in attack or self-defense?
Formic acid
What is the tongue-like ribbon of teeth found in octopuses?
Radula
What is the penalty for simulation (pretending to be injured)?
Yellow card and free kick to the opposing team
Who did Shakespeare marry?
Anne Hathaway
What was Aristarchus of Samos's most renowned achievement?
He was the first to propose a heliocentric model (the sun in the center of the solar system and the earth orbiting around it)