Biology Fun Facts
Engineering Trivia
Famous Mathematicians and Scientists
Quick Mental Math
What's That Element?
100

This type of animal eats ONLY meat with the occasional berry or two. This 'diet' has also recently become popular for some humans.

What is a carnivore?

100

This scientist invented the light bulb. He had a famous rivalry with Nikolas Tesla.

Who is Thomas Edison?

100

This scientist was enlightened about the concept of gravity when an apple fell on his head.

Who is Isaac Newton?

100

The solution for this expression: 20 x 4

What is 80?

100

This element has the chemical symbol: C.

What is Carbon?

200

We have lots of these in our mouth, gut, and skin. They are also found everywhere in the world, especially added to yogurt. They have many functions like helping us digest our food and eating dead skin. 

What are bacteria?

200

This famous company recycles their rockets after launching them. It is owned by billionaire Elon Musk.

Who is SpaceX?

200

This scientist went to the Galapagos to study finches, a type of bird. He also wrote a famous book called, On the Origin of Species and is called the "father of evolution."

Who is Charles Darwin?

200

The solution for this expression: 25 x 4 - 4

What is 96?

200

This element is most abundant in the atmosphere.

What is Nitrogen? (78% of the atmosphere)

300

The number of bones sharks have.

What is 0? (Sharks are cartilaginous fish, meaning their skeletons are made entirely of cartilage. Cartilage is also found in humans, for example in our noses and earlobes.)

300

This device, an example of ancient engineering, uses stored potential energy to fling a projectile great distances without any propellant. It is sometimes referred to as a trebuchet.

What is a 'catapult'?

300

This mathematician came up with the formula: 

a+ b2 = c2


Who is Pythagoras?

300

The solution for this expression: 11 x 120 

What is 1320?

300

Name the element most commonly used in nuclear weapons.

What is Uranium?

400

This organism can regrow most body parts, including limbs, the brain, and the heart. People often have stuffed toys of this organism, because it's so cute! 

What is an axolotl?

400

This “A” word defines the scientific study of sound, used to determine the efficiency of engineering projects. It is a word also used to describe a non-electric guitar.

What is 'acoustics'?

400

This cat-loving theoretical physicist came up with a paradox about how two phases can't be in the same place at once.

Who is Erwin Schrödinger?

400

The slope of the line going through the following points: (1, 3) and (2, 5)


What is 2?

400
This is the chemical formula or name of table salt (salt that we eat)?

What is NaCl or sodium chloride?

500

True or False: Your left lung is about 10 percent smaller than your right one.

What is True? (Our heart is also angled in the left side of our chest, so our left lung is smaller to accommodate it.)
500

In 1975 an engineer created the first electronic camera while working for this company.

What is Kodak?

500

This mathematician invented the x, y coordinate system also known as Cartesian coordinates. He was also well-known for his work in navigation and maps.

Who is Renee Descartes?

500

The solution to the expression: 101 x 55

What is 5555?

500

Name any of the Noble Gases.

What is Helium, Neon, Argon, Krypton, Xenon, or Radon?

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