History
On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong became the first person in history to do what?
Walk on the moon
What is the chemical symbol for water
H2O
What is the largest ocean in the world
Pacific ocean
What is the fastest land animal on the planet
Cheetah
Who were Barbie's younger sisters? (hint there were 3)
- Stacy
- Skipper
- Chelsea
Who served as the first Prime Minister of Canada
John A. McDonald
What is the value of pi rounded to 5 decimal places
3.14159
Where is Mount Everest located
On the border of Nepal and China
Which wild animal is capable of running long distances — sometimes over 30 km (almost a marathon a day) — in pursuit of prey?
Wolves
Riddle: I’m tall when I’m young and short when I’m old. What am I?
A candle
What is the name of the famous diamond, worth an estimated $400 million, that was stolen from India and now sits among the British Crown Jewels? (Hint its name means "Mountain of Light")
The Kohinoor Diamond
Einstein's famous equation E = mc^2 describes the relationship between which 3 variables
Energy, mass, and speed of light (c)
The Tropic of Capricorn passes through how many continents, and can you name one of them?
What is the common name of the large wild cat with the scientific name Panthera onca, native to Central and South America?
Jaguar
Riddle: What word becomes shorter when you add two letters to it?
Short
What ancient trade route connected China with the Mediterranean, allowing the exchange of silk, spices, and ideas for centuries?
The Silk Road
A person is standing on a level floor. His head, upper torso, arms, and hands together weigh 469 N and have a center of gravity that is 1.20m above the floor. His upper leg weighs 154 N and has a center of gravity that is 0.721m above the floor. Finally, his lower legs and feet together weigh 99.7 N and have a center of gravity that is 0.299 m above the floor. Relative to the floor, find the location of the center of gravity for his entire body (rounded to 3 sig figs)
0.974m
This South American waterfall system, located on the border of Brazil and Argentina, is one of the largest and most powerful in the world.
What are the Iguazu Falls?
What animal can live forever (ie. is immortal)? Extra +100 points if you can explain how
Immortal jellyfish (Turritopsis dohrnii).
It can revert its mature cells back into an earlier life stage (from adult medusa to polyp), effectively restarting its life cycle.
Which month of the year is National Ice-Cream Month
What process did ancient Egyptians use to preserve bodies after death for burial?
Mummification
You titrate 25.0 mL of 0.100 M HCl with 0.100 M NaOH. What is the pH after 10.0 mL of NaOH has been added?
Moles HCl = 0.00250 mol
Moles NaOH = 0.00100 mol
Excess HCl = 0.00150 mol in total volume = 35.0 mL
[H+]=0.00150/0.0350=0.0429M[H⁺] = 0.00150 / 0.0350 = 0.0429 [H+]=0.00150/0.0350=0.0429M
pH = 1.37
Mount Chimborazo in Ecuador is often said to be the point on Earth’s surface farthest from the center of the planet — farther even than Mount Everest. Why?
Because Earth is not a perfect sphere — it’s an oblate spheroid. The equatorial bulge makes points near the equator (like Chimborazo) farther from Earth’s center than the poles or even Everest.
What is the only mammal in the world that lays eggs? + 100 points if you can name this animal's senses
The platypus
On top of the 5 senses we have, platypuses have a sixth sense
- sight
- hearing
- sound
- taste
- touch
- electroreception: The platypus has electroreception, allowing it to detect electrical signals from prey in the water. It also has mechanoreceptors in its bill to sense movement, and it uses a combination of touch and electroreception since its eyes, ears, and nostrils close underwater.
How are Queen Bees made
A queen bee is developed when a worker bee larva is fed exclusively with royal jelly, a nutrient-rich secretion from worker bees. This special diet triggers the larva to develop reproductive organs and become larger than a typical worker, eventually emerging as a fertile queen.