Things
Natural Sciences
English
100
What scale is used to measure the magnitude of earthquakes?
A) Richter Scale
B) Mercalli Scale
C) Celsius Scale
D) Mohs Scale
Double points: the scale goes up to what number?
A) Richter Scale
100
Select the closest synonym for the bold word:
"The scientist made a pivotal discovery during the experiment."
A) Minor
B) Crucial
C) Delayed
D) Unrelated
B) Crucial
200
What is the ring of volcanoes around the Pacific Ocean known as?
A) The Circle of Fire
B) The Fiery Path
C) The Ring of Fire
D) The Volcanic Loop
C) The Ring of Fire
200
What does the phrasal verb “brush up on” mean?
A) Forget something
B) Criticize someone
C) Review or improve knowledge of
D) Make something clean
Double points: correctly use it in a sentence.
C) Review or improve knowledge of
300
Which company created the first commercially successful personal computer?
A) Microsoft
B) IBM
C) Apple
D) Dell
C) Apple (with the Apple II in 1977)
300
What is a supernova?
A) A type of asteroid
B) A dying star’s explosion
C) A comet impact
D) A planet formation
Double points: what might appear after a supernova?
B) A dying star’s explosion
Depending on the mass at the start of its life, a supernova will leave behind either a neutron star or a black hole.
300
Which language has contributed the most words to modern English?
A) Latin
B) French
C) German
D) Greek
B) French
(Due to the Norman conquest in 1066, many legal, political, and culinary terms entered English.)
400
Which English word is a contronym, meaning it has two opposite meanings?
A) Left
B) Sanction
C) Rapid
D) Clean
B) Sanction
(It can mean to “allow” or to “penalize.”)
500
What is the term for animals that are active at night?
A) Nightingale
B) Diurnal
C) Nocturnal
D) Omnivorous
Double points: name 2 such animals.
C) Nocturnal