Wild Animals
Which fish can shoot a stream of water out of its mouth to knock insects off branches?
A. Needlefish
B. Archerfish
C. Triggerfish
B. Archerfish
Fun Fact: Archerfish can adjust their shot depending on how far away the insect is. They're basically underwater sharpshooters.
Vanilla naturally comes from what type of plant?
A. Orchid
B. Lily
C. Cactus
A. Orchid
Fun Fact: Vanilla is actually the fruit of a tropical orchid. Each vanilla pod begins as a flower.
Which company was founded all the way back in 1889?
A. Disney
B. Nintendo
C. LEGO
B. Nintendo
Fun Fact: Nintendo originally made handmade playing cards. Video games wouldn't come until many decades later.
Which continent lies in ALL FOUR hemispheres: Northern, Southern, Eastern, and Western?
A. Asia
B. Africa
C. South America
B. Africa
Fun Fact: Both the Equator and the Prime Meridian pass through Africa.
Which metal can melt just from the warmth of your hand?
A. Gallium
B. Titanium
C. Aluminum
A. Gallium
Fun Fact: Gallium melts at about 86°F, so a solid piece can slowly turn into liquid while you're holding it.
Which animal has rectangular pupils?
A. Goat
B. Alpaca
C. Deer
A. Goat
Fun Fact: Their sideways pupils give goats a huge field of vision, helping them watch for predators while they're eating.
Which nut grows attached to the BOTTOM of a fruit?
A. Pistachio
B. Cashew
C. Almond
B. Cashew
Fun Fact: Cashews grow underneath a colorful fruit called a cashew apple. It looks like somebody glued the nut onto the bottom afterward.
Which invention came FIRST?
A. Telephone
B. Fax machine
C. Electric light bulb
B. Fax machine
Fun Fact: An early fax-machine design was patented in 1843, more than 30 years before Alexander Graham Bell's telephone.
Which country is completely surrounded by South Africa?
A. Eswatini
B. Lesotho
C. Botswana
B. Lesotho
Fun Fact: Lesotho is one of the few countries in the world that is completely surrounded by just one other country.
Where does sound generally travel fastest?
A. Air
B. Water
C. Steel
C. Steel
Fun Fact: Sound travels much faster through solids because their particles are packed closely together.
Which animal's eyes actually change color between summer and winter?
A. Arctic fox
B. Reindeer
C. Snowy owl
B. Reindeer
Reindeer eyes can change from a more golden color in summer to blue in winter, helping them see better during the dark Arctic winter.
Which TWO spices actually come from different parts of the same fruit?
A. Nutmeg and mace
B. Cinnamon and cloves
C. Cumin and coriander
A. Nutmeg and mace
Fun Fact: Nutmeg comes from the seed, while mace comes from the reddish covering wrapped around that seed.
Cleopatra lived closer in time to which event?
A. Construction of the Great Pyramid
B. The first Moon landing
C. They are about equally far away
B. The first Moon landing
Fun Fact: The Great Pyramid was already about 2,500 years old when Cleopatra lived.
Which country has the MOST time zones when its overseas territories are included?
A. Russia
B. United States
C. France
C. France
Fun Fact: Because France has territories scattered around the world, it spans more time zones than Russia.
About how much can a normal fluffy cumulus cloud weigh?
A. Around 10,000 pounds
B. Around 100,000 pounds
C. Around 1 million pounds
C. Around 1 million pounds
Fun Fact: Clouds don't fall because their tiny water droplets are spread over a huge area and are supported by moving air.
Which bird is famous for being able to imitate sounds like camera shutters, car alarms, and even chainsaws?
A. Raven
B. Superb lyrebird
C. Cockatoo
B. Superb lyrebird
Fun Fact: Male lyrebirds learn and combine many different sounds into elaborate performances to impress females.
Which fruit is actually created when many smaller fruits fuse together?
A. Pineapple
B. Peach
C. Pomegranate
A. Pineapple
Fun Fact: Every little section you see on the outside of a pineapple developed from an individual flower.
Which product existed for almost 50 years before someone invented a special tool to open it?
A. Canned food
B. Wine bottles
C. Envelopes
A. Canned food
Fun Fact: Early canned foods existed decades before the can opener. People sometimes used knives, chisels, and even hammers to get them open.
Which sea has NO land coastline at all?
A. Arabian Sea
B. Sargasso Sea
C. Coral Sea
B. Sargasso Sea
Fun Fact: Instead of being surrounded by land, the Sargasso Sea in the Atlantic is defined by ocean currents.
Which tiny particles from the Sun pass through your body by the TRILLIONS every second?
A. Neutrinos
B. Neutrons
C. Electrons
A. Neutrinos
Neutrinos barely interact with matter, so they can pass straight through your body... and even through the entire Earth.
Which animal can eject some of its internal organs when threatened and later grow them back?
A. Sea cucumber
B. Nautilus
C. Horseshoe crab
A. Sea cucumber
Fun Fact: Some sea cucumbers basically throw part of their insides at predators as a distraction and then regenerate the missing organs later.
Peanuts are botanically more closely related to which food?
A. Almonds
B. Sunflower seeds
C. Lentils
C. Lentils
Fun Fact: Peanuts aren't actually nuts. They're legumes, making them relatives of beans, peas, chickpeas, and lentils.
What was the world's first webcam created to watch?
A. A laboratory experiment
B. A coffee pot
C. A building entrance
B. A coffee pot
Fun Fact: Researchers at Cambridge University aimed a camera at their shared coffee pot so people could check whether coffee was available without walking to the room.
What is “Point Nemo”?
A. Earth's deepest underwater cave
B. The point in the ocean farthest from any land
C. The exact center of Antarctica
B. The point in the ocean farthest from any land
Fun Fact: It's so remote that astronauts aboard the International Space Station can sometimes be closer to Point Nemo than any humans on Earth's surface.
Which is closest in temperature to the SURFACE of the Sun?
A. Molten lava
B. Earth's inner core
C. A blast furnace
B. Earth's inner core
Fun Fact: Earth's inner core is estimated to be roughly as hot as the surface of the Sun, around 9,000–10,000°F.