Science
What are shooting stars?
Meteorites
How many senses do we have?
5: sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch
On which ship did Columbus sail in his 1492 voyage to the Americas?
Santa Maria
What is the singular for of dice?
Die
What is larger, a village or a town?
A town
What is the only even prime number?
2
What is the only fruit with seeds on the outside?
Strawberries
What was the first animal to orbit earth?
Laika - a dog sent aboard Sputnik 2 in 1957
What are the only places on the human body where hair does not grow?
Soles of the feet, palms of the hands, lips, and eyelids (not counting eyelashes)
When was the American Civil War?
April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865
Are bears: Omnivores, herbivores, or carnivores?
Omnivores: their diet depends on the season and what's available in their environment
What is the plural of octopus?
Octopuses! This is because it comes from the Greek, where its original plural was “octopodes". In English, it instead has the regular plural form “octopuses.”
What is the largest country in the world?
Russia
Two weeks
Are tomatoes a fruit of a vegetable?
Fruit
What is Newtons law of gravitation?
The degree to which one body of matter attracts another.
True or false: Your left lung is slightly smaller than your right lung.
True! The left lung is slightly smaller than the right lung to accommodate space for the heart, which sits on the left side of the body.
Where is the Valley of the Kings?
Luxor, Eygpt
How many stomachs does a cow have?
Technically one stomach, but it is split into four distinctly separate compartments. Each compartment has a different role to play in the efficient digestion of food.
What is the plural of goose and mongoose?
Geese and mongooses
What country exports the most bananas each year?
Ecuador
How large is a bakers dozen?
13
What is the only food produced by an insect that humans eat?
Honey! It is also the only natural food that does not rot
How many types of clouds are there?
10:
Do fingerprints have a function?
Yes! They provide traction for your fingers, helping you to grasp things
Where did the Ottoman Empire originate?
Northwestern Anatolia, in what is now modern-day Turkey,
What is a group of alligators called?
A congregation
What words rhyme with "orange"?
None!
What is the most visited country on earth?
France
The Inca's measured time by how long it took to boil a potato. True or false?
True
What is the top selling candy in the U.S.?
M&M's
What is the largest plant on earth?
General Sherman Tree, a giant sequoia
It is not only the largest living tree in the world, but the largest living organism, by volume, on the planet.
How many muscles does it take to smile and to frown?
Smile: 17
Frown: 43
Which country was the first to give women the right to vote?
New Zealand in 1893
Can cheetahs roar?
No, they cannot roar like lions and tigers, instead, they purr and chirp
What are the only four words in modern English that ends in "dous"?
Hazardous, tremendous, horrendous, and stupendous
What country is covered by more than 99% desert?
Libya
Why do we abbreviate the pound as "lb."
The Romans called a pound a libra
What is the most popular flavor of ice cream sold in the U.S?
Vanilla Ice Cream
True or false: Venus's day is longer than its year?
True! A day on Venus (243 Earth days) is longer than a year on Venus (225 Earth days) because Venus rotates very slowly on its axis compared to how quickly it orbits the sun.
What is the importance of skin wrinkling when exposed at length to water?
Scientists believe that wrinkly skin on fingers and toes provides better grip on wet objects
What did the Aztecs call gold?
The excrement of the sun
How is the pecking order determined for chickens?
By age and size
Angry and hungry
What is Rome's semi-official nickname?
The Eternal City
If you have three quarters, four dimes, and four pennies, you have the largest amount of money you can have in U.S. coins without being able to make change for a dollar. True or false?
True: $1.19
In ancient times, was was the "fruits of the Gods"?
Oranges! They were often referred as the 'golden apples' that Hercules stole