Biology
What is Evolution?
The process of biological change by which populations become different from their ancestors over many generations.
The ________ was built from 1887 to 1889 in the capital of France, _______.
Eiffel Tower, Paris
Which planet is closest to the Sun?
Mercury
Where is the painting Mona Lisa located?
True or false: English is a Germanic language.
True
What is Common Descent / Common Ancestry?
The idea that all life on Earth is related, and can be traced back to one or more common ancestors.
Built along the northern border of an East Asian country, this was built by emperors to protect their country from invaders and barbarians.
The Great Wall of China
Which planet is the hottest planet in the Solar System?
Venus
Explanation: Venus has a thick atmosphere of carbon dioxide, trapping heat from the sun and creating a greenhouse effect.
Who is the month July named after?
Julius Caesar
What language does the Netherlands speak?
Dutch
How many chromosomes does a human have?
46 Chromosomes, 23 from each parent
Which wall divided East Berlin and West Berlin to keep its population from escaping Soviet-controlled territory during the Cold War?
The Berlin Wall / Iron Curtain
Whats the most expensive thing built for space?
The International Space Station (ISS)
Why did World War 1 start?
The archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary and his wife were assassinated by a Serbian group the Black Hand.
What countries make up the United Kingdom?
England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland.
How many nucleotides are needed to form a protein?
three
Where is the Taj Mahal? (city and country)
Agra, India.
Do all the gas giants / gas planets have rings?
Yes
Explanation: Saturn's are the biggest and brightest, but the other gas planets Jupiter, Uranus, and Neptune have a smaller number of fainter rings.
What was the annexation of Austria by Germany in 1938 called?
Anschluss
What separates the Iberian peninsula from the rest of Europe?
The Pyrenees mountain range
What does DNA stand for?
Deoxyribonucleic acid
What is the capital of "Bosnia and Herzegovina"?
Sarajevo
What is the event horizon of a black hole?
It is where the velocity required to escape the black hole gets so high that there is a point where the escape velocity exceeds the speed of light. The gravity is so strong that the speed of light is not fast enough to escape the black hole, so no force can escape or counteract the black hole and nothing can be seen beyond that point.
True or False: Estonia is a Balkan country.
False
Estonia is a Baltic country.
Where is Africa closest to Europe?
At the Strait of Gibraltar between Spain and Morocco.