Science + Body Facts
What percentage of your body’s energy does your brain use, even though it’s only 2% of your body weight?
20%
Are you taller in the morning or at night, and why?
Taller in the morning - gravity compresses your spine during the day
Technology & Gaming
True or False: Michael Jordan was cut from his high school basketball team.
True
If you could drive a car straight up, how long would it take to reach space?
a) Less than an hour b) About 3 hours c) About 6 hours d) About 12 hours
Less than an hour
What is a group of flamingos called?
a) A flamboyance b) A parade c) A party d) A flash
A flamboyance (define flamboyance)
How far can the human heart create enough pressure to squirt blood?
30 feet
True or False: There are more possible games of chess than there are atoms in the observable universe.
True
Which artist has more Billboard Hot 100 entries than any other artist in history?
Drake
On Venus, which is longer - a day or a year?
A day (a day on Venus is longer than a year on Venus
What special ability do dolphins have regarding names?
They have names for each other and call each other by these names
Approximately how many cells are in your body?
37 trillion
True or False: Your smartphone has more computing power than all of NASA had when they put humans on the moon.
True
What is The Weeknd’s real name?
a) Abel Tesfaye b) Ahmed Hassan c) Aaron Williams d) Andre Thompson
Abel Tesfaye
How fast does the International Space Station travel, and how often does it orbit Earth?
28,000 km/h, orbiting Earth every 90 minutes
3. Which bird can recognize human faces and hold grudges for years, even warning other birds about specific people?
A) Pigeons
B) Crows
C) Parrots
D) Owls
Crows
True or False: Your stomach acid is strong enough to dissolve metal.
True
Which city is further south - Toronto or Minneapolis?
Toronto
Where and when did hip hop start?
At a back-to-school party in the Bronx in 1973
True or False: Sound can travel through space.
False - there’s no air in space for sound to travel through
Which large land animal understands human pointing gestures better than dogs?
A) Rhinos
B) Horses
C) Elephants
D) Giraffes
Elephants
What percentage of DNA do humans share with bananas?
a) 10% b) 30% c) 60%
60%
Which country has the longest coastline in the world?
Canada
Who was the first rapper to win a Pulitzer Prize?
Kendrick Lamar
What happens to your body fluids (like tears or saliva) in outer space without a spacesuit?
A) They instantly freeze solid
B) They boil due to lack of pressure
C) They evaporate into light
D) They fall off your body
They boil due to lack of pressure
They boil due to lack of pressure
5. Which animal has the strongest bite force relative to its size in the entire animal kingdom?
A) Crocodile
B) Mantis shrimp
C) Great white shark
D) Hyena
Mantis shrimp