Science
What is the closest star to the planet Earth?
The Sun
The Barbie doll was launched in 1959 by which American toy company?
Mattel
A female sheep is called a ewe; this term refers to a male sheep
Ram
System of exchanging goods or services without using money
Barter
What is the most fingers (including thumbs) that has been recorded on one person.
14
On the periodic table of elements, which element has the shortest name?
Tin
In Roman mythology, Veritas is the goddess of what?
Truth
Only gorillas & these other primates walk on their knuckles
CHIMPANZEES
The movie Forrest Gump gave us this 5-word adage
STUPID IS AS STUPID DOES
Each of these organs is encased in a sac called the pleura
Your Lungs
How many planets in our solar system are not named after a god or goddess?
One - Earth
Who invented the first alternating current (AC) induction motor?
Nikola Tesla
This lizard of the Southwest is the USA's largest poisonous lizard
A GILA MONSTER
A Lockheed aviation engineer is often credited with coining this principle abbreviated KISS
KEEP IT SIMPLE STUPID
What is the age of the oldest living person as of Sept 1, 2020
Kane Tanaka of Japan, aged 117 years, 243 days.
(oldest recorded person was 122 years)
Tuberculosis is a disease caused by bacteria that usually attack which organ?
Lungs
The ancient citadel of Machu Picchu was built by which pre-Columbian empire?
The Inca Empire
The jackrabbit isn't really a rabbit but one of these relatives
Hare
Marble is this class of rock whose name also starts with M
METAMORPHIC
How many liters of blood are in the average adult
Five
In the human body, what is the hallux?
The big toe
What was the first country to use printed paper currency?
China
The flying fox isn't a type of fox but a type of this
Bat
A decompression chamber can also be called this kind of chamber
A HYPERBARIC CHAMBER (A BAROMETRIC CHAMBER)
How tall was the tallest human ever recorded (within 6 inches)
Robert Pershing Wadlow, also known as the Alton Giant and the Giant of Illinois
2.72 meters or 8 feet 11 inches