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Random Trivia
100

Name any field of Science

Chemistry, Physics, Astronomy, Biology, Geology, Psychology, etc.  

100

How can you define "enrich"

What is improve or enhance the quality of value of

100

Amount of planets in the solar system.

What is 8 (Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune)

100

Author of this book and one of the most well known astrophysicists 

Neil Degrasse Tyson

100

This artist painted the Mona Lisa

Who is Leonardo da Vinci

200

This branch of astronomy focuses on the physics of space, exploring the properties and interactions of celestial objects like stars, galaxies, and planets

Astrophysics 

200

What is "detritus"

What is waste or debris of any kind

200

Planet closest to the sun. (Bonus: How many days does it take this planet to orbit the sun)

What is Mercury (88 days!)

200

This physicist introduced the idea of quantized energy and has been deemed the father of quantum physics 

Who is Max Planck 

200

Tallest mountain is the world 

What is Mount Everest 

300

The scientific study of matter, its fundamental constituents, its motion and behavior through space and time, and the related entities of energy and force

Physics

300

Anti electrons are also known as 

What is "positrons" 

300

The galaxy in which our solar system is a part of

What is "the milky way"

300

These high-energy, fast-moving, charged subatomic  particles move through space

What are cosmic rays

300

Name of the championship game in the National Football League

What is the "Superbowl"

400

This area of science investigates the composition, properties, reactions, and structure of matter. 

What is Chemistry

400

The theory that life exists throughout the universe and is distributed by natural means (Earth may have originated from microorganisms)

What is "Panspermia"

400

A celestial body that orbits the sun, is round but not a planet, and hasn't cleared its orbital path of other debris

What is a "dwarf planet"

400

This is a region of comet like objects located beyond Neptune's orbit 

What is the Kuiper belt

400

Largest bone in the body

What is "femur"

500

The 3 main branches of science include:

What is Natural Sciences, Social Sciences and Formal Sciences 

500

A change in a surprising, fantastical, or unexpected way

What is "Transmogrification" 

500

This instrument was developed to discover Earth like planets around Sun like stars

What is "Kepler telescope"

500

The four most common elements of life on Earth, with with carbon serving as the foundation of biochemistry.

What is hydrogen, helium, oxygen, carbon

500

Four houses of Hogwarts in Harry Potter

What is Gryffindor, Ravenclaw, Slytherin, Hufflepuff