World & Nature
This “desert” is actually made of ice
What is Antarctica
The inventor of the lightbulb didn’t invent this
What is electricity
Bananas are technically this kind of fruit
What is a berry
This animal has 3 heartbeats
What is an Octopus
This country’s national animal is a unicorn
What is Scotland
This country has more pyramids than Egypt
What is Sudan
This tiny piece of technology, invented in 1958, powers everything from phones to cars — and contains billions of microscopic transistors on a piece of silicon
What is a microchip
This fruit has more Vitamin C than an orange
What are strawberries
This slimy animal can sleep for 3 years straight
What is a snail
This object, carried by travelers for centuries, was once made using magnetized iron floating in water
What is a compass
This city has more canals than Venice
What is Amsterdam
The Eiffel Tower grows taller in summer due to this
Thermal Expansion
This everyday kitchen staple was once so valuable that it was used as currency and even offered as wages to Roman soldiers
What is salt
These marsupials have fingerprints almost identical to humans
What are Koalas
This popular board game was originally designed during the Great Depression to teach players about the dangers of wealth inequality
What is monopoly
This planet rains diamonds.
What is Uranus or Neptune
This famous scientist’s last words were spoken in German — but the nurse who heard them didn’t understand the language, so they were lost forever
Who is Albert Einstein
This sweet treat was invented by accident in 1908 when a candy maker’s assistant left a pot of boiling sugar unattended
What is cotton candy
This animal can recognize itself in a mirror — a rare sign of self-awareness shared by only a few species like dolphins and great apes
What is a parrot
Before erasers were invented, people used this common kitchen ingredient to remove pencil marks
What is bread
This place on Earth is so large it creates its own weather system — with storms forming entirely within its boundaries
What is the Sahara desert
The only food that never spoils
What is Honey
This fruit, which grows upside down from the top of its plant, was once so rare that wealthy Europeans rented it by the day to display at parties as a status symbol
What is the pineapple
This deep-sea creature can make itself completely invisible by turning its body transparent
What is the glass octopus
This object, first patented in 1958, took 12 years and multiple failed prototypes to perfect
What is velcro