Biology - Eyes
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100

Which part of your eye, the colored part, controls how much light comes in?

The Iris

100

Which actor plays Atticus Finch, a lawyer who defends an innocent Black man despite intense prejudice in To Kill a Mockingbird? 

Gregory Peck 

100

Which former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom was commonly known as The Iron Lady? 

Margaret Thatcher 

100

Which American singer, songwriter and pianist is commonly nicknamed the "Piano Man" after his signature 1973 song of the same name?

Billy Joel

100

Translated to 'woman of the fairy mound' , name the female spirit in Irish mythology that heralds the death of a family member?

Banshee 

200

What name is given to the effect on photos when the light of a camera flash or other bright light source illuminates blood vessels at the back of the eye?

Red eye 

200

Rick Blaine, a cynical nightclub owner who sacrifices love for a greater cause in the film Casablanca is played by which actor?

Humphrey Bogart 

200

What is the chemical compound dihydrogen monoxide more commonly known as?

Water 

200

Which American singer and actress has had at least one number one album in the U.S. in the 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, and 2010s?

Barbra Streisand 

200

Who was condemned to bearing the world on his shoulders for trying to storm the heavens in Greek myth? 

Atlas 

300

What part of the eye is the only living tissue in the human body that doesn’t contain blood vessels?

The Cornea 

300

The original protagonist of the Alien film series, which actor played the character Ellen Ripley?

Sigourney Weaver

300

The famous author Samuel Langhorne Clemens is more commonly known by what name?

Mark Twain 

300

Nicknamed "The Boss", which artist has, as of 2023, released 21 studio albums during a career spanning six decades?

Bruce Springsteen

300

In Egyptian mythology, who was Isis the wife of?

Osiris 

400

Genetic, or caused by an illness, what is the name of the condition in which someone has two different colored irises?

Heterochromia 

400

Which actor played James Bond in the first film - Dr No?

Sean Connery 

400

The musician Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta is better known by what name?

Lady Gaga 

400

Which platinum selling Reggae Legend survived an assassination attempt in 1976?

Bob Marley 

400

In Norse mythology Odin traded an eye for what?

Wisdom 

500

What eye chart that can be used to measure visual acuity is named after the Dutch ophthalmologist who developed the chart in 1862?

Snellen Chart 

500

Who played Clarice Starling, a FBI trainee trying to catch a serial killer in The Silence of the Lambs?

Jodie Foster 

500

Iron pyrite, the most abundant sulfide mineral, is known for its brass-yellow color and is also known by what name?

Fool's Gold 

500

Who was the American jazz and swing music singer that was nicknamed "Lady Day" by her friend and music partner, Lester Young?

Billie Holiday 

500

Which planet in our solar system is named after the sky God in Greek mythology?

Uranus 

(Ouranos, the ancient Greek god of the sky)