Science
What is the center of a cell called?
The nucleus
In degrees, what are the interior angles of each angle of an equilateral triangle?
60 degrees
What is the only continent without spiders?
Antarctica
How many bones does a giraffe have in its neck?
Seven, which is the same amount as humans!
How many syllables are in a haiku?
17 syllables broken up into three lines of 5, 7, and 5.
What is the strongest bone in the human body?
The Femur
How many legs are in a right triangle?
Technically, only two; the opposite and adjacent. The third edge is the hypotenuse.
What is the most widely grown crop in the United States?
Corn
How many eggs do a hen typically lay in one day?
One
What is the fastest human sense?
Hearing
Which part of a plant makes most of the food, and by what process?
Most of a plant’s food is made in the leaves. It’s done through photosynthesis.
In the numbered sequence, .0347, the 3 is in which decimal place?
Hundredths
How many Great Lakes are located entirely in United States territory?
Just one: Lake Michigan.
What country is home to animals such as kangaroos, dingoes, and wallabies?
Australia
How many continents in the world are inhabited?
6
What two elements on the periodic table combine to make the ingredient commonly known as table salt?
(Na and Cl) Sodium & Chloride.
What mathematical term describes the likelihood of a particular event occurring?
Probability
Which country accidentally invented the first fireworks by throwing bamboo into fire back in 200 B.C.?
China
What is the name of a plant with a jaw-like mechanism to trap flies and other small insects?
The Venus Fly Trap
What was the name of the writing system used by the Ancient Egyptians?
Hieroglyphics
Who was the German-born physicist that developed the special and general theories of relativity? This same physicist won the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1921.
Albert Einstein
What is the unit of time that equates to 1/100th of a second?
A “jiffy.” Hey! Now you know where the phrase comes from
Which ancient civilization built the Pantheon and Colosseum and invented the modern-day calendar?
The Roman Empire
How many bones are in a chicken?
120
What are the first ten amendments to the Constitution formally known as?
The Bill of Rights