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100

What is the goal of antichess?

  1. To be checkmated as soon as possible

  2. To be the first to have all of your pieces captured

  3. To be the first to get your king to the opposite side of the board

  4. To win a chess game while playing upside-down

2. To be the first to have all of your pieces captured

100

  1. Which is the slowest mammal?

    1. Three-toed Sloth

    2. Snail

    3. Giant Tortoise

    4. Slug


1. Three-toed Sloth

100

What is Superman’s greatest weakness?

  1. His fear of snakes

  2. Loneliness

  3. Kryptonite

  4. Giant Magnets

3. Kryptonite

100

Fireworks were invented in Liuyang, China. It is believed that the first natural "firecrackers" were

1. Crackers that were on fire. Still tasty, but kind of painful.

2. Bamboo stalks

3. Stolen from aliens

4. Always better in person than on camera.

2. Bamboo stalks

Overheating the hollow air pockets that naturally occur in bamboo would cause it to explode, making a nice bang! Chinese scientists (though they were called alchemists then) used this as inspiration for their designs.

100

How many horns did Triceratops have?

1. 0

2. 2

3. 3

4. 500

3. 3

200

Which checkmate pattern involves a knight and a friendly piece trapping the opponent’s king into a corner?

  1. Corner mate

  2. Arabian mate

  3. Swine’s mate

  4. Scholar’s mate

2. Arabian mate

200

This kind of bird can fly like a chess queen-- up, down, side-to-side, and backwards!

  1. Hummingbird

  2. Queen Finch

  3. Goldfinch

  4. Weebill

1. Hummingbird

200

What are Wolverine’s claws made of?

  1. Real wolverine claws

  2. Dinosaur claws

  3. Titanium

  4. Adamantium

4. Adamantium

200

Mansa Musa was the emperor of the Mali empire in West Africa. He was renowned for

1. Having really nice hair


2. Having the mightiest army of his era.

3. Being the wealthiest person of his era.

4. Really knowing how to party.


3. Being the wealthiest person of his era.

200

Which of the following is not a dinosaur?

1. Tyrannosaurus Rex

2. Apatosaurus

3. Ornithomimus

4. Pterodactyl

4. Pterodactyl

These were flying reptiles, and not related to dinosaurs!

300

Belle is the name of

  1. The first animal to play a chess game

  2. A chess opening invented by Bobby Fischer in 1961

  3. The first computer to be given the title Grand Master

  4. The name of the first international chess tournament

3. The first computer to be given the title Grand Master

300

A group of giraffes is called a

  1. Parade

  2. Herd

  3. Tower

  4. Reach

3. Tower

300

Which member of the Avengers shares a close friendship with Spiderman?

  1. Captain America

  2. Iron Man

  3. Hulk

  4. Thor

2. Iron Man

300

How old was the person who designed the CURRENT version of the U.S. flag?

1. 63

2. 47

3. 28

4. 17

4. 17
Robert G. Heft created the design in 1958 as part of a school project when he predicted Alaska and Hawaii joining the United States!

300
What were Velociraptors known for?

1. Their "killing claw"

2. Their intelligence

3. Being the height of a chicken

4. All of the above!


4. All of the above!

If you've watched Jurassic Park, the human sized raptors of those movies are closer to Utahraptors than Velociraptors! The moviemakers knew this, but went with Velociraptor as the name was much cooler.

400

The farthest long-distance chess game was completed between players who were playing from

  1. London and Moscow

  2. New York and California

  3. The United States and China

  4. Earth and Space

4. Earth and Space

400

Where can you find the heart of a shrimp?

  1. Its tail

  2. Its chest

  3. Its abdomen

  4. Its head

4. Its head

400

Which branch of the military is Captain Marvel involved with before she becomes a superhero?

  1. Navy

  2. Marines

  3. Air Force

  4. Space Force

3. Air Force

400

Which US President was known for his wrestling skills?

1. George Washington


2. Abraham Lincoln


3. Dwight D. Eisenhower


4. Thomas Jefferson


2. Abraham Lincoln

400

One of the most famous fossils ever found shows these two dinosaurs caught in a fight to the death.

1. Velociraptor and Protoceratops

2. Tyrannasaurus Rex and Ankylosaurus

3. Allosaurus and Stegosaurus

4. Parasaurolophus and Compsognathus

1. Velociraptor and Protoceratops

500

The word “Checkmate” comes from the Persian phrase “Shah Mat”, meaning

  1. “The king is trapped”

  2. “The king is dead”

  3. “The king surrenders”

  4. “The game is over”

2. “The king is dead”

500

Which animal has the most bones in its body?

  1. Dog

  2. Giraffe

  3. Python

  4. Blue Whale

3. Python

500

Which villain got his appearance from falling into hazardous chemicals?

  1. Two-Face

  2. Galactus

  3. Joker

  4. Thanos

3. Joker

500

The ancient Romans invented Pozzolana, which was an ancient equivalent to modern day

1. Concrete

2. Toothpaste

3. Hotdogs

4. Checkers

1. Concrete

500

What was cool about a Parasaurolophus?

1. It was the biggest dinosaur ever

2. It had spikes on its head

3. It had a (musical) horn on its head

4. It could fly

3. It had a (musical) horn on its head

Scientists are pretty sure this was used for communication, and even impressing other Parasaurolophus!