What's the world's largest fish?
bonus 100 points: what's the second largest fish
whale shark, which grows to more than 50 feet long and may weigh several tons.
bonus answer: basking shark, which can measure 35 to 40 feet long.
Which animal is the largest lizard?
the largest lizard is the Komodo Dragon!
A triangle with all sides equal is called this.
an equilateral triangle
This flightless bird can run up to 43 miles per hour and has eyeballs bigger than its brain
ostrich
How many bones are in the adult human body?
A) 206
B) 210
C) 198
D) 222
A 206
Fish live in water, of course …but how much of a fish IS water?
70%
On which continent will you NOT find a snake?
Antarctica is the only continent where you will definitely not find any snakes! It is much too cold for them to live there.
The Roman numeral "L" stands for this number.
50
This planet has a day that lasts longer than its year
Venus
Which of the following elements is a noble gas?
A) Oxygen
B) Hydrogen
C) Helium
D) Nitrogen
C) Helium?
How many species of fish exist on Earth?
More than 24,000.
The American alligator is the apex predator of the Everglades, Florida, USA. What is the only other country where you can naturally find alligators?
china
A word that sounds the same but has a different meaning and spelling (like “flour” and “flower”).
homophone
This liquid metal is the only metal that is liquid at room temperature
mercury
Which of these U.S. presidents was the first to appear on television?
A) Franklin D. Roosevelt
B) Herbert Hoover
C) Dwight D. Eisenhower
D) John F. Kennedy
A) Franklin D. Roosevelt
The males (and not the females) of which type of fish carry the fertilized eggs until they are hatched?
1.shark
2. coelacanth
3.sea horse
4.lionfish
3.sea horse
How many eyes does an iguana have?
3
This is the powerhouse of the cell.
mitochondrion
Bananas are technically this type of food group, not a fruit
berry
Which of the following animals can survive being frozen solid and thawed?
A) Salamander
B) Tardigrade
C) Garter snake
D) Wood frog
D) Wood frog
What is the most venomous fish in the world?
Stonefish
What is the name of the third eye some reptiles have on top of their heads?
Parietal eye
This U.S. state touches four of the five Great Lakes.
Michigan
This is the only letter that doesn’t appear in any U.S. state name.
Q
Which of the following inventions came before the others?
A) The typewriter
B) The telephone
C) The light bulb
D) The zipper
A) The typewriter
🧠 Explanation:
Typewriter – invented in 1868
Telephone – 1876
Light bulb – 1879
Zipper – 1893