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100

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.

100

Which animal is the largest lizard?

the largest lizard is the Komodo Dragon!

100

A triangle with all sides equal is called this.

an equilateral triangle

100

This flightless bird can run up to 43 miles per hour and has eyeballs bigger than its brain

ostrich

100

How many bones are in the adult human body?

A) 206
B) 210
C) 198
D) 222

A 206

200

Fish live in water, of course …but how much of a fish IS water?

70%

200

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.

200

The Roman numeral "L" stands for this number.

50

200

This planet has a day that lasts longer than its year

Venus

200

Which of the following elements is a noble gas?

A) Oxygen
B) Hydrogen
C) Helium
D) Nitrogen

C) Helium?

300

How many species of fish exist on Earth?

More than 24,000.

300

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

300

A word that sounds the same but has a different meaning and spelling (like “flour” and “flower”).

homophone

300

This liquid metal is the only metal that is liquid at room temperature

mercury

300

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

400

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

400

How many eyes does an iguana have?

3

400

This is the powerhouse of the cell.

mitochondrion

400

Bananas are technically this type of food group, not a fruit

berry

400

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

500

What is the most venomous fish in the world?

Stonefish

500

What is the name of the third eye some reptiles have on top of their heads?

Parietal eye

500

This U.S. state touches four of the five Great Lakes.

Michigan

500

This is the only letter that doesn’t appear in any U.S. state name.

Q

500

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