Math
Which ancient Greek mathematician is famous for his theorem relating the sides of a right triangle?
Pythagoras
Which ancient civilization, known for its pyramids and the Sphinx, thrived along the Nile River in northeastern Africa?
Ancient Egypt
Which group of elements on the periodic table is known for being inert, or nonreactive, due to their full electron shells?
Noble Gases
What process involves the division of a cell's nucleus to form two identical nuclei, typically resulting in two daughter cells?
Mitosis
What is the capital city of Japan?
Tokyo
Which 17th-century mathematician developed the calculus simultaneously with Isaac Newton?
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
Which civilization, famous for its philosophers like Socrates and Plato, developed the concept of democracy and the Olympic Games?
Ancient Greece
Which chemist is credited with the discovery of radioactivity and won two Nobel Prizes in different fields?
Marie Curie
What is the basic unit of heredity that consists of DNA and is located on chromosomes?
(What is a gene?)
Gene
What is the largest desert in the world, located in northern Africa?
Sahara Desert
Which mathematician and logician developed the concept of Boolean algebra, heavily influencing computer science?
George Boole
Which empire, founded by Cyrus the Great, stretched from Greece to India and is known for its innovative infrastructure and religious tolerance?
Persian Empire
Which class of compounds, containing both an amine group (-NHâ‚‚) and a carboxyl group (-COOH), are essential in biochemistry?
Amino acids
What law states that genes for different traits segregate independently of one another during the formation of gametes?
Mendel's Law of Independent Assortment
Which landlocked country in Central Asia was once part of the Soviet Union and shares borders with China, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan?
Kazakhstan
Which Indian mathematician is known for his work on infinite series and his contributions to the development of calculus?
Srinivasa Ramanujan
Which ancient civilization is credited with inventing the wheel and the first known system of writing, cuneiform?
Sumer
Which chemist is famous for developing the first vaccine, specifically for smallpox, and is often considered the father of immunology?
Edward Jenner
What is the term for a change in the genetic makeup of a population over generations due to random events, particularly in small populations?
genetic drift
Which ancient city, located in present-day Iraq, was once the capital of the Assyrian Empire?
Nineveh
Which 20th-century mathematician developed game theory, influencing economics and political science?
John von Neumann
The ancient city of Carthage, known for its rivalry with Rome, was located in which present-day country?
Tunisia
Which aromatic compound, commonly found in natural oils and used in perfumes, has a distinctive sweet odor and is a part of the phenyl group?
benzene
Which biochemical compound is known for carrying energy within cells and is often referred to as the "energy currency" of the cell?
adenosine triphosphate
Which region, located in the Middle East, has been the center of conflict due to competing religious and territorial claims, particularly between Israelis and Palestinians?
the Gaza Strip