Weird Animals
Pioneers in Science
Earth's Mysteries
Space Oddities
Inventions and Discoveries
100

This lizard like creature is known for its ability to regrow limbs after losing them

What is a salamander?

100

This scientist is best known for discovery of the laws of motion and universal gravitation.

Who is Isaac Newton?

100

This is the term for the point at which a river meets a larger body of water.

What is a delta?

100

This celestial body is the largest planet in our solar system.

What is Jupiter?

100

This everyday item, invented in 1907, is used primarily for writing.

What is a ballpoint pen?

200

This marine animal has no brain, heart, or bones and can regenerate its entire body.

What is a sea star?

200

This female scientist won two Nobel Prizes, one for her research on radioactivity.

Who is Marie Curie?

200

This geological process is responsible for the movement of earths crust plates.

What is plate tectonics?

200

This is the term for a planet outside our solar system.

What is an exoplanet?

200

This revolutionary technology allows for the transmission of data via light.

What is fiber optics?

300

This mammal, also called the water hedgehog, can inflate its body to ward off predators.

What is a pufferfish?

300

This inventor is often credited with the development of the first practical telephone.

Who is Alexander Graham Bell?

300

This layer of Earth is composed mainly of iron and nickel and is believed to be liquid.

What is the outer core?

300

This is the name of our galaxy.  

What is the Milky Way?

300

This discovery, made by Alexander Fleming, led to the development of antibiotics.

What is penicillin?

400

This Arctic creature’s skin can turn from brown to white, helping it blend into its environment.

What is a Arctic hare?

400

This 20th-century physicist is known for the theory of relativity.

Who is Albert Einstein?

400

This term describes the process by which rocks are broken down into smaller pieces.

What is weathering?

400

This phenomenon occurs when the Moon completely blocks the Sun’s light.

What is a total solar eclipse?

400

This invention from 1876 allowed for long-distance voice communication.

What is the telephone?

500

Known for its vibrant colors, this bird performs a unique “dance” to attract mates, often involving elaborate displays.

What is a bird of paradise?

500

This scientist proposed the heliocentric model of the solar system in the 16th century.

Who is Nicolaus Copernicus?

500

This phenomenon refers to an earthquake's ability to generate a tsunami.

What is a seismic wave?

500

This dwarf planet is known for its highly elliptical orbit and was once considered the ninth planet.

What is Pluto?

500

This device, created by Nikola Tesla, was pivotal in the development of alternating current electricity.

What is the induction motor?