Scienc.
Which star is the closest to the Earth?
The sun
What is the only birds species which is able to fly backwards?
The Hummingbird
What force keeps the planets in the Milky Way orbiting around the sun and your feet on the ground?
Gravity
What is the name of the civil rights leader who is famous for giving the I have a dream speech in 1963?
Martin Luther King Jr.
Which ocean is the biggest in the world and covers more than 30% of the world surface?
The Pacific Ocean
Which instrument is used to measure air temperature?
A thermometer
What category of cold~blooded animals live part of their life on land and part of their life on water?
Amphibians
What is the name of the process when liquid turns into gas?
Evaporation
Which ship was claimed supposedly unsinkable before it hit an iceberg in 1912?
The Titanic
Which South American mountain range is the longest Continental mountain range in the world?
The Andes
What red colored vessels in the human body carry oxygenated blood away from the heart?
Arteries
What is the fastest land animal capable of reaching speeds of 70 mph?
Cheetahs
What layer in the in the atmosphere of the Earth protect us from the sun’s harmful UV rays?
The ozone layer
Who was the third president of the United States and also a primary author of the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
What countries capital city in Moscow?
Russia
What scale ranging from 1 through 14 measures how acidic or basic a liquid is?
A pH scale
What social insects live in colonies and are known to farm aids for food?
Ants
What moving slabs of earth make up the earths outer shell and cause earthquakes?
Tectonic plates
Which code of laws from ancient Babylon follow the principal of “an eye for an eye?”
Hammurabi
Which country is shaped like a boot?
Italy
What gas makes up 78% of the Earth’s atmosphere, far more than oxygen does?
Nitrogen
What is the only continent on earth where you will find the lemurs?
Africa
What is the term for the study of prehistoric life?
Paleontology
Which structure was built to protect the northern border of the Roman empire in Britain and still stands today?
Hadrian’s wall
What is the world’s largest hot desert?
The Sahara desert