Animals
What mammal is known as the only one capable of true flight?
The bat.
What planet is known as the Red Planet
Mars
What is the longest river in the world?
The Nile (acceptable: Amazon, depending on measurement method)
What is the longest wall in the world?
The Great Wall of China
Largest organ of the human body?
Skin
What is the fastest land animal?
Cheetah
What does “CPU” stand for?
Central Processing Unit
What country has the largest population?
India
What is the world’s oldest recorded civilization?
The Sumerian civilization in Mesopotamia
What is the hardest substance in the human body?
Tooth enamel
What large animal has the longest gestation period—about 22 months?
Elephant
What force keeps planets in orbit around the sun?
Gravity
What country is home to Reykjavík?
Iceland
Who was the Maid of Orléans?
Joan of Arc
What is the longest type of cell in the body?
The nerve cell (neuron).
Which animal can sleep for up to three years in extreme conditions?
Snail
What is the basic unit of heredity in organisms?
Gene
What is the deepest river in the world?
The Congo River
What is considered the largest empire in history?
The British Empire
Which body part continues to get bigger with age?
Ears, as well as noses, get longer as people age, but they aren’t growing.
What is the only mammal native to Antarctica?
The Antarctic fur seal (or seals in general)
What scientific law states that energy cannot be created or destroyed, only transformed?
The Law of Conservation of Energy (First Law of Thermodynamics)
What is the most densely populated city in the world?
Manila, Philippines
What was the name of the ancient trade route that connected the East with the West?
The Silk Road
What percentage of your body is water?
About 70%.