Inventions & Discoveries
Who is famous for inventing the light bulb?
Thomas Edison
Who is the king of the gods in Greek mythology?
Zeus
What is the largest continent on Earth?
What colors do you mix to make green?
Blue and Yellow
What do you call the outer layer of the Earth?
Crust
Who invented the first successful airplane?
Wright Brothers
Neptune
What mountain is the hightest in the world?
Mount Everest
What art style uses small dots to create an image?
Pointillism
What is melted rock beneath the Earth's surface called?
Magma
What scientist is known for developing the theory of gravity after an apple fell on his head?
Issac Newton
In Greek myths, what creature is half man, half bull?
Minotaur
What is the longest river in the world?
Nile River
What artist is known for painting melting clocks in The Persistence of Memory?
Salvador Dali
What natural disaster involves spinning columns of air touching the ground?
Tornado
Who discovered penicillin, the first true antibiotic?
Alexander Fleming
What winged horse comes from Greek mythology?
Pegasus
What is the largest desert in the world (not including Antarctica)?
Sahara Desert
In what country was the famous artist Pablo Picasso born?
What is it called when a volcano releases lava, ash, and gases?
Eruption
What invention by Guglielmo Marconi helped send messages without wires?
Radio
What is the name of the dragon=like serpent that guarded the golden apples in Greek myths?
Ladon
What is the smallest country in the world by area?
What civilization made detailed painted pottery and huge marble statues, like the Venus de Milo?
Ancient Greece
What period came first: Jurassic or Triassic?
Triassic