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1
Approximately how many species go extinct every year?
100
10
10,000
1,000
2
Why is the sky blue?
Nitrogen in the atmosphere
Air is blue
Reflection of the ocean
Magic
3
How many planets are recognized in our solar system to date?
7
8
10
9
4
There are more molecules in a glass of water than there are glasses of water in all the oceans.
True
False
5
What color is the Sun?
Yellow
Red
White
Aquamarina
6
What is the best selling book of all time? (excluding religious texts)
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Rowling)
The Little Prince (de Saint-Exupery)
A Tale of Two Cities (Dickens)
Lord of the Rings (Tolkien)
7
The golden record on the Voyager satellite (launched Sept. 5, 1977) contains which of these?
90-minute of music, including Eastern and Western classics
A star map of the location of Earth
Greetings in 59 languages
116 pictures
8
What is the tallest mountain in the world?
Olympus Mons
Mauna Kea
Mount Everest
K2
9
In the human body single celled bacteria out number human cells at least 3 to 1.
False
True
10
How many pairs of chromosomes are in the human genome?
50
25
23
46
11
Las Vegas serves 60 thousand pounds of shrimp every day, more than the rest of the US combined.
true
False
12
In computing, a FLOP is...
Finland Loves Onion Puree
FLoating Operations Per second
First Last Operation Plus
Finite Literal Operation Points
13
What does E=mc
2
represent?
Energy = mass x speed of light2
Energy = mass x current2
Eccentricity = money x crazy2
Energon = Megatron x Constructicons2
14
Squirrels organize their nut caches by criteria like type and quality.
False
True
15
What is the process by which the theory of continental drift is based upon?
Vulcanism
Thermodynamics
Plate Tectonics
Convection Theory
16
Which animal is the fastest animal alive today?
Black Marlin
Gazelle
Peregrine Falcon
Cheetah
17
What is the distance between the sun and the Earth? Also called an astronomical unit (AU).
93,000,000 mi
1,000,000 mi
a hop, skip, and a jump
250,000,000 mi
18
What is the name of this tree?
Jason's Dome
Umbrella Tree
Dragon's Blood Tree
Mushroom Tree
19
The Simpsons predicted President Trump in which year?
1995
2010
2000
2005
20
What animal is this?
Lightning Fish
Chameleon Fish
Squidbillie
Cuttlefish
