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Random Science Trivia
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Just-for-fun science trivia challenge with time allowed for QUICK web research.
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1
What is the name of the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way galaxy?
Alpha Centauri
Sagittarius A
Sagittarius B
James T. Kirk
2
Who was the first person (that we know of) to propose that the Earth orbits the Sun?
Archimedes of Syracuse
Galileo Galilei
Aristarchus of Samos
Nicolaus Copernicus
3
Name a mammal species which does NOT give birth to live young.
Platypus
Pikachu
Echidna
Hedgehog
4
What is the speed of light?
300,000 kilometers per hour
300,000 teraflops
300,000 kilometers per second
300,000,000 meters per second
5
A proposed, testable explanation for a natural phenomenon is called...
a scientific Law
an experiment
a hypothesis
a scientific Theory
6
What taxonomic class within the Animal Kingdom do humans fall under?
Mammalia
Chordata
Reptilia
Fire Pokemon
7
What is the "cosmic background radiation"?
radiation produced by the nuclear fusion process
the scientific name for the nearest cluster of galaxies
radio waves left over from the Big Bang
another name for cosmic rays, remnants of supernovas
8
Pluto was re-classified as a "dwarf planet" because...
...scientists decided that it was too small to be a planet
...scientists observed other objects sharing its orbit
...scientists decided that they didn't like Pluto very much
...scientists observed that it dramatically reduced in size
9
Which of the 8 planets were not discovered until after the invention of the telescope?
Uranus & Neptune
Mercury & Mars
Uranus & Jupiter
Saturn & Neptune
10
A giant cloud of gas and dust which serves as a birth-place for stars is called a...
comet cloud
singularity
nebula
worm-hole
