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