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#2017 National Geography Bee #Weird But True #World of Science #Odd One Out
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1
Which country is not a former colony of France?
Vietnam
Central African Republic
Australia
2
Which country is NOT part of the Amazon Basin?
Panama
Brazil
Bolivia
3
Scientists used a robot disguised as a penguin to study emperor penguins on which continent?
Europe
Antarctica
Africa
South America
4
Which country does NOT have large areas of tropical rainforest?
Costa Rica
South Africa
Brazil
5
Which term explains the shifting positions and ongoing movements of the continents?
plate tectonics
continental divide
6
Giraffes use their longtongues to clean their ears and noses. Which continent is the Niger on?
Africa
Central America
South America
North America
7
Which country does not experience frequent earthquakes?
Chile
The United States
Nigeria
8
What's the term for the moment when the sun's edge completely disappears below Earth's horizon?
sunset
solstice
9
The first ice skates were made from animal bones in Finland on which continent?
Asia
South America
Antarctica
Europe
10
Which country is NOT a major producer of pork?
The United States
Oman
China
11
The worlds tallest building in Dubai takes 3 months to wash the windows. On which continent?
Europe
South America
Asia
Antarctica
12
What is the term for land that is capable of being used to grow crops?
basalt
arable
13
Which country does NOT have significant proven petroleum deposits?
Iran
Israel
Iraq
14
Dr's in ancient Peru drilled holes in patients' skulls to relieve headaches on which continent?
Asia
Africa
South America
Europe
15
Which country does NOT include large areas of needleleaf forest?
Canada
Congo
Russia
16
Which country does NOT border the Adriatic Sea?
Latvia
Albania
Italy
17
What is the term for a sub-particle of an atom that contains a negative charge?
nucleus
electron
18
What is the term for the physical location where a plant or animal lives?
pattern
habitat
19
Villagers in 5thcentury Italy played tennis with their hands. Which continent is Italy located?
Australia
Antartctica
Europe
North America
20
Which is the term for the amount of water vapor content in the air?
transpiration
humidity
21
Watermelon seeds were found in King Tut's tomb. He was an Egyptian pharaoh on which continent?
Australia
Europe
Africa
South America
22
What is the term for a fracture in rock caused by stress?
mesa
fault
23
A Korean dish of cut up octopus while the tentacles are still squirming is on which continent?
Africa
South America
Asia
Europe
24
The world's largest pumpkin pie was 20 FT & weighed 3,699 lbs in Ohio on which continent?
North America
South America
Mexico
Canada
25
Which term describes a forest made up of trees with needlelike leaves that stay green all year?
deciduous
coniferous
26
Canadians eat more doughnuts than any other country. which continent is Canada located?
Europe
North America
Mexico
South America
27
Which country does NOT border the Pacific Ocean?
New Zealand
Mexico
Uraguay
28
What do you call the plant life that is native to a region?
climate
flora
29
What simple marine animals secrete calcium carbonate to produce a hard external skeleton?
coral
lichen
30
Which kind of waves are used to make and receive cellphone calls?
radio waves
shock waves
31
Which country is not in the same time zone as the United Kingdom?
Mauritania
Liberia
Egypt
32
Sometimes called thunderheads, which type of clouds bring thunderstorm weather?
cummulonimbus
cirrus
33
The Nile crocodile lives in Sudan and Ethiopia on which continent?
Asia
Africa
Europe
Madagascar
34
What is the term for an environment where evaporation usually exceeds precipitation?
desert
rain forest
35
Which country does NOT have a coastline on the Mediterranean?
Italy
France
Poland
36
What is the term for the vertical distance above sea level?
atmosphere
altitude
37
Male kangaroos flex their biceps to impress females on which continent?
Australia
Asia
America
Africa
38
The world's longest golf course is 848 miles long and spans 2 time zones. Which continent?
Antarctica
Hawaii
Europe
Australia
39
Which country is NOT a major producer of natural rubber?
Thailand
Malaysia
Yemen
40
What is the term for the measure of how much matter an object has?
mass
gravity
41
Which country has not hosted the summer Olympics?
Hungary
Australia
China
42
Which type of animal has a backbone?
vertebrate
fungus
43
The Arches of a McDonald's in Sedona, AZ, are turquoise. Arizona is on which continent?
Australia
North America
Europe
South America
44
More than 1200 games of marbles are played for the annual tournament in NJ on which continent?
Europe
Africa
North America
South America
45
What is the term for the animal life of a particular region?
algae
fauna
46
Albatross can glide 100's of miles without flapping its wings. Which continent are they found?
North America
Antarctica
Canada
Africa
47
A Cobra bit a chef in China 20 minutes after its head was cut off on which continent?
Australia
Central America
Asia
Africa
48
What's the term for a cloud layer at ground level that reduces visibility to less than 1 mile?
fog
dew
49
Burgers made from crushed flies are popular on Lake Victoria off the border of which continent?
Africa
South America
Europe
Australia
50
You can take a coffee bath at a spa in Japan. Japan is an island country on which continent?
Asia
South America
North America
Europe
51
What is the term for an underground layer of rock that holds groundwater?
aquifer
arroyo
52
Which country does NOT share a border with Russia?
Finland
Iraq
Mongolia
53
Which material is used in pencils?
graphite
silicon
54
What does a light-year measure?
distance
time
55
What is the term for a large mass of ice and dust that orbits a star?
meteorite
comet
56
Which country is NOT a major producer of rice?
Bangladesh
Vietnam
Belarus
57
Air trapped inside an iceberg can be thousands of Yrs old in Amundsen sea off the coast of?
Antarctica
Antarctica
Antarctica
Antarctica
58
Which country does NOT contain large areas of desert?
Chad
Venezuela
Iraq
59
Kite fighting is a sport in Thailand off which continent?
Asia
Africa
Antarctica
Europe
60
A Spanish scientist invented ice cream that changes colors. Spain borders which continent?
Europe
Spain
Africa
Asia
61
A group of sharks is called a shiver. The zebra shark lives off the coast of which continent?
Antarctica
Australia
Europe
South America
62
Which country is NOT covered by large areas of grassland?
Kenya
Argentina
Thailand
63
Barbecuing in the street is a form of protest in Brazil. Which continent is Brazil located?
Europe
Africa
Central America
South America
64
What do you call a broad inlet of the sea?
lake
bay
65
A volcano in Indonesia burns with electric blue flames. Indonesia is south of which continent?
Australia
China
Asia
South America
66
Which country does NOT share a border with China?
Indonesia
India
North Korea
67
Which country does NOT include part of the Atlas Mountains?
Morocco
Algeria
Burkina Faso
68
Which country does NOT include part of the Nile River?
Namibia
Ethiopia
Sudan
69
The Great Barrier reef is the size of Italy. It's located in the Coral sea off which continent?
Antarctica
Australia
Africa
Asia
