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6. Famous New Zealand scientist Ernest Rutherford was awarded a Nobel Prize in which field?
10. At room temperature, what is the only metal that is in liquid form?
12. A nuclear reaction where the nucleus of an atom splits into smaller parts is known as nuclear fission or nuclear fusion?
14. What is the third most common gas found in the air we breathe?
15. What is the name given to substances that are initially involved in a chemical reaction?
18. Atoms of the same chemical element that have different atomic mass are known as?
20. What is the fourth most abundant element in the universe in terms of mass?
13. Water 14. Argon (around 1%) 15. Reactants 16. False
6. Animals which eat both plants and other animals are known as what?
10. The area of biology devoted to the study of fungi is known as?
11. What is the name of the process used by plants to convert sunlight into food?
13. The process of pasteurization is named after which famous French microbiologist?
15. A change of the DNA in an organism that results in a new trait is known as a?
4. No 5. True 6. Omnivores
7. Antibiotics 8. Chromosome 9. Litter
1. When light bends as it enters a different medium the process is known as what?
6. What is the first name of the famous scientist who gave us Newton’s three laws of motion?
7. What state of the art computer technology is used to train pilots when wanting to copy the experience of flying an aircraft?
9. The most recognized model of how the universe begun is known as the?
13. Infrared light has a wavelength that is too long or short to be visible for humans?
14. What kind of eclipse do we have when the moon is between the sun and the earth?
13. Long 14. A solar eclipse 15. True 16. The sun
17. Low 18. Amperes 19. Albert Einstein 20. The Milky Way galaxy
2. True or false? Lower tension on a tennis racquet produces more control and less power.
3. In the Winter Olympic sport of curling, what type of rock are the curling stones made from?
4. True or false? Olympic gold medals contain more silver than gold.
6. Does the chronic injury known as plantar fasciitis affect hands or feet?
7. True of false? Astronaut Alan Shepard hit a golf ball while on the moon in 1971.
8. What is typically the slowest swimming stroke, freestroke, backstroke, breaststroke or butterfly?
10. Does an injury to your anterior cruciate ligament affect your arm or leg?
11. True or false? Your body only produces lactic acid during intensive physical activity.
12. Do the fastest male 100m sprinters in the world average above or below 30 kph (18.64mph)?
13. True or false? Dimples on a golf ball help reduce drag and increase the distance the ball flies.
14. Is the diameter of a regulation basketball hoop 2 times, 3 times or 4 times wider than the diameter a regulation basketball?
15. True or false? The fastest recorded tennis serve is faster than 150 mph (241 kph).
10. Leg 11. False (it’s produced all the time) 12. Above - around 36 kph (22.37 mph)
9. True or false? Sterling silver is made up of less than 50% silver by weight.
1. Au 2. False - Alloy
3. Iron 4. True
2. The process of plants using energy from sunlight to turn carbon dioxide into food is known as what?
3. True or false? In the right conditions bamboo can grow over 60cm (24in) in just one day.
4. The movement of pollen from the anthers to the stigma of a flower is known as what?
7. What grain has the highest level of worldwide production? (Hint: Rice is second)
10. The Japanese word “sakura” means the blossoming of what kind of tree?
1. Botany 2. Photosynthesis
3. True 4. Pollination
5. Resin 6. False
5. True or false? The Dead Sea is 8.6 times more salty than the ocean.
8. What famous islands west of Ecuador were extensively studied by Charles Darwin?
10. True or false? Burning or logging naturally occurring forests is known as deforestation.
5. True or false? The Dead Sea is 8.6 times more salty than the ocean.
8. What famous islands west of Ecuador were extensively studied by Charles Darwin?
10. True or false? Burning or logging naturally occurring forests is known as deforestation.
2. True of false? Like most mammals, dogs have color vision which is similar to red-green color blindness in humans.
5. According to the American Kennel Club, what is the most popular dog breed found in the USA?
6. True or false? Dogs are susceptible to parasites such as ticks, mites and fleas.
8. What is the name of the phobia for someone who has a fear of dogs?
9. True or false? The tallest dog in the world stands over 150cm in height.
10. Because of dogs unique relationship with humans they are often referred to as man’s best........?
1. Omnivore - Dog’s can healthily eat a range of foods including grains and vegetables as part of their daily nutritional requirements without
the need to solely rely on meat.
2. True
4. 10 to 13 years
6. True
7. A dog - Dogs can hear both above and below humans on the frequency spectrum, can pinpoint sound direction faster and can hear
sounds that are four times as far away as what humans can hear.
8. Cynophobia
9. False - The tallest dog is a Great Dane that stands 106.7 cm (42.2 in) at the top of the shoulder.
10. Friend
4. True or false? A rainbow is a spectrum of light that appears when the Sun shines onto water droplets in the air.
6. Breeze and gale are common terms used to describe the speed of what?
7. Earth’s recent temperature rises which have been linked to human activity is known as global _______?
8. True or false? The highest recorded temperature on Earth of 57.8 °C (136 °F) was recorded in Tirat Tsvi, Israel.
10. What is the driest desert on Earth, the Sahara, the Kalahari or the Atacama?
11. True or false? The lowest recorded temperature on Earth of 89.2 °C (−128.6 °F) was recorded at Vostok Station, Antarctica.
12. Balls or irregular lumps of ice that fall from clouds (often during thunderstorms) are known as what?
14. True of false? The most rain fall ever recorded in one year (Cherrapunji, India) is more than 30 meters.
15. What is the name of a weather instrument used to measure atmospheric pressure?
19. The area of central USA that features many tornadoes is known as Tornado _______?
9. A meteorologist 10. The Atacama Desert 11. True 12. Hail stones
13. Snow 14. False (25.4 meters) 15. A barometer 16. Wind speed
6. What is the name of the long appendage that hangs from an elephants face?
7. True or false? DNA is the shortened form of the term ‘Deoxyribonucleic acid’?
11. What is the name of the element with the chemical symbol ‘He’?
14. The molten rock that comes from a volcano after it has erupted is known as what?
16. What is the name of the part of the human skeleton which protects our brain?
18. True or false? The fastest land animal in the world is the zebra.
19. How many bones do sharks have in their bodies?
20. What famous scientist was awarded the 1921 Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on theoretical physics?
17. An acid (hydrochloric acid) 18. False (it is the cheetah) 19. 0 20. Albert Einstein
1. What is the name of the largest ocean on earth?
6. True or false? You can see the Great Wall of China from space.
9. True or false? The Grand Canyon is around 10000 feet (3000 meters) deep.
10. What is the name of the deepest location in the world’s oceans?
11. Over a long period of time while under extreme heat and pressure, graphite turns into which precious mineral?
15. Do stalactites rise from the floor or hang from the ceiling of limestone caves?
18. What is the name of the layer of earth’s atmosphere that absorbs the majority of the potentially damaging ultraviolet light from the sun?
19. The mass of the earth is made up mostly of which two elements?
20. What is the second most common gas found in the air we breathe?
1. The Pacific Ocean 2. Iron and nickel 3. The center of the earth 4. Magma
8. Triassic, Jurassic and
5. Lava 6. True 7. A geologist
Cretaceous
9. False - 5000 feet (1500 meters) 10. Mariana Trench 11. Diamond 12. The Sahara Desert in Africa
13. Red 14. Mount Everest 15. Hang from the ceiling 16. Waterfall
17. Seismologist 18. The ozone layer 19. Iron (32%) and oxygen (30%) 20. Oxygen (21%)
5. The range of vegetables, fruits, meats, nuts, grains, herbs and spices used in cooking are known as what?
8. Lures, reels, rods, hooks, baits and nets are common equipment used in what food gathering method?
9. True or false? McDonald’s has restaurants in over 100 countries around the world.
11. Foods rich in starch such as pasta and bread are often known by what word starting with the letter C?
12. True or false? Trans fats are good for your health.
14. Fruit preserves made from citrus fruits, sugar and water are known as what?
16. Dairy products are generally made from what common liquid?
18. True or false? Cooking food often transforms its chemical make up.
19. What is the popular food used to carve jack-o-lanterns during Halloween?
6. Can the average human survive without water for a few days or a few weeks?
10. Does water cover more or less than 50% of the Earth’s surface?
11. True or false? Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius (212 degrees Fahrenheit).
16. The deepest point in all of the world’s oceans is named what?
17. True or false? The consumption of bottled water has risen significantly over the last few decades.
13. 0 °C (32 °F) 14. False 15. H20 16. Mariana Trench
17. True 18. 7 19. The Nile River 20. False - It floats
2. The colored part of the human eye that controls how much light passes through the pupil is called the?
3. What is the name of the substance that gives skin and hair its pigment?
4. The muscles found in the front of your thighs are known as what?
5. True or false? The two chambers at the bottom of your heart are called ventricles.
13. Your tongue is home to special structures that allow you to experience tastes such as sour, sweet, bitter and salty, what is their name?
14. The bones that make up your spine are called what?
16. The flow of blood through your heart and around your body is called?
17. The bones around your chest that protect organs such as the heart are called what?
18. What is the name of the long pipe that shifts food from the back of your throat down to your stomach?
19. True or false? Your ears are important when it comes to staying balanced.
20. The outside layer of skin on the human body is called the?
13. Taste buds 14. Vertebrae 15. A double helix 16. Circulation
13. Blue
14. Sampaguita
15. Balut
18. Bagumbayan
19. Manuel L. Quezon
3. Who was the first and only Filipino to have been awarded the Pulitzer Prize?
4. Who was the first U.S. civilian governor-general appointed in the Philippines from 1901-1904 ?
5. Mt Pinatubo is located in the province of Luzon at the intersection of the borders of the provinces of Zambales, Tarlac and
______.