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‘To buy a …’ means to buy something (usually a motor vehicle) that doesn’t work well and is therefore worthless.
lemon
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Hurricanes only form over …?
warm water
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How many patents did Thomas Edison accumulate during his lifetime?
2,332
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What is the fastest flying bird in the world?
peregrine falcon
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When did Delaware achieve statehood?
1787
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‘Putting something on …’ means delaying or pausing it until later.
ice
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What is the energy called an object possesses due to its motion?
kinetic
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What is the world's most poisonous spider?
Brazilian wandering spider (Phoneutria nigriventer) or banana spider
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What is the symbol for Potassium?
K (derived from Neo-Latin, kalium)
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What percentage of the cells in your body are bacteria?
90% bacteria and only 10% human cells
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In which state is Harvard University located?
Massachusetts
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How much does the average cumulus cloud weigh?
500,000 kg
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What is the largest planet in our solar system?
Jupiter
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How much skin will the average person shed during their lifetime?
over 50 kg
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What was the first genetically engineered organism?
Tobacco (1983)
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What is the largest living structure on Earth?
Great Barrier Reef
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Who invented dynamite?
Alfred Nobel
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Which art movement, first in painting and later in music, developed in France during the late 19th and early 20th centuries?
Impressionism
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When was the idea of the atom first introduced?
450 BC
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The Earth's core is composed primarily of what substance?
an iron-nickel alloy
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The US Navy has trained … to find enemy swimmers, locate underwater mines, and guard nuclear arsenals.
bottlenose dolphins (as well as sea lions)
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Where are the 3 smallest bones in the human body?
middle ear
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What is the scientific term for the production of light by living organisms?
bioluminescence
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How far away can a wolf smell its prey?
nearly 3 km
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Before you can face the cold outside, you have to … up, which means to get dressed warmly.
bundle
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How many earthquakes are there worldwide each year?
over 1 million
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Herpetology is the study of what?
reptiles
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Why are sharks and rays different from other fish?
They have no bones.
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What is the standard unit of kinetic energy?
Joule
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The average person has about … liters of blood.
5
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What is the gestation period of a blue whale?
10-12 months
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What inorganic molecule does lightning produce?
ozone (O3)
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What gas becomes a superfluid when cooled to absolute zero?
helium
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How long does it take for light to travel from the Sun's surface to the Earth?
8 minutes and 20 seconds
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What is the windiest planet in our solar system?
Neptune
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When did New Jersey achieve statehood?
1787
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What is the average number of readers for a published scientific paper?
0.6
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What scientist discovered X-rays?
Wilhelm Röntgen in 1895
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Stephen Hawking was a vigorous supporter of what interpretation of quantum mechanics?
many-worlds
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In what type of matter are atoms most tightly packed?
solids
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How many km of blood vessels are there in the human body?
over 160,000
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What is the smallest biological unit of a living organism?
cell
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What is the oldest city in the United States?
St. Augustine
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What is a hummingbird's heart rate while in flight?
1,260 beats per minute
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CH3COOH is the chemical formula for what common household item?
vinegar
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What is the smallest mammal in the world?
bumblebee bat
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The coldest, darkest time of winter is known as ‘the … of winter’.
dead
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What do you call the application of science to criminal investigation?
Forensic science
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How many eggs does a queen bee lay per day?
2,000
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Jack … (also called “Old Man Winter”) is an old character who goes around and nips (gently bites) at people’s noses and toes during winter.
Frost
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What type of cloud is characterized by thin, wispy strands?
Cirrus
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If you’re ‘cool as a …’, you’re someone who’s very calm and relaxed.
cucumber
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What layer of the Earth's atmosphere makes radio communications possible?
ionosphere
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What percentage of a cat's bones are in its tail?
10%
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What animal often symbolizes peace in art?
dove
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What is the only human body part that can't repair itself?
teeth
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How many brains did a Stegosaurus have?
1
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How fast can lava flow?
over 60 km/h
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What planet has the most moons?
Jupiter
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In 2004, what was discovered on the island of Flores in Indonesia?
The remains of a hobbit-sized human, no more than 1 m tall
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What is the strongest living creature on Earth?
Gonorrhea bacterium capable of pulling up to 100,000 times its own body weight!
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Who invented the telescope?
Hans Lippershey in 1608
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What instrument is used to measure wind speed?
anemometer
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What is the functional unit of heredity?
gene
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How many separate functions does the human liver have?
over 500
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Who painted "The Starry Night"?
Vincent van Gogh
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Which serial killer's intelligence, charm, and good looks were emphasized in media coverage of his murder trial in Florida in 1978?
Ted Bundy
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The idiom ‘walking on thin …’ means to be in a risky situation that can easily go bad.
ice
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Who invented the first battery?
Alessandro Volta, in 1800
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What was the method of execution for King Charles I of England?
beheading
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If you exaggerate the severity of a situation, you ‘make a mountain out of a …’?
molehill
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What do scientists use to clean up radioactive waste?
sunflowers
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What happened to the bodies of former Russian tsar Nicholas II and his family after they were slaughtered?
They were burned.
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What discovery earned Wilhelm Röntgen the first Nobel Prize for Physics?
X-rays
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What has the highest atomic number of any non-radioactive element?
lead
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How many times does a giant panda poop each day?
40 times
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Early photographers made their images on…
glass
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What living animal has the heaviest brain?
Sperm whale (9 kg)
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Unlike most other fish, sharks have no…?
bones
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What did I.M. Pei design outside the Louvre, in Paris?
a pyramid
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Which fruit is a hybrid of the pomelo and mandarin/tangerine?
orange
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When will the sun run out of fuel?
in 5 billion years
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What is the most abundant element in the Universe?
hydrogen
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How often do your taste buds regenerate?
every 10 days
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How often does Halley's Comet pass Earth?
every 76 years
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How long does it take an individual blood cell to make a complete circuit of the body?
60 seconds/1 minute
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How many legs do spiders have?
8
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If you ‘have sticky fingers’, you’re…?
a thief
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What illness accounted for 40% of U. S. military casualties during World War I?
influenza/flu
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Name the church where Leonardo da Vinci's famous fresco the "Last Supper" is painted.
Santa Maria delle Grazie in Milan
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What is Jupiter's largest moon?
Ganymede
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What is the symbol for silver?
Ag
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What is the gestation period of a hippopotamus?
8 months
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Mycology is the study of what?
fungi
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Which organ do insects NOT have?
lungs
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What is the name of the lowest layer of Earth's atmosphere?
troposphere
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What is the most common element in the human body?
oxygen
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“Brace yourself” means “…yourself.”
prepare
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An earthquake that measures 8 on the Richter Scale would be how many times stronger than an earthquake that measures 4 on the same scale?
10,000 times
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When did Pennsylvania achieve statehood?
1787
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What is the hottest planet in our solar system?
Venus
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