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Science & Body Mega Quiz 1: 133 Questions
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- 31 min
- 35 Easy
- 38 Medium
- 43 Hard
- 17 Genius
Science & Body Mega Quiz 1: 133 Questions: questions and answers
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Which grow faster? Fingernails · Toenails · Both the same
Fingernails
What pulls you down toward the ground? Wind · Magnetism · Gravity
Gravity
Which organ do you think with? Heart · Brain · Lungs
Brain
About how long is your small intestine? 6 metres · 2 metres · 20 metres
6 metres – That's longer than a giraffe is tall!
Which space station do the USA, Russia, Europe, Japan and Canada share? The ISS · Mir · Skylab
The ISS
Ketchup was once sold as a medicine.
True
Which of these organs can regrow itself? Heart · Lungs · Liver
Liver – The liver can grow back to full size even after losing half of it.
Who has thicker skin? Boys · Girls · Same
Boys
Which part is called the brain of a computer? CPU · GPU · SSD
CPU
What do solar panels collect? Moonlight and stars · Sunlight · Wind and rain
Sunlight
What is the most common type of star in the galaxy? Red dwarf · Yellow dwarf · Blue giant
Red dwarf – Red dwarfs make up about 3 of every 4 stars!
What does a thermometer measure? Speed of wind · Temperature · Distances
Temperature
Which planet is the coldest? Neptune · Uranus · Pluto
Uranus – It's even colder than Neptune, which is farther away!
Why does the Moon shine at night? It's burning gas · It reflects sunlight · It makes its own light
It reflects sunlight
The bendy joint in the middle of your arm is your... Knee · Elbow · Wrist
Elbow
Which of these is a metal? Glass · Copper · Wood
Copper – Copper is one of the best metals for carrying electricity!
How many lungs do you have? One · Two · Three
Two – Your left lung is smaller to make room for your heart!
How many times does your heart beat in one day? About 100,000 · About 10,000 · About 1 million
About 100,000
Which of these is closest to Earth? Mars · Moon · Sun
Moon – The Moon drifts about 4 cm farther away every year!
What do you see in the sky when it rains and the sun shines? A comet · An eclipse · A rainbow
A rainbow
What does Ctrl+Z usually do? Save · Undo · Zoom in
Undo
Which planet has a giant storm called the Great Red Spot? Neptune · Jupiter · Venus
Jupiter – The storm is wider than the whole Earth!
Ice is water in its... Gas form · Liquid form · Solid form
Solid form
Which of these makes its own light? The Moon · A mirror · The Sun
The Sun
What do we call hot liquid rock from a volcano? Sand · Clay · Lava
Lava
Post-it notes started with a glue that was... Too weak · Too strong · Too smelly
Too weak – Spencer Silver made the weak glue in 1968. Post-its hit shops in 1980.
Which is the biggest muscle in your body? Butt muscle · Biceps · Calf
Butt muscle – Its big job is keeping you upright!
What does a CAPTCHA check? Your typing speed · That you're human · Your internet speed
That you're human
Coca-Cola was first sold as a medicine.
True – Pharmacist John Pemberton sold it in 1886 as a 'brain tonic'.
Who usually has bigger lung capacity? Boys · Girls · Same
Boys
About how many times do you blink in a day? 1,500 · 15,000 · 150,000
15,000
What force pulls things down to the ground? Friction · Gravity · Magnetism
Gravity
An air fryer is really a small… Mini deep fryer · Microwave · Convection oven
Convection oven
Which of these is attracted by a magnet? Wooden stick · Iron nail · Plastic spoon
Iron nail
Who usually lives longer? Boys · Girls · Same
Girls
Who has more adult teeth? Boys · Girls · Same
Same – Both have 32, wisdom teeth included!
Where are your body's smallest muscles? In your ear · In your toes · In your eyelids
In your ear
Which country built the first hovercraft? Japan · United States · United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Your 'funny bone' is really a... Bone · Nerve · Muscle
Nerve – Hit it and the nerve sends that zing to your fingers!
A light-year measures... A long time · Speed · Distance
Distance – It's how far light travels in a year: about 9.5 trillion km!
The QWERTY keyboard was designed for… Telegraphs · Typewriters · Computers
Typewriters
How much of your brain do you use? Only 10% · About half of it · Nearly all of it
Nearly all of it – The 10% idea is a total myth!
What inspired Velcro? A bird's feet · Burrs stuck to a dog · Gecko toes
Burrs stuck to a dog
What sits at the center of our galaxy? A giant black hole · A huge bright star · An empty space
A giant black hole
What is earwax for? Nothing useful · Protecting your ears · Helping you hear better
Protecting your ears
Leonardo da Vinci invented scissors.
False – Scissors are over 3,000 years old. Ancient Egyptians used them.
What did Josephine Cochrane invent in 1886? Dishwasher · Washing machine · Vacuum cleaner
Dishwasher
In a storm you see lightning before you hear thunder because... Clouds block it · Light is faster · Thunder is quiet
Light is faster
Nintendo started out in 1889 selling… Playing cards · Toy trains · Rice cookers
Playing cards – Hand-painted Japanese hanafuda cards!
Babies are born without hard, bony... Kneecaps · Teeth · Hair
Kneecaps
About how often does your heart beat in a day? 10,000 times · 1 million times · 100,000 times
100,000 times
The very first YouTube video was filmed at… A beach · A school · A zoo
A zoo
Silly Putty came from research into... Chewing gum · Fake rubber · Clay pots
Fake rubber
Why is bubble gum usually pink? It tastes better · Only dye on hand · Kids voted for it
Only dye on hand
Sourdough rises thanks to wild yeast and friendly… Bacteria · Baking soda · Eggs
Bacteria
Which body part takes its oxygen straight from the air? Tongue · Eye · Nose
Eye – The cornea has no blood vessels, so it gets oxygen from the air.
How many sunrises do ISS astronauts see each day? 1 · 4 · 16
16
About how old is our Sun? 4.6 million years · 4.6 billion years · 46 billion years
4.6 billion years
Which scientist is famous for the theory of relativity? Isaac Newton · Charles Darwin · Einstein
Einstein
Which of these organs can you live without? Heart · Spleen · Brain
Spleen
Which toy started life as a wallpaper cleaner? Slime · Play-Doh · LEGO
Play-Doh – It cleaned soot off walls before kids got their hands on it.
Sound cannot travel through... Steel · Space · Water
Space – That's why space is completely silent!
Which animal inspired the reflectors in the middle of roads? Owl · Firefly · Cat
Cat
What was the first human-made satellite? Apollo 1 · Sputnik 1 · Hubble Telescope
Sputnik 1
Which computer was named after a type of apple? BlackBerry · Raspberry Pi · Macintosh
Macintosh
All your blood vessels laid end to end would stretch about... 1,000 km · 100,000 km · 10 million km
100,000 km – That's more than twice around the Earth!
The first 'computer bug', in 1947, was a real... Moth · Spider · Beetle
Moth
Who are credited with the first risen, leavened bread? Romans · Egyptians · Mesopotamians
Egyptians
How long does moonlight take to reach Earth? About 1 second · About 1 minute · About 1 hour
About 1 second
Corn flakes were first made by... A farmer · Two brothers at a health spa · A baker in Paris
Two brothers at a health spa
What does HTTP stand for? High Tech Transfer Path · Home Tool Text Protocol · HyperText Transfer Protocol
HyperText Transfer Protocol
Where is the smallest bone in your body? Toe · Nose · Ear
Ear – The stirrup bone in your ear is only about 3 millimeters long.
Where is the thinnest skin on your body? Lips · Eyelids · Fingertips
Eyelids
Which was invented first: the pencil eraser or the bicycle? The eraser · The bicycle · Same decade
The eraser
Which planet would have the shortest year? Mercury · Mars · Earth
Mercury
Which layer protects Earth from harmful UV rays? Ozone layer · Cloud layer · Iron layer
Ozone layer
By weight, Kevlar is how many times stronger than steel? 2 · 5 · 50
5
Which body part has the most sweat glands per area? Soles of your feet · Back · Forehead
Soles of your feet
What was the first domain name ever registered? google.com · symbolics.com · apple.com
symbolics.com
Which is the strongest muscle for its size? Jaw muscle · Biceps · Calf
Jaw muscle
What was the first chainsaw made for? Cutting ice · Surgery · Logging
Surgery – Two Scottish doctors built it in the late 1700s for hard births.
Which planet is thought to have diamond rain? Neptune · Mars · Mercury
Neptune
Which spacecraft was first to leave the Sun's bubble, the heliosphere? Voyager 1 · Apollo 11 · New Horizons
Voyager 1
The pacemaker was invented thanks to a... Spilled drink · Wrong part · Power cut
Wrong part
Super Glue was found while trying to make... Fake teeth · Car paint · Clear gun sights
Clear gun sights – Harry Coover first rejected it for being too sticky!
Which organ can grow back after part of it is removed? Liver · Heart · Lungs
Liver
Which color of light bends the most in a prism? Yellow · Violet · Red
Violet
Which came first: the steam train or the bicycle? Bicycle · Steam train · Same year
Steam train – A steam train ran in 1804. The first bicycle came in 1817.
Io, the most volcanic place known, orbits... Saturn · Mars · Jupiter
Jupiter
Which of these began as a ride at Coney Island in 1896? Escalator · Ferris wheel · Carousel
Escalator – Jesse Reno's moving slope was a fairground ride before it was a staircase.
Which space telescope launched in 2021? Hubble · Kepler · James Webb
James Webb
The world's first traffic light, in 1868, was in which city? New York · Paris · London
London
Cotton candy was co-invented by a... Dentist · Baker · Farmer
Dentist – Dentist William Morrison sold it as 'Fairy Floss'.
How often does your stomach replace its inner lining? Every 3 days · Every year · Never
Every 3 days – It sheds about 500,000 cells a minute to survive its own acid.
Spread flat, your lungs' inner surface would cover about... A whole football field · A kitchen table · A small apartment
A small apartment
The tiny air sacs in your lungs are called... Villi · Alveoli · Nephrons
Alveoli
Who can be born with a 4th color sensor in their eyes? Boys · Girls · Same
Girls – It needs two X chromosomes, so only women can have it!
Which one was NOT invented by accident? Super Glue · Saccharin · Safety glass · Airplane
Airplane – The Wright brothers spent years testing gliders, on purpose.
What is the Kuiper Belt? Icy ring past Neptune · Rings around Saturn · Belt of gas around Mars
Icy ring past Neptune
How tall was the first microwave oven, from 1947? As tall as a cat · As tall as a person · As tall as a toaster
As tall as a person – It weighed about 340 kilograms!
How long does a red blood cell live? 4 days · 4 months · 4 years
4 months
Which moon sprays water geysers into space? Enceladus · Phobos · Our own Moon
Enceladus
Why do bakers add steam to the oven for crusty bread? Makes the bread sweeter · Kills the yeast · Keeps crust soft longer
Keeps crust soft longer – A soft crust lets the loaf expand before it sets!
Which console was code-named 'Revolution'? Wii · Xbox · GameCube
Wii
Whose heart beats faster at rest, on average? Boys · Girls · Same
Girls
Which giant was first called BackRub? Amazon · Facebook · Google
Google – It ranked web pages by their back links, hence the name!
The Dutch oven got its name from… A Dutch casting method · A Dutch king · Dutch windmill bakeries
A Dutch casting method
About how fast does the ISS fly around Earth? 800 km/h · 28,000 km/h · 300,000 km/h
28,000 km/h – That's fast enough to circle Earth in about 90 minutes!
Gelatin is made from which protein? Collagen · Gluten · Milk casein
Collagen
Where are the muscles that bend your fingers? Inside the fingers · In the forearm and palm · In the shoulder
In the forearm and palm
Which car maker gave away its seat belt patent for free? Volvo · Ford · Toyota
Volvo
The very first computer mouse was made of… Metal · Wood · Glass
Wood
What is a shooting star really? A falling star · A space rock · A satellite
A space rock
A dropped flask cracked but kept its shape. That led to... Safety glass · Bulletproof vests · Fiberglass
Safety glass – Its inside was coated with a thin plastic film.
About how fast does sound travel in air? 34 m/s · 343 m/s · 3,430 m/s
343 m/s – That's about 1,235 kilometers per hour!
The QR code was inspired by which board game? Chess · Go · Checkers
Go – Its Japanese inventor noticed the black and white stones on a Go board.
Which came first? Google · Email · The web
Email – Email worked in 1971, the web arrived in 1991, and Google needed the web, so it came in 1998!
Which galaxy is heading toward ours and will one day merge with it? Andromeda · Sombrero · Whirlpool
Andromeda
Apollo 11's guidance computer had about how much RAM? About 4 KB · About 4 MB · About 4 GB
About 4 KB – Your phone has about a million times more!
The name Xbox came from… X-ray Box · DirectX Box · Xenon Box
DirectX Box
Chefs make liquid 'caviar' spheres with alginate from… Seaweed · Corn · Potatoes
Seaweed
Which 2007 phone had no copy and paste at launch? BlackBerry Curve · Nokia N95 · iPhone
iPhone – Copy and paste only arrived in 2009!
In 1837, Alfred Bird invented custard powder because his wife couldn't eat… Milk · Sugar · Eggs
Eggs
The name for the fear of long words is... Over 30 letters long · Just 5 letters · Not a real word at all
Over 30 letters long – Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia. Yes, really!
About how many skin cells do you shed every minute? 300 · 30,000 · 3 million
30,000
Which organ has its own built-in pacemaker cells? Lungs · Heart · Stomach
Heart
The first PC virus, Brain (1986), was written in… Pakistan · Russia · USA
Pakistan
The bain-marie is said to be named after… A French queen · A nun · An alchemist
An alchemist – Maria the Jewess, an alchemist, is linked to the method!
What was the first item ever sold on eBay? Used car · Signed baseball · Broken laser pointer
Broken laser pointer – It sold for $14.83 to a collector of broken laser pointers!
About how much of the universe is ordinary matter like us? About 5% · About 50% · About 95%
About 5%
Which came first: the lighter or the friction match? The lighter · The match · Same year
The lighter – Döbereiner's lamp lit gas in 1823. Friction matches came in 1826.
How hot is the surface of the Sun? About 5,500°C · About 55,000°C · About 550°C
About 5,500°C
If you drop a hammer and a feather on the Moon, which lands first? The hammer · The feather · Both together
Both together – With no air to slow it, both fall together. Apollo 15 astronauts proved it!