1. This essential gas is important so that we can breath.

Oxygen
2. What is the nearest planet to the sun? Mercury
3. How many teeth does an adult human have? 32
4. The earth has three layers of varying temperatures. What are its
three layers? Crust, mantle, and core
5. What is the largest planet in the solar system? Jupiter
6. What do bees collect and use to create honey? Nectar
7. What is the hottest planet in the solar system? Venus
8. What is the rarest blood type? AB negative
9. On what part of your body would you find the pinna? Ear
10. What part of the plant conducts photosynthesis? Leaf
11. What’s the boiling point of water? 100 degrees Celcius
12. What is the largest known land animal? Elephant
13. What is the largest known animal? Blue whale
14. What tissues connect the muscles to the bones? Tendons
15. Who was the scientist to propose the three laws of motion?
Isaac Newton
16. The plant Earth is surrounded by different layers of gas, which
when taken together, we call the…? Atmosphere
17. Animals that eat both plants and meat are called what?
Omnivores
18. Which of Newton’s Laws state that ‘for every action, there is an
equal and opposite reaction?’ The third law of motion
19. Diabetes develops as the result of a problem with which
specific organ in the body? Pancreas
20. True or false: sound travels faster in air than in water. False
21. How long does a human red blood cell survive? 120 days
22. True or false – lightning is hotter than the sun. True
23. In what country can you find the Suez Canal? Egypt
24. This planet spins the fastest, completing one whole rotation in
just 10 hours. Which planet is it? Jupiter
25. How many elements are there in the periodic table? 118
26. This planet has a collective 53 moons, making it the planet in
our solar system with the most number of moons. Saturn
27. Where can you find the smallest bone in the human body?
Middle ear
28. Scientists believe that the continents of the earth were all one
large landmass 280 million years ago. The moving of tectonic plates
caused this mass to break off into different pieces, making up the
continents as we know them today. What was this landmass called?
Pangea
29. This theory aims to explain how Pangea became separate
continents, suggesting that the movement of tectonic plates caused
 the mass to break off and drift into different places. The Continental
Drift Theory
30. How many hearts does an octopus have? 3
31. True or false: male seahorses give birth to their young, not the
females. True
32. The oldest living tree is 4,843 years old and can be found
where? California
33. Can you hear anything in outer space? No, there is medium for
sound to travel through
34. This man is responsible for reshaping the way early man
believed the solar system worked. He proposed that the Earth was
not the center of the universe, and that the sun was instead at the
center of our solar system. Who was he? Copernicus
35. From what tree do acorns come from? Oak trees
36. What is the tallest type of grass? Bamboo
37. Dolly was the first ever living creature to be cloned. What type
of animal was she? Sheep
38. This animal was the first ever to be launched into space. She
was strapped into the Soviet Sputnik 2 spacecraft which was sent out
into outer space on November 3, 1957. What was her name? Laika
39. What type of animal was Laika? Dog
40. An egg’s shell is what percentage of its total weight? 12%
41. What is the smallest country in the world? Vatican City
42. Who is regarded as the man who invented the telephone?
Alexander Graham Bell
43. What is considered the highest mountain in Africa? Mount
Kilimanjaro
44. In what year was Alaska sold to the United States of America?
1867
45. How many bones do sharks have in total? Zero Discovered by
Alexander Fleming, this is now used to treat infections and is
considered one of the most important discoveries in the field of
medical science. What is it? Penicillin
46. This measurement – approximately six feet – is used to
measure the depth of water. What is it? Fathom
47. What is a geiger counter used to measure? Radiation
48. What is the hardest known natural material? Diamonds
49. True or false: your hair and your nails are made from the same
material. True
50. This part of the brain deals with hearing and language.
Temporal lobe
51. This is the phenomenon that explains why people will tend to
refuse to offer help when there are other people present during an
emergency. The Bystander Effect
52. When you open a bottle of wine and leave it exposed to the air,
the ethanol in it reacts with oxygen. This reaction forms what?
Ethanoic acid
53. What is it called when you make light change direction by
passing it through a lens? Refraction
54. An unlit match has what form of energy? Chemical energy
55. This type of bond involves the sharing of electron pairs
between different atoms. What do you call this bond? Covalent
56. What is the scientific term for peeling skin? Desquamation
57. True or false: the Large Magellanic Cloud is farther from the
Earth than Andromeda. False
58. This Saturn moon has a methane cycle, differentiating it from
the other moons of the planet. What is its name? Titan
59. Animals that are active during dawn and dusk are called what
type of animals? Crepuscular
60. What percentage of the total number of known animals are
invertebrates? 95%
61. True or false: chloroplasts can be found in animal cells. False
62. ATP is the molecular unit of energy that gives our body fuel on
a cellular level. What does ATP stand for? Adenosine triphosphate
63. Where is the world’s most active volcano located? Hawaii
64. True or false: rainforests are considered temperate climate
regions. Rainforest
65. This type of material does not allow electricity to flow through
them easily, unlike conductors which are used for their ability to
rapidly allow electricity to pass through. What is this material called?
Insulators
66. Optics is the study of what? Light
67. True or false: the graduated cylinder is a tool that’s used to
measure fluid volume. True
68. Using feet, how long does the human small intestine measure
on average? 17 feet
69. In 1953, the United States of America conducted its first and
only nuclear artillery test. Where was the test held? Nevada
70. Most of a penny is made from what type of metal? Zinc
71. This jungle animal, when in groups, is referred to as an
ambush. What kind of animal is this? Tigers
72. Space travelers from the United States are called astronauts.
From Russia, they’re called cosmonauts. Where are taikonauts from?
China
73. This lunar phase happens when less than a full moon but more
than a half moon is illuminated. Gibbous phase
74. Joseph Henry was given credit for this invention in 1831 which
was said to revolutionize the way that people communicate during
the time. What was his invention? The telegraph
75. The name of this disease stems from the medieval term that
means ‘bad air’. What disease is it? Malaria
76. This animal’s fingerprints closely resemble that of a human’s.
So much so in fact, that inspecting its fingerprint side by side with a
human print might make it impossible to differentiate. What animal is
it? Koala
77. The Nobel Peace Prize is one of the most prestigious awards
in the field of science. The man behind the award – Alfred Nobel –
invented what? Dynamite
78. Leo Gertstenzang is typically credited for the invention of q-tips
– one of the most important modern day necessities for personal
care. What year did he invent them? 1923
79. A spider monkey’s tail can carry its weight and hold on to
branches. This type of tail – which can hold on to objects and support
the weight of the animal to which it belongs – are called what type of
tail? Prehensile tail
80. The joints of the body are designed so that they allow bones to
interface and move. This specific type of joint however, is rigid and
does not allow movement. What type of joint is this? Suture joints
81. Bright’s Disease affects what part of the body? Kidney
82. Had pirates known about this vitamin, then they wouldn’t have
suffered from scurvy. What vitamin is this Vitamin C
83. This medical term is used to refer to items ‘based on
experience’. Empiric
84. This refers to the amount of blood cells in a certain amount of
blood. Hematocrit
85. This is the unit of measure used to quantify radioactive element
activity. Becqueral
86. Why do bubbles pop shortly after their blown? Dirt from the air
87. This is the only type of canine that can climb trees. What is it
called? Gray fox
88. Lagomorph, refers to what type of animal? Rabbits
89. Which mountain peak extends the furthest from the center of
the Earth? While many might say it’s Mount Everest, the answer is
actually Chimborazo which sits on the equator.
90. Many of us believe that the average human has 5 senses, but
that’s not actually true. What two other senses do we have that are
 often left unknown to most lay people? Vestibular and proprioceptive
senses
91. What does the vestibular sense do? Informs the brain of a
person’s position in space
92. What does the proprioceptive sense do? Informs the brain of
the relative position of certain body parts to others
93. What will two particles of opposing charges do – repel or
attract? Attract
94. When a substance goes from one state of matter to another,
what is that process called? A change of state
95. This type of cell division results two four daughter cells, each
one with half the number of chromosomes in the parent cells. What is
it called? Meiosis
96. This is the quality of an object that allows it to float on water.
Buoyancy
97. What are the only two egg-laying mammals in existence in the
world today? Echidna and Platypus
98. What is it called when a solid matter transitions to a gas
immediately without having to pass through the liquid state?
Sublimation
99. This relationship between muscles means that one muscle
assists the movement of another. Synergistic
100. This type of muscle relationship refers to two muscles that
never move in the same direction. When one is flexed, the other will
always be extended. Antagonistic
101. This ‘v’ word describes a fluid’s ability to resist flowing. What is
it? Viscosity
102. What is the bone diseases that literally translates to ‘porous
bones’? Osteoporosis
103. This term is commonly used today to refer to errors with
computer systems. It was first coined when a moth was trapped in an
early model of the personal computer, causing it to crash. What is
this word? Bug
104. This Greek physician was the first to keep records of his
patients’ histories. Hippocrates
105. What two substances are the main components of bronze?
Copper and tin