History·medium
Marie Curie's laboratory notebooks are still radioactive and kept in protective lead boxes.fun factsmarie curieradioactivityscience
Food & Drink·easy
Apples float because they are 25% air.fun factsfruitscience
Science·hard
Modern scientific testing has found that thujone levels in absinthe are too low to cause hallucinogenic effects in humans.absinthemythssciencethujone
Science·hard
Which constellation contains the brightest star visible from Earth?Canis Major✓ correct
Orion
Ursa Major
Andromeda
general knowledgescienceastronomystars
Science·medium
What is the only metal that is liquid at room temperature?Mercury✓ correct
Gallium
Francium
Cesium
general knowledgesciencechemistryelements
Science·easy
How many chambers does a human heart have?general knowledgescienceanatomyhuman body
Science·hard
What percentage of the human brain is water?general knowledgesciencebiologyhuman body
Science·hard
What is the rarest blood type among humans?Rh-null✓ correct
O negative
AB positive
A negative
general knowledgesciencemedicinebiology
Science·easy
Which gas makes up approximately 21% of Earth's atmosphere?Oxygen✓ correct
Nitrogen
Carbon dioxide
Helium
general knowledgescienceatmospheregases
Science·medium
Which scientist formulated the laws of motion and universal gravitation?Isaac Newton✓ correct
Galileo Galilei
Johannes Kepler
Nicolaus Copernicus
general knowledgesciencephysicsscientists
Science·easy
What is the freezing point of water in Celsius?general knowledgesciencetemperaturechemistry
Science·easy
Which gas do plants primarily absorb from the atmosphere?Carbon dioxide✓ correct
Nitrogen
Oxygen
Argon
general knowledgesciencebiologyphotosynthesis
Science·hard
In what year did the cat genome fully sequenced occur?2007✓ correct
2003
2010
2005
catssciencegeneticsdna
Science·hard
In what year did scientists first successfully clone a spider?Spiders have never been successfully cloned✓ correct
1996
2003
2010
spiderssciencegenetics
Science·hard
What is the scientific name for the order of creatures that includes all spiders?Araneae✓ correct
Arachnida
Arthropoda
Acarina
spiderstaxonomyscience
Science·easy
What is the scientific study of fungi and mushrooms called?Mycology✓ correct
Phytology
Bacteriology
Protozoology
mushroomsfungisciencediscipline
Science·hard
What is the name of the warp drive theoretical physicist whose theories form the basis of Star Trek's faster-than-light travel?Miguel Alcubierre✓ correct
Zefram Cochrane
James Maxwell
Stephen Hawking
star treksciencewarp drive
Society & Culture·medium
What device had a model called the 'Nano' released in 2005?iPod✓ correct
PlayStation
Blackberry
Game Boy
technologysociety and culturebrands00ssciencebusiness
Society & Culture·medium
'Everyone's invited' is a slogan associated with which technology brand?Samsung✓ correct
Vodafone
PlayStation
Google
businessmarketingtechnologysociety and culturescience
Society & Culture·medium
Which country is associated with a harp, which is featured on its national emblem?Ireland✓ correct
Scotland
Wales
France
musicnational symbolsirelandcountriesarts and literaturesymbols
Society & Culture·medium
In Portuguese, what is the word for for 'black'?Negro✓ correct
Nero
Zwart
Azul
languagelinguisticssciencesociety and culturetranslation
Society & Culture·medium
Which theoretical physicist developed a theory of quantum physics and discovered energy quanta?Max Planck✓ correct
Louis Daguerre
Mahavira
Enrico Fermi
peoplesociety and culturephysicsscience
Science·hard
What is the word for a male yak?A Bull✓ correct
A Billy
A Cob
A Hob
animalsbiologysciencenaturezoology
Science·hard
Heroin is the brand name of morphine once marketed by which pharmaceutical company?Bayer✓ correct
Merck
Pfizer
Novartis
society and culturebusinessmarketingmedicinesciencenames
Food & Drink·hard
The pasta capellini has what meaning in Italian?Fine hair✓ correct
Twins
Small thimbles
Bibs
foodwordslanguagefood and drinklinguisticsculture
Food & Drink·hard
The pasta tagliatelle has what meaning in Italian?to cut✓ correct
Little bells
Pens
Little worms
foodwordslanguagefood and drinklinguisticsculture
Science·medium
What is a male duck known as?A Drake✓ correct
A Boar
A Jack
A Stallion
wordsanimalssciencelanguagenaturezoology
Geography·medium
Which region of the world uses '.ie' at the end of its web addresses?Ireland✓ correct
Vietnam
Iceland
Israel
geographyscience
Geography·medium
The country of Guinea-Bissau is on which continent?Africa✓ correct
South America
Oceania
Europe
geographyscience
Geography·medium
What major city is on an island in the St Lawrence River?Montreal ✓ correct
Sao Paolo
Los Angeles
London
citiesriversgeographyplacesbodies of waterscience
Geography·medium
The country of Nauru is on which continent?Oceania✓ correct
South America
Europe
Asia
geographyscience
Geography·medium
Durban is a city in which country?South Africa✓ correct
Senegal
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Nigeria
citiesafricageographyplacescontinentsscience
Geography·medium
Which of these countries borders Papua New Guinea?Indonesia✓ correct
Solomon Islands
Federated States of Micronesia
Palau
geographyscience
Geography·medium
Which country administers Martinique?France✓ correct
Portugal
The USA
Australia
geographyscience
Geography·medium
What is the capital city of Egypt?Cairo✓ correct
Conakry
Nairobi
Alexandria
geographyscience
Geography·medium
Which Scottish town was once a church town but is now a golfing Mecca?St. Andrews✓ correct
Edinburgh
Glasgow
Inverness
golfscotlandcitiesgeographysportcountries
Geography·medium
In which country is the city of Eindhoven?Netherlands✓ correct
Slovenia
Estonia
Portugal
citieseuropeplacesgeographycontinentsscience
Geography·medium
Which body of water is located between Newfoundland and the Canadian mainland?Gulf of St. Lawrence✓ correct
Hudson Bay
Bay of Fundy
Gulf of Mexico
geographycanadabodies of watersciencecountriesnature
Geography·medium
What Is The Colour Of The Cross On The Finish Flag?Blue ✓ correct
Yellow
Red
White
scandinaviageneral knowledgegeographyeuropesciencecontinents
Geography·medium
Which of these countries borders Austria?Switzerland✓ correct
Croatia
San Marino
Bosnia and Herzegovina
geographyscience