Here’s our megaquiz for the year! Below are 10 questions picked from every quiz we wrote in 2020. If you want more questions, just hit refresh and we’ll grab you another 10. Good luck!
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#1. What part of a plant is a cucumber?
Cucumbers are fruits, which is why most types have seeds in them.
#2. What is the scientific name for cows?
Bos taurus is the scientific name for domesticated cows.
#3. Which of the following is a strong acid?
Strong acids are ones that release all their hydrogen ions when dissolved, and hydrochloric acid is one of the few acids that do!
#4. Which is bigger – Pluto or the Moon?
The Moon is bigger. It’s about 3500 kilometres across, while Pluto is only 2400 kilometres wide.
#5. At a particular temperature and pressure, water reaches its triple point, but what does that mean?
The triple point of water is the temperature and pressure that allows water to be steam, liquid and ice all at the same time.
#6. The kakapo is a famous flightless bird from New Zealand, but what type of bird is it?
The kakapo is the only species of flightless parrot in the world.
#7. Which element was detected in the Sun before it was discovered on Earth?
Helium was first detected in 1868 as a strange dip in the Sun’s light spectrum. It’s named after the Greek Titan of the Sun, Helios.
#8. How many planets are closer to the Sun than Earth is?
Mercury and Venus are both closer to the Sun than Earth is.
#9. Which of the following was not a species of early human?
Homo homini lupus is a Latin phrase that loosely translates to ‘people are like wolves to other people’.
#10. The golden ratio is famous in art and architecture. Which famous sequence is most closely linked to this ratio?
Dividing a Fibonacci number by its immediate predecessor in the sequence gives an approximation of the golden ratio.
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