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. Which element has the symbol Hg?
Mercury (Hg) was once called hydrargyrum, which comes from the Greek words for water and silver.
#3. You can find astroblemes at Vredefort, Chicxulub and Wolfe Creek, but what exactly are astroblemes?
Astroblemes are impact craters. The name means ‘star wound’.
#4. How many toes are there on a cockatoo’s foot?
Cockatoo feet have two forward-pointing toes, and two that point backwards.
#5. What mistake caused the loss of the Mars Climate Orbiter mission?
The Mars Climate Orbiter had a problem with its software, which miscalculated the thrust of its engines. As a result, it came too close to Mars and was lost.
#6. How long does it take light to travel to our solar system from the nearby star system Alpha Centauri?
Alpha Centauri is the nearest star system to ours, about 4.37 light years away.
#7. Which shape – found in bridges, cranes and power pylons – is the most rigid and resistant to bending?
Triangles are rigid because you can’t bend the corners without stretching or squishing a side.
#8. What is the first feature-length movie that included computer-generated imagery (CGI)?
The first feature-length movie that included CGI was Westworld, released in 1973.
#9. How many moons does Pluto have?
Pluto’s largest moon is Charon, but four more moons have been discovered since 2005.
#10. Turritopsis dohrnii is an animal that turns back into a baby when it gets too old, but what kind of animal is it?
Turritopsis dohrnii is commonly known as the immortal jellyfish, and it can turn back into a polyp when it gets too old.
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