General Knowledge
Who is most often credited with inventing electricity?
Benjamin Franklin
What is the chemical symbol for the element mercury?
Hg
What’s the chemical formula of water?
H2O
Animals that eat both plants and meat are called what?
Omnivores
How long is an eon?
A billion years
How many years are in a millennia?
1,000
Who is the writer of The Merchant of Venice?
William Shakespeare
The earth has three layers that are different due to varying temperatures. What are its three layers?
Crust, mantle, and core
What do you count on a tree to tell how old it is?
It’s rings
What are the four types of adult human teeth?
Incisors, canines, premolars, molars
Who is known as the "Father of Modern Physics"?
Albert Einstein
Which animated film features a character named Timon?
The Lion King
What is the tallest type of grass?
Bamboo
How many chambers make up the human heart?
Four
The innermost part of bones contains what?
Bone marrow
Who claimed he could "drive away the devil with a fart?"
Martin Luther
True or false: If you go into space, you get taller
True—the cartilage disks in your spine expand due to the lack of gravity
What is it called when you make light change direction by passing it through a lens?
Refraction
What is the calm center part of a hurricane called?
Eye
What is the long pipe’s name that moves food from the back of the throat down to the stomach?
The esophagus
In 2006, the International Astronomical Union reclassified this planet.
Pluto
What is the largest desert in the world?
The Sahara Desert
What is the quality of an object that allows it to float on water?
Buoyancy
What is the scientific word for push or pull?
Force
Who was the first person to walk on the moon?
Neil Armstrong