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Hamlet53 · 01-09-2014, 08:28 PM

Alright here are a set of science trivia questions, some maybe very difficult and some maybe easy. No maths.

Correct answers to questions in italics, where present, earn two points instead of one.

1)Which is hotter at its surface: a red star or a blue star? blue red_phoenix

2) Which planet in the solar system spins on its "side" instead of the east-to-west way that the Earth and other planets do? Uranus red_phoenix

3) What is the name given to the current geologic epoch? Holocene orlok

4) What plant family of angiosperms (flowering plants) contains the largest number of species? What flavoring product is produced by the only fruit bearing species? Orchids pdurrant Vanillia. pdurrant

5) What is the name of the rare element that was deposited all over the world by the asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs? What group of the periodic table of elements does this element belong to? Iridium purrant transition metals. pdurrant

6) What was the name of the supercontinent that existed about 250 million years ago? Pangea pdurrant

7) What special adaptation allows Albatrosses to drink seawater? They have a system which removes the salt and it trickles out of vents near the beak. Don't know the name of it but photograph below of a NZ Albatross. Bookpossum

8) Some 55,000 people, mostly in Africa and Asia, die from rabies every year -- a rate of one person every 10 minutes. What animals are the most important global source of rabies in humans? Dogs

9) Why do geese fly in a V? To take advantage of the slipstream red_phoenix

10) According to a recent nationwide survey of the religious beliefs and practices of American physicians, what type of doctor is least likely to be religious? Psychiatrist

11) What disease killed Queen Mary II of England, Emperor Joseph I of Austria, King Luis I of Spain, Tsar Peter II of Russia, Queen Ulrika Elenora of Sweden, and King Louis XV of France? Smallpox. Bookpossum

red_phoenix: 3 points
bookpossum: 2 points
pdurrant: 7 points
orlok: 1 point

Total possible: 15

01-09-2014, 08:28 PM	#12503
Hamlet53 Nameless Being	Alright here are a set of science trivia questions, some maybe very difficult and some maybe easy. No maths. Correct answers to questions in italics, where present, earn two points instead of one. 1)Which is hotter at its surface: a red star or a blue star? blue red_phoenix 2) Which planet in the solar system spins on its "side" instead of the east-to-west way that the Earth and other planets do? Uranus red_phoenix 3) What is the name given to the current geologic epoch? Holocene orlok 4) What plant family of angiosperms (flowering plants) contains the largest number of species? What flavoring product is produced by the only fruit bearing species? Orchids pdurrant Vanillia. pdurrant 5) What is the name of the rare element that was deposited all over the world by the asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs? What group of the periodic table of elements does this element belong to? Iridium purrant transition metals. pdurrant 6) What was the name of the supercontinent that existed about 250 million years ago? Pangea pdurrant 7) What special adaptation allows Albatrosses to drink seawater? They have a system which removes the salt and it trickles out of vents near the beak. Don't know the name of it but photograph below of a NZ Albatross. Bookpossum 8) Some 55,000 people, mostly in Africa and Asia, die from rabies every year -- a rate of one person every 10 minutes. What animals are the most important global source of rabies in humans? Dogs 9) Why do geese fly in a V? To take advantage of the slipstream red_phoenix 10) According to a recent nationwide survey of the religious beliefs and practices of American physicians, what type of doctor is least likely to be religious? Psychiatrist 11) What disease killed Queen Mary II of England, Emperor Joseph I of Austria, King Luis I of Spain, Tsar Peter II of Russia, Queen Ulrika Elenora of Sweden, and King Louis XV of France? Smallpox. Bookpossum red_phoenix: 3 points bookpossum: 2 points pdurrant: 7 points orlok: 1 point Total possible: 15 Last edited by Hamlet53; 01-10-2014 at 10:24 AM.