1) How many people have walked
on the moon ?
a
2
b
5
c
10
d
12
2) What is the name of the first space probe to
reach another planet when it arrived at Venus in 1962
?
a
Voyager
1
b
Voyager
2
c
Sputnik
1
d
Mariner
2
3) How many species of plant are there in the world
?
a
over
100,000
b
over
200,000
c
over
300,000
d
over
400,000
4) Who developed vaccines for Anthrax and Rabies
?
a
Alexander
Fleming
b
Louis
Pasteur
c
Edward
Jenner
d
Joseph
Lister
5) 90% of the matter in the universe is made from
one element-what element?
a
Helium
b
Hydrogen
c
Carbon
d
Lead
6) How many elements have been artificially created
in labs ?
a
6
b
14
c
27
d
42
7) Who is commonly regarded as the inventor of the
calculator ?
a
Thomas
Edison
b
Alexander
Bell
c
Charles
Babbage
d
Thomas
Sowery
8) How many bones are there in the skull
?
a
1
b
8
c
16
d
22
9) What travels through space at 66,700 miles an
hour ?
a
Voyager
2
b
Halley's
Comet
c
Earth
d
The
Sun
10) Banana Oil is produced from what ?
a
Banana
Skins
b
Coal
c
Oil
d
Daffodils
11) What element do all organic
compounds contain ?
a
Hydrogen
b
Helium
c
Carbon
d
Oxygen
12) Where are the Hoversian Canals ?
a
Africa
b
Jupiter
c
In the
bones
d
On the
Moon
13) Fly agaric is a type of what ?
a
Insect
b
Mushroom
c
Spice
d
Airline
14) Dinosaurs died out how many years ago
?
a
1 million
years
b
25 million
years
c
40 million
years
d
65 million
years
15) What does a horologist measure?
a
Space
b
Time
c
Air
Pressure
d
Temperatures
16) What was the worlds first city with more than
one TV station ?
a
Hollywood
b
New
York
c
London
d
Paris
17) What fraction of an iceberg is above water
?
a
one
third
b
one
quarter
c
one
eighth
d
one
ninth
18) Which planet has a pink sky ?
a
Jupiter
b
Mars
c
Venus
d
Pluto
19) How long is an elephant pregnant?
a
21
Months
b
9
Months
c
16
Months
d
36
Months
20) The smallest bird in the world is
?
a
The Robin
b
The Hummingbird
c
The Kingfisher
d
The Bee
Hummingbird