Science Trivia

14

What is the name of the complex molecule that carries oxygen in the blood and gives blood its characteristic red color?

10

Is a light-year a measure of speed, time, or distance?

5

Next year (2001) will mark the twentieth anniversary of what great technical innovation: the fax? the microwave? the Sony Walkman? or the IBM personal computer?

12

Of the chemical elements between #95 and 100, three are named for humans. Name the three.

18

In the Atlantic or East Pacific Oceans they are called hurricanes. What are they called in a. The western Pacific Ocean? b. The Indian Ocean?

4

What company in the 1970's developed the high-tech concept of a mouse clicking graphical icons to open programs, but dropped the idea, allowing Apple to adopt it as the basis of the Macintosh?

15

What is the name of the organic molecule that carries oxygen in the blood, and gives blood its red color?

20

If the astronauts took with them the moon a grandfather clock, for what scientific reason would it not keep proper earth time?

8

If you drop an object from the top of a tower, how many feet will it fall in the first second?

3

What is the scientific name for the gas your dentist might give you, commonly called "laughing gas"?

2

Which 19th century French chemist, who discovered that diseases are caused by microorganisms, is considered the founder of modern microbiology?

13

About 120 drops of water will fill a what? Teaspoon, tablespoon, or one-ounce shot glass?

13

Which organ in the human body is the most commonly transplanted from one human to another?

17

Can you name a part of the male anatomy (not female) named after a character from the Bible?

8

Animals characterized by a segmented spinal column are called vertebrates. In biology, there are five classes of vertebrates, one of which is called mammals. What are the other four?