Science Trivia

1

The Chinese are generally given credit for how many of these three inventions: the abacus, gunpowder, the magnetic compass?

12

What is the name of the hereditary blood disease that occurs chiefly among black people?

7

Chemistry: acid will turn litmus paper what color?

8

In March, 1998, NASA announced that an unmanned lunar spacecraft had discovered up to 6 billion tons of ... what? ... on the moon?

9

This chemical element, symbol S, was known to the ancients; it is the brimstone of the Bible. What is it?

6

What are the three main commercial uses for wax (whether animal, vegitable, or mineral)?

15

What product used by hikers, campers, military personnel, and astronauts, has been produced since 1891 by the Victorinox company?

11

The seeds of what tropical tree are the main ingredient of chocolate?

2

What is the meaning of the aviation term, Mach 1?

6

What do we call the black circular opening in the center of the iris of the eye, through which light passes to the retina?

14

Radio can be broadcast on the AM or FM bands. What do AM and FM stand for?

8

What does a taxonomist do?

10

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?

16

Dynamic systems are those whose conditions change according to ... what?

6

Asteroids are small irregularly shaped bodies, sometimes called minor planets, which orbit the sun, and are most frequently found between which two planets?