18scienceBONUS: One of the craziest inventions of all time was patented in 1903. To protect the eyes of a certain animal from being damaged during feeding, eyeglasses were created for what animals?Show AnswerShare
13scienceWhich British bacteriologist discovered penicillin in 1928 and won the 1945 Nobel Prize for his achievement?Show AnswerShare
12scienceWhich British bacteriologist discovered penicillin in 1928 and won the 1945 Nobel Prize for his achievement?Show AnswerShare
8scienceWhat medical "first" was accomplished by Dr. Denton Cooley of Houston, Texas, in 1969?Show AnswerShare
10scienceThis spring-blooming plant with white or pink flowers called the trailing arbutus has a very common alternate name. What is it?Show AnswerShare
6scienceShaped like a flat disk, it's about 100,000 light years in diameter, and about 10,000 light years thick. What is it?Show AnswerShare
19scienceThis American physician and army surgeon proved in 1901 that yellow fever is caused by a virus transmitted by mosquito. A medical center outside Washington, D.C. is named for him. Who is he?Show AnswerShare
8scienceBONUS: The country of the world with the most internet users is, of course, the United States with 154 million. Which country is next, with 39 million internet users?Show AnswerShare
7scienceThe largest part of the human brain controls thought and voluntary movement. What is it called?Show AnswerShare
18scienceA unit of electromagnetic measurement is named in honor of the Italian physicist who, in 1800, invented the electric battery. Name him.Show AnswerShare
7scienceName the scale or measurement used for each of the following: a. Magnitude and intensity of earthquakes? B. The system devised by a British admiral which ranks wind speeds from 0 (calm) to 17 (hurricane)? C. The temperature scale in which water freezShow AnswerShare