Science Trivia

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In Bay Area there is an organization called "Lovers of the Stinking Rose," dedicated to what miracle bulb?

3

All rocks can be separated into three families. What are they?

7

About three-fourths of the mass of the sun consists of which element?

2

Name the three bones of the ear.

2

Emoticons, or smileys, are a series of typed characters frequently used in e-mails that resemble a face and express the writer's emotion. What does the following represent :-) (colon-dash-right parenthesis) ?

1

Customarily, the primary colors of the visible spectrum were red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and violet. However, around 300 years ago, Sir Isaac Newton found another, situated between blue and violet, and named it what?

3

NM: This killer first appeared in 1976 in Sudan and Zaire. It reemerged in 1987 in a group of monkeys in a test lab near Washington D.C. What is it?

1

What name is given to the darkest part of a shadow cast by the earth or moon during an eclipse?

12

Why do children in southern Marin County have fewer cavities than children in northern Marin County?

9

In 1943, French underwater explorer Jacques Cousteau helped create an invention designed for underwater breathing, and 60's British rock group Jethro Tull named an album after it. What is it?

1

In physics, what unit of measure is defined as the ratio of the mass of a substance to its volume, expressed in grams per cubic centimeter or pounds per cubic foot?

15

What do you call curved lines on a weather map connecting regions of equal atmospheric pressure?

4

Common table sugar comes primarily from which two plants?

13

Until the 18th century, this plant was grown for its beauty, but not eaten, since it was believed to be poisonous. Today it can be found in tossed salads. Which plant is this?

10

This chemical element makes up about 1/4 of the earth's crust; it is the main ingredient of sand, is the main ingredient of glass, is used in the making of computers, and can also be made into synthetic rubber. What is this element?