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12th Grade
02/16/2010

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Term
What is the lightest metal?
Definition
Lithium
Term
What chemical element has the atomic number 18?
Definition
Argon
Term
Which element has the highest melting point?
Definition
Carbon (3,527 degrees centigrade)
Term
What is the most common gas in the earth's atmosphere?
Definition
Nitrogen
Term
Pb is the symbol for which chemical element?
Definition
Lead (derived from the Latin 'plumbum', from which the word plumber also derives - because the first plumbers used lead for pipes, etc.)
Term
What element is mixed with Iron to make cast iron?
Definition
Carbon
Term
What is the chemical symbol for diamond?
Definition
C (diamond is carbon)
Term
P is the symbol for which chemical element?
Definition
Phosphorus
Term
What is ascorbic acid commonly known as?
Definition
Vitamin C
Term
Trinitrotoluene is better known as what?
Definition
TNT (the chemical explosive)
Term
Which common chemical element has the atomic number 20?
Definition
Calcium (Calcium is a silvery soft metal with the chemical symbol Ca)
Term
Deoxyribonucleic acid is commonly known as what?
Definition
DNA
Term
What is the common name for solid carbon dioxide?
Definition
Dry ice
Term
What commonly occurring gas has the chemical formula CH4 ?
Definition
Methane
Term
What does PVC (the plastic) stand for?
Definition
Polyvinyl chloride
Term
Who discovered and opened Tutankhamun's tomb in 1922?
Definition
Howard Carter (English archaeologist and Egyptologist, 1874-1939)
Term
What American explorer is generally regarded as the first to reach The North Pole in 1909?
Definition
Robert Peary
Term
What did Tim Berners Lee invent?
Definition
The Internet (or the World Wide Web)
Term
Who invented the mercury thermometer?
Definition
Daniel Gabriel Farenheit
Term
Who invented the thermometer in 1593?
Definition
Galileo
Term
What scientist and inventor was responsible for the Decibel unit of measurement?
Definition
Alexander Graham Bell (1847-1922, inventor of the telephone in 1876 - incidentally, a decibel is one tenth of a bell)
Term
Who was the 'father of medicine' to whom a code of medical ethics is attributed and which bears his name?
Definition
Hippocrates (Hippocrates, c.460-370BC, is regarded first to have defined the principles of the Hippocratic Oath, hence its name.)
Term
Who in 1450 invented movable type, thus revolutionising printing?
Definition
Johannes Gutenberg
Term
Who was the first pilot to break the sound barrier?
Definition
Chuck Yeager
Term
Who invented the first traffic light?
Definition
J.P. Knight
Term
Who invented the microwave?
Definition
Percy Spencer
Term
What is the Fahrenheit boiling point of water?
Definition
212 degrees
Term
How many miles per second does light travel?
Definition
186,000 (300,000 km/sec)
Term
What is the unit of measurement of wind speed?
Definition
Beaufort Scale
Term
What number does 'storm' equate to on the Beaufort Scale of wind force?
Definition
10
Term
What number is a hurricaine on the Beaufort Scale?
Definition
12
Term
How many sides does a rhombus have?
Definition
4
Term
What does the c stand for in the equation E=mc2 ?
Definition
The speed of light (in a vacuum, i.e., 299,792,458 metres per second, or 300,000km/sec or 186,000miles/sec)
Term
What is the fourth root of 81?
Definition
3
Term
What is the white of an egg called?
Definition
Albumen or Glaire
Term
What type of cloud is normally associated with thunderstorms?
Definition
Cumulonimbus
Term
What was the name of the ship on which Charles Darwin set sail on his voyage around the world in 1831?
Definition
HMS Beagle
Term
How many bones are in the human skull?
Definition
Twenty-eight
Term
In the human body what is Varicella commonly known as?
Definition
Chicken Pox
Term
A human-being has how many pairs of chromosomes?
Definition
Twenty-three
Term
What is the technical term for the collar bone?
Definition
The clavicle
Term
In the human body what is the Axilla commonly known as?
Definition
The armpit
Term
An orchidectomy is the surgical removal of what?
Definition
Testicles
Term
What is the largest gland in the human body?
Definition
The liver
Term
In anatomy what is the technical term for the kneecap?
Definition
Patella
Term
What is the medical term for the shoulder blade?
Definition
Scapula
Term
In anatomy what is the outer layer of the skin called?
Definition
Epidermis
Term
Where in the human body is the thyroid gland?
Definition
Neck
Term
In which part of the human body would you find the talus?
Definition
Ankle
Term
Which acid is produced in the muscles during strenuous exercise?
Definition
Lactic
Term
Metachrosis is the ability of some animals to do what?
Definition
Change color
Term
What is a baby oyster called?
Definition
Spat
Term
What type of animal comes from the caprine family?
Definition
Goat-antelope
Term
Australia’s most dangerous spider?
Definition
The Red Back spider (similar to the black widow)
Term
What is the collective name for a group of peacocks?
Definition
A muster
Term
Where do hydrophytic plants grow?
Definition
water
Term
The pistil is the reproductive organ of what?
Definition
A flower
Term
How old is a horse when it changes from a filly to a mare?
Definition
FOUR YEARS
Term
If a creature is 'opodous', what has is not got?
Definition
Feet
Term
If a creature is edentulous what has it not got?
Definition
Teeth
Term
How many teeth does an elephant have?
Definition
Four
Term
How many tentacles does a squid have?
Definition
TEN
Term
If cats are feline, what are sheep?
Definition
OVINE
Term
The llama belongs to the family of animals commonly called what?
Definition
CAMELS
Term
What is the alternative common name for a Black Leopard?
Definition
PANTHER
Term
What is the projecting piece of a sundial called which shows the time by its shadow?
Definition
Gnomon
Term
Constellation ‘Crux’ is better known as what?
Definition
Southern Cross
Term
What percentage of mammals are monogamous?
Definition
3%
Term
What is the oldest, largest
High IQ society?
Definition
Mensa Intl.
Term
How far away is the sun?
Definition
93 million miles
or in scientific terms 1 AU = average distance sun to earth
Term
What is the rarest
blood type?
Definition
AB -
Term
In which part of the
body would you find
the ulna bone?
Definition
Arm
Forearm specifically
Term
What type of hair is
the fastest growing hair
on the human body?
Definition
Facial hair
Term
What type of hair is
the fastest growing hair
on the human body?
Definition
Facial hair
Term
What’s the female
version of tomcat?
Definition
Queen
Term
What type of insects are emeralds, darts, hawkers, clubtails, and skimmers?
Definition
Dragonflies
Term
What did John Pemberton invent in 1886?
Definition
Coco Cola
Term
What kind of animal
lives in a warren?
Definition
Rabbits
Term
Substances that conduct
very little electricity
is called what?
Definition
Dielectric
Term
Generally what color are sapphires?
Definition
Blue
Term
When did NASA’s Apollo 11 land on the moon?
Definition
July 16th 1969
Term
How long does it take for the suns light to reach earth?
Definition
8 minutes 18 seconds
Term
What does ADHD stand for?
Definition
Attention Deficit
Hyperactivity Disorder
Term
What gland regulates metabolism?
Definition
Thyroid
Term
What year was the 1st space shuttle launch? Shuttle name?
Definition
1981 – shuttle Columbia
Term
What gives green plants
their color?
Definition
Chlorophyll
Term
What are the hill(top) and
Valley(bottom) of a wave called?
Definition
Hill – crest
Valley - trough
Term
What element has the
chemical symbol I?
Definition
Iodine
Term
What bodily substance is
also known by the
name ‘cerumen’?
Definition
Ear wax
Term
What is a group of bears called?
Definition
Sloth or slueth
Term
What is the name given to a person who shoes horses?
Definition
Farrier
Term
What is the circumference of the Earth?
Definition
24,900 miles
Term
What is a more common term for a person who is ‘Myopic’?
Definition
near sighted
Term
What part of the body would you find the ulna bone?
Definition
Fore arm
Term
Name for the old-fashioned bike with a large wheel in front and a smaller on in the rear?
Definition
Penny-farthing
Aka – High Wheeler or
Ordinary
Term
Mg is the symbol of which chemical element:
Definition
Magnesium
Term
A monorchid has one what?
Definition
Testicle
Term
Who invented the first electric telegraph in 1837?
Definition
Samuel Morse
Term
Who started the American Red Cross? -
Definition
Clara Barton
Term
How many space shuttles are there? And name them?
Definition
6 Shuttles. Enterprise(never went to space), Columbia, Challenger, Discovery, Atlantis, Endeavor
Term
How many Shuttle accidents? And name the Shuttles?
Definition
2 accidents. Challenger – 1986 launch Columbia – 2003 re-entry
Term
In scientific terms, 'Pulmonary' refers to what organ? -
Definition
lungs
Term
What scale is used to classify wind strength? -
Definition
Beaufort Scale. Devised by Francis Beaufort in 1805
Term
How many noble gases are there? Name them? -
Definition
6 Noble gases. Helium(He), Neon(Ne), Argon(Ar), Krypton(Kr), Xenon(Xe), Radon(Rn)
Term
What Atmospheric layer do we live in? -
Definition
Troposphere
Term
Who invented penicillin? -
Definition
Walter Flemming
Term
In which time period did the dinosaurs mainly live? -
Definition
Mesozoic.
Term
How much money is in a Monopoly game? -
Definition
$20,580
Term
What is the term used for the fear of the number 13?
Definition
Triskaidekaphobia
Term
What is the line called dividing the light and dark portions of the Moon? -
Definition
Terminator?
Term
What type of animal has a breed called Charbray? -
Definition
Cattle
Term
Most common blood type? -
Definition
Type O+
Term
What gemstone melts in vinegar?
Definition
Pearls
Term
What is the Fahrenheit boiling point of water?
Definition
212 degrees
Term
What number does 'storm' equate to on the Beaufort Scale of wind force?
Definition
10
Term
How many miles per second does light travel?
Definition
186,000
Term
How many yards are in a furlong?
Definition
220
Term
Launched in 1960, what was the name of the first US communications satellite?
Definition
Echo 1
Term
What is the name of the space station first launched by the Soviet Union in 1986?
Definition
MIR
Term
What was the name of the world's first man-made satellite launched by the USSR in 1957?
Definition
Sputnik I
Term
What Apollo 13 astronaut contacted Mission Control with the words, "Houston, we've had a problem here.." ?
Definition
Jack Swigert
Term
What was the name and call-sign of the Apollo Eleven lunar module?
Definition
Eagle
Term
Who was the first person in space?
Definition
Yuri Gagarin (in Vostok 1, on 12th April 1961)
Term
How many astronauts have walked on the moon?
Definition
Twelve
Term
The NASA spacecraft Messenger reached what planet destination in 2008?
Definition
Mercury
Term
What type of animal has a breed called Charbray? -
Definition
Cattle
Term
What gemstone melts in vinegar?
Definition
Pearls
Term
What is the name of our nearest galaxy?
Definition
Andromeda (2.5m light-years way)
Term
Which is the hottest planet in our solar system (based on generally accepted average surface temperatures)?
Definition
Venus (Mercury is closest to the sun and is subject to the highest irradiation from the Sun, but Venus, due to its cloud cover and atmospheric density has a hotter 'mean' temperature than Mercury, and is generally regarded as the hottest planet in our solar system)
Term
According to today’s definition of a planet, which is the smallest planet in the solar system?
Definition
Mercury (Pluto is no longer defined as a planet)
Term
Titan and Ganymeade are what in our Solar System?
Definition
Moons (of Saturn and Jupiter)
Term
What planet takes 248 years to orbit the sun? –
Definition
Pluto
Term
What is the line called dividing the light and dark portions of the Moon? -
Definition
Terminator?
Term
What ‘word’ does K stand for in the CMYK colour model used in printing?
Definition
Key (Usually black, so called from the key printing plate, used to outline or contrast in the images created with the other colours: cyan - blue, magenta - pinkish red, and yellow.)
Term
What is a theodolite?
Definition
An angle measuring tool
Term
What is a line on a map called which connects points of equal temperature?
Definition
Isotherm
Term
What is the line called on a ship which is the limit to which it may be loaded?
Definition
Plimsoll line (aka International load line - it was brought into force in 1876 by coal merchant and politician Samuel Plimsoll.)
Term
What is the name of the largest and oldest high-IQ society?
Definition
Mensa Intl.
Term
What does a vexillogist study?
Definition
Flags
Term
Dendrology is the scientific study of what?
Definition
Trees
Term
Entomology is the study of which creatures?
Definition
Insects
Term
What does an onomast study?
Definition
Names
Term
What is Oenology the study of?
Definition
Wine
Term
What does the c stand for in the equation E=mc2 ?
Definition
The speed of light (in a vacuum, i.e., 299,792,458 metres per second, or 300,000km/sec or 186,000miles/sec)
Term
How many sides does a rhombus have?
Definition
Four
Term
What is the fourth root of 81?
Definition
3
Term
What does AM & FM stand for in regards to radio?
Definition
AM - Amplitude Modulation
FM - Frequency Modulation
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