Category: Science Trivia

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A universal blood donor has which blood type?

Science Trivia
June 1, 2019

Answer

O Negative

What is the second most abundant element in the Earth’s atmosphere?

Science Trivia
May 28, 2019

Answer

Oxygen

What is a meteor called once it reaches the Earth’s surface?

Science Trivia
May 28, 2019

Answer

Meteorite

Who was the second astronaut to step foot on the moon?

Science Trivia
May 25, 2019

Answer

Buzz Aldrin

In oceanography, what is the term for any large system of rotating ocean currents?

Science Trivia
May 25, 2019

Answer

Gyre

When referring to a test that measures the electrical activity of the heartbeat, what does EKG stand for?

Science Trivia
May 25, 2019

Answer

Electrocardiogram

What is the term for the smallest unit of information handled by a computer?

Science Trivia
May 22, 2019

Answer

Bit

Released in November 1940, what Disney film was the first commercial movie to be exhibited with stereophonic sound?

History Trivia / Movie Trivia / Science Trivia
May 20, 2019

Answer

Fantasia

What is the name of the car-sized rover that landed on mars in 2012?

Pop Culture / Science Trivia
May 20, 2019

Sulfur, saltpeter and charcoal are the basic ingredients used to make what?

Science Trivia / World Trivia
April 30, 2019

Answer

Gunpowder (black powder)

Electrum is a naturally occurring alloy of what two metals?

Science Trivia / World Trivia
April 21, 2019

Answer

Gold & Silver

Dry ice is the solid form of what molecule?

Science Trivia
April 7, 2019

Answer

Carbon dioxide

When referring to a measure of rotation frequency, what does RPM stand for?

Science Trivia
March 13, 2019

Answer

Revolutions Per Minute

What is the name for lines on a map that connect points of equal elevation?

Geography Trivia / Science Trivia
March 12, 2019

Answer

Contour lines

Who spoke the famous words, “That’s one small step for [a] man, one giant leap for mankind.”?

History Trivia / Pop Culture / Science Trivia
February 19, 2019

Answer

Neil Armstrong

Which planet in our solar system has a day that lasts longer than its year?

Science Trivia
January 28, 2019

Answer

Venus, its year is 224.65 Earth days and its day is 243 Earth days.

How many degrees of longitude are there in the Northern Hemisphere of the Earth?

Science Trivia
January 21, 2019

Answer

360

The bronchi are located in which part of the human body?

Science Trivia
January 15, 2019

Answer

The lungs

What is the name for someone who is equally adapted in the use of both the left and the right hand?

Science Trivia
January 6, 2019

Answer

Ambidextrous

What is located at an average distance of about 93,000,000 miles from the Earth?

Science Trivia
January 4, 2019

Answer

The Sun