Scientific Trivia Contest
Question 1 of 10
Able to open its jaws 130 degrees, which of these creatures can swallow prey whole and spend the day digesting, then go nearly two years before eating again?
Question 2 of 10
Considered the easiest of the science classes offered on campus, what course is often called "Rocks for Jocks"?
Question 3 of 10
Also known as marsh gas, what is the main component of natural gas?
Question 4 of 10
What part of your body is chapped if you have cheilitis?
Question 5 of 10
Which of these words is defined as the thin layer of water, soil and air on which all life depends?
Question 6 of 10
What "wireless" scientist was part of the Italian delegation at the Paris Peace Conference after World War I?
Question 7 of 10
The Airedale is known as the "king" of what type of dog?
Question 8 of 10
Who gave the theory of relativity a new spin when he married Elsa Lowenthal, his first cousin on his mother's side and second cousin on his father's side?
Question 9 of 10
A fossil chelicerate called Sanctacaris was punningly named for its appendages. What does its name mean?
Question 10 of 10
The US gallon is based on the old British Queen Anne's gallon, used for wine. The Brits adopted their imperial gallon in 1824, based on their old ale gallon. Which is bigger?
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Who sang these songs from the 20s?