What On Earth Club_4 Nov

Read the issue, June 2024.
Answer 14 questions in 9 minutes.

Multiple Choice

When were Belka and Strelka sent into space?

• In 1960

• In 1970

• In 1975

• In 1983

Multiple Choice

Who is the goddess of love in Norse mythology?

• Freya

• In Freyja

• Idun

• Skadi

Multiple Choice

How much does the highest-earning athlete in history from ancient Rome earn in today's money?

• $10 billion

• $12 billion

• $15 billion

• $30 billion

Multiple Choice

What does Salarium in ancient Rome come from?

• sugar

• salt

• soldier

• salary

Multiple Choice

What is the ability for living things to glow called?

• angiostenosis

• tegmentum

• kinesthesis

• bioluminescence

Multiple Choice

How tall is a velociraptor mongoliensis?

• 50cm

• 1.8m

• 2.6m

• 5m

Multiple Choice

How long does it take for a Venus flytrap to digest and absorb food>

• 2 hours to 3 days

• 6 hours to 8 days

• 8 hours to one week

• 12 hours to 5 days

Multiple Choice

Which of the followings was used in ancient Greece as a poison to put prisoners to death?

• Hemlock

• Belladonna

• Castor bean

• Wolfsbane

Multiple Choice

Why are Cuscuta often called 'vampires'?

• They eat other plants.

• They grow tall and cover all the sunlight.

• They drain all the nutrients from the soil.

• They drain nutrients from other plants.

Multiple Choice

Who invented Scotchgard?

• Richard James

• James Wright

• Peter Hodgson

• Patsy Sherman

Multiple Choice

Which ancient civilisation invented the wheel?

• Mesopotamia

• Rome

• Greece

• Egypt

Multiple Choice

Which city is sometimes known as the City of Angels?

• Paris

• Los Angeles

• Rio de Janeiro

• Barcelona

Multiple Choice

Which country contains the largest number of pyramids?

• Mexico

• Egypt

• Sudan

• Africa

What On Earth! 2024 Nationwide Quiz

Date: Thursday 7th November

Time: Period 4, 11.30 a.m.-12:30pm

Room: Library Meeting Room G37

Format: Zoom meeting