20 GENERAL SCIENCE TRIVIA QUESTIONS

Humans and chimpanzees share roughly how much DNA?

• 100%

• 99%

• 98%

• 97%

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What is the most abundant gas in the Earth’s atmosphere?

• Helium

• Oxygen

• Hydrogen

• Nitrogen

Roughly how long does it take for the sun’s light to reach Earth – 8 minutes, 8 hours or 8 days?

• 8 days

• 8 hours

• 8 minutes

• 8 seconds

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Which famous British physicist wrote A Brief History of Time?

• Hugh Laurie

• Stephen Hawking

• Alexander Francis

• Charles Byron

At what temperature are Celsius and Fahrenheit equal?

• 50

• 70

• -24

• -40

What modern-day country was Marie Curie born in?

• Mexico

• Korean

• Canada

• Poland

What is the biggest planet in our solar system?

• Earth

• Uranus

• Jupiter

• Mercury

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What name is given for the number of protons found in the nucleus of an atom?

• Atomic element

• Atomic mass

• Atomic number

• Atomic gene

How many vertebrae does the average human possess?

• 24

• 42

• 50

• 33

What was the name of the first man-made satellite launched by the Soviet Union in 1957?

• Robert E. Lee

• Elon Musk

• Sputnik 1

• Albert Einstein