General Knowledge

What shape is the world?

• Spheroid

• Flat

• Sphere

• Square

Answer explanation

The world is an oblate spheroid, which means it's not a pure sphere. It resembles a squished sphere and is wider at the center where the equator lies. The globe spins like a basketball on a fingertip, so it spins fastest at the equator and barely spins at the poles.

On average, how many bones are in an adult human body?

• 150

• 210

• 303

• 206

Answer explanation

If you thought having a little over 200 bones was a lot, hold onto your hat! When a baby is born, they have 270 bones in their little bodies, which fuse into each other as they grow.

Some people call these the unicorns of the sea. What is it?

• Sawfish

• Walrus

• Unicorn fish

• Narwhal

Answer explanation

Narwhals can be found in the very cold Arctic waters in places like Greenland and Canada. That horn on their heads is actually a tooth that grows from inside their mouths and pierces out through the skin.

What's the deepest ocean in the world?

• Arctic Ocean

• Atlantic Ocean

• Pacific Ocean

• Indian Ocean

Answer explanation

The Pacific Ocean is home to the Mariana Trench, which is the world's deepest trench. Within the trench is the Challenger Deep, which is a valley that reaches 36,000 feet deep and is Earth's deepest point.

This organ is considered the largest in the body. What is it?

• Large intestine

• Small intestine

• Skin

• Lungs

Answer explanation

Many of us suffer from breakouts from time to time. This could be for various reasons, including eating greasy foods, stress and hormonal fluctuations. Another factor in having acne is genetics. If your parents are prone to breakouts, then you will be too.

Which of these is harvested all over the world?

• Blue mussels

• Geoduck

• Razor clam

• Barracuda

Answer explanation

Blue mussels are one of the most common mussels in the world and are actually known as common mussels as well. They're harvested in most of the world's oceans and are used in a wide variety of seafood dishes.

Which continent contains the most countries (including island nations)?

• Europe

• Asia

• Africa

• Oceania/Australia

Answer explanation

With 54 countries, Africa has the most sovereign nations of any continent. There are also a few disputed territories that don't make that list, including the partially recognized Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic and the unrecognized de facto state, Somaliland. (Its independence has not been officially internationally recognized, but it does have control over the land it's claimed.)

Which of the organs listed below is part of the digestive system?

• Kidney

• Small intestine

• Gall bladder

• Larynx

Answer explanation

In terms of digestion, the small intestine has an important function: to absorb nutrients into the body. Out of all the organs associated with digestion, the small intestines provide 90% of the digestion in the body.

The movie "Jaws" made which of these infamous?

• Tiger shark

• Whale shark

• Great white shark

• Blue Shark

Answer explanation

Great white sharks have suffered a lot of bad press because of the movie "Jaws." Though they have no natural predators besides the odd killer whale attack and they have attacked humans in the past, that accounts for less than 300 total attacks.

Which country has the most coastline?

• Canada

• Russia

• Chile

• Australia

Answer explanation

With over 125,500 miles of coastline, Canada certainly has a lot of access to the ocean. That doesn't mean you'd necessarily want to go swimming in most of it though; the farther north you go, the colder it gets, all the way up to the frozen reaches of the Canadian Arctic.