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Battle of the Brains IV

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which animal can change gender, depending on which is better for mating?

a)

Oyster

b)

Crab

c)

Seahorse

d)

Blowfish

2.

How many times can the US state of New Jersey fit inside the US state of Alaska?

a)

75 times

b)

20 times

c)

100 times

d)

50 times

3.

Which animals hold “hands” when they sleep so they do not drift apart?

a)

Sea Otters

b)

Penguins

c)

Octopi

d)

Platypus

4.

In Japan, it is considered good luck to have which of the following hold your baby?

a)

Sumo Wrestler

b)

Magician

c)

Doctor

d)

Mailman

5.

Constructed in 2010, Burj Khalifa is the world’s tallest building. What city is it located in?

a)

Dubai

b)

Shanghai

c)

Mecca

d)

Hong Kong

6.

Who was on the cover of the first Rolling Stone magazine?

a)

John Lennon

b)

Mick Jagger

c)

Elvis

d)

John Morrison

7.

Pictured here, this country has a birth rate of zero. What is it?

a)

Vatican City

b)

Genoa

c)

Krefald

d)

Meaux

8.

1 kilometer equals how many miles?

a)

0.621

b)

0.75

c)

0.5

d)

0.423

9.

In what year and country was the first FIFA World Cup help?

a)

Uruguay, 1930

b)

Greece, 1945

c)

Brazil, 1924

d)

Germany, 1936

10.

Martin Luther King Jr. and what other public figure started college at 15?

a)

Condoleeza Rice

b)

Hilary Clinton

c)

Al Gore

d)

Ruth Bader Ginsburg

11.

Approximately, how many women are currently active-duty U.S. Marines?

a)

14,000

b)

3,000

c)

8,000

d)

2,000

12.

Annie Oakley became famous for what skill?

a)

Sharpshooting

b)

Debating

c)

Singing

d)

Acting

13.

How many times can paper be recycled before it’s unusable?

a)

6

b)

12

c)

1

d)

2

14.

Who famously said: “Dreaming, after all, is a form of planning.”

a)

Gloria Steinem

b)

Sonya Sotomayor

c)

Michelle Obama

d)

Nancy Reagan

15.

Who famously said: “You can’t use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have.”?

a)

Maya Angelou

b)

Marilyn Monroe

c)

Billie Holiday

d)

Sheryl Sandberg

16.

Who famously said, “I attribute my success to this: I never gave or took any excuse.”?

a)

Florence Nightingale

b)

Hillary Clinton

c)

Katharine Hepburn

d)

Judy Garland

17.

Who famously said, “The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity”?

a)

Amelia Earhart

b)

Maya Angelou

c)

Laura Bush

d)

Louisa May Alcott

18.

Roughly how many people live in New York City per square mile?

a)

26,000

b)

37,000

c)

14,000

d)

84,000

19.

What nation’s flag has remained unchanged the longest?

a)

Denmark’s

b)

Sweden’s

c)

China’s

d)

Australia’s

20.

“Cascade”, “horsetail”, “plunge” and “tiered” are types of what?

a)

Waterfalls

b)

Gymnastic Moves

c)

Desserts

d)

Hairstyles

21.

10 to the power 0 equals what?

a)

1

b)

10

c)

0

d)

Does not exist

22.

14 more than a number is 9. What is the number?

a)

-5

b)

5

c)

23

d)

-23

23.

2 more than 3 times a number is 20. What is this number?

a)

6

b)

5

c)

2

d)

3

24.

A magnifying glass is what type of lens?

a)

Convex

b)

Cataract

c)

Concave

d)

Meniscus

25.

If 4x + 30 = 62, what is the value of x?

a)

8

b)

7

c)

7.5

d)

9

26.

According to legend, what did Cleopatra have her mattresses stuffed with every night?

a)

Roses

b)

Hair

c)

Hay

d)

Cotton

27.

Argentina declared its independence from what country in 1816?

a)

Spain

b)

England

c)

Brazil

d)

Mexico

28.

As an adult, how many bones do you have?

a)

206

b)

180

c)

350

d)

400

29.

At birth, how many bones do you have?

a)

270

b)

520

c)

180

d)

60

30.

Butterflies have taste buds in what part of their bodies?

a)

Feet

b)

Eyes

c)

Antennae

d)

Wings

31.

Chronophobia is the fear of what?

a)

Time

b)

Chrome

c)

Procrastination

d)

Stories

32.

Cynophobia is the fear of what?

a)

Dogs

b)

Sand

c)

Cynics

d)

Sin

33.

Coulrophobia is the fear of what?

a)

Clowns

b)

Narrow hallways

c)

Dancing

d)

Eye contact

34.

What unit is electric current typically measured in?

a)

Amperes

b)

Ohms

c)

Joules

d)

Newtons

35.

Echocardiography makes use of what?

a)

Ultra sound

b)

Microwaves

c)

Gamma radiation

d)

Infrared waves

36.

How many bones do sharks have in their bodies?

a)

0

b)

143

c)

235

d)

43

37.

Around how long is the entire digestive system?

a)

9 meters (30 feet)

b)

3 meters (10 feet)

c)

4.5 meters (15 feet)

d)

18 meters (60 feet)

38.

Hispaniola is an island comprised of Haiti and what other nation?

a)

The Dominican Republic

b)

Cuba

c)

Barbados

d)

Puerto Rico

39.

Henry VI, England’s youngest monarch, was how old when he ascended the throne?

a)

Around 9 months

b)

Around 24 months

c)

Around 8 years

d)

Around 15 years

40.

From the Latin for “about a day,” what body rhythms govern cycles of wakefulness and sleep?

a)

Circadian

b)

Carpe

c)

Clausum

d)

Circulus

41.

How many muscles control your eyeballs?

a)

6

b)

8

c)

10

d)

4

42.

How many pairs of ribs does the human body have?

a)

12

b)

8

c)

10

d)

14

43.

How many sweat glands does the average person have?

a)

2.6 million

b)

1 billion

c)

500 million

d)

40 thousand

44.

Around how old is the earth?

a)

4.5 billion years old

b)

25 million years old

c)

750 million years old

d)

2 billion years old

45.

How many U.S. states border the Gulf of Mexico?

a)

5

b)

6

c)

4

d)

2

46.

Hypnophobia is the fear of what?

a)

Sleeping

b)

Being hypnotized

c)

Eating

d)

Swimming

47.

Human body cells contain how many pairs of chromosomes?

a)

23

b)

5

c)

21

d)

35

48.

If x = 6, 3x + 4 = ?

a)

22

b)

19

c)

20

d)

21

49.

If x = 3y, what is 15x?

a)

45y

b)

45x

c)

45xy

d)

45x^2

50.

If x = 2, 5x + 15 = ?

a)

25

b)

20

c)

35

d)

22