Question 1

Which Greek anatomist secretly dissected human corpses, angering his contemporaries?

Accepted Answer

Herophilus

Question 2

What plant grows a new 'body' when its roots are eaten?

Accepted Answer

Mojave Woody Aster

Question 3

What device creates a vacuum by using a fast-moving stream of fluid?

Accepted Answer

Aspirator

Question 4

What star is Earth’s sky secretly pointing toward as we orbit the Sun?

Accepted Answer

Vega

Question 5

What is the Great Red Spot on Jupiter?

Accepted Answer

A giant storm

Question 6

Which scientific instrument is used to measure the viscosity of a fluid?

Accepted Answer

Viscometer

Question 7

What chaotic system makes precise long-term weather forecasting impossible?

Accepted Answer

Butterfly effect

Question 8

What causes the aurora borealis?

Accepted Answer

Solar particles hitting atmosphere

Question 9

Which Nobel laureate developed the first effective polio vaccine in 1955 but never patented it?

Accepted Answer

Jonas Salk

Question 10

What is the study of the atmosphere and weather forecasting called?

Accepted Answer

Meteorology

Physics science Questions - Triviaah