Science & Technology Trivia Quiz 5

10 questions · 4 multiple choice · 6 number answers · scored out of 1000

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  1. Multiple choicevery easy
    What is the brightest star in the night sky?
  2. Number answermedium

    Hint: About 8 minutes and 20 seconds

  3. Number answermedium
  4. Multiple choiceeasy
    What is the scientific theory for the origin of the universe?
  5. Number answervery hard

    Hint: Amphibian skeleton

  6. Number answerhard
  7. Multiple choiceeasy
    What gas is commonly used in neon signs to produce a red-orange glow?
  8. Number answereasy

    Hint: Most of your body

  9. Number answermedium
  10. Multiple choiceeasy
    Which space telescope was launched in 2021 and is the most powerful space telescope ever built?

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  1. What is the brightest star in the night sky?Sirius
  2. Approximately how many minutes does it take light from the Sun to reach Earth?8
  3. How many pairs of chromosomes do humans have?23
  4. What is the scientific theory for the origin of the universe?The Big Bang Theory
  5. How many bones does a frog have (approx)?159
  6. How many known types of leptons are there in particle physics?6
  7. What gas is commonly used in neon signs to produce a red-orange glow?Neon
  8. What percentage of the human body is water (rounded to nearest 10)?60
  9. How many phases does the Moon go through in a cycle?8
  10. Which space telescope was launched in 2021 and is the most powerful space telescope ever built?James Webb Space Telescope