Free Printable Trivia Questions and Answers, Trivia Games and Other Resources for the Trivia Buff

 

 


 

Science Trivia Questions VIII

Free Trivia Questions - Printable Trivia


Position your cursor over the question mark found beside each question for the answer.


Wheel - IP Australia was awarded an Ig Nobel Prize in 2001 for granting this patent as one of the world's oldest known inventions.In 2001, a physicist named John Keogh used a loophole in Australian law to patent a "circular transportation facilitation device". By what name is this device usually known?

       a. Perpetual motion machine
       b. Wheel
       c. Bicycle
       d. Running shoes


Orville - Wilbur won a coin toss and made a three-second flight attempt on December 14, 1903.Which Wright brother was actually at the controls when their plane first flew?

       a. Wilbur
       b. Orville
       c. Cecil
       d. Douglas


Archimedes - Archimedes was a Greek mathematician, physicist, engineer, inventor, and astronomer.Who reportedly shouted "Eureka!" when his bath revealed the secret to finding an object's density?

       a. Pythagoras
       b. Euclid
       c. Archimedes
       d. Socrates


Benjamin Franklin - Franklin was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States.Which American became famous for conducting an insane 1752 experiment with a kite and a key in a thunderstorm to prove that atmospheric electricity causes lightning?

       a. Thomas Edison
       b. John James Audubon
       c. Benjamin Franklin
       d. James Whistler


Richard Nixon - On August 9, 1974, Nixon resigned in the face of almost certain impeachment and removal from office.All 12 people who walked on the Moon did so in whose presidency?

       a. Lyndon Johnson
       b. John Kennedy
       c. Richard Nixon
       d. Gerald Ford


Luigi Galvani - The experiment was one of the first forays into the study of bioelectricity, a field that still today studies the electrical patterns and signals of the nervous system.By applying electric current to dead frogs' legs, I got the legs to twitch, and became convinced that this "animal electricity" was its life force. Who am I?

       a. Antoine Lavoissier
       b. Alessandro Volta
       c. Luigi Galvani
       d. Benjamin Franklin


Michael Faraday - Historians of science refer to Faraday as having been the best experimentalist in the history of science.This bookbinder's apprentice had no formal education, but picked up enough science to get a job as Humphry Davy's assistant and then went on to revolutionize electromagnetic theory. Who was he?

       a. Michael Faraday
       b. Isaac Newton
       c. William Gilbert
       d. James Clerk Maxwell


Literature - Bertrand was a well-known anti-war activist and went to prison for his pacifism during World War I.Mathematician Bertrand Russell won a Nobel Prize, even though there is no Nobel Prize for Mathematics. In what field?

       a. Peace
       b. Literature
       c. Economics
       d. Square Dancing


Aries - Aries is the first astrological sign in the Zodiac.To a meteorologist, March comes in like a lion and out like a lamb. But if you're an astrologer, March comes in like a Pisces and out like what sign?

       a. Aries
       b. Aquarius
       c. Taurus
       d. Gemini


384,403 kilometers (238,857 miles) - The Moon is the fifth largest satellite in the Solar System and the only natural satellite of the Earth.If Ralph Kramden even did manage to send Alice "to the Moon", how far would she have had to travel?

       a. 384,403 kilometers (238,857 miles)
       b. 3,844 kilometers (238,857 miles)
       c. 38,440 kilometers (238,857 miles)
       d. 3,843,033 kilometers (238,857 miles)


Neil Armstrong - Neil Armstrong was in the United States Navy and he also served in the Korean War.The first astronauts were military test pilots. Who was the first US civilian in space?

       a. Neil Armstrong
       b. Jake Garn
       c. Christa McAuliffe
       d. Harrison Schmitt


It has no pilot - DarkStar made its first flight on March 29, 1996.Aside from the fact that it's a flying saucer, what else is unusual about a spy plane called the DarkStar?

       a. It is used exclusively by civilians
       b. It can become invisible at night
       c. It has no pilot
       d. It can reach the Moon and back


A duck, rooster and sheep - The flight covered 1.2 miles and lasted 10 minutes.When the Montgolfier brothers launched their first balloon, whom or what was it carrying?

       a. A duck, rooster and sheep
       b. France's crown prince
       c. The brothers themselves
       d. Weather instruments


A horse-drawn carriage - Crossing a busy street in the rain, he slipped and fell under a heavy horse drawn cart, which ran over his head killing him instantly.Shortly after winning the Nobel Prize, Pierre Curie died. What killed him?

       a. Radiation poisoning
       b. A bad egg
       c. A horse-drawn carriage
       d. Marie Curie's gun


Light bulb - Edison was one of the first inventors to apply the principles of mass production and teamwork to the process of invention.Arguably, Germany's Heinrich Gobel, Britain's Joseph Swan and Canada's Henry Woodward all beat Thomas Edison to which of his inventions?

       a. Light bulb
       b. Motion pictures
       c. Phonograph
       d. Radio



Printable Trivia Questions
Click Here To Print This Quiz

 

 

 

Share this site with others

ADD TO:
Blink
Del.icio.us
Digg
Furl
Google
Simpy
Spurl
Y! MyWeb

 

 

Free trivia games


 


 

  Site Contents

Trivia Home
Trivia Questions Index
Daily Trivia Challenge
Daily Trivia Contest
Movie Quiz Challenge
TriviaChamp Blog
Id In Three Trivia
Topic Sleuth Trivia
Wordsearch Games
Fun Online Pranks
Christmas Fun Pages
Halloween Fun Pages
Thanksgiving Fun Pages
Pub Quiz Sheets
Video Trivia Games
Weird Trivia Facts
Add a Trivia Game
Leave Feedback
Privacy Policy
Site Map


  Trivia Categories

General Trivia
General Knowledge Trivia Questions E129
2018 TV Shows Quiz
General Knowledge Trivia Questions E128
Pop Culture Trivia Questions E90
General Knowledge Trivia Questions E127
More ...
Movie Trivia
Dogs In The Movies Quiz
2018 Movie Actor Matchup Quiz
2018 Movie Trivia Questions
Movie Trivia Questions E49
Disney Movie Trivia Questions E11
More ...
TV Shows Trivia
2017 TV Shows Quiz
The Simpsons Trivia Quiz
TV Show Trivia Questions E18
SNL Characters Trivia Quiz
British Sitcoms Trivia Quiz
More ...
Music Trivia
2018 Song Artist Matchup Quiz
2018 Pop Music Quiz II
2018 Pop Music Quiz
1950s Music Trivia Quiz III
1970s One Hit Wonders Matchup Quiz
More ...
History Trivia
History Trivia Questions E37
What Happened First Trivia Quiz E4
Kids History Trivia Questions
World War I Trivia Questions E2
What Happened First Trivia Quiz III
More ...
Geography Trivia
Capitals Of Europe Quiz
Geography Trivia Questions E30
Geography Trivia Questions E29
State Motto Matchup Quiz
British Cities Trivia Quiz III
More ...
Science Trivia
Science Trivia Questions E32
Animals and Nature Trivia Quiz E5
Science Trivia Questions E31
Science Trivia Questions E30
Science Trivia Questions E29
More ...
Sports Trivia
2018 Sports Trivia Questions
Sports And Games Trivia Quiz II
2017 Sports Trivia Questions
Sports Trivia Questions E30
Baseball Trivia Questions E6
More ...
Kids Trivia
Disney Movie Trivia Questions E11
Kids Trivia Questions E32
Disney Movie Trivia Questions E9
Kids Fun And Games Trivia Quiz III
Disney Movie Trivia Questions E7
More ...
Language Trivia
Collective Terms Trivia Quiz II
Collective Terms Trivia Quiz
Languages Trivia Quiz
Language And Wordplay Quiz
Words And Wordplay Trivia Quiz
More ...
Literature Trivia
British Literature Trivia Quiz
Arts And Literature Trivia Questions E15
Literature Trivia Questions E9
Arts And Literature Trivia Questions E14
William Shakespeare Trivia Quiz II
More ...
Animal Trivia
Dogs In The Movies Quiz
Animals and Nature Trivia Quiz E5
Animals and Nature Trivia Quiz E4
Animals and Nature Trivia Quiz III
Animals and Nature Trivia Quiz II
More ...
Misc. Trivia
Halloween Trivia Questions II
Food And Drink Trivia Quiz E19
Christmas Carols Quiz II
Christmas Trivia Quiz Questions E7
Zombies Trivia Quiz
More ...