Are You Genius In General Science?

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Test your Knowledge about General Science

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1.

What is defined as the average distance from the Earth to the Sun?
- A.
  
  Astronomical Unit
- B.
  
  Parsec
- C.
  
  Astrological Unit
- D.
  
  Light Year
2.

Who is responsible for the Lost Continent of Atlantis theory?
- A.
  
  Archimedes
- B.
  
  Aristotle
- C.
  
  Plato
- D.
  
  Socrates
3.

Besides the V rockets for Germany, what was the most famous rocket that von Braun developed?
- A.
  
  Atlas
- B.
  
  Agena
- C.
  
  Titan
- D.
  
  Saturn
4.

Who was the first President of the "Planetary Society", an organization of amateur astronomers?
- A.
  
  Caldwell Johnson
- B.
  
  Carl Sagan
- C.
  
  Frank Drake
- D.
  
  Maxime Faget
5.

When were the first world climate maps charted?
- A.
  
  1869
- B.
  
  1875
- C.
  
  1853
- D.
  
  1835
6.

What does one call a smaller stream that parallels a larger stream and finally enters the larger stream?
- A.
  
  Yahoo Stream
- B.
  
  Yazoo Stream
- C.
  
  Wazoo Stream
- D.
  
  Wahoo Stream
7.

What term describes what happens when ice breaks off a main glacier and becomes an iceberg?
- A.
  
  Birthing
- B.
  
  Herding
- C.
  
  Calving
- D.
  
  Berging
8.

What does MAST stand for in medical terms?
- A.
  
  Military Anti-Shock Trousers
- B.
  
  Medical Anti-System Turbulence
- C.
  
  Mid-Axial System Transmission
- D.
  
  Medical Anti-Sepsis Trousers
9.

Which inhospitable desert holds the world's richest deposits of dinosaur remains?
- A.
  
  Mohave
- B.
  
  Sahara
- C.
  
  Sonora
- D.
  
  Gobi
10.

How many nautical miles offshore is a nation's exclusive commercial fishing zone, according to the United Nations?
- A.
  
  300 Miles
- B.
  
  200 Miles
- C.
  
  100 Miles
- D.
  
  50 Miles
11.

Which song was used to wake up the first Space Shuttle crew in orbit?
- A.
  
  On The Road Again
- B.
  
  Wake Up Little Susie
- C.
  
  2001: A Space Odyssey
- D.
  
  Wake Up Sleepy Head
12.

How many forms are in the Wing Chun system?
- A.
  
  Too Numerous To Mention
- B.
  
  100
- C.
  
  3
- D.
  
  8
13.

The modern equivalent of Aristotle's polis is an independent unit called what?
- A.
  
  Municipality
- B.
  
  Town
- C.
  
  Berg
- D.
  
  State
14.

Which of the following books has Carl Sagan not authored?
- A.
  
  Broca's Brain
- B.
  
  Skeptics And True Believers
- C.
  
  The Dragons Of Eden
- D.
  
  Billions & Billions
15.

During the seventeen hundreds, what creature was thought to excrete blood through its skin?
- A.
  
  Tarantula
- B.
  
  Hippopotamus
- C.
  
  Lemming
- D.
  
  Piranha