Science & Nature Questions

Try these 10 questions to test your knowledge of Science & Nature.

1. What is the name of the largest known volcano in the solar system, located on Mars?

 
 
 
 
 

2. When was Oxygen first discovered by Joseph Priestly?

 
 
 
 
 

3. What planet has the shortest day in our solar system?

 
 
 
 
 

4. What planet has the fastest winds in the solar system?

 
 
 
 
 

5. In what year did US pioneer aviator Charles Lindberg become the first person to fly solo across the Atlantic

 
 
 
 
 

6. When was Greenwich adopted as the universal time meridian of longitude?

 
 
 
 
 

7. San Fancisco’s famous cable cars were invented by Scottish-born inventor Andrew Smith Hallidie.  When did they first operate?

 
 
 
 
 

8. In what year was Saturn’s biggest moon, Titan, discovered by Dutch astronomer Christian Huygens?

 
 
 
 
 

9. Which is the smallest planet in our solar system?

 
 
 
 
 

10. Which country generates the most electricity from geothermal energy?

 
 
 
 
 

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