Round 2 - Science Trivia Questions

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Science trivia questions for the best quiz night!

  1. What type of plastic can be softened by heat?
  2. Who created the famous equation E = mc2?
  3. What is the name of the muscular tube that connects the throat with the stomach?
  4. Are arthropods vertebrate or invertebrate animals?
  5. Which two parts of a tree form the crown?
  6. Which famous scientist was given a computer program called the Equalizer in 1986 to help him communicate?
  7. What is the only fossil fuel still in a solid state?
  8. Umami is one of the five basic what?
  9. Can aluminium be magnetized?
  10. What chemical element is commonly known as quicksilver?
  11. How many pairs of autosomes do humans have?
  12. What annual event marks the worldwide demonstration of support for environmental protection on April 22nd?
  13. Can you unscramble the following letters to reveal a word used to describe the process by which a plant grows from a seed: ATINREGMION?
  14. Diamond and coal both contain carbon?
  15. What word beginning with the letter C describe water droplets that collect on a cold surface as a result of contact with humid air?