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Every topic links to sample questions you can preview before you play — each one stocked from easy warm-ups through to expert-level stumpers.

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• Waterbirds and Raptors of South America
• Whales and Dolphins
• Wildlife Conservation

Sample Science Quiz Questions

A mix of easy, medium and hard — questions run from warm-up to expert, so there's a real challenge at every level. Think you know the answers? Play to find out.

1. 1.This famous two-letter equation, published in 1905, demonstrates that a small amount of matter contains enormous amounts of energy.

   Difficulty: Easy
   • PV=nRT
   • E=hf
   • E=mc²
   • F=ma

   From Albert Einstein Trivia →

2. 2.This New World genus of army ants is the most studied, known for their spectacular above-ground raids.

   Difficulty: Medium
   • Eciton
   • Dorylus
   • Neivamyrmex
   • Aenictus

   From Ants Trivia →

3. 3.The rapid neutron capture process that creates elements heavier than iron during explosive events.

   Difficulty: Hard
   • R-process
   • S-process
   • P-process
   • CNO cycle

   From Astronomy Trivia →

4. 4.This subatomic particle orbits the nucleus and carries a negative charge.

   Difficulty: Easy
   • Electron
   • Proton
   • Neutron
   • Photon

   From Atomic Physics Trivia →

5. 5.This theory explains why islands have fewer species than mainlands and why larger, closer islands have more species than smaller, distant ones.

   Difficulty: Medium
   • Unified neutral theory
   • Continental drift theory
   • Island biogeography theory
   • Metacommunity theory

   From Biodiversity Trivia →

6. 6.This AAA+ ATPase extracts ubiquitinated proteins from membranes and complexes, unfolding them for proteasomal degradation through its central pore.

   Difficulty: Hard
   • VCP/p97
   • NSF
   • ClpX
   • Lon protease

   From Biology Trivia →

7. 7.This black-and-white flightless bird waddles across Antarctic ice and has become a beloved symbol of cold climates.

   Difficulty: Easy
   • Penguin
   • Puffin
   • Auk
   • Petrel

   From Birds Trivia →

8. 8.This equation relates a black hole's entropy to its event horizon surface area, suggesting black holes have enormous entropy: S = A/4.

   Difficulty: Medium
   • Hawking equation
   • Bekenstein-Hawking formula
   • Penrose formula
   • Wheeler-DeWitt equation

   From Black Holes Trivia →