The third session of the competition has now drawn to a close. Again, highlight below the questions for the answers.
How many terrestrial planets do not have moons?
A) 4
B) 2
C) 1
D) 0 - they all have moons
B) 2
Which web browser was designed in 1992 by Marc Andreessen?
A) Microsoft Internet Explorer
B) Netscape Communicator
C) Moasic
D) Info-Scope
E) Inter-Viewer
C) Moasic
Which of the following is not a type of cheese?
A) Emmental
B) Colby
C) Klouster
D) Gorgonzola
E) Gouda
C) Klouster
What part of the Earth's interior makes up the most volume of the planet?
A) The mantle
B) The crust
C) The inner core
D) The outter core
E) The atmosphere
A) The mantle
Which of the following is not a type of radioactive decay/emission?
A) Edman Degradation
B) Electron Capture
C) Beta Emission
D) Alpha Particle Emission
A) Edman Degradation
What element is the most abundant in a human cell?
A) Hydrogen
B) Oxygen
C) Nitrogen
D) Carbon
E) Lithium
D) Carbon
Which element is the most abundant in our atmosphere?
A) Silicon
B) Oxygen
C) Carbon Dioxide
D) Helium
E) Nitrogen
E) Nitrogen
Which of the following colours of the rainbow represents the shortest wavelength?
A) Green
B) Violet
C) Yellow
D) Red
E) Indigo
B) Violet
Which of the following properties would be landed on the most in a typical game of Monopoly?
A) St. Charles Place
B) Baltic Avenue
C) Illinois Avenue
D) Marvin Gardens
E) Atlantic Avenue
C) Illinois Avenue
Toilets drain in opposite directions on the two hemispheres (Northern and Southern) of our humble planet. What force drives this effect?
A) The Newton Effect
B) The Coriolis Force
C) Einsteinian Spheroidal Rotation
D) The Austro-American Differential Rotation Factor
B) The Coriolis Force
In the often under-appreciated television series called "Futurama", what is Bender's middle name?
A) Barcode
B) Bending
C) Model
D) Jose
E) Amos
B) Bending
When a doctor inoculates you with a flu vaccine, he or she is injecting:
A) Useful antibodies
B) A type of flu-resistant bacteria
C) The flu virus
D) A series of anti-viral proteins
E) A sugar solution (a placebo)
C) The flu virus
Which of the following Casino games is not present in a Canadian Casino?
A) Texas Hold 'em
B) Roulette
C) Video Poker
D) Craps
E) Blackjack
D) Craps
What is a Beprisque?
A) A variety of French soup
B) An unsuccessful Chrysler vehicle
C) A style of lyrical poem
D) A type of number
E) An exotic type of toilet
D) A type of number
Which of the following is considered, by many, to be the most important legume crop?
A) The soybean
B) The tomato
C) The almond
D) The apple
E) The opium poppy
A) The soybean
Which of the following is the name given to the super-continent that was, in prehistory, made up of all of the current continents?
A) Laurasia
B) Oceania
C) Pangaea
D) Gondwanaland
E) Utopia
C) Pangaea
Which term or phrase, originating from the actions of Benedict Arnold, refers to a traitor?
A) Eggs Benedict
B) Turncoat
C) Backstabber
D) Loose Cannon
E) Defector
B) Turncoat
Which of the following M&M dyes was found to be the causal agent of a type of food poisoning?
A) Red
B) Brown
C) Yellow
D) Green
E) Blue
A) Red
Tonic Water, a key ingredient in some cocktails, was originally used to treat which disease?
A) Dengue Fever
B) Tuberculosis
C) Malaria
D) The Bubonic Plague
E) Small Pox
C) Malaria
Which of the following fruits is a true berry?
A) Apple
B) Pineapple
C) Peach
D) Raspberry
E) Tomato
E) Tomato
In what year did the renowned Detroit fire occur?
A) 1805
B) 1901
C) 1924
D) 1867
E) 1888
A) 1805
Which Roman emperor instituted the Pax Romana (the Roman Peace)?
A) Aurellius
B) Julius Caesar
C) Octavius/Augustus Caesar
D) Diocletian
E) Constantine
C) Octavius/Augustus Caesar
Absolute 0 (0 Kelvin) is equivalent to how many degrees Celsius?
A) -450
B) 0
C) -562
D) -273
E) -108
D) -273
Which of the following is not a variety of fortified wine?
A) Port
B) Sherry
C) Pineau Des Charantes
D) Riesling
E) Madeira
D) Riesling
On the Julian Calendar, Christmas is celebrated on:
A) December 25th
B) December 24th
C) The Winter Solstice (December 21st)
D) January 21st
E) January 7th
E) January 7th
The Banda Islands are found nearest to which of these nations?
A) Canada
B) Brazil
C) Sweden
D) Indonesia
E) Lower Mongolia
D) Indonesia
The phylum Platyhelminthes is a broad animal classification that includes, mainly:
A) Reptiles
B) Primates
C) Flatworms
D) Earthworms
E) Shellfish
C) Flatworms
The out-of-the-box clock speed of Sony's PSP is:
A) 400 MHz
B) 100 MHz
C) 222 MHz
D) 266 MHz
E) 333 MHz
C) 222 MHz
Which of the following is not part of a well-established YTMND trend?
A) Burger King's Tender Crisp Bacon Cheddar Ranch sandwich
B) A wife from FOX's "Trading Spouses: Meet Your New Mommy"
C) A song titled "Tarzan Boy"
D) Pictures of the world's smallest pie
E) A complex machine that transports blue, non-descript balls
D) Pictures of the world's smallest pie
I will announce the winner later today.