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Page 2 of 2: science trivia questions 51 to 76 of 76, with the answer hidden under each one.

This page holds 19 hard and 7 impossible questions. Every page of the list has its own questions, so each one makes a fresh round for students, classrooms and curious minds. They were written and fact-checked by the Quiz Zoomies team in the same easy-to-impossible format as the Quiz Zoomies videos.

Questions 51 to 76

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  1. What is the pH of pure water?

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    7 Hard question

  2. Marie Curie won Nobel Prizes in physics and which other subject?

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    Chemistry Hard question

  3. What is dry ice made of?

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    Frozen carbon dioxide Hard question

  4. Which type of rock forms when lava or magma cools?

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    Igneous Hard question

  5. Which instrument measures air pressure?

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    Barometer Hard question

  6. Which scale, created in 1935, rates the size of earthquakes?

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    The Richter scale Hard question

  7. What is it called when light bends as it passes from air into water?

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    Refraction Hard question

  8. What does DNA stand for?

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    Deoxyribonucleic acid Hard question

  9. Rust forms when iron reacts with water and which gas?

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    Oxygen Hard question

  10. What is the chemical name for table salt?

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    Sodium chloride Hard question

  11. Baking soda and vinegar make bubbles of which gas?

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    Carbon dioxide Hard question

  12. What are the three primary colors of light?

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    Red, green and blue Hard question

  13. Which part of a flower makes pollen?

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    The stamen Hard question

  14. Fossils are most often found in which type of rock?

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    Sedimentary Hard question

  15. Which gas high in the atmosphere shields Earth from ultraviolet rays?

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    Ozone Hard question

  16. Which unit is used to measure how loud a sound is?

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    Decibel Hard question

  17. Which part of an atom has no electric charge?

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    Neutron Hard question

  18. What does a light-year measure?

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    Distance Hard question

  19. Bronze is a mix of copper and which other metal?

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    Tin Hard question

  20. Which scale ranks minerals by how hard they are?

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    The Mohs scale Impossible question

  21. What is the softest mineral on the Mohs scale?

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    Talc Impossible question

  22. What is absolute zero in Celsius?

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    -273.15°C Impossible question

  23. At what temperature are Celsius and Fahrenheit exactly the same?

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    -40° Impossible question

  24. What do we call a substance that speeds up a chemical reaction without being used up?

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    A catalyst Impossible question

  25. Who published the first widely used periodic table in 1869?

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    Dmitri Mendeleev Impossible question

  26. Which silvery metal melts at about 30°C, so it can melt in your hand?

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    Gallium Impossible question

Frequently asked questions

How many science trivia questions are on this page?

There are 76 science trivia questions in this list (19 easy, 27 medium, 23 hard, and 7 impossible), spread over 2 pages. Every question has its answer right below it, hidden until you tap Show answer.

What are 10 good science trivia questions?

1) What force pulls objects toward the ground? Gravity. 2) Which direction does a compass needle point? North. 3) What force slows things down when two surfaces rub together? Friction. 4) When two magnets pull together, which ends are facing each other? Opposite poles. 5) What is the lightest chemical element? Hydrogen. 6) What is the basic building block of all living things? The cell. 7) Which metal is the main ingredient of steel? Iron. 8) Which type of rock forms when lava or magma cools? Igneous. 9) Baking soda and vinegar make bubbles of which gas? Carbon dioxide. 10) Bronze is a mix of copper and which other metal? Tin.

What is the hardest science trivia question here?

One of the hardest is: Which scale ranks minerals by how hard they are? The answer is The Mohs scale. 7 questions in this list are rated impossible, the top level in the Quiz Zoomies videos.

Can I play these questions as a quiz?

Yes. The Play as a quiz button opens a scored quiz with four answer choices, rounds of 10, 25 or 50 questions, a streak counter and a shareable score.

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