Science & Nature pub quiz questions

1. What marine mammal is known for its intelligence and echolocation, often seen leaping from the water?

   Dolphin

2. Which physicist is best known for his work on radioactivity and is considered the father of nuclear physics?

   Ernest Rutherford

3. With 60 stations which London Underground line has the most stations?

   District line

4. What flying insect is known for making a buzzing sound and can sting, and lives in a hive?

   The bee

5. What is the colourful part of a flower that attracts insects called?

   The petals

6. The Imaging Interface 'TWAIN' Took Its Name From Which Author'S Work?

   Rudyard Kipling

7. What name is given to a rotating column of air that touches both the ground and a cloud?

   A tornado

8. Which is the busiest of the London main line stations?

   Waterloo

9. How many arms does a typical octopus have?

   Eight

10. Which moon of Jupiter is the largest moon in the entire solar system?

    Ganymede

11. What flightless bird is the national symbol of New Zealand?

    The kiwi

12. Which treatment does Papworth Hospital in Cambridge specialise in?

    Cardiothoracics

13. What is the name for an enormous explosion marking the death of a massive star?

    A supernova

14. What insect is known for building intricate webs to catch prey?

    The spider

15. What is the supercontinent that existed around 300 million years ago, before splitting apart, called?

    Pangaea

16. What is the largest animal ever known to have existed?

    The blue whale

17. Which is the highest waterfall in the world?

    The Angel Falls

18. What is the deepest known point in the ocean called?

    The Mariana Trench

19. What type of rock is sandstone an example of?

    Sedimentary

20. What is the largest land animal in the world?

    The African elephant

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