Thematic Nature Trivia

1. How much more magnitude is an earthquake that measures 8 on the Richter scale, than an earthquake that measures 6 on the Richter scale?

From Quiz Geology Rocks! But Geography's Where It's At

Answer: 100 times more powerful

The Richter scale measures the magnitude of an earthquake, based on the amplitude of the seismic waves recorded and their duration. Every whole number is 10 times more powerful than the number before it, so an 8 on the Richter scale is an earthquake 10 times stronger than a 7. That means an 8 is 100 times more powerful than a 6. The largest earthquakes ever recorded were in Columbia in 1906 and in Japan in 1933, both of which measured 8.9 on the Richter scale.

From Quiz This Grass Quiz Will Just Have to Make Dew

Answer: In the evening

The thin film of water we call dew forms on objects close to the ground, such as grass, most likely in the evening. The surfaces cool down during the evening, and when they do, the thin layer of air surrounding them cools too; the water vapor forms condensation on the objects' surfaces. This water vapor comes from the atmosphere but might also rise up from the soil itself.

From Quiz Aristotle's elements - 5: All Together

Answer: The Grapes of Wrath

Published in 1939, "The Grapes of Wrath" tells the story of the Joad family who joined many small farmers from the dust bowl states (they are from Oklahoma) in trying to make a new life in California. It is an intensely empathetic book which by implication is critical of banks and of existing farmers in California who are depicted as treating the newcomers badly. The book became one of the most controversial - and most popular - in American literature and gained a Pulitzer prize in 1940 before being cited by the Nobel prize committee as one of their reasons for awarding the Literature prize to Steinbeck in 1959. Not surprisingly, Hollywood took an interest and in 1940 Henry Fonda portrayed the lead character, Tom Joad, in a film based on the novel. The novel has also inspired musicians from Woody Guthrie to Kris Kristofferson, Bruce Springsteen and Mumford and Sons as well as providing the material for an opera by Ricky Ian Gordon and Michael Korie.

From Quiz Aristotle's Elements - 4: Water

Answer: Watership Down

Written by Richard Adams and published in 1972, "Watership Down" follows the adventures of a group of rabbits. They are seeking a new home after Fiver has a vision of the destruction of their existing warren; after overcoming many dangers they are able to establish their new home at Watership Down. In many ways the story is an allegory of human struggle and indeed the rabbits have their own language, traditions and culture. The book was followed in 1978 by an animated film whose soundtrack included Art Garfunkel's "Bright Eyes".

From Quiz Aristotle's Elements - 3: Fire

Answer: Amazon

The Firestick (or Fire TV Stick) is part of the range of hardware developed by Amazon under the generic label Fire TV. This range allows us to access digital audio and video materials over the Internet to a high definition television. It can also be used to play video games.

From Quiz Aristotle's Elements - 2: Air

Answer: The Londonderry Air

Perhaps better known as "Danny Boy" because it was used as the melody to which the words to that song were set, the "Londonderry Air" is a folk tune originating in County Londonderry (or simply Derry) and believed to have been published first in a collection in 1855. The familiar lyrics of "Danny Boy" were written in the early twentieth century by an English lawyer. As there is no official national anthem for Northern Ireland, it was chosen to be the victory song of the Commonwealth Games team as probably the most popular melody associated with the province.

From Quiz Aristotle's Elements - 1: Earth

Answer: Oxygen

Those listed are the four most common elements in the earth's crust, with iron in fourth place (5%), aluminium (aluminum to those in the USA) in third (8.1%), silicon in second (27.7%) and oxygen well out in front at 46.6%. Given the reliance of living things on oxygen, perhaps it is just as well.

From Quiz Farting Is Such Sweet Sorrow

Answer: The BFG

Whizzpoppers are caused by drinking frobscottle, a green, fizzy beverage found in Giant Country in which the bubbles go down instead of up. It is extremely popular in Giant Country as there is no drinking water and as the BFG said in the 1982 book, "Us giants is making whizzpoppers all the time! Whizzpopping is a sign of happiness. It is music in our ears!"

From Quiz Crystal Clear

Answer: Austria

In 1891 Daniel Swarovski patented a machine that could cut crystal perfectly which greatly improved the manual methods of the time. Daniel Swarovski and his partners chose Wattens, Austria because of its distance from imitators. It also provided good transportation to Paris and the use of hydroelectric power. The Rhomberg Loden Factory was their first production site in 1895.

From Quiz Why Does It Always Rain On Me?

Answer: Warning

Many of these old beliefs about weather have turned out to have some scientific basis. The old verse "Red sky in the night, sailor's delight, Red sky in the morning, sailor's warning" is based on a couple of meteorological facts. When a sunset or sunrise is particularly beautiful and red, and poetic bliss aside, this indicates that particles of dust have been trapped in the atmosphere by a high pressure system. If the sky is red at sunset, this is a sign that high pressure (associated with fine weather) is in the west and fine weather will follow. However, if the sunrise is very red instead, this is a sign that the high pressure has already passed and a low pressure system (associated with storms and poor weather) is on the way.

From Quiz The Most Dangerous Quiz Ever

Answer: Sharknado

The premise of this movie is not entirely plausible, however it has inspired a cult following and several sequels. Basically, a freak storm creates waterspouts which scoop up sharks and dump them within the city of Los Angeles. Due to storm flooding, the city is infested with man-eating sharks which terrorise the city. The storyline follows a group of people who fight the sharks and attempt to rid the city of sharks falling from the sky and those swimming around eating people.

From Quiz Top Ten Reasons to Recycle

Answer: To make paper

Elephant manure is filled with fibre that the animals cannot digest, and that waste product is now being utilised to manufacture paper. After the manure is collected, it is washed and separated into its fibre components, before being dried and then spun into paper. In an even more impressive example of recycling nature's end product, that paper is then sold to raise money for elephant protection and animal sanctuary and zoos. China has recently commenced a similar project by manufacturing and selling Panda Poo Paper.

From Quiz Take It For Granite

Answer: Aberdeen

Aberdeen is the third biggest city in Scotland behind Glasgow and Edinburgh. This city, with around 200,000 people, earned its nickname because of the large amounts of granite that were quarried in the area. This granite has been used in the Houses of Parliament in London, Waterloo Bridge, and the Firth of Forth Bridge. Aberdeen is also known as the "Silver City" as the granite used extensively in building construction in the city has a high mica content and hence, buildings made from granite tend to sparkle.

From Quiz Feeling Hot, Hot, Hot

Answer: Melanin

Melanin provides protection against sunburn; both eyes and skin are affected in animals without the ability to produce melanin, meaning they are susceptible to sunburn and photophobia. When an animal lacks the melanin pigment in the skin only but has blue eyes, this indicates a reduced amount of the pigmentation is present and is known as leucism, rather than albinism. This question was pigmented by Phoenix Rising team member VegemiteKid.

From Quiz New Species Since 2000

Answer: Swire's snailfish

This fish, named in honor of one of the officers of the HMS Challenger mission that discovered the Mariana Trench in 1875, was caught at depths of 22,000 and 26,000 feet (6,898 and 7,966 metres) in traps that were baited with mackerel. It is a small, tadpole-shaped fish that is about four inches long. When it was discovered, it was the deepest-dwelling fish ever discovered to date with verified depth.

From Quiz A Very English Conversation

Answer: Thunderclap Newman

Pete Townshend, legendary guitarist for The Who, played bass for Thunderclap Newman under the alias Bijou Drains. The band was formed to showcase this one song, written bya roadie for The Who, John "Speedy" Keen who did the vocals and played drums on it. Thunderclap Newman was the piano player for the band.

From Quiz It's Raining Bats and Frogs

Answer: A glass bottle

Written and directed by South African film director Jamie Uys, "The Gods Must Be Crazy" became a cult classic film around the world. The film, set in the Kalahari region of Botswana, centers on a bushman named Xi who has very little knowledge of the outside world. In the opening sequence to the film, a Coca-Cola bottle randomly falls from the sky near Xi and his people. They interpret the bottle to be a gift from god (in reality it had been thrown out of an airplane). Believing it may be a curse, Xi takes a pilgrimage to the edge of the world to dispose of the bottle. Along the way, he encounters a biologist looking to complete his dissertation, a recently hired village school teacher, guerrillas who are being pursued by the government, and a safari tour guide. During the film's closing, Xi reaches what is known as "God's Window". Believing that this is the "edge of the world", he takes the cursed bottle and throws it off of a cliff.

From Quiz Rain, Rain, Go Away

Answer: Creedence Clearwater Revival

The song by CCR appeared on the 1970 album "Cosmo's Factory" and was released as a double-sided single together with "Travellin' Band". The song was written by John Fogerty and for a long time it was thought that this was a protest song against the war in Vietnam. John Fogerty dispelled all that by saying that the song was inspired by events at the Woodstock festival and specifically the rain that poured down.

From Quiz Ain't No Sunshine

Answer: Rjukan (Norway)

Situated 170km from Oslo, Rjukan does not receive a single ray of sunlight for six months of the year. From September to March the mountains make it impossible for rays of sunshine to reach the valley floor. To alleviate this, in 2013 three heliostat mirrors were installed to capture the sunlight and reflect it downwards to the main square. Meanwhile, according to the World Meteorological Organization, Yuma (Arizona) is the sunniest place on earth. Its total of 11 hours of sunlight in winter and up to 13 in summer means Yuma experiences an average of 4,015 hours of sunshine per year.

From Quiz Burning Desire

Answer: The Towering Inferno

20th Century Fox and Warner Bros both planned on making a disaster movie set in a tall building and bought the rights to "The Glass Inferno" and "The Tower" respectively. Irwin Allen, who had produced "The Poseidon Adventure" for Fox two years earlie convinced studio executives that the two movies would cancel each other out and brought about this collaboration. As well as Astaire, the movie's all star cast included Steve McQueen, Paul Newman, William Holden, Faye Dunaway Robert Wagner and O.J. Simpson.

From Quiz Arboreal Tutorial

Answer: Rowan Atkinson

The rowan tree, also known as the mountain ash, grows in cooler climates throughout Europe, Asia and North America. Its fruit can be used to make a coffee like drink and is also used to flavour liqueurs and some ales. The surname Rowntree, as in the confectionery company, is a derivative of "rowan tree", although as yet, there are no records of the tree producing chocolate bars.

From Quiz Hurricane Warning

Answer: Hawker

The Hawker Hurricane was first flown by Royal Air Force squadrons in 1937 and was designed by Sir Sydney Camm as a single-winged version of the Hawker Fury biplane. During the Battle of Britain, which took place between July and October 1940, the Hurricane played a significant role in the defence of the country against the Luftwaffe and was credited with taking down over half of the aircraft lost by the Germans (most of the rest were accounted for by the more famous Spitfire). Hurricanes were also deployed during Operation Dynamo (the evacuation of allied troops from Dunkirk), the Blitz, and the defence of Malta. Versions of the plane known as Sea Hurricanes were adapted to operate from aircraft carriers, others were deployed by the Soviet Union and several squadrons were based in the Far East and fought against Japan. Aircraft built by all of the incorrect options were also used in the Battle of Britain. Supermarine were responsible for the RAF's Spitfire, while the Messerschmitt Bf 109 and 110 fighters and Heinkel He 111 bombers were flown by Luftwaffe.

From Quiz Set Fire To The Rain

Answer: Prometheus

After the Titanomachy, the Olympians jailed the Titans in Tartarus, but Prometheus and his brother Epimetheus were spared that fate and were given the task to create man. Prometheus built man out of mud and Athena breathed life into him. When time came to endow man with all the necessary qualities such as fur, strength, speed, cunning, wings, claws, Epimetheus had already given them all to the various earthly creatures and there was nothing left for man. So, Prometheus gave him two properties that only the gods had, to walk standing up and the fire to protect and feed himself. Zeus became furious because of Prometheus' deceit and punished him by chaining him to Mount Caucasus where an eagle came twice a day and ate his liver which regenerated by the following morning. Prometheus' torment lasted until Heracles killed the eagle and freed him.

From Quiz Weather or Not?

Answer: Oklahoma City

The Oklahoma City Thunder were originally the Seattle Supersonics. The team moved to Oklahoma for the 2008-2009 NBA season. Led by Russell Westbrook, the team reached the Western NBA Finals in 2016 where they lost to the Golden State Warriors.

From Quiz The Heat Is On

Answer: Basketball

Since the Heat have joined the NBA, they've won three championships and their rosters have included all-stars Shaquille O'Neal, Dwayne Wade, Glen Rice, and LeBron James.

From Quiz The Ground Type

Answer: Algonquin

Groundhogs live primarily in Canada and the north and northeastern U.S., where the Algonquin once lived in large numbers. The word wuchak is simply the Algonquin word for the animal. This is why, in reference to the tongue twister, woodchucks cannot chuck wood.

From Quiz The Fire Type

Answer: Beetle

The firefly is a beetle because it has two pairs of wings and a shelled abdomen. Fireflies belong to the family Lampyridae. In larva form, fireflies glow to warn predators about their toxicity. As adults, fireflies use bioluminescence as part of mating rituals and selection.

From Quiz The Poison Type

Answer: Blow darts

Local indigenous people have used the frog's poison on blow darts, giving the frog its name. Despite that, only four species of poison dart frogs are/were commonly used in making poison blow darts. The poison can also be used in extremely small doses as a painkiller. However, only certain species can be used for the latter, as some have poison too deadly even in extremely small amounts.

From Quiz The Water Type

Answer: Dolphins, whales and porpoises

Cetaceans are marine mammals that characterized by their high-blubber bodies and powerfully strong heart. They need both to survive in colder temperatures as the blubber acts like insulation and the heart is so strong in order to pump blood throughout their bodies more efficiently. Cetacea is one of two orders that solely consist of marine mammals, the other being Sirenia which includes manatees and dugongs.

From Quiz The Rock Type

Answer: Penguin

Rocky, even though he lived in Norway, was a Southern rockhopper penguin who lived to be over 29 years old. He was verified as the longest lived Southern rockhopper ever in 2003 when he died. The average lifespan of a Southern rockhopper penguin is about ten years. Rocky may also be the longest lived penguin ever, although that has not been verified.

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