Develop Thy Brain Powers! Trivia Quiz

Answer: Feathers

Feathers are the primary part of birds that make them different from other animals. They are the only creatures to have true feathers. Many other animals lay eggs, like crocodiles, turtles, and fish. Other animals have wings, too, like bats--and bats also fly. Not all birds, however, fly; kiwis and ostriches, for example, cannot fly.

Answer: Mars

Mars was named after the Roman god of war. Venus was named after the Roman goddess of love and beauty. Mercury was named after the messenger of the gods. Finally, Uranus was named after the Roman god of heavens.

Answer: Peso

The currency of Philippines is peso. The other choices are currencies of other countries: the dollar is used in the US among others; the rupee is used in India and elsewhere; finally, the ringgit is used in Malaysia.

Answer: King Xerxes

Queen Esther's story can be found in the Book of Esther in the Bible. She was Jewish royalty.

Answer: March 14, 1879

Albert Einstein was born on March 14, 1879 in Ulm, Germany. He was a scientist; he won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1921.

Answer: Archerfish

The archerfish is a strange fish because it spits out water to shoot its food.

The cowfish has horns on its head. The elephant-nose mormyrid is a fish with an elephant's trunk; hence the name. Mudskipper has a "frog" head, but a fish body and it can also jump up and catch flying insects.

Answer: Metamorphic

Marble is a metamorphic rock that was changed from limestone. Most metamorphic rocks are very old. They stay buried unless erosion or an earthquake lifts them to the surface.

Answer: Ganymede

Among Jupiter's more than 60 confirmed moons, the largest is Ganymede. Ganymede, Io, Europa, and Callisto are known as the Galilean moons. They were called the Galilean moons because they were the only moons Galileo Galilei saw.

Answer: Plankton

Plankton is the most important source of food in the sea. Plankton can only be seen in a microscope because it is so tiny.

Answer: Sole

Soles are a type of flatfish. They are champion color changers! Soles can almost perfectly match the background color of their environment. They are nearly invisible.