The Science Quiz | SI-derived units

Questions: 1. X is the derived unit used to measure solid angles. 1 X is roughly 3,283 square degree...

Quiz | Easy like Sunday morning: Capital cities of the world

1. On April 21 in 1782, the city of Rattanakosin was founded on the eastern bank of the Chao Phraya ...

The Science Quiz | Cholesterol

Questions: 1. Cholesterol is a type of sterol, which is a class of organic compounds with the formul...

Quiz | Easy like Sunday morning: What has April 28 ever given us?

1. On April 28 in 1902, at 10:40 am, a significant moment in time passed. Using the ISO 8601 standar...

The Science Quiz | How far can you count?

Questions: 1. If an octant is one-eighth, a quintant is one-fifth, and a trient is one-third, how mu...

The Science Quiz | Chemical weapons of the Vietnam War

Questions: 1. During the war, U.S. forces used X, substances that, when applied to a plant, cause it...

Daily quiz | On International Jazz Day

Q: Which famous American jazz musician and composer mooted the idea of having an International Jazz ...

Quiz | Easy like Sunday morning: Globe trotters!

1. Born on May 5 in 1864, Nellie Bly was the pioneer of investigative journalism. In 1888, she sugge...

Quiz | Easy like Sunday morning: All about nicknames!

1. Born on May 12 in 1820, this lady was a social reformer, statistician and the founder of modern n...

The Science Quiz | The solar cycle

Questions: 1. A powerful solar storm on the Sun a week ago produced beautiful aurorae over many part...

The Science Quiz | Condensed matter physics

Questions: 1. Name the assistant in Humphrey Davy’s lab who, in 1823, liquefied all the gases known ...

Quiz | Easy like Sunday morning

1. On May 26 in 1805, Napoléon Bonaparte assumed the title of ‘King’ of a country he had just conque...

The Science Quiz | Yellow-coloured things

Questions: 1. Name the class of pigments that impart a yellow colour to pumpkins, egg yolk, canaries...

The Science Quiz | Promethium bound…

Questions: 1. Scientists first synthesised the element promethium in 1945 even though the Czech chem...

Quiz | Easy like Sunday morning: Popular patents

1. On June 2 in 1857, James Gibbs of Virginia obtained a patent for his invention. The original mach...

The Science Quiz | Asymmetry in biology

Questions: 1. In this species of crabs, the males and the females have a major claw and a minor claw...