10 quiz questions to kick off your week – Scroll to the bottom for the answers
  1. True or false: the tail of a comet always points away from the sun.

  2. Which is the only human organ capable of regeneration, even if 75% of it is removed?

  3. In the movie The Lion King, what is the name of Simba’s father?

  4. What is the only bird that can fly backwards?

  5. Which noble gas makes up approximately 1% of the Earth’s atmosphere?

  6. In baseball, how many strikes result in a “strikeout”?

  7. Which US state is home to the city of Las Vegas?

  8. What is the common name for the Sphygmomanometer, a medical instrument found in almost every doctor’s office?

  9. In which city is the TV show Friends set?

  10. Which Mediterranean island is divided by the ‘Green Line’ that separates the Greek and Turkish communities?

Answers:

  1. True

  2. The liver

  3. Mufasa

  4. Hummingbird

  5. Argon

  6. Three strikes

  7. Nevada

  8. Blood pressure cuff/monitor

  9. New York

  10. Cyprus