12_Trivia

Question 1

Largest rainforest in the world

Answer 1

Amazon Rainforest (2.2 million square miles)

Question 2

Responsible for 20% of all water reaching the ocean via rivers

Answer 2

Amazon River

Question 3

Tallest waterfall on Earth

Answer 3

Angel Falls (3,212 feet)

Question 4

Contains 70% of Earth’s fresh water and 90% of its ice

Answer 4

Antarctic Ice Cap

Question 5

Largest glacier on Earth

Answer 5

Lambert Glacier, Antarctica (60 miles wide, 270 miles long)

Question 6

Driest non-polar place on Earth

Answer 6

Atacama Desert (Chile)

Question 7

Thickest sedimentary basin in the Philippines

Answer 7

Agusan-Davao Basin (12,000 meters thick)

Question 8

First known evidence of animal life in the Mesozoic era

Answer 8

Ammonite specimen (Mansalay, Mindoro)

Question 9

Largest atoll-like reef in the Philippines

Answer 9

Apo Reef (34 square kilometers)

Question 10

Tallest falls in the Philippines

Answer 10

Aliwagwag Falls (1,120 feet)

Question 11

Precious gemstone that was once as expensive as rubies and emeralds

Answer 11

Amethyst

Question 12

Mineral found in human teeth and bones that gives them hardness

Answer 12

Apatite

Question 13

Lunar mineral found during Apollo 11

Answer 13

Armalcolite

Question 14

World’s biggest diamond mine

Answer 14

Aikhal (Russia)

Question 15

Most valuable black opal

Answer 15

Aurora Australis (Lightning Ridge, Australia)

Question 16

Largest exposed fault on Earth

Answer 16

Banda Detachment Fault (Beneath Banda Sea, Indonesia)

Question 17

Most common mineral in Earth’s volume

Answer 17

Bridgmanite (38% of Earth’s volume)

Question 18

Largest natural crystals known

Answer 18

Cave of Crystals (Naica, Mexico)

Question 19

First instrument to detect earthquakes (132 AD)

Answer 19

Chang Heng

Question 20

Smallest desert on Earth

Answer 20

Carcross Desert (1 square mile, Yukon, Canada)

Question 21

Quickest tectonic plates

Answer 21

Cocos and Nazca Plates (10 cm/year)

Question 22

Largest river basin in the Philippines

Answer 22

Cagayan River Basin (27,493 km²)

Question 23

Largest plain in the Philippines

Answer 23

Central Luzon Region

Question 24

Largest natural carbonado diamond

Answer 24

Sergio (3,167 carats, Brazil)

Question 25

World's largest lake by surface area

Answer 25

Caspian Sea (143,200 square miles)

Question 26

Deepest sinkhole

Answer 26

Dragon Hole (987 feet, South China Sea)

Question 27

World's largest island

Answer 27

Greenland (2,175,597 square km)

Question 28

Geographical center of the Philippines

Answer 28

Mogpog, Marinduque (Luzon Datum 1911)

Question 29

Oldest dated mineral on Earth

Answer 29

Zircon (4.4 billion years old, Australia)

Question 30

Deepest cave on Earth

Answer 30

Veryovkina Cave (2,212 meters, Georgia)

Question 31

Fastest wind speed not related to tornadoes

Answer 31

Tropical Cyclone Olivia (408 km/h, April 10, 1996)

Question 32

Lowest recorded temperature on Earth

Answer 32

Frozen Ice Ridge of East Antarctic Plateau (-148°F)

Question 33

Light travel time from Sun to Earth

Answer 33

8 minutes 20 seconds

Question 34

Earth's rotation is slowing by

Answer 34

17 milliseconds per year

Question 35

Oceans explored by humans

Answer 35

Only 5%

Question 36

Total number of active volcanoes on Earth

Answer 36

24

Question 37

Highest temperature ever recorded on Earth

Answer 37

56.7°C (Furnace Creek Ranch, California)

Question 38

Deepest canyon on Earth

Answer 38

Yarlung Tsangpo Grand Canyon (Tibet-China)

Question 39

Largest tectonic plate movement rate

Answer 39

Tonga Microplate (24 cm/year)

Question 40

Longest mountain range on Earth

Answer 40

Mid-Oceanic Ridge (40,389 miles)

Question 41

Tallest rock on Earth

Answer 41

Mount Augustus (2,352 feet, Australia)

Question 42

Largest gold deposit ever recorded

Answer 42

Witwatersrand Gold Field (2 billion ounces)

Question 43

Closest point to space on Earth

Answer 43

Mount Chimborazo

Question 44

Second deepest spot under the ocean

Answer 44

Mindanao Trench (34,440 feet)

Question 45

Most reflective metal

Answer 45

Silver (reflects 95% of visible light)

Question 46

Fastest moving continental plates

Answer 46

Cocos and Nazca Plates

Question 47

Largest freshwater lake in the world

Answer 47

Lake Baikal

Question 48

Largest gemstone ever found

Answer 48

Golden Jubilee Diamond (545.67 carats)

Question 49

World’s most expensive seashell

Answer 49

Conus gloriamus ($5,000)

Question 50

Number of islands in the Philippines

Answer 50

7641

Question 51

Largest natural pearl

Answer 51

Pearl of Lao Tzu (24 cm, 6.4 kg)

Question 52

Deepest point in the Philippine Trench

Answer 52

Galathea Depth (10,540 meters)

Question 53

Smallest active volcano in the world

Answer 53

Taal Volcano (311 meters)

Question 54

Most dangerous mineral

Answer 54

Crocidolite (Blue Asbestos)