16373 Hard Trivia Questions
16373 public questions at this depth. How many can you answer?
What iridescent clouds form in the polar stratosphere, known as mother-of-pearl clouds?
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nacreous clouds
Which continent has no Köppen arid (B) climate?
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Antarctica
In Köppen climate classification, what does the third letter 'c' indicate?
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Cool summer
In the Köppen system, what does the second letter 'f' indicate?
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No dry season
Which US national park in Minnesota is named after French-Canadian fur traders?
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Voyageurs National Park
Which US national park is the smallest by land area?
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Gateway Arch National Park
Which Nepalese national park contains the world's highest peak, Mount Everest?
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Sagarmatha National Park
Which Philippine national park is a UNESCO site known for its underground river?
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Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park
Which Indonesian national park is a UNESCO site famous for its Komodo dragons?
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Komodo National Park
Which national park in the contiguous US is only accessible by boat or plane?
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Isle Royale National Park
Which national park in the contiguous US contains the highest concentration of active glaciers?
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North Cascades National Park
Which national park was the first to be established in Europe, in 1909?
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Sarek National Park
What theory explains chloroplast origin from cyanobacteria?
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Endosymbiotic theory
What protein complex splits water in photosystem II?
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Oxygen-evolving complex
What mechanism transfers excitation energy between chlorophyll molecules in the light-harvesting complex?
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Förster resonance energy transfer
What is the name of the main light-harvesting complex containing both chlorophyll a and b?
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Light-harvesting complex II
What is the name of the large area of marine debris in the North Pacific Ocean?
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Great Pacific Garbage Patch
What is the name of the crewed submersible that made a solo dive to the Challenger Deep in 2012?
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Deepsea Challenger
What is the name of the deepest zone of the ocean, below 6,000 meters?
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Hadal zone
What is the name of the global ocean circulation system driven by density differences?
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Thermohaline circulation
What is the name of the mid-ocean ridge that runs through the Pacific Ocean?
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East Pacific Rise
What is the name of the point in the ocean farthest from any land?
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Point Nemo
What is the name of the largest submarine volcano on Earth?
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Tamu Massif
What is the name of the deepest point in the Arctic Ocean?
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Molloy Deep
What is the name of the largest submarine canyon in the world?
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Zhemchug Canyon
What is the deepest trench in the Indian Ocean?
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Java Trench
What is the name of the world's largest underwater waterfall?
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Denmark Strait cataract