94709 Intermediate Trivia Questions
94709 public questions at this depth. How many can you answer?
Who proposed the Newbery Medal in 1921?
Answer
Frederic G. Melcher
Who designed the physical bronze Newbery Medal?
Answer
Rene Paul Chambellan
Which U.S. marine sanctuary contains the northernmost coral reefs in the United States?
Answer
Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary
Fire corals belong to which genus?
Answer
Millepora
Which coral species is commonly called elkhorn coral?
Answer
Acropora palmata
Which Belize atoll contains the Great Blue Hole?
Answer
Lighthouse Reef
Apo Reef lies in which Philippine strait?
Answer
Mindoro Strait
Which reef is the Philippines' largest coral reef system?
Answer
Apo Reef
In Darwin's model, atolls begin around what kind of island?
Answer
Volcanic island
About how long is the Great Barrier Reef, in kilometers?
Answer
2,300 km
Eilat's Coral Beach, a northernmost shallow-water coral reef, is in which gulf?
Answer
Gulf of Aqaba
Which New Caledonian island is surrounded by the New Caledonian barrier reef?
Answer
Grande Terre
Mesophotic coral ecosystems can extend down to about what depth?
Answer
150 meters
Mesophotic coral reefs generally begin at about what depth?
Answer
30 meters
Which order contains the stony corals that form much of modern reef framework?
Answer
Scleractinia
What term describes the puzzle of reefs thriving in nutrient-poor tropical waters?
Answer
Darwin's paradox
Which mountain is the highest island peak in the world?
Answer
Puncak Jaya
Which Himalayan peak is the highest mountain entirely in India?
Answer
Nanda Devi
Which mountain is the third-highest on Earth?
Answer
Kangchenjunga
Which mountain range contains Mount Whitney?
Answer
Sierra Nevada
What was Denali's official U.S. name from 1917 to 2015?
Answer
Mount McKinley
What is the name of Kilimanjaro's highest summit?
Answer
Uhuru Peak
What is the scientific name of the Moroccan tree whose kernels are used to make argan oil?
Answer
Argania spinosa
Which tree, also called kukui, is the official state tree of Hawaii?
Answer
Candlenut
Which tree species produces the nuts called pecans?
Answer
Carya illinoinensis
What genus contains willow trees?
Answer
Salix
Which U.S. state contains the natural groves of giant sequoia trees?
Answer
California
What scientific method uses tree rings to date wood and past events?
Answer
Dendrochronology
Which Australian tree is the only species in the genus Wollemia?
Answer
Wollemi pine
Which tree is the source of the spice cloves?
Answer
Clove tree
What tree species is commonly called the tulip tree in eastern North America?
Answer
Liriodendron tulipifera
Which tree species is famous as the source of English longbow wood?
Answer
English yew
Which tree species is the source of true camphor?
Answer
Camphor tree