99 Geology And Minerals Trivia Questions with Answers
99 public questions with answers, drawn from the well. How many can you answer?
In geology, what is the largest confirmed continental flood basalt province?
Answer
Siberian Traps
In geology, which tectonic plate is the largest on Earth?
Answer
Pacific Plate
Which gemstone is the blue variety of the mineral beryl?
Answer
Aquamarine
What is the name of the boundary between Earth's liquid outer core and solid inner core?
Answer
Lehmann discontinuity
What is the name of the earthquake magnitude scale now preferred for comparing very large earthquakes?
Answer
Moment magnitude scale
What is the name of the meteorite crater in Arizona formed about 50,000 years ago?
Answer
Meteor Crater
Which mineral is the largest gem-quality diamond ever discovered?
Answer
Cullinan Diamond
What is the deepest artificial hole ever drilled into Earth?
Answer
Kola Superdeep Borehole
What is the name of the process in which sedimentary layers are turned into rock?
Answer
Lithification
Who first proposed the theory of continental drift?
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Alfred Wegener
Which volcanic mountain on Mars is the largest volcano in the Solar System?
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Olympus Mons
What is Earth’s thickest major internal layer?
Answer
Mantle
What is the name of the giant crystal cave discovered beneath Naica, Mexico?
Answer
Cave of the Crystals
Which mineral gave its name to the phenomenon of fluorescence?
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Fluorite
What is the name of the world’s largest confirmed meteorite impact structure, in South Africa?
Answer
Vredefort crater
What is the name of the boundary where one tectonic plate descends beneath another?
Answer
Subduction zone
Which mineral is the main component of the gemstone turquoise?
Answer
Turquoise
Which rock is the main host rock for many diamond deposits?
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Kimberlite