What color is polar bear skin?
- Black
- White
- Grey
- Red
Amazing facts
Polar bears have black skin for a reason – black surfaces are known to absorb more light. Moreover, the fur of the animal is essentially translucent, which allows sunlight to pass through the hair and heat up the skin of the animal faster.
Polar bear fur is not white, but rather translucent, and each individual hair of the animal is hollow inside. Under the fur, however, is black skin.
From which berry was the kiwifruit bred?
- Gooseberry
- Currants
- Grapes
- Cherries
Amazing facts
In English, the berry is known as 'gooseberry', but even the Brits seem not to have the slightest idea what geese have to do with it.
The exotic kiwifruit was bred from Chinese gooseberry plants.
What grape variety does not exist?
- Violet
- White
- Red
- Pink
Amazing facts
According to various estimates, there are between 10,000 to 20,000 different grape varieties in the world.
All grape varieties are divided into four groups: white, red, black and pink. The darker the grape variety, the more health benefits it contains.
Which continent is home to the country of Romania?
- Eurasia
- Africa
- Australia
- Antarctica
Amazing facts
Romania was formed in 1859 as a result of the political unification of the then two Romanian principalities. next q
Romania is a country located in South-East Central Europe. It covers an area of 238,391 sq. km. It's the 62nd most populated country and the 80th largest country in the world.
Which continent is home to Niagara Falls?
- North America
- South America
- Africa
- Australia
Amazing facts
In January 2015, Will Gadd became the first person to climb the partially frozen Niagara Falls.
Niagara Falls is a group of three waterfalls at the southern end of Niagara Gorge, spanning the border between the US state of New York and the Canadian province of Ontario. Niagara Falls holds the title of the most powerful waterfall in North America.
What part of the vanilla plant is used for vanilla?
- Fruits
- Leaves
- Stems
- Roots
Amazing facts
Madagascar is the world's largest producer of natural vanilla.
Natural vanilla flavor comes from the cured seed pods of Vanilla planifolia, an orchid vine that is native to Mexico.
What eye color are most babies born with?
- Blue
- Green
- Black
- Brown
Amazing facts
As a person gets older, the body produces more melanin, and the iris gains on the colour it should have.
The more melanin the iris contains, the darker the eye colour is. New-born babies usually have a very small amount of the pigment, which is why their eyes are often light-blue.
Where was the famous composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart born?
- Austria
- Germany
- France
- Italy
Amazing facts
The twelve-year-old Mozart wrote an opera ordered by the ruler of the Holy Roman Empire. The boy completed the work in a few weeks but the opera was considered a failure and didn't make it to the stage.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is an Austrian composer and virtuoso musician. According to contemporaries, Mozart had a phenomenal musical ear, memory and ability to improvise.
Kamehameha I was the first king of ____?
- Hawaii
- Samoa
- Japan
- Haiti
Amazing facts
Kamehameha met Captain Cook in 1778 and Slavic navigator Otto von Kotzebue in 1816.
Kameamea I or Kamehameha I was the first Hawaiian king. In older literature, he is known as Tameamea.
What is Etna?
- A volcano
- An island
- A desert
- A gulf
Amazing facts
According to different data, Mount Etna has more than 400 craters.
Mount Etna is an active stratovolcano on the east coast of Sicily, Italy, in the Metropolitan City of Catania, between the cities of Messina and Catania.