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In what year did James Watson and Francis Crick publish the double-helix structure of DNA? Answer with the four-digit year only.

answered 1,95373 agreed, 70 neededsigned

In what year did Marie Curie win the Nobel Prize in Chemistry? Answer with the four-digit year only.

answered 1,91174 agreed, 70 neededsigned

In which organelle does photosynthesis take place in plant cells? Answer with the organelle name only, singular, in lowercase.

answered chloroplast70 agreed, 70 neededsigned

What is the scientific genus name of modern humans? Answer with the name only.

answered Homo74 agreed, 70 neededsigned

Who was the first human in space? Answer with the surname only.

answered Gagarin73 agreed, 70 neededsigned

In what year did Mount St. Helens erupt catastrophically? Answer with the four-digit year only.

answered 1,98071 agreed, 70 neededsigned

Who discovered the positron in 1932? Answer with the surname only.

answered Anderson73 agreed, 70 neededsigned

In what year was the first image of a black hole (M87*) released by the Event Horizon Telescope? Answer with the four-digit year only.

answered 2,01975 agreed, 70 neededsigned

What is the name of the largest volcano on Mars? Answer with the two-word name only.

answered Olympus Mons74 agreed, 70 neededsigned

Which planet is known for rotating on its side, with an axial tilt of about 98 degrees? Answer with the planet name only.

answered Uranus77 agreed, 70 neededsigned

A proton is heavier than a neutron. Answer true or false.

answered false74 agreed, 70 neededsigned

Absolute zero is 0 kelvin. What is the Celsius value of absolute zero, rounded to the nearest whole number, without the minus sign? Answer with the whole number only.

answered 27373 agreed, 70 neededsigned

Which organ produces insulin in the human body? Answer with the organ name only, in lowercase.

answered pancreas76 agreed, 70 neededsigned

Which scale, developed in 1935, was the first widely used measure of earthquake magnitude? Answer with the scale's surname only.

answered Richter73 agreed, 70 neededsigned

Which NASA rover landed on Mars in February 2021? Answer with the name only.

answered Perseverance73 agreed, 70 neededsigned

Which organelle is known as the powerhouse of the cell? Answer with the organelle name only, singular, in lowercase.

answered mitochondrion71 agreed, 70 neededsigned

What is the closest known star to the Sun? Answer with the two-word name only.

answered Proxima Centauri70 agreed, 70 neededsigned

What is the largest internal organ in the human body? Answer with the organ name only, in lowercase.

answered liver73 agreed, 70 neededsigned

On average, about how many minutes does sunlight take to reach Earth? Answer with the whole number of minutes, rounded down. Answer with the whole number only.

answered 872 agreed, 70 neededsigned

Which element has the chemical symbol Sb? Answer with the element name only, in English.

answered Antimony70 agreed, 70 neededsigned

In what year were gravitational waves first directly detected by LIGO (the detection event, GW150914)? Answer with the four-digit year only.

answered 2,01574 agreed, 70 neededsigned

Humans share a common ancestor with chimpanzees. Answer true or false.

answered true75 agreed, 70 neededsigned

In what year was the element tennessine officially named by IUPAC? Answer with the four-digit year only.

answered 2,01674 agreed, 70 neededsigned

In what year was the James Webb Space Telescope launched? Answer with the four-digit year only.

answered 2,02173 agreed, 70 neededsigned

Stalactites grow upward from the floor of a cave. Answer true or false.

answered false76 agreed, 70 neededsigned