121+ Earth Trivia Questions with Answers

How much do you know about Earth? Do you know how many continents there are? How tall is Mount Everest? If not, then read on and test your knowledge of Earth trivia. Below we have compiled a list of 122 earth trivia questions that will help to improve your understanding of our planet.

A fumarole is an opening in the Earth’s crust,typically found on or near what type of natural formation?

VOLCANO

A great wave resulting from an earthquakes is called a (an) ________.

Tsunami

A type of clay pottery, tera cotta takes its name from an Italian phrase meaning what?

BAKED EARTH

A type of clay pottery,terra cotta takes its name from an Italian phrase meaning what?

BAKED EARTH

According to its slogan, Snapple is “made from” what?

THE BEST STUFF ON EARTH

According to the Population Reference Bureau, about how many people have ever lived on earth?

100 BILLION

An astronomical unit is the standard measurement taken from the earth to where

The sun

An earthquake measuring 7.0 on the Richter scale is how many times greater in magnitude than one measuring 5.0?

100 *CORRECT*

Approximately 70 percent of the Earth is covered with water. Only 1 percent of the water is _______________

Drinkable

Approximately how long does it take for light from the sun to reach the Earth?

8 MINUTES

Approximately how many times a minute does lightning strike the earth

Six

Approximately how many times a minute does lightning strike the earth?

Six thousand

Approximately what percentage of the earth do the oceans cover

71%

Approximately what percentage of the earth do the oceans cover?

During the water cycle, most of the earth’s water evaporates from what large heated land mass?

THE OCEANS

Every bird must eat at least half its own weight in food each day to survive. Young birds need even more. A young robin, for example, eats as much as 14 feet of __________ a day.

Earthworms

Every bird must eat at least half its own weight in food each day to survive. Young birds need even more. A young robin, for example, eats as much as 14 feet of __________ a day.

Earthworms

Excluding the sun, what star is closest to the earth?

Proxima Centauri (aka Alpha Centauri)

From 1979 to 2000, which will be the most distant planet earth

Neptune

From 1979 until 2000 the most distant planet from the earth was _______.

Neptune

From the Earth to the sun is one AU what does AU stand for

Astronomical Unit

Hockey compared to the earth, how much gravity does the moon have

One eighth

How long did Yuri Gagarin’s first orbit round the Earth take

108 minutes

How long did Yuri Gagarin’s first orbit round the Earth take

108 minutes

How many fires erupted in the april 18, 1906 san francisco earthquake

Fifty

How Many Hearts Does The Common Earthworm Have?

How much of the Earth’s surface is covered by water

How was the mausoleum at Halicarnassus destroyed

Earthquake

In astronomy, what star is closest to the Earth?

THE SUN

In Greek mythology, who was the first woman on earth

Pandora

In religion, the assumption of an earthly form by a god

Incarnation

In what part of the Earth’s atmosphere would you find the ozone layer?

STRATOSPHERE

In which month is the Earth nearest the Sun ?

January

Mercury’s period of orbit takes how many earth days?

Eighty eight

More water flows over _ _every year than over any other falls on earth

Niagara falls

Name both of the planets that can be seen, from the Earth, ‘in transit’ – i.e. passing in front of the sun

Mercury & venus

Of the planets in our solar system, where does Earth rank in terms of size?

FIFTH-LARGEST

Of the ten strongest earthquakes ever recorded in the world, three have occurred in ____________

Alaska

Of what do earthworms have five?

Hearts

On Earth what would you find in an orbit

Eyeball – orbits eye socket skull

Term for the role the atmosphere plays in insulating and warming the earth’s surface

Greenhouse effect

The earth’s circumference is approximately how many miles

24870

The earth’s circumference is approximately how many miles

24870

The fastest animal an earth, if you try to get them to chase a mechanical rabbit, they will figure out to stop, face the other way & wait for the rabbit to lap

Cheetah

The highest point on earth, Mt Everest’s peak lies approximately how many feet above sea level?

5.5 (CORRECT)

The highest temperature ever recorded on Earth was in which country?

Libya

The length of what is approximately 1/10th circumference of earth

Great wall of China

The long term effect of the sun’s radiation on the rotating earth’s varied surface & atmosphere

Climate

The plant life in the oceans make up about what percent of all the greenery on the earth

The second tallest mountain on earth

The tides on the earth’s oceans are actually created by gravitational pull from the ____

Moon

The tides on the earth’s oceans are actually created by gravitational pull from the ____

Moon

The use of astronomical phenomena to predict earthly & human events is called

Astrology

The volume of the earth’s moon is the same as the volume of what ocean

Pacific ocean

The volume of the earth’s moon is the same as the volume of what ocean

Pacific ocean

The _____________ is the lowest body of water on Earth at 1,315 feet below sea level at its lowest point.

Dead sea

There are over 130000 species of what on earth

Butterflies

To The Nearest 100 Million Years How Old Is The Earth

4,540 Million Years

To The Nearest 100 Million Years How Old Is The Earth

4,540 Million Years

What are great waves resulting from earthquakes

Tsunami waves

What country – largest earthquake of 20th cent 8.6 Richter 1906

Colombia

What did john glenn name the first mercury capsule to orbit the earth

Friendship 7

What does a Geophage do

Eats earth

What does the “lithosphere” refer to?

The earth’s crust

What eats 14 feet of earthworms every day

Baby robins

What Is Joseph Cyril Bamfords Claim To Fame?

The JCB Earth Mover

What Is The 3rd Most Populous Country On Earth

The Usa

What is the day called when the earth is closest to the sun

Perigee

What is the distance from earth to the sun

93 million miles

What is the effect of the earth’s rotation on the wind called

Coriolis

What is the escape velocity from the earth’s gravity (mph)

25,000 mph

What is the imaginary line on the surface of the earth approximately parallel to the geographical equator

Aclinic Line

What is the largest lizard on earth at ten feet long & up to 250 pounds

Komodo dragon

What is the literal translation of aardvark

Earth pig

What Is The Most Common Element On Earth

Oxygen

What is the name of the layer between the Earth’s crust and the Earth’s core ?

Mantle

What is the oldest most widely used drug on earth

Alcohol

What is the only man-made structure on earth that can been seen from space?

Great Wall Of China

What is the only place on earth that does not have a time zone?

Antarctica

What is the point in the moon’s orbit which is farthest from the earth

Apogee

What Is The Second Most Common Element On Earth

Silicone

What is the study of the earth’s physical divisions

Geography

What is the study of the earth’s physical divisions termed?

Geography

What Japanese city was the scene of a devastating earthquake in 1994

Kobe

What organization helped defend earth in “ultra man”

Science patrol

What percentage of Earth’s circumference does the Great Wall span

Ten

What percentage of the Earth’s crust is salty

What percentage of the earths weight is taken up by the oceans

Less than 1

What planet did Gustav Holst omit from the planets suite

Earth

What planet is nearest in size to Earth

Venus – 5% smaller

What planet position is the Earth from the Sun?

3rd

What shields the earth from the solar wind

Earth’s magnetic field earths

What Was Duran Duran First Ever Top 40 Single

Planet Earth

What Was The Christmas Number One In 1995

Michael Jackson / Earth Song

What was the name of the first man made object to orbit the Earth

Sputnik i

What were more than 99.9% of all the animal species that have ever lived on earth before the coming of man

Extinct

What Were The Four Elements Proposed By The Ancient Greeks

Earth, Water, Fire & Air

When only a portion of the moon crosses the Earth’s shadow, what kind of eclipse is this called?

PARTIAL

Where did the most powerful explosion ever witnessed on Earth occur

Krakatoa

Where was the earthquake on september 29, 1969

Tulbach

Which Birmingham Band Previosly Known As Earth Made Their Single Debut With “Evil Woman Don’t Play Your Games With Me”

Black Sabbath

Which breed of dog gets its name from the French for earth

Terrier

Which element makes up 2.6% of the Earth’s crust ?

Magnesium

Which element makes up 2.83% of the Earth’s crust

Sodium

Which element makes up 27.72% of the Earth’s crust ?

Silicon

Which element makes up 3.63% of the Earth’s crust ?

Calcium

Which element makes up 5% of the Earth’s crust

Iron

Which Is The Brighest Star Visible From Earth?

The Dog Star

Which is the Earth’s fourth largest continent ?

South America

Which is the Earth’s largest continent

Asia

Which is the Earth’s largest continent ?

Asia

Which is the Earth’s second smallest continent ?

Europe

Which is the Earth’s smallest continent ?

Australia

Which Italian city was severely damaged by an earthquake in 1908

Messina

Which natural phenomenon can be measured on the Mercalli scale

Earthquakes

Which planet has a year lasting approx. 88 earth days

Mercury

Which planet was the “Planet of the Apes”?

Earth

Which units would you use to measure the distance from the earth to the moon?

MILES

Who is the main character from Nintendo’s ‘Earthbound’?

Ness

Who was reportedly the strongest man on earth

Samson

Who was the first American astronaut to orbit the Earth

John glenn

Who was the first astronaut to orbit earth 3 times

John glenn

A fumarole is an opening in the Earth’s crust,typically found on or near what type of natural formation?

A great wave resulting from an earthquakes is called a (an) ________.

A type of clay pottery, tera cotta takes its name from an Italian phrase meaning what?

A type of clay pottery,terra cotta takes its name from an Italian phrase meaning what?

According to its slogan, Snapple is “made from” what?

According to the Population Reference Bureau, about how many people have ever lived on earth?

An astronomical unit is the standard measurement taken from the earth to where

An earthquake measuring 7.0 on the Richter scale is how many times greater in magnitude than one measuring 5.0?

Approximately 70 percent of the Earth is covered with water. Only 1 percent of the water is _______________

Approximately how long does it take for light from the sun to reach the Earth?

Approximately how many times a minute does lightning strike the earth

Approximately how many times a minute does lightning strike the earth?

Approximately what percentage of the earth do the oceans cover

Approximately what percentage of the earth do the oceans cover?

During the water cycle, most of the earth’s water evaporates from what large heated land mass?

Every bird must eat at least half its own weight in food each day to survive. Young birds need even more. A young robin, for example, eats as much as 14 feet of __________ a day.

Every bird must eat at least half its own weight in food each day to survive. Young birds need even more. A young robin, for example, eats as much as 14 feet of __________ a day.

Excluding the sun, what star is closest to the earth?

From 1979 to 2000, which will be the most distant planet earth

From 1979 until 2000 the most distant planet from the earth was _______.

From the Earth to the sun is one AU what does AU stand for

Hockey compared to the earth, how much gravity does the moon have

How long did Yuri Gagarin’s first orbit round the Earth take

How long did Yuri Gagarin’s first orbit round the Earth take

How many fires erupted in the april 18, 1906 san francisco earthquake

How Many Hearts Does The Common Earthworm Have?

How much of the Earth’s surface is covered by water

How was the mausoleum at Halicarnassus destroyed

In astronomy, what star is closest to the Earth?

In Greek mythology, who was the first woman on earth

In religion, the assumption of an earthly form by a god

In what part of the Earth’s atmosphere would you find the ozone layer?

In which month is the Earth nearest the Sun ?

Mercury’s period of orbit takes how many earth days?

More water flows over _____ _____every year than over any other falls on earth

Name both of the planets that can be seen, from the Earth, ‘in transit’ – i.e. passing in front of the sun

Of the planets in our solar system, where does Earth rank in terms of size?

Of the ten strongest earthquakes ever recorded in the world, three have occurred in ____________

Of what do earthworms have five?

On Earth what would you find in an orbit

Term for the role the atmosphere plays in insulating and warming the earth’s surface

The earth’s circumference is approximately how many miles

The earth’s circumference is approximately how many miles

The fastest animal an earth, if you try to get them to chase a mechanical rabbit, they will figure out to stop, face the other way & wait for the rabbit to lap

The highest point on earth, Mt Everest’s peak lies approximately how many feet above sea level?

The highest temperature ever recorded on Earth was in which country?

The length of what is approximately 1/10th circumference of earth

The long term effect of the sun’s radiation on the rotating earth’s varied surface & atmosphere

The plant life in the oceans make up about what percent of all the greenery on the earth

The second tallest mountain on earth

The tides on the earth’s oceans are actually created by gravitational pull from the ____

The tides on the earth’s oceans are actually created by gravitational pull from the ____

The use of astronomical phenomena to predict earthly & human events is called

The volume of the earth’s moon is the same as the volume of what ocean

The volume of the earth’s moon is the same as the volume of what ocean

The _____________ is the lowest body of water on Earth at 1,315 feet below sea level at its lowest point.

There are over 130000 species of what on earth

To The Nearest 100 Million Years How Old Is The Earth

To The Nearest 100 Million Years How Old Is The Earth

What are great waves resulting from earthquakes

What country – largest earthquake of 20th cent 8.6 Richter 1906

What did john glenn name the first mercury capsule to orbit the earth

What does a Geophage do

What does the “lithosphere” refer to?

What eats 14 feet of earthworms every day

What Is Joseph Cyril Bamfords Claim To Fame?

What Is The 3rd Most Populous Country On Earth

What is the day called when the earth is closest to the sun

What is the distance from earth to the sun

What is the effect of the earth’s rotation on the wind called

What is the escape velocity from the earth’s gravity (mph)

What is the imaginary line on the surface of the earth approximately parallel to the geographical equator

What is the largest lizard on earth at ten feet long & up to 250 pounds

What is the literal translation of aardvark

What Is The Most Common Element On Earth

What is the name of the layer between the Earth’s crust and the Earth’s core ?

What is the oldest most widely used drug on earth

What is the only man-made structure on earth that can been seen from space?

What is the only place on earth that does not have a time zone?

What is the point in the moon’s orbit which is farthest from the earth

More water flows over _ _every year than over any other falls on earth