1. What primarily makes the Sun shine?
Host answer
Nuclear fusion
Fusion in the core releases energy.
Source: NASA: Sun facts (checked 2026-09-26).
Trivia Questions for Adults
An eight-question adult challenge round about the Sun, outer planets, marine mammals and scientific vocabulary. Includes answers, concise explanations and the original checked source dates.
8 questions and answers · Free host and player sheets
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Run the round
- Use two rounds of four questions and allow about 30 seconds of team discussion per question.
- Read the exact scientific terms aloud. Accept a surname or shortened term only when it still identifies the requested answer.
- Give players the questions-only sheet and keep answers, explanations and source links in the host key.
- Accept equivalent wording that preserves the fact. Read the explanation after scoring and let players pass.
Scoring: One point per correct answer; zero for an incorrect answer or a pass. Maximum 8 points. Share a tied win.
Space challenge
2. Which two planets are classified as ice giants?
Host answer
Uranus and Neptune
The outermost two planets are ice giants.
Source: NASA: Planets (checked 2026-09-26).
3. What is the Sun's visible surface layer called?
Host answer
Photosphere
Most visible sunlight escapes from the photosphere.
Source: NASA: Sun facts (checked 2026-09-26).
4. Which dwarf planet lies in the main asteroid belt?
Earth and scientific names
5. What group includes seals and sea lions?
Host answer
Pinnipeds
These are fin-footed marine mammals.
Source: NOAA Olympic Coast: Marine mammals (checked 2026-09-26).
6. What group includes whales, dolphins and porpoises?
Host answer
Cetaceans
These marine mammals form the cetacean group.
Source: NOAA Olympic Coast: Marine mammals (checked 2026-09-26).
7. What is the science of measuring Earth's shape, orientation and gravity called?
8. Which SI base unit measures amount of substance?
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