1. Given the entire universe, what is the closest star to Earth?

2. Both lava and magma are associated with volcanoes. What’s the difference between lava and magma?

3. What is the symbol on the Periodic Table for tungsten?

4. How many bones are there in the average adult human body? (within 5)

5. What is the heaviest land animal currently native to North America?

6. What is the name given to a triangle with no equal sides or angles?

7. Write the formula for the Pythagorean Theorem.

8. What SF author came up with the idea of geostationary orbits, which are now not tonly used for communication satellites, but may be the key to (relatively) cheap space exploration?

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9. What was Paris Hilton original jail sentence (in days)? I am referring to her April Sentence.

10. Who is the current president of Russia? First and Last Name required

#3: W

2. Lava is magma when it comes to the surface. Magma is under the surface.

8. Arthur C. Clarke I believe.

Both right, Justin.

# 1. Sun

# 5. Buffalo

# 6. Scalene Triangle

# 7. a squared + b squared = c squared

# 9. 45 days

All 5 right, Leppi.

I love guesses that are right.... btw, did many people that night guess a different star other then the sun?

10 First and last names? Vladimir Putin

#4 my guess would have been 205.

Fred is right, and Mozart's answer falls within the allowed 5 point range. Adult humans have 206 bones.

No, Leppi, I fooled no one with that question, but this was a select group. Of the ten best Trivia teams in the Greater St. Louis area, seven were represented, and the 8th team had a guy who has won money on Jeopardy, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, and Win Ben Stein's Money.

2. Magma is molten rock within the ground. Lava is molten rock which has erupted from the volcano. The difference is, essentially, their location!

Exactly, Fuse.