wasp
Wasps have six legs and two pairs of wings in most species. This topic is part of Insects within Science & Nature. This page currently draws on 12 supporting questions, with answers and bonus facts available below.
wasp trivia questions
A wasp is what type of animal?
Answer: Insect
Bonus fact: Wasps have six legs and two pairs of wings in most species.
Wasps are closely related to bees and what?
Answer: Ants
Bonus fact: All three are in Hymenoptera.
What insect order contains wasps?
Answer: Hymenoptera
Bonus fact: Hymenoptera includes wasps, bees, and ants.
Black-and-yellow wasp markings are an example of what?
Answer: Warning coloration
Bonus fact: Predators can learn to avoid conspicuous patterns.
WASP-12b is best described as what type of exoplanet?
Answer: Hot Jupiter
Bonus fact: It is a gas giant orbiting extremely close to its star.
Why is WASP-12b gradually being destroyed?
Answer: Its star is pulling material from it
Bonus fact: Tidal forces and intense heating cause the planet to lose material to its host star.
WASP-12b completes an orbit around its star in roughly how long?
Answer: About one day
Bonus fact: Its extraordinarily short year reflects how tightly it hugs its star.
WASP-39b is best described as what kind of planet?
Answer: A hot gas giant
Bonus fact: It is a bloated gas giant orbiting very close to its star.
WASP-39b became a major target for which space telescope launched in 2021?
Answer: James Webb Space Telescope
Bonus fact: Webb produced one of the most detailed exoplanet atmospheric spectra yet obtained.
Which molecule was detected clearly in WASP-39b's atmosphere by the James Webb Space Telescope?
Answer: Carbon dioxide
Bonus fact: The detection was an important demonstration of Webb's ability to identify atmospheric chemistry on distant worlds.
Hornets are closely related to what insects?
Answer: Wasps
Bonus fact: Hornets are large social wasps.
Who won the inaugural Indianapolis 500 in 1911?
Answer: Ray Harroun
Bonus fact: Harroun won the 1911 race driving the Marmon Wasp.