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Chemistry
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COVID-19
100

Who is our Chief Administrator Officer?

Kate Tweddale


100

You can't live without water! What is its chemical formula?

H2O

100

What are UC Davis colors?

Aggie Blue & Gold

100

According to the “Mirror Online” what is the most annoying thing that colleagues do?

A. Noisy eating

B. Not washing mugs

C. Noisy typing

D. Ask about the weekend

B. Not washing mugs

100

How is COVID-19 passed on?

A. Through droplets that come from your mouth and nose when you cough or breathe out.

B. By drinking unclean water.

C. None of the above.

D. All of the above

A. Through droplets that come from your mouth and nose when you cough or breathe out.

200

Who is our Business Operations Manager?

Bill Jackson
200

What is the first element on the periodic table?

A. Carbon

B. Hydrogen

C. Nitrogen

D.Oxygen

B. Hydrogen

200

What is UC Davis mascot?

Gunrock the Mustang

200

How many minutes a day does the average office worker spend looking for lost files and other items?

A. 20 minutes

B. 15 minutes

C. 50 minutes

D. 35 minutes

C. 50 minutes

200

How can COVID-19 be cured?

A. Hot drinks can cure COVID-19

B. COVID-19 is a death sentence.

C. Most people get better by themselves

D. There is a vaccine.

C. Most people get better by themselves

300

Who is our Facilities Engineer?

Scott Berg 

300

Organic chemistry is the study of the compounds that make up the living organisms. All organic molecules contain:

A. Carbon Only

B. Carbon and Nitrogen

C. Carbon and Hydrogen

D. Carbon, Hydrogen, and Oxygen

C. Carbon and Hydrogen

300

UC Davis first opened in ____________.

A. 1908

B. 1905

C. 1910

D. 1925

A. 1908

300

How often is the average manager interrupted?

A. Every 20 minutes

B. Every 8 minutes

C. Every 17 minutes

D. Every 40 minutes

B. Every 8 minutes

300

Which of the following is an example of physical distancing?

A. You stop going to crowded places and visiting other people’s houses

B. You stop talking to the people you live with

C. You stop speaking to your friends on the phone

D. Throw a party because you don’t have to go in for work.

A. You stop going to crowded places and visiting other people’s houses

400

Who is our Lead Systems Administrator?

Albert Sy

400

A mole contains Avagadro’s number of items. What is Avagadro’s number?

A. 6023

B. 6.023 x 1023

C. 6.02 x 10-23

D. 3 x 108

B. 6.023 x 1023

400

Name the 4 buildings the chemistry staff are located?

Chemistry, Chemistry Annex, Earth & Physical Science, Science Laboratory Building

400

During an average day, how many miles does a typist’s fingers travel?

A. 6 miles

B. 3.5 miles

C. 12.6 miles

D. 9.7 miles

C. 12.6 miles

400

Of the 40.8 million cases of CoVID-19 worldwide, how many of these cases are found in the US?

A. 25.3 million

B. 8.4 million

C. 30.7 million

D. 5.9 million

B. 8.4 million

500

Name at least 3 Staff Research Associates?

Jillian Emerson, Paul Hrvatin, William Huang, Eric Rosario

500

Who is credited with the invention of the modern periodic table?

A. Nobel

B. Lavoisier

C. Mendel

D. Mendeleev

D. Mendeleev

500

Who is the UC Davis alumnus who shared the 2020 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine for the discovery of the hepatitis C virus?

A. Michael Houghton

B. Charles M. Rice

C. Harvey J. Alter

D. William G. Kaelin Jr

B. Charles M. Rice

500

Which company allows colleagues to bring their dog into the office?

A. Amazon

B. Ikea

C. Microsoft

D. Samsung

A. Amazon

500

Humans are capable of spreading COVID-19 to animals. 

True or False?

True

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