Motion and Space
What invisible force keeps us on the ground and planets in orbit?
Gravity
What flows through a wire to light up a bulb?
Electric current
What does the acronym NSBE stand for?
National Society of Black Engineers
What month is officially recognized as Black History Month in Canada and the United States?
February
What hit 1990s sitcom starred a young rapper moving from West Philadelphia to a wealthy California neighborhood?
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
What is the physics word for speeding up, slowing down, or changing direction?
Acceleration
What famous rule connects voltage, current, and resistance?
Ohm's Law
At which university was NSBE officially founded in 1975?
Purdue University
Which legendary singer, known for hits like "Respect," is widely referred to as the "Queen of Soul"?
Aretha Franklin
What is the longest river in the world, flowing over 4,100 miles through northeastern Africa?
The Nile River
If you multiply an object's mass by its velocity, what do you get? (Hint: p = mv)
Momentum
If you put two 10-ohm resistors in parallel, what is the total resistance?
5 ohms
By what collective name are the six undergraduate engineering students who founded NSBE known?
The Chicago Six
What holiday, celebrated annually on June 19th, commemorates the emancipation of enslaved African Americans?
Juneteenth
Who was the first female pilot to successfully fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean?
Amelia Earhart
What kind of crash bounces perfectly without losing any kinetic energy?
Elastic collision
What hand trick helps you find the magnetic direction around a wire?
The Right-Hand Rule
What is the official symbol of the organization, representing a burning desire to achieve?
The NSBE Torch
What pan-African holiday spans seven days from December 26 to January 1, celebrating family, community, and culture?
Kwanzaa
Which historical monarch famously ruled the vast Mali Empire, widely recognized by economists and historians as one of the wealthiest individuals in human history?
Mansa Musa
What are the balancing points in space where a satellite can just "park" between two planets?
Lagrange points
What happens in a circuit when the inductor and capacitor perfectly cancel each other out?
Resonance
In 2010, the 36th Annual National Convention became the first NSBE convention to be hosted outside of the United States. What city hosted this milestone event?
Toronto, Canada
What 1920s and 1930s cultural revival in New York City saw an unprecedented explosion of African American art, literature, music, and theater?
The Harlem Renaissance
What was the name of the very first music video to reach 1 billion views on YouTube?
"Gangnam Style" by PSY