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Space
Physics
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British
100
Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Phil Collins were the astronauts of the Apollo 11 mission
Um, actually, Phil Collins is a musician, Michael Collins was the astronaut
100
In which year did Pluto lose its status as a planet?
2006
100
What did Einstein win the Nobel Prize for`?
The photoelectric effect
100
What is the name of the new Amazon Prime series set in Middle Earth?
Rings of Power
100
Pick your poison:
What is the oldest University in England? - 100pt
What is the oldest University in the UK outside of England? - 200pt
Oxford, St. Andrews
200
Ganymede, Io, Titan and Europa are the four largest (Galilean) moons of Jupiter
Um, actually, the four largest moons are Ganymede, Io, Callisto and Europa
200
Name all five Space Shuttles
Atlantis, Challenger, Columbia, Discovery, Endeavor
200
Who won the 1935 Nobel prize for the discovery of the neutron?
James Chadwick
200
Sort these video game consols by release year:
Xbox 360
Nintendo GameCube
Nintendo Wii
Playstation 2
Playstation 2 (2000)
Nintendo Gamecube (2001)
Xbox360 (2005)
Nintendo Wii (2006)
200
How old was the Queen when she died?
96
300
The Foucault Pendulum in the Physics building is turning one turn in approximately 21 hours
Um, Actually, the pendulum takes 28 hours
300
Name all dwarf planets in the solar system
Pluto, Eris, Ceres, MakeMake, Haumea
300
Pick your poison:
What things do you get when you win a Nobel prize in physics including the monetary value of the prize money?- 300pt
How much money in SEK did you get in 1901? - 600pt
Diploma, Medal, Prize money (10.000.000 SEK)
150.000 SEK
300
Pick your Poison:
- Name all titles of the Star Wars Episodes 1-9-300pt
- Name all titles and their release years - 600pt
The Phantom Menace (1999)
Attack of the Clones (2002)
Revenge of the Sith (2005)
A new Hope (1977)
The Empire strikes back (1980)
Return of the Jedi (1983)
The Force Awakens (2015)
The Last Jedi (2017)
Rise of Skywalker (2019)
300
How many days passed between Liz Truss assuming office and the death of Queen Elizabeth II?
3 (5.-8. September)
400
Nur-sultan, the capitol of Kyrgyzstan, has changed its name previously from Astana as recently as 2019 and now wants to return to being called Astana.
Um, Actually, Nur-sultan/Astana is the capitol of Kazakhstan
400
If you weigh 70kg on earth, how many kg would you weigh on Jupiter? +/- 10kg
168kg
400
Here you see the logo of the student union of the physics department at the Ruhr-University in Bochum, Germany. Which 6 scientists can you see on the logo?
Newton, Maxwell, Einstein, Noether, Schrödinger, Hawking
400
Which character from a popular Douglas Adams novel chose his name after he had 'mistaken the dominant life form' on earth?
Ford Prefect
400
In the succession of the throne, who follows after Lilibet Mountbatten-Windsor?
Prince Andrew, Duke of York
500
The University of Canterbury and York University are both Universities founded in the UK in the last century.
Um, actually, both universities are not located in the UK. They are located in Christchurch, New Zealand and Toronto, Canada.
500
In which year will Halleys Comet be visible again (from Earth with the naked eye)
2061
500
Pick you poison:
- Sort these discoveries into chronological order - 500pt
- Sort them and name the decade - 1000pt
- Discovery of Nuclear Fission (Hahn & Strassman)
- Black Holes emit radiation (Hawking)
- Expanding Universe Theory (Hubble)
- Laws of Planetary Motion (Kepler)
- General Relativity (Einstein)
- Discovery of radioactivity (Beqcuerel)
- Laws of Planetary Motion (Kepler) - 1619
- Discovery of radioactivity (Beqcuerel) - 1896
- General Relativity (Einstein) - 1916
- Expanding Universe Theory (Hubble) - 1929
- Discovery of Nuclear Fission (Hahn & Strassman) - 1939
- Black Holes emit radiation (Hawking) - 1970
500
What is the first name of the main character in the video game 'Final Fantasy VII'?
Cloud (Strife)
500
Pick your poison:
- How many tube lines are there in London (only Underground lines!) - 500pt
- Name all of them - 1000pt
11
Northern, Bakerloo, Central, Hammersmith and City, Circle, Waterloo and City, Jubilee, Victoria, Piccadilly, Metropolitan, District