Random Trivia
Trivia Question: Who was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize (in 1903)?
What is cynophobia?
An overwhelming fear of dogs.
Trivia Question: Which famous artist painted the Mona Lisa?
Leonardo Da Vinci
The minimum amount of energy needed to initiate a chemical reaction is known as __________.
activation energy
A way to describe the number of reactants and therefore complexity of an elementary step.
Molecularity
Trivia Question: Which country produces the most coffee in the world?
Brazil
Trivia Question: What is the philtrum?
Little grove above your top lip, under your nose.
Trivia Question: What is the hardest substance in our body?
Tooth enamel.
Graphing the natural logs (ln) of first order reaction reactant amounts always leads to a ______ line.
straight
The slowest step rate of a chemical reaction is known as the ________.
rate-determining step
What is the smallest country in the world?
The Vatican
Trivia Question: What became the first National Park in the United States?
Yellowstone
Trivia Question:What is the loudest animal on Earth?
The sperm whale.
Name 4 of the 5 factors that control reactions rates.
Concentrations, Surface Area, Temperature, Catalysis, Nature of Reactants
A single reaction step that is part of a larger reaction sequence is known as a(n) ____.
elementary step
Trivia Question: What is a male duck called?
Drake
Trivia Question: What is the name of the biggest technology company in South Korea?
Samsung
Trivia Question: In Home Alone, what animal did Buzz keep as a pet?
A tarantula
The rate of a chemical reaction is defined as the rate of change in ______ of a reactant or product divided by the change in _______.
concentration, time
The _____ is a theory of reaction rates that is built around the central idea that molecules must collide to react.
Collision Model
Trivia Question: What is a group of crows called?
murder
Trivia Question: Bugs Bunny played basketball with what NBA star in the original (1st one) movie space jam?
Michael Jordan
Trivia Question: What is the name of the prehistoric town in which The Flinstones live?
Bedrock
The time required for a reactant to reach half its original concentration is called the ______ of a reactant.
half-life
States that when reactants collide they must do so in a manner where they are properly oriented to bond.
Molecular Orientation
Trivia Question: What tissues connect the muscles to the bones?
Trivia Question: What’s the most populous city in the United States?
New York
Trivia Question: What substance are nails made out of?
Keratin
A substance that increases rate of a reaction without being consumed or chemically changed by the overall reaction.
Catalyst
Most every biological pathway in the human body is assisted by specific catalysts known as ____.
Trivia Question: In which continent is Timbuktu located?
Africa
What company used to be called "Automatic Binding Bricks"? (This is a building toy company.)
Lego
Trivia Question: How many signs are there in the Zodiac?
12
Most chemical reactions occur by a series of steps called the _______.
reaction mechanism
An important process used to produce ammonia based fertilizer is the ______ Process.
Haber
Trivia Question: In which country will you find the Tomb of Tutakaman
Egypt
Trivia Question: What language is the most popularly spoken worldwide?
Mandarin Chinese
Trivia Question: What does a Scoville unit measure?
Spiciness
A species that is neither a reactant nor a product, but rather is formed and consumed during the reaction sequence is known as an _____.
intermediate
A catalyst type that is present in a different phase (solid, liquid, gas) as the reactants.
Heterogeneous catalyst
Trivia Question: Who painted the ceiling in the Sistine Chapel?
Michelangelo
Trivia Question: If a male donkey is a jack, what is the female donkey called?
Jenny
Trivia Question: How many compartments are in a cow’s stomach?
4
A substance which slows down a reaction.
Inhibitor
A catalyst that is present in the same phase (solid, liquid, gas) as the reactants.
Homogeneous catalyst