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Science
Trick Question
Are you smarter than a 5th Grader?
Wild Card
100

What car did Ted Bundy drive (2x if you can get the year)

1968 VW Beatle 

100

What is know as the powerhouse of the cell?

Mitochondria 

100

What goes up but never comes down?

Age

100

Which one of these words is an adjective? Cotton, She, Jump, or Red.  

Red

100

What is the best selling game of all time? 

Minecraft

200

Which Beatles song inspired Charles Manson’s delusions of a race war?

Helter Skelter

200

Does sound travel faster in water or air?

Water

200

What can be broken but never had?

A promise 

200

What are the three branches of the United States government?

Legislative, judicial, and executive

200

What is the smallest country in the world?

Vatican City

300

On average, how many murderers will you walk past in your lifetime? (Within 5)

36

300

What freezes faster, hot water or cold water?

Hot, known as Mpemba effect

300

If you had only one match and entered a dark room containing an oil lamp, some kindling wood, and a newspaper, which would you light first?

The match

300

Julius Caesar was the emperor of what empire?

The Roman Empire

300

How long is a jiffy?

1/100th of a second

400

On average how many shoplifting incidents occur an hour in the US? (Within 5K)

50,000

400

Which element has the atomic number 1?

Hydrogen

400

If Mrs. John’s one-story house is decorated completely in pink, with the walls, carpet, and furniture all shades of pink, what color are the stairs?

There are no stairs

400

The Battle of Gettysburg was fought in which war?

The Civil War

400

What does M&M stand for?

Forrest Mars and Bruce Murrie

500

It is illegal to lick this animal. The toxins on this animal can act as a hallucinogen. (half points for less specific answer)

Cane Toad

500

What is the most rare blood type?

AB - 

500

What can you hold without touching it at all?

A conversation

500

The modern-day city of Istanbul was known by what name in the 13th century?

Constantinople

500

Ancient Romans used to drop a piece of __ in their wine for good health.

Toast, this is where raise a toast comes from!

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