Physics 101
Calculus III
Spring Break
Pizza
Greek Life
100
What are the four fundamental states of matter?
solid, liquid, gas, plasma
100
Name the first three dasavatars
Matsya (fish), Kurma (tortoise), Varaha (boar)
100
The Fibonacci sequence (0,1,1,2,3,5,8,13,21...) first appears in the book Liber Abaci (1202) by Fibonacci.He was using the sequence to calculate the growth of which animal population?
rabbits
100
Hawaiian pizzas are very controversial for having which special ingredient?
Pineapple
100
This piece of literature is a Socratic dialogue, authored by Plato around 375 BC, concerning justice, order and government and the just man.
The Republic
200
What is the difference between speed and velocity?
Speed is a scalar quantity, while velocity is a vector quantity. Velocity is direction-aware
200
Name 3 people from the Kardashian/Jenner family
kim, khloe, kourtney, bruce/caitlyn, kris, kylie, kendall, robert
200
This astronomical event occurs twice a year. One of the times is around March 20th. It typically marks the first day of spring. (hint: equal time day and night)
Equinox
200
Where did the world's first pizzeria open in 1830?
Naples
200
In Ancient Greece, this was a political system where an independent city serves as the center of political, economic and cultural life over its contiguous territories
City-states
300
Which galaxy contains our solar system?
Milky Way Galaxy
300
Aristotle's Rhetoric describes three modes of persuasion. The first is Ethos (an appeal to the authority or credibility of the presenter). Name one of the other 2
Logos (logical appeal)
Pathos (emotional appea)
300
One of the first events of the Arab Spring was when Tarek el-Tayeb Mohamed Bouazizi, a street vendor, set himself on fire on Dec 17, 2010. In which country did this occur?
Tunisia
300
This business concept is very popular with pizza chains. It is when Party A grants Party B the right to use its trademark and business to sell a good/service according to certain specifications. Party B usually pays a one-time fee plus a percentage of sales.
Franchising
300
In Ancient Greek religion and mythology, what was the name of the home of the Twelve Olympian gods?
Olympus
400
Which law states: an object either remains at rest or continues to move at a constant velocity, unless acted upon by a force
Newton's first law of motion
400
This American sitcom of the 70s/80s is based on the British sitcom Man about the House. Name this show (Hint: John Ritter)
Three's Company
400
the "Nostradamus" of rodents
Groundhog
400
Which Italian scientist is known for dropping two cannonballs of different masses from the Leaning Tower of Pisa to demonstrate that their falling speed was independent of their masses
Galileo
400
This was an ancient Greek war fought between Athens and Sparta from 431–404 BC
Peloponnesian War
500
What is an upward force exerted by a fluid that opposes the weight of a partially or fully immersed object? This is the force that allows an object to float
buoyancy
500
Name 3 of the 5 largest libraries in the world (by number of items)?
1. British Library
2. Library of Congress
3. New York Public Library
4. Library Archives of Canada
5. Shanghai Library
500
Which composer wrote:
Concerto No. 1 in E major, Op. 8, RV 269, "Spring" (La primavera)
Vivaldi
500
Which company is one of the top 10 largest sellers of pizza in the US, even though less than half of its sales comes from selling food/beverage?
Chuck E Cheese
500
In the movie My Big Fat Greek Wedding, Toula (main character) notices a college course on computers and tells her Aunt Voula that she could apply what she learns in the course to Voula’s business. What type of business does her Aunt, Voula, run?
Tourism