Illusions
X/Y/Z
Brains
It's Electric!
Get Over It!
100
What are the three parts of a magic trick?
The pledge, turn, the prestige
100
x=0
y=3
z=4
Move X positive by 1, y negative by one, and Z negative by 1. What are your new X, Y, Z
1, 2, 3
100
A general rule of thumb is the the more complex a portion of the brain is the closer it is to the ______
Front
100
Electrons flow freely through simple, parallel, and series _______.
circuits
100
After only a few months, this Tacoma Bridge collapsed in 1940.
Galloping Gertie
200
When building an illusion, you want to focus on which sense to trick first?
A: Sight
B: Hearing
C:Sound
D:Smell
A: Sight
200
Which one is blue?
Z
200
The part of your brain that regulates your breathing and other automatic effects is
Brain stem
200
Electricity will flow through materials that are _______, not insulators.
conductors
200
Washington Roebling suffered from decompression sickness, also known as ________ .
caisson's disease
300
True/false: One of the rules of magic is to never reveal the secrets of the trick
True
300
What is the X,Y,Z of this picture?
3,3,2
300
What part of the brain regulates vision?
The occipital lobe
300
In the Boy Who Harnessed the Wind, William used wind power to bring this to his community.
electricity
300
Which shape is the strongest and most common shape found in bridge building?
Triangle
400
What is the first rule of magic?
Never do the same trick twice
400
If you move your X by one unit, your Y by zero and your Z by zero, how much have you moved?
1 unit
400
What does the prefrontal cortex do?
decision making, planning, emotional control,
400
Henry Ford was inspired by this inventor and future friend.
Thomas Edison
400
Which of the following is not true about both the Brooklyn Bridge and Golden Gate Bridge?
a. They are both suspension bridges.
b. They were built by electrical engineers.
c. They crossed bodies of water.
d. They required new techniques to be built.
B. The bridges were built by civil engineers, NOT electrical engineers.
500
What kind of Illusion is this?
Auditory (hearing)
500
A house in minecraft is 4 blocks wide, 4 blocks long, and 4 blocks tall.
You are in the middle of the house. How many blocks must you move to touch either the wall or the ceiling?
2 blocks
500
Explain what a neuron is and how it forms a pathway
Answers may vary
500
When creating a circuit on the Makey Makey, you must be connected to this.
Earth bar or ground
500
The distance between the beginning of a bridge and it's end is referred to as the ________.
Span