True or False
Nuclear or Nonsense
Who Said It?? - Coworker Addition
Riddle Me This
Pop Culture Power Hour
100
Pure water conducts electricity.
False - Pure water does not conduct electricity on its own because it lacks ions. However, most water contains impurities and dissolved substances that allow it to conduct electricity effectively.
100
Isotopic Drift
Nonsense - You might hear “atomic diffusion” or “isotopic fractionation,” but “drift” isn’t a real term in this context.
100
"Guys, I bet $100 that I can beat every single one of you in ping pong." (Process)
Ben Reznikov
100
Two in a corner, one in a room, zero in a house, but one in a shelter. What is it?
The letter R
100
Which band released the 1973 album The Dark Side of the Moon?
Pink Floyd
200
Spaghetto is the singular word for a piece of spaghetti.
True.
200
Zeta Particle
Nonsense - This is not a nuclear term. There are alpha, beta, and gamma particles but this Greek word is not used to describe particles. The term "ZETA" refers to a fusion reactor experiment called the Zero Energy Thermonuclear Assembly
200
"Hey Katie, sorry i cant make jeopardy today 
but that will keep if fair for everyone else. cause id be too good at it." (Process)
Elliot Nash
200
“I turn everything around but can’t move. What am I?”
A mirror
200
What pop star is known as the “Queen of Pop”?
Madonna
300
Peru shares a border with Venezuela.
False.
300
Electron volt
Nuclear - 1.6 x 10-19 joules, the amount of kinetic energy gained by a single electron when it accelerates through an electrostatic potential difference of one volt.
300
"So yeah, I am anti-vest. I would sooner wear an opposite vest, with just sleeves. Arm socks." (Mechanical)
Matt Clements
300
“I have cities but no houses, rivers but no water, and forests but no trees.”
A map
300
Which artist holds the record for the most Grammy Awards won by a single performer?
Beyoncé
400
The United States has the longest coastline in the world.
False - (Canada has the longest.)
400
Zircaloy
Nuclear - Zirconium alloy used as a tube to contain uranium oxide fuel pellets in a fuel rod (part of a reactor fuel assembly).
400
"If they don't have dungeons and dragons at my retirement home, I don't want it." (Mechanical)
Logan Spicher
400
A patch of water lilies doubles in size every day. It takes 48 days to cover the whole pond. How long until the pond is half-covered?
47 days
400
In Back to the Future, what year does Marty McFly travel back to?
1955
500
A cross between a horse and a zebra is called a "Hobra."
False - (A male zebra plus a female horse is called a "zorse," and a female zebra plus a male horse is called a "zonkey.")
500
Gamma garden
Nuclear - an experimental area where plants were exposed to radiation to study mutations.
500
"If you bring a fedora to a pickleball match, then you're serious." (Project Manager)
Martin Biggs
500
A prisoner is told: “If you can tell me something I do not already know, I’ll set you free; if what you tell me is false I’ll execute you; if true I’ll execute you.” What statement can the prisoner make to avoid execution?
Say: “You will execute me.”
(If the jailer says the statement is true, then executing would make it false; if he says it’s false, execution would make it true — paradox forces a logical contradiction, so he can’t consistently execute.)
500
In the movie Titanic, what song plays as Jack and Rose stand at the bow of the ship?
My Heart Will Go On by Celine Dion.