Honors Chemistry Jeopardy

Demapan

100

Where did Dr. Demapan go for college? (Three Possible Answers)

Stanford, University of Wisconsin - Madison, Boston University

200

True or False: Demapan is fluent in Spanish.

Falso

300

Immediately after Demapan finished his military service in South Sudan, he went back to a special school to study for what profession?

(Catholic) Priest

400

What is the name of the island that Demapan was born in?

Saipan

500

Which of the following was NEVER a nickname for Demapan in college:

1. Midnight 

2. The Fisherman

3. Booty Juice

1. Midnight 

Global Warming

100

What is the name of the general term (not the actual chemical name) used to describe a gas is thought to cause global warming?

Greenhouse Gas

200

From Unit 1, what is the primary gas molecule produced by humans that best explains global climate change?

CO₂ or Carbon Dioxide

300

From Unit 1, what is the name of the underwater wall considered to stop erosion of the Ilulissat Glacier?

Berm

400

What is the name of the event/historical period in human history (late 1700s) that is believed to have driven the rapid rise in CO₂ in the atmosphere?

The Industrial Revolution

500

Which country produces the most CO₂ by volume?

China

Atomic Theory

100

What part of the atom shares the same name as the part of a cell (biology.)

Nucleus

200

What part of the atom shares the same name as the part of a cell (biology.)

Nucleus

300

When atoms rub against each other, which subatomic particle is most likely to move/transfer?

electron

400

The actual mass of an atom is due primarily to which two subatomic particles?

Proton and Neutron

500

The identity and name of an atom is determined exclusively by how much of this subatomic particle ...

proton

Chemistry in the World

100

The human body is made primarily (~60% by weight) of what chemical molecule?

Water, H₂O, Dihydrogen Monoxide

200

Name one of the letters of the alphabet that is NOT used in the periodic table? (There are only 2 currently.)

J and Q (though Q was used before 2012)

300

In cellular respiration, what two chemicals are required as reactants(inputs)?

sugar/glucose (C₆H₁₂O₆) and oxygen (O₂)

400

What is the name of the Chelsea-born scientists who actually developed the lightbulb first?

Lewis Latimer

500

What is the only country in the world that is named AFTER an element?

Argentina -> Argentium -> Silver (Ag)