Chemistry
Which of these elements does not form bonds?
A. Argon
B. Boron
C. Calcium
D. Dirt
A. Argon
If a 2 kg particle is motionless on a horizontal table, what is the frictional force on it?
A. 0 newtons
B. 20 newtons
C. 2 newtons
D. Impossible to determine
D. Impossible to determine
Which of these generals defeated Pompey at Pharsalus?
A. Crassus
B. Caesar
C. Hannibal
D. Milley
B. Caesar
Which of these cricketers did NOT score a fifty in the 2023 CWC final?
A. Kohli
B. Rahul
C. Smith
D. Labuschagne
C. Smith
Which of the following is NOT an outfield player in the PVCICS soccer team?
A. James
B. Nolan
C. Patrick
D. Damian
D. Damian
Ionic bonding can be described as the electrostatic attraction between ______
A. Lattices of ions
B. Oppositely charged ions
C. Positive ions and a cloud of electrons
D. A shared pair of electrons
B. Oppositely charged ions
What force causes an object to have a terminal velocity?
A. Gravity
B. Static friction
C. Fluid friction
D. Buoyancy
C. Fluid friction
Which Napoleonic marshal was nicknamed the "Iron Marshal"?
A. Davout
B. Murat
C. Lannes
D. Oudinot
A. Davout
Who is the only US president to land in a helicopter in the middle of a baseball field, exit the aircraft, and throw a baseball pitch?
A. Joe Biden
B. Donald Trump
C. Gerald Ford
D. Lyndon Johnson
B. Donald Trump
Which of these teachers teaches IB Business at PVCICS?
A. Brown
B. Rubin
C. Steward
D. John Rost
A. Brown
What is the charge on a hydrogen ion?
A. -2
B. -1
C. +1
D. Varies based on the compound
C. +1
A particle is launched skywards at a speed of 20 ms-1. What will its maximum height be? Assume g=10.
A. 2 m
B. $7
C. 10 m
D. 20 m
D. 20 m
Who was the first US president to be impeached?
A. Andrew Johnson
B. Andrew Jackson
C. Bill Clinton
D. Donald Trump
A. Andrew Johnson
Who has the most goals + assists in world cups?
A. Pele
B. Messi
C. Maradona
D. Mbappe
B. Messi
What formation does the PVCICS soccer team play?
A. 4-4-2
B. 4-3-3
C. 4-2-3-1
D. 3-5-2
A. 4-4-2
Which of these elements does NOT follow the octet rule, a principle that states that an atom need 8 valence electrons to be stable?
A. Boron
B. Nitrogen
C. Carbon
D. Magnesium
A. Boron
A 2 kg particle moving at 2 meters per second to the right collides with a stationary 6 kg particle. After the collision, the two particles stick together. What is their speed after the collision, assuming that no external forces were applied?
A. 0.5 ms-1
B. 2 ms-1
C. 0 ms-1
D. Impossible to determine
A. 0.5 ms-1
Which of these was NOT a member of the Barcid family?
A. Hannibal
B. Hasdrubal
C. Hasdrubal the bald
D. Mago
C. Hasdrubal the bald
Who bowled the super overs in the 2019 CWC final?
A. Southee and Plunkett
B. Boult and Woakes
C. Southee and Archer
D. Boult and Archer
D. Boult and Archer
Which of these does Mike Locher NOT like?
A. Bird watching
B. Tennis
C. Bayern Munich
D. None of the above
D. None of the above
What is the structure of salt?
A. Alloy
B. Ionic bond
C. Molecular geometry
D. Crystal lattice
D. Crystal lattice
The frictional force on a particle is equal to the normal force (which opposes the vertical component of weight) times a constant, which is between 0 and 1. A particle sits at rest on a slope. Which of these cannot be the angle of the slope, measured to the horizontal?
A. 30o
B. 2o
C. 50o
D. None of the above
C. 50o
Which Russian general led an army to subdue the Hungarian revolt of 1848?
A. de Tolly
B. Paskevich
C. Bagration
D. Zhukov
B. Paskevich
Which French soccer star received a red card in the 2006 world cup final for headbutting an opponent?
A. Pogba
B. Griezmann
C. Zidane
D. Henry
C. Zidane
Which of these students is NOT in physics class?
A. Byler Bogan
B. Teddy Scott
C. James Scott
D. Gaius Turner
B. Teddy Scott