PHYSICS
Unit of power equal to one joule of work done per second. Identify this value.
Watt
When Lava cools down quickly, it forms a glass black in color. Identify the object.
Obsidian
Neutrophils are one of the most common form of these cells, designed to trap and kill pathogens. Identify the cells.
White blood cells
What are the two chemical elements and their corresponding atomic numbers that form the initials of the show, Breaking Bad's title card?
Bromine (Br, 35) and Barium (Ba, 56)
This is the mathematical term for a number that cannot be expressed as a simple fraction, such as π. Identify the term.
Irrational numbers
This thermodynamic term, coined by Rudolf Clausius, is a mathematical measurement of a system's thermal energy per unit temperature that is unavailable for doing useful work. Identify the term.
Entropy
Going in order of the periodic table, the elements named after planets are Uranium, X, and Plutonium, named after a Dwarf planet. Identify X.
Neptunium
Where are the smallest bones located in our body?
The middle ear
This fictional, highly unstable super-heavy element is synthesized by Tony Stark in Iron Man 2 to replace palladium in his arc reactor. Identify the element.
Vibranium
This mathematical property of numbers states that the order of the terms when performing addition or multiplication does not affect the end result. Identify the property.
The commutative property
Physicist John Wheeler said he coined this term as a faster way to say "completely collapsed objects". Identify the term.
Black hole
In 1868, he helped find the Russian chemical society. Identify the personality.
Dimitri Mendeleev
Clouds that produce rain are called?
Nimbostratus (or) Cumulonimbus
This is the real-world name for the theoretical "shortcut" through spacetime used by the Endurance crew to reach another galaxy in Interstellar. Identify the name.
Wormhole (or) Einstein-Rosen bridge
If 5 chickens each lay an egg every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday only, it’ll take this many weeks to make a 30-egg omelet. How many weeks?
2 weeks
In a 1935 paper, Erwin Schrödinger introduced this famous paradox to critique the Copenhagen interpretation, unintentionally creating pop culture's favorite science meme. Identify the paradox.
Schrödinger's Cat
The Nobel prize (x2) laureate's papers are literally "untouchable". Identify the personality.
Marie Curie
French microbiologist Emmanuelle Charpentier and American biochemist Jennifer Doudna became the first all-female team to win a Nobel science prize for developing this gene-editing tool. Identify the term.
CRISPR-cas
In Jurassic Park, scientists extract prehistoric dinosaur DNA from ancient mosquitoes trapped inside this fossilised tree resin. Identify the object.
Amber
Between 4:00 PM and 4:50 PM, the minute hand on Big Ben covers this many degrees. How many?
300
This critical astrophysical threshold dictates the maximum mass that a non-rotating white dwarf star can support before collapsing into a neutron star or black hole. Identify the term.
Chandrashekhar limit
In Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) spectroscopy, this term describes the shift in a nucleus's resonant frequency caused by the magnetic fields generated by nearby circulating electrons. Identify the term.
Chemical shift
Discovered in fruit flies, these highly conserved master control genes contain a 180-base-pair DNA sequence and dictate the anatomical development of body segments along the anterior-posterior axis. Identify the genes.
Hox genes
In The Big Bang Theory, Sheldon tries to create a luminous fish nightlight by splicing the DNA of a jellyfish into a fish, utilizing this real-world genetic process. Identify the process.
Bioluminescence
This famous Iranian mathematician became the very first woman to win the Fields Medal for mathematics in 2014. Identify the personality.
Maryam Mirzakhani