Math and CS
What is the sum of the two solutions to the following equation?
x2 - 5x = -6
What is 5?
What basic force is responsible for the attraction between the Earth and the moon?
The Periodic Table was invented in 1869 by what Russian scientist?
The organ that is most responsible for detoxifying your body is what?
What is the liver?
Rafael Castro usually presents on special relativity... but this year, he presented on something different. What field was his presentation broadly in?
What is Computer Science?
In Computer Science, what is a function that calls itself until it hits a defined base case?
What is a recursive function?
What is the hottest planet in our Solar System, with temperatures high enough to melt lead?
Arsenic is classified as what type of element?
What is a metalloid?
What is the semipermeable barrier that surrounds all cells and regulates the flow of particles in and out of the cell?
What is the cell membrane?
A neutron walks into a bar and orders a drink. The bartender says, "For you, _____"
What is No charge?
Simplify the following expression: cos theta (tan2 theta + 1)
sec (theta) or 1 / cos(theta)
Electric current is measured in what units?
In the Sun's core, hydrogen atoms undergo fusion to form what new element?
What is the fastest animal in the world, by maximum speed?
What is the peregrine falcon?
Alicia, one of the former leaders of the club is known for her art. On what medium was this art created?
The interior angle of a regular polygon with ten sides (a decagon) is equal to what?
What is 144 degrees?
What fundamental particle always moves at the speed of light (c) in a vacuum and is the carrier for the electromagnetic force?
Bronze is an alloy of Copper and what other element?
What is Tin?
DNA is made of four different nucleotides. What are these nucleotides and how do they pair?
Adenine and Thymine
Cytosine and Guanine
Vivek presented at the beginning of the year on lingustics. What is the name of the click that he can do that no one else can?
What is the epiglottal click?
Mathematically, a Pythagorean triple is a set of three numbers a, b, and c, such that a2 + b2 = c2. Find a Pythagorean triple where a, b, and c are all prime numbers, or prove that this is not possible.
It's not possible!
At the moment of liftoff, the Artemis II Space Launch System (SLS) rocket has a total mass of approximately 2.6 * 106 kg and produces a total upward thrust of 39 * 106 N. Assuming the acceleration from gravity is 9.8 m/s2, what is the initial acceleration of the rocket?
What is 5.2 m/s2?
What is the strongest intermolecular force holds together two hydrogen atoms?
Hydrogen bond or dipole-dipole attraction
In photosynthesis, the process that plants use to release oxygen into the environment, plants take in light energy, carbon dioxide, and water. What is the other byproduct of photosynthesis (beside oxygen)?
What is glucose?
Daily Double
What is an apple/orange?
(RNG it)