Chemistry
Pop Trivia
VSA/Viet Trivia
100

You'll find this element as the most common element used in Vietnamese jewelry. Known for its high value and association with Lunar New Year, state its Latin name.

What is aurum?

100

________ is the national dish of Vietnam.

What is Phở?

200

This colorless, odorless chemical—also known as hydroxyl acid or dihydrogen monoxide—is found in acid rain, can corrode metal, and causes thousands of deaths by inhalation each year, yet it's still legal and widely used. State its common name.

What is water?

200

These two songs held the #1 position on the Billboard Top 100 at a record of 19 weeks each.

What is Old Town Road and A Bar Song?

200
This school is the host school for Summit XVII.

What is Stanford?

300

This element is the most abundant element in the universe.

What is hydrogen?

300

The _____________ is the national animal of Vietnam.

What is the water buffalo?

400

Commonly used in the perfume industry, this chemical is one of the odor-causing elements found in feces.

What is skatole?
400

This movie is the highest grossing Vietnamese film of all time.

What is Mai?

400

VSA currently has _ committees. List them.

What is 9/10?

ACE, CommAdv, Cultural, Culture Night, Finance, ICC, PR, PubServ, [MLH], Social

500

This is the first and only element to be discovered anywhere else before being found on Earth, making it an "alien" element. It was found through spectroscopy, the study of the absorption and emission of radiation (light).

What is helium?

500

SVSA is __ years old. (Hint: We are one of the oldest VSAs in NorCal and cultural VSOs at Stanford!)

What is 37?

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