General Knowledge
Physics
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Mathematics
Riddles
100

What is the capital of Vietnam?

Hanoi

100

Who is known for formulating the laws of motion?

Sir Isaac Newton

100

Who was the first woman to receive a Nobel Prize in two different scientific fields?

Marie Curie (Physics and Chemistry)

100

What is the value of π (pi) rounded to two decimal places?

3.14

100

I speak without a mouth and hear without ears. I have no body, but I come alive with the wind. What am I?

An echo

200

In which year did World War II end?

1945

200

What is the acceleration of gravity?

g = 9.8 m/s^2

200

What discovery is Rosalind Franklin known for contributing to?

The structure of DNA (specifically, X-ray diffraction images of DNA)

200

What does the acronym PEMDAS stand for?

Parentheses, Exponents, Multiplication, Division, Addition, Subtraction

200

The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I?

Footsteps

300

Who was the first televised President?

Franklin D. Roosevelt

300

What phenomenon explains why a ball dropped from a height bounces back up?

Elasticity 

OR

the law of conservation of energy

300

What did Ada Lovelace contribute to the field of computer science?

She is considered the first computer programmer, known for her work on Charles Babbage's analytical engine.

300

What is the mathematical concept involving finding the largest integer that divides two numbers without a remainder?

Greatest Common Divisor (GCD)

300

I’m tall when I’m young, and I’m short when I’m old. What am I?

A candle

400

What is the smallest country in the world by land area?

Vatican City

400

What is the principle behind the energy-mass equivalence (E=mc^2)?

Theory of Relativity (Einstein's equation)

400

Emily Warren Roebling helped to build which famous bridge?


The Brooklyn Bridge

400

What mathematical concept is central to understanding calculus and involves finding the slope of a curve at a point?

Derivative

400

What can you hold in your left hand but not in your right?

Your right elbow

500

What is the tiny piece at the end of a shoelace called?

An aglet

500

What is the term used to describe the force that acts on a moving body in a circular path and is directed toward the center of the path?

Centripetal force

500

Who was the first woman to earn a degree in mechanical engineering at MIT, and what was one of her significant contributions to the field?

Margaret E. Knight + development of a machine for cutting and folding square-bottom paper bags.

500

What is the name of the Greek mathematician known as the "Father of Geometry"?

Euclid

500

I am taken from a mine and shut up in a wooden case, from which I am never released, and yet I am used by almost every person. What am I?

Pencil lead (graphite)

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