Which one travels faster: sound or light?
How many bits are in one byte?
8
What is energy in motion called?
Kinetic energy
What does PEMDAS stand for?
Parentheses, exponent, multiplication, division, addition, subtraction
Primatologist known for her studies of chimpanzees, conservation efforts, and activism
Jane Goodall
What is the name of the famous sheep who proved the viability of cloning?
Dolly
Oregon Trail
What structure notorious for its 3.97 degree tilt is the freestanding bell tower of a cathedral in its namesake Italian town?
Leaning Tower of Pisa
What is the formula for the circumference of a circle?
2 pi r
Marie Curie
What’s it called when two light atomic nuclei combine to form one heavy nucleus?
Nuclear fusion
What delicious computer term refers to information sent from the browser to the web server?
Cookies
Mechanism used to carry water from one source to another- used in the Roman Empire
16
First African-American woman to go to space
Mae Jemison
How many elements are there on the periodic table?
118
What technology uses radio waves to determine location?
Radar
Teddy Roosevelt became the first sitting U.S. president to make an international visit in 1906, when he traveled about 4,000 miles south to inspect what engineering project?
Panama Canal
What is the numeric system we use today called?
Arabic numerals
Inventor and actress who developed early Wi-fi and Bluetooth
Hedy Lamarr
What are the four building blocks of DNA?
Adenine, Thymine, Guanine, Cytosine
What is the name of the famous rover sent to explore Mars in 2011?
Curiosity
What “A” term refers to the rate at which velocity changes over time, and the direction in which that change is acting?
Acceleration
Who was the founder of algebra?
Al-Khwarizmi
Who is the president of Women in STEM? (most important of all)
Autumn Cowley