Health, Science & Star Wars... May the 4th be with you!

A

1

On average, you grow what percent of your height during puberty?

5%

15%

25%

25%

2

Sometimes foxes are able to pounce on small prey because they can sense what kind of field that is not visible to the unaided human eye?

Light field

Magnetic field

Energy field

Radiation field

Magnetic field

3

Borrelia burgdorferi is a bacterial species known for causing what infectious disease that is spread by ticks?

1. Strep throat

2. Athlete's foot

3. Lyme disease

4. Influenza

Lyme disease

4

Omphalophobia is the specific fear of what body part, biologically classified as the umbilicus.

Belly Button (Naval)

5

Mace Windu's lightsaber is the only one of this color (because Samuel L. Jackson, who played, Windu requested his own unique color).

Green

Red

Purple

Yellow

Purple

B

1

What part of the human brain controls voluntary movements?

Cerebellum

Medulla oblongata

Cerebrum

Cerebrum

2

What is Baby Yoda's real name?

Grogu

3

The most common DNA test used for paternity testing is performed by collecting buccal cells, which are found in what specific body part?

Skin

Hair

Cheek

Blood

Cheek

4

Where did Obi-Wan take Luke after his birth? 

Tatooine

5

Announced in 2020, the program AlphaFold 2 became record settingly good at using AI algorithms to accurately predict the structure of what biomolecules?

Carbohydrates

Proteins

Lipids

Proteins

C

1

Hans Solo is the father of Ben Solo, AKA Kylo Ren? 

Who is Kylo Ren's mother?

Princess Leia

2

By what process do cyanobacteria, species of bacteria which are unique to marine environments, obtain energy? 

Photosynthesis

3

How much calcium does a teen need each day?

1,000mg

1,300mg

1,600mg

1,300mg

4

What iron-containing protein makes up 96% of the dry weight of a red blood cell, and 12 to 20 grams of every 100 mL of healthy human blood?

Hemoglobin

5

In undertaking one of the first ever clinical trials, Scottish doctor James Lind developed the theory that citrus fruits cure what disease?

Jaundice

Scurvy

Diabetes

Scurvy

D

1

Rey is the granddaughter of what dark-side Emporer?

Palpatine

2

Which eye problem most often gets worse during the teen years?

Farsightedness

Nearsightedness

Astigmatism

Nearsightedness

3

What percent of the Earth's oxygen is produced exclusively by the Amazon rainforest?

10%

20%

30%

40%

20%

4

What is the relationship between Luke Skywalker and Princess Leia?

They are married

They are twins

There is no relationship

They are twins

5

Which “ology” comes from the Ancient Greek words for “study” and “house,” and focuses on how organisms relate to the environment they live in? 

Ecology

E

1

Also called a "molecular machine", what organelle found in the cytoplasm of living cells build proteins from amino acids?

Lysosome

Vacuole

Mitochondria

Ribosome

Ribosome

2

What is the name of Hans Solo's ship?

The Millennium Falcon

3

What sea creature with an equine name has no teeth or stomach, mates for life, and is one of the only species on Earth where their male carries the unborn offspring?

Seahorse

4

A widespread system for classifying viruses is named for a researcher with what last name, which also happens to be the city where John Hopkins University and its prestigious medical school is located?

Baltimore

Boston

Brownsville

Boise

Baltimore

5

What is the room number of the SCIENCE LAB?

209

211

212

216

216