BATTLE OF THE BRAINS - Round 1

Science

100

_______ is an electrical discharge caused by imbalances between storm clouds and the ground, or within the clouds themselves.

Lightning

200

What is the scientific study of plants called?

Botany

300

The capacity of a material to deform permanently in response to stress is called:

A. Elasticity

B. Ductility

C. Reflectivity

D. Malleability

B. Ductility

400

What is the largest galaxy in the universe?

Andromeda

500

What is the name of the first human ancestral fossil found in the year 1974 in Ethiopia?

Lucy

Mathematics

100

Subtract 800-76

724

200

Jasper left home at 7:15 a.m. to go to work. He returned home at 8:45 p.m. What is the total amount of time Jasper was away from home?

13.5 hours

300

123.09 + 8.93

132.02

400

Zander has a total of 400 pesos in 1 peso coins in a jar. He sorted the 1 peso coins into different stacks. The number of stacks had the same number of 1 peso coins in each stack. How many stacks Zander has?

20

500

Pi is an irrational mathematical constant defined as the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter. What is the value of Pi?

3.1416

History

100

Ferdinand Magellan discovered the Philippines in what year?

1521

200

What year the Philippine Martial Law had declared by the late former President of the Philippines Ferdinand Marcos?

1972

300

Who was the strongest warrior and hero in the Greek army during the Trojan War?

Achilles

400

Cleopatra is the Egyptian ruler and the last pharaoh of ancient Egypt? She bore her first son with _______. Who is the father of her first child?

Julius Caesar

500

The ancient king of Macedonia. The conqueror who established the largest empire the ancient world had ever seen.

Alexander the Great

Geography

100

Which country will you see this?

Italy

200

What province in the Philippines Basco is located?

Batanes

300

What is the capital city of Australia?

Canberra

400

What percentage of water covers the earth?

71%

500

The Mariana Trench is the deepest part of the ocean and the deepest location on Earth. It is located in the western Pacific Ocean, east of the Philippines and about 120 miles east of the Mariana Islands. Which country has jurisdiction over the Mariana Trench?

United States of America

Arts

100

This artwork is considered the largest painting in the Philippines that hangs in the main gallery of the National Museum of Fine Arts in Manila. What is it called? The answer must be spelled correctly.

Spoliarium

200

What animal often symbolizes peace in art?

Dove

300

In photography, it is the aesthetic quality of the blur produced in out-of-focus parts of an image. It is called _____.

Bokeh

400

Michelangelo painted the ceiling of the Sistine chapel in the Vatican City in 1508 CE. 

A. The Last Judgment

B. The Creation of Adam

C. The Genesis

D. The Transfiguration

B. The Creation of Adam

500

This famous painting that hangs in the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam was painted by Rembrandt. What is this called?

The Night Watch