Astronomy
Chemistry
Physics
Key Events
Miscellaneous History
100

The fifth planet from the Sun. 

What is Jupiter? 

100

The negatively charged particle in an atom. 

What is an electron? 

100

The colors of the rainbow. 

What are red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet? 

100
These three ships are what Columbus took to sail west (to what he thought was India). 

What are the Nina, The Pinta, and the Santa Maria? 

100

He invented the printing press. 

Who is Johannes Gutenburg? 

200

This metal causes Mars to appear red. 

What is iron? 

200

A molecule is... 

What are two or more atoms uniquely combined? 
200

This is the type of electricity that moves through a circuit. 

What is current electricity? 

200
 Martin Luther's list of complaints against the Catholic Church was called this. 

What is "The 95 Theses"? 

200

The name of the time from 1517-1648 in Europe when people tried to change the Catholic church for the better. 




What is The Reformation? 
300

This causes Venus to be super hot. 

What is the Runaway Greenhouse Effect? 

300

You need one or both of these things to change the state of matter of something. 

What are heat and/or pressure? 

300

These two factors determine how much momentum an object has. 

What are speed and mass? 

300

During which "era" did nations start exploring and making colonies in faraway lands? 

What is the Age of Discovery? 

300

This Queen fled her home country and grew up in France before being imprisoned in England by her cousin. 

Who is Mary, Queen of Scots? 

400

The Sun is fueled by this process. 

What is hydrogen atoms turning into helium (or nuclear fusion)? 

400

The center of an atom is called this. 

What is the nucleus? 

400

Newton's Third Law of Motion. 

What is every action has an equal and opposite reaction? 
400

This man was sometimes called "The Bard of Avon".

Who is William Shakespeare? 

400

This time period means "rebirth." A period of learning and art after the Middle Ages in Europe. People studied Greek and Roman culture and art once more. It began in Italy in the 1300s. 

Bonus for 200 points: Name 3 painters from this time period... 

What is The Renaissance? 


Who are Michelangelo, Raphael and Leonardo di Vinci

500

A small body of matter from outer space that enters the earth's atmosphere and burning as a result of friction and appearing as a streak of light.

What is a meteor? 

500
The row of the periodic table that is most stable, since they are not looking for more electrons in their outer shell? (Very Challenging Question!) 

What is the 18th row, or noble gases? 

500

Force = Mass X ___________________

What is acceleration (Newton's Second Law of Motion)? 

500

In this "era" England had a golden age of poetry, drama and prosperity? (Think who could have been reigning...) 

What is the Elizabethan Era? 

500

This is what Martin Luther realized that changed his fear of God into love for him. 

What is that he read Romans and learned that we are forgiven by grace and not by works?