Chemistry
On the periodic table, Francium is named for the country of France; less obviously, what metallic element gets its name from the old Latin name for what is now France?
Gallium
First proposed by J.J. Thomson in 1904, a model of the atom in which electrons were embedded in a large positively-charged mass, with no nucleus, was popularly known by what alliterative food nickname?
plum pudding
What is the definition of calculus?
The study of change
What does a manometer do?
It measures Pressure
What structure notorious for its 3.97 degree tilt is the freestanding bell tower of a cathedral in its namesake Italian town? The structure's tilt comes from the soft ground of its unstable foundation.
Leaning Tower of Pisa
What word was once used to describe a medieval predecessor of chemistry?
Alchemy
In chemistry, a covalent bond involves sharing of electrons between two atoms. What is the corresponding type of bond in which one atom fully gives electrons to another?
ionic
What are the two main branches of calculus?
Differential and Integral
What is the unit for measuring radiation?
A becquerel, one disintegration per second.
Better known as the maker of Galaxy smartphones, what Korean conglomerate was also the main contractor that built Dubai's Burj Khalifa?
Samsung
Element 30 on the Periodic Table is often found in lotions and preparations to prevent sunburn and windburn. What is the two-letter chemical symbol (not the element's name) for Element 30?
Zn for Zinc
A joint experiment between Dubna and Oak Ridge scientists produced what 117-proton element named for what U.S. state?
Tennessine
Who is widely considered to be the father of calculus
Sir Isaac Newton
if you add all colors of light, what color do you get?
White light
What canal connects the Red Sea with the Mediterranean Sea?
The Suez Canal
What is the name of chemist Dr. Bunsen Honeydew's redheaded assistant on "The Muppet Show?"
What is Beaker
The visible phenomenon of fire is the product of a combustion reaction, in which a fuel and an oxidant react to release heat in addition to what two compounds in gaseous form?
Carbon dioxide and water
What is a derivative?
The rate of change of a function
If you add all colors of pigment, what color do you see?
Black
Because it's "nature's engineer," a beaver named Tim serves as the mascot for the sports teams at what East Coast private research university? This university was founded by Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Alumni.
MIT
As its chemical symbol of Hg indicates, what metallic element, which is liquid at room temperature, was once known as "hydrargyrum?"
What is mercury
The chemical formula of water is H2O; the compound H2O2, which can be used in hair bleaches, is typically referred to by what two-word name?
Hydrogen Peroxide
What is an Integral?
The area under a curve bound on an interval [a,b]
When did we break the sound barrier?
1947
The resistance of stainless steel to rusting is due to the presence of this internet browser associated element with atomic number 24?
Chromium