Science Smackdown
What is the hardest natural substance on Earth?
Diamond
Which ancient civilization built the Colosseum?
Romans
What was the original name of Facebook?
Thefacebook
The product of two consecutive even numbers is 168. What are the numbers?
12 and 14
What are the five colors of the Olympic rings?
Blue, yellow, black, green, red
What is the process by which a solid turns directly into a gas without passing through the liquid state?
Sublimation
Who is considered the father of modern physics?
Albert Einstein
In what year was the first iPhone released?
2007
If x + y = 7 and x - y = 3, what is the value of x * y?
10
In gymnastics, what is the apparatus with two parallel bars?
Parallel bars
Which planet in our solar system spins on its side?
Uranus
What was the name of the first spacecraft to land on the moon?
Apollo 11
What is the main function of a router?
To connect multiple devices to a network
If today is Tuesday, what day of the week will it be in 30 days?
Thursday
What is the only sport played on the moon?
Golf
What is the basic unit of energy?
Joule
In which year did the Titanic sink?
1912
A technology that superimposes computer-generated images on a user's view of the real world
Augmented Reality (AR)
A farmer has chickens and rabbits. He counts 20 heads and 64 feet. How many chickens does he have?
12 chickens
Which swimming stroke is considered the fastest?
Freestyle
What is the force that opposes the motion of an object through a fluid?
Drag
scientific term for the study of human growth
Auxology
What is the term for the gap between those who have access to technology and those who do not?
Digital Divide
If you have a rope ladder hanging over the side of a ship, with the bottom rung in the water, and the rungs are twelve inches apart, and the tide rises one foot per hour, how long will it be before the first rung is under water?
Never. The ship rises with the tide.
Which football position is responsible for calling the plays?
Quarterback