True or False
The tongue is the strongest muscle in the body
False
Nonsense - You might hear “atomic diffusion” or “isotopic fractionation,” but “drift” isn’t a real term in this context.
"Back at choo bro" *finger guns (Senior Mechanical)
Paul Daniels
Two in a corner, one in a room, zero in a house, but one in a shelter. What is it?
The letter R
Which band released the 1973 album The Dark Side of the Moon?
Pink Floyd
Penguins have knees
True
Zeta Particle
Nonsense - This is not a nuclear term. There are alpha, beta, and gamma particles but this Greek word is not used to describe particles. The term "ZETA" refers to a fusion reactor experiment called the Zero Energy Thermonuclear Assembly
"If you bring a fedora to a pickleball match, then you're serious." (Senior Project Manager)
Martin Biggs
“I turn everything around but can’t move. What am I?”
A mirror
What pop star is known as the “Queen of Pop”?
Madonna
Goldfish have a 3-second memory.
False — they can remember for months.
Electron volt
Nuclear - 1.6 x 10-19 joules, the amount of kinetic energy gained by a single electron when it accelerates through an electrostatic potential difference of one volt.
"So yeah, I am anti-vest. I would sooner wear an opposite vest, with just sleeves. Arm socks." (Senior Mechanical)
Matt Clements
“I have cities but no houses, rivers but no water, and forests but no trees.”
A map
Which artist holds the record for the most Grammy Awards won by a single performer?
Beyoncé
Pure water conducts electricity.
False - Pure water does not conduct electricity on its own because it lacks ions. However, most water contains impurities and dissolved substances that allow it to conduct electricity effectively.
Zircaloy
Nuclear - Zirconium alloy used as a tube to contain uranium oxide fuel pellets in a fuel rod (part of a reactor fuel assembly).
"If they don't have dungeons and dragons at my retirement home, I don't want it." (Mechanical)
Logan Spicher
A patch of water lilies doubles in size every day. It takes 48 days to cover the whole pond. How long until the pond is half-covered?
47 days
In Back to the Future, what year does Marty McFly travel back to?
1955
Snowflakes always have six sides.
True
Gamma garden
Nuclear - an experimental area where plants were exposed to radiation to study mutations.
A prisoner is told: “If you can tell me something I do not already know, I’ll set you free; if what you tell me is false I’ll execute you; if true I’ll execute you.” What statement can the prisoner make to avoid execution?
Say: “You will execute me.”
(If the jailer says the statement is true, then executing would make it false; if he says it’s false, execution would make it true — paradox forces a logical contradiction, so he can’t consistently execute.)
In the movie Titanic, what song plays as Jack and Rose stand at the bow of the ship?
My Heart Will Go On by Celine Dion.