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100

When light waves encounter obstacles or move through another medium,such as glass or water,they bend.Who called this bending DIFFRACTION.

Isaac Newton

Augustin Frensel

Michael Faraday

Augustin-Jean Fresnel

He was born in France.Althrough

100

Who is the oldest player ever to score a World Cup goal?


 Pele

 Diego Maradona

 Marcelo Salas

 Roger Milla

4

the record for the oldest goal scorer in the FIFA World Cup remains with Roger Milla of Cameroon. The dancing forward of the Indomitable Lions scored in the 1994 FIFA World Cup against Russia at the age of 42 years 39 days.

100


Which form of energy travels faster than anything in the universe?


answer choices

electrical energy

sound energy

heat energy

light energy

That's about 186,282 miles per second — a universal constant known in equations as "c," or light speed. According to physicist Albert Einstein's theory of special relativity, on which much of modern physics is based, nothing in the universe can travel faster than light.Jan 21, 2022

100

 


Which country celebrates Boxing Day on the day after Christmas?


answer choices

Brazil

China

Australia

Canada

Canada,Australia

200

Experiments made HIM realize that glass telescope lenses made images blurry by separating the colors out,and HE invented a telescope made using mirrors that gave much sharper images of distant objects.

Who is HE ?

Isaac Newton

200

The 2026 World Cup will be the biggest ever with 48 teams competing, how many nations will host?


 1

 2

 3

The tournament will be the first hosted by three nations. This tournament will be the first to include 48 teams, expanded from 32. The United 2026 bid beat a rival bid by Morocco during a final vote at the 68th FIFA Congress in Moscow.

200



Which forms of energy are produced by a light bulb?


answer choices

heat and light energy

light and sound energy

heat and mechanical energy

light and nuclear energy

In the light bulb, the flow of charge through the filament heats it up and causes it to glow. In this way, the light bulb converts electrical energy to heat energy and light energy.

200


What city in Brazil has a floating Christmas tree in a lagoon?


answer choices

Montepeque

Harrisburg

Rio de Janiero

Rio Grande

3

300

His frienship with sailors,who used magnetic compasses to navigate,led him to ask why the magnetized needles always ponted North.He build spheres from magnetic material called MAGNETITE to explore the qs. and discovered that compass needles always pointed to one end of his "Little Earths".From this,he correctly Hypothesized that Earth is an ENOURMOUS MAGNET WITH TWO MAGNETIC POLES.

Who is He?

William Gilbert

Augustin Jean Frensel

Christine Darden

1(born in England)

300

 

Which team played 559 consecutive minutes without conceding across the 2006 & 2010 World Cups?


 Turkey

 England

 Italy

 Switzerland

Switzerland did not concede a goal for 559 minutes across parts of seven World Cup matches from 1994-2010.

300


__________________ means to bounce back light.


answer choices

reflect

refract

absorb

echo

The phenomenon of bouncing back of light in the same medium after striking a surface is called reflection.

300

 


What do kids in Brazil call Santa Claus?


answer choices

Pere Noel

Papai Noel

La Befana

Jimmy

In Brazil, Santa Claus is called Papai Noel & Bom Velhinho (Good Old Man). Many Christmas customs are similar to ones in the USA or UK even though it's summer and very hot at Christmas time in Brazil. Many people like to go to the beach. Sometimes children leave a sock near a window.

400

Who invented an early thermometer,called a THERMOSCOPE?

GALILEO GALILEI

400

Which legendary men's player has won the most World Cups?


 Pele

 Beckenbauer

 Del Piero

 Matthaus

A total of 445 players have been in the winning team in the World Cup. Brazil's Pelé is the only one to have won three times, while another 20 have won twice.

400


What form of energy must travel through matter (solid, liquid, gas)


answer choices

light energy

sound energy

both light and sound energy

no form of energy can travel through matter



Sound energy
Sound is the movement of energy through a substance – like air or water – and is caused by vibrations. Solids, liquids and gases transmit sound as waves.


400


What is the color of laisee envelopes that Chinese children receive for the new year?


answer choices

black

blue

green

red

Also known as red envelopes, lai see (Cantonese), or hongbao (Mandarin), these red packets usually contain money and are given to the important people in one's life before the New Year begins.

500

A Magnet can be used to make an electrical current run through a WIRE.He called this phenomenon ELECTROMAGNETIC INDUCTION.

Who is He?

Michael Faraday (born near London)

500

Who is the all-time leading scorer at the men's World Cup


 Cristiano Ronaldo

 Lionel Messi

 Thierry Henry

 Miroslav Klose

4

Miroslav Klose is the highest goal scorer in World Cups, scoring 16 goals in 24 games. He did this over the course of four World Cups where his German team made the semi-final twice and the final twice, finally winning the elusive trophy in 2014.

500

 


Sound travels fastest through this type of matter.


answer choices

solid

liquid

gas

water

Sound travels more quickly through solids than through liquids and gases because the molecules of a solid are closer together and, therefore, can transmit the vibrations (energy) faster.

500


Where did the tradition of the Christmas tree come from?


answer choices

France

Germany

Spain

Mexico

Germany