Jeopardy Labs #3

World Capitals

100

This country's capital is Jerusalem. What is the country?

Israel (Although Palestine lays claim to the city, their government is not seated in Jerusalem and have no control over the city.)

200

What is the capital of Thailand?

Bangkok

300

Many mistake this Dubai for the capital of this country, but its real capital is ______. Fill in the blank.

Abu Dhabi

400

This country in the southern tip of Africa has three capitals. Please name two of the three.

Pretoria (executive), Cape Town (legislative), and Bloemfontein (judicial)

500

The city of Nicosia is the capital of which European country.  

Cyprus

Book and Authors

100

Which book is the "Bible"/holy text of the Islamic religion.

Qur'an

200

This famous author has a whole collection on historical fiction. Some well known pieces are Projekt 1065, Ground Zero, and Allies. Who is the author? 

Alan Gratz

300

The first book of the popular series Harry Potter written by J.K Rowling, was published in what year? (give or take 2).

1997

400

Under the pseudonym George Orwell, which author wrote dystopic classics like 1984 and Animal Farm?

Eric Arthur Blair

500

The first book to be printed was the Bible. Specifically it was the ______ Bible. Fill in the blank

The Gutenberg Bible

Periodic Table Elements

100

The atomic symbol Au corresponds to which element?

Gold

200

How many periodic table elements are there?

118 elements

300

Name an element that is named after a country or region.

• Polonium (Po): Named for Poland, Marie Curie's homeland.
• Americium (Am): Named for the Americas.
• Francium (Fr) & Gallium (Ga): Named for France.
• Germanium (Ge): Named for Germany.
• Nihonium (Nh): Named for Japan (Nihon).

400

This element has the German name of Wolfram which is what its atomic symbol is derived from. What is this element?

Tungsten.

500

The 101st element is named after the father of the periodic table. What is this element?

Mendelevium 

Scientific Formulas

100

Name all the variables in Einstein's Mass Energy Equivalence.

Energy, mass, speed of light

200

The expression 1/2mv^2 is represented by which type of force?

Kinetic Energy

300

Name the acceleration formula

(s_f-s_i)/(t_f-t_i)

400

 Newton's law of universal gravitation has 5 variables. Name them.

• F: The magnitude of the gravitational force (in Newtons). 
• G: The universal gravitational constant, approximately 6.674×10^-11 N⋅m^2/kg^2
• m1 and m2: The masses of the two objects (in kilograms).
• r: The distance between the centers of the two masses (in meters). 

500

The father of quantum mechanics Erwin Schrodinger developed this equation to describe the wave function of particles like electrons. What is the name of this equation?

The Schrodinger Equation.

Olympics

100

How long is an Olympic Marathon? (In metric) give or take 3 kilometers.

42.195 kilometers

200

The famous torch lighting a the 1992 summer Olympics took place in which city in Spain.

Barcelona

300

Michael Phelps won 8 gold medals in the 2008 in which city?

Beijing, China

400

The first modern Olympic games were held in Athens Greece in 1896, but where were the first winter Olympics held in 1924?

Chamonix, France

500

The winner of this event comprised of five sports is called the Victor Ludorum. Name the five sports.

fencing, swimming, equestrian show jumping, laser pistol shooting, and cross-country running.