Molecules Matter
🧪 What is the simplest organic compound, with one carbon atom?
What is methane?
This noodle dish, often sold in inexpensive packets, has origins in East Asia.
What is ramen?
What is a puck?
This boy wizard is known as “The Boy Who Lived.”
Who is Harry Potter
Edible, ornately decorated Christmas houses
What is a gingerbread house?
🧪 What type of bond shares electrons between atoms?
What is a covalent bond?
This chilled beverage is typically brewed hot before being cooled and served over ice.
What is iced coffee?
In football, this many points are awarded for a touchdown.
What is 6?
This magical school is divided into four houses.
What is Hogwarts?
The name of the famous Christmas ballet.
🧪 What suffix is used for compounds with only single bonds between carbons?
What is “-ane”?
This type of bread relies on natural fermentation rather than commercial yeast.
What is sourdough?
In soccer, this violation can be called when a goalkeeper delays releasing the ball.
What is a six-second violation?
This ghost, nearly headless, is the Gryffindor house ghost.
Who is Nearly Headless Nick?
This number of French hens is given by the true love in “The Twelve Days of Christmas.”
What is three?
🧪 What shape do carbon atoms typically form with four single bonds?
What is tetrahedral?
This filled pastry, popular in Latin America and Spain, is often baked or fried.
What is an empanada?
This bodyweight exercise combines a squat, a plank, and a jump.
What are burpees?
This potion allows the drinker to change into another person.
What is Polyjuice Potion?
In How the Grinch Stole Christmas, this tiny town celebrates Christmas despite losing all their gifts.
What is Whoville?
🧪 What type of bond rotation restriction causes cis–trans isomerism?
What is a carbon–carbon double bond?
This food’s name reflects the sound it makes rather than its ingredients.
What is popcorn?
In a time where the Bucs won the Super Bowl, the Bolts won the Stanley Cup, and the Rays were ALS champions, Tampa gained this nickname.
What is Champabay?
This magical map shows everyone’s location at Hogwarts and insults those who misuse it.
What is the Marauder’s Map?
According to the Bible, what did the three wise men bring Baby Jesus?
Gold, frankincense, and myrrh