Physics I
Physics II
Pop Culture: Movies
Pop Culture: Music
General Knowledge
100

The Greatest Calculator Known to Man known for its green background and the cult creation on the Mercyhurst Campus

Desmos

100

Explain What Light Waves are

Changing Electric Field and Magnetic Field waves

100

What song is played during the volleyball scene in Top Gun(1986)

Playing with the Boys by Kenny Loggins

100

Who is the lead singer of the band Queen

Freddie Mercury

100

What blood type is the Universal Donor

O Negative

200

There are two parts to a Vector which is ______ and _____

Magnitude and Direction

200

Explain The Two Kirchoffs rules

Loop Rule: the total Voltage Diffference in a loop on a circuit is zero

Junction Rule: the amount of current that goes into a junction must equal the current going out of a junction.

200

This actor is known for his roles as the joker and Luke Skywalker

Mark Hamill

200

What band did Beyonce originally start her career with

Destiny's Child

200

Which continent has the largest freshwater resources

Antartica

300

The Newtonian Laws of Motion are _____ _____ and ____. Be specific, dont just name them, explain what they are, AND they must be in order

Law of Inertia: an object at rest with remain at rest or an object in uniform motion will remain in uniform motion unless acted upon by an EXTERNAL force

Law of Force/Acceleration: force=mass*acceleration

Law of Action/ Reaction: for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction


300

Name Every Part Of A Wave in Time. Hint: there are 3 parts

Wavelength, Period, Amplitude

300

Who is the actor that plays Indiana Jones

Harrison Ford

300

Who has had the number 1 songs on the Billboards Hot 100 list in four different decades. Hint: Its a winter themed song.

Mariah Carey

300

What is the primary make up of a fingernail

Keratin

400

What natural force helps slow a car down while pulling the brake

Friction Force

400

What is the fastest speed obtainable by a particle and what is the particle called

Speed Of Light and the Particle is an photon

400

In Star Wars Episode V, we hear a quote from Darth Vader that is misquoted in the media. What is the quote.

"Luke I am your Father"

Actual Quote "no "I am your father"

400

What band created the one hit wonder 'The Safety Dance' in 1983

Men Without Hats

400
What is the only edible food that doesn't go bad

Honey

500

Batman is chasing criminals throughout Gotham City when he suddenly got flashbacks to his old physics teacher Tradley Breece, obviously no relations to our great professor. Anyways when he approaches a tall skyscraper he decides to determine the physics of the batclaw launch. The problem is, its been decades since batman has done physics problems and needs your help to determine key characteristics at each point. Batman has disclosed the following information; his mass along with his gadgets which includes the batclaw is 80 kg, the nth metal spring constant for the batclaw is 450N/M and the spring compresses inside around .75 m. The height from the ground to where he launches the batclaw is 1.2m The batclaw weights around 1 kg and the displacement from a to b (which is half the total displacement) is 15 m

From the information given from batman, determine the following to help him understand physics again

  • What is the net energy for the batclaw before it was released?

1: Net Energy= Pg+Ps

Net Energy= MGH+1/2kx^2

Net Energy= (1kg)(9.81)(1.2)+1/2(450N/m)(.75)^2

Net Energy=138.3345


500

Explain the differences of resistors between a parallel circuit and a circuit in series

Resistors in Series is the sum of all resistors in the circuit

Resistors in Parallel is equivalent to 1/Rp=Sum of (1/Rn)

500

Name the top three grossing films of all time

1: Avatar

2: Avengers: Endgame

3: Avatar: The Way of Water

500

Rock Band AC/DC's name refer to what type of physics property

Current

500

What was the first toy to be advertised on television?

Mr. Potato Head