Science Olympiad
ERHS Sci-Oly
Random Science
Random Events + Math
*Somewhat* Lab Events
100

The number of divisions Science Olympiad has.

What is 3 (A (elementary), B (middle school), and C (high school))?

100

What are the names of these animals? (this is a REAL question on the 2025 Maryland regional ecology exam)

1. Antelope/Gazelle

2. Bison

3. Cheetah

100

The year Neil Armstrong stepped on the moon.

What is 1969?
100

5 in Roman numerals.

What is V?

100

Something you should wear on your eyes during a lab

What are safety goggles/glasses?

200

The name of the Science Olympiad website

What is soinc.org?

200

What type of cord were Alexis and Nusaiba looking for at the UMD invitational?

What is ))?

200

How many phases does the moon have

What is 8 phases?

200

The name of substitution cipher that shifts letters in a message to make it unreadable if intercepted

What is a Caesar Cipher?

200

The event that deals with epidemiology

What is Disease detectives?

300

Name ANY three Science Olympiad events in the category of physical science & chemistry (new or old, any division).

Ex: Air Trajectory, Chem Lab, Forensics, Materials Science, Optics, Wind Power

300

What is the lowest event placement for our team at the 2025 State competition? (you are allowed a margin of 2 numbers away from the right answer to get this answer right)

What is 22nd place?

300

How many bones do sharks have in their body?

What is 0? (they are made up of cartilage)

300

4^(-1/2)

What is 1/2?

300

What does RNA stand for?

What is ribonucleic acid?

400

The state of the first Science Olympiad nationals competition.

What is Michigan?

400

What was our team number for the 2025 state competition?

What is C6?

400

Who was the REAL person who discovered the structure of DNA? (Hint: NOT Watson or Crick)

Who is Rosalind Franklin?

400

An event where participants demonstrate an understanding of the processes involving the cryosphere of the Earth, (including glaciers and other various formations/processes)

What is Dynamic Planet?

400

For the reversible reaction: A+B⇌C+D, which of the following factors will affect the equilibrium constant?

A. Increasing the concentration of reactants A and B

B. Decreasing the concentration of products C and D

C. Changing the temperature of the system

D. Adding a catalyst to the reaction

(sorry freshman)

What is C. Changing the temperature of the system?

500

The year of the first ever Science Olympiad competition.

What is 1974?

500

(EXTREMELY HARD) What phrase is Jacob trying to figure out?

What is "Eleanor Roosevelt"

500

What is the name of the largest desert in the world? (bonus points if you give the definition of what categorizes an environment as a desert)

What is Antarctica?

(deserts are categorized by the low amount of precipitation they get)

500

The person who introduced Arabic numerals (like 1, 2, 3) to Europe.

Who is Fibonacci?

500

How long does rigor mortis last?

What is 24 hours?