Food Science
What is the most popular cheese in the United States?
Mozzarella
Tuberculosis is an infectious disease that mainly affects which part of the body?
Lungs
Which gemstone has been found on Mars - opal, emerald, or ruby?
Opal
Which planet rotates on it's side?
Uranus
How many events (not including trial events) are there in a Science Olympiad Tournament?
23
The average American consumes how much ice cream per year? 6 pounds, 9.3 pounds, 23 pounds or 72 pounds
23 pounds
Shingles is caused by the same virus that causes which well-known infectious disease? Ms. Beyer caught it at the end of 6th grade and had to do make-up testing in the summer because she missed the last two days of school.
Chicken Pox
Which type of rock is formed by the cooling of a very hot, molten material called magma - sedimentary, igneous, or metamorphic?
Igneous
Which planet has the most moons?
Saturn
When was Science Olympiad founded? Hint - Ms. Beyer was in elementary school.
1984
The world's largest ice cream scoop was in Ms. Beyer's hometown. How much did it weigh, to the nearest 100 lbs.
3010 pounds!
Which animal is responsible for almost 99% of human rabies cases?
Dogs
Ancient Egyptians used this mineral, now found in pencils, as an eyeliner.
Graphite
What is the largest moon in the solar system - Ganymede, Titan, Io or Europa?
Ganymede
What percent of last year's team won an individual medal?
100%!!!!!!!
Before she was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Margaret Thatcher helped perfect which dairy food?Soft-serve ice cream, Cheddar cheese, English butter, or gooseberry yogurt.
Soft-serve ice cream
The headquarters of the Center for Disease Control (CDC) are located in which state?
Georgia
The Fujita Scale measures how intense tornados are. What is the F-number of the most intense tornados?
F-5
What is the hottest planet in the solar system?
Venus
Which of these is not a trial event this year - Code Craze, Hydraulics, Ornithology, Protein Builders?
Ornithology
How much milk does the average dairy cow produce per day, to the nearest gallon?
6-8 gallons
Smallpox is caused by a prion, bacteria or virus?
Virus
How many times does lightning strike a day worldwide- 1,701; 31,400 times; 250,000 times; or 8 million times?
8 million times
What is the name of the largest volcano on Mars?
Olympus Mons
What state won the National Science Olympiad competition this spring - Texas, Florida, California, Maine, or New York?
California