Science Olympiad Mid-Year Meeting - 1/28

GVHS History

100

What place did we get last year at States (2025)?

6th

200

What place did we get at BVF this year (Team A)?

9th

300

Which year/season was GVHS SciOly founded?

2010

400

What place did we get at Regionals in 2022 and 2023?

5th Place

500

What is the name of the tournament GVHS used to attend pre-COVID, instead of Princeton, and is now shut down?

MC Barons

Chemistry

100

What is the chemical formula for Tungsten?

W

200

What is the name for this compound: NaNO₂

Sodium Nitrite

300

Which molecule does Oxygen form 3 bonds with itself?

Ozone (O₃)

400

What amino acid has R = -CH₂SH?

Cysetine

500

How many ionizable protons does H₃PO₂ have? 

1

Physics

100

What is Newton's 2nd Law?

F = ma

200

What is the unit for frequency?

Hertz

300

If an object's height doubles, its gravitational potential energy will do what?

Double

400

What is this law called: V = IR
V - Voltage, I - Current, R - Resistance

Ohm's Law

500

An electric car travels at 2 m/s with a motor directly connected to a shaft. When a gear with 60 teeth is added to the motor, and a gear with 30 teeth is added to the axle, what is the new speed?

4 m/s

Wildcard

100

Who had an interception (pick-six) in Super Bowl 59 and wears number 33 for the Eagles?

Cooper De Jean

200

What was our best event last year, winning gold every competition except for North Pocono (3rd) and States (2nd)?

Helicopter

300

Anatomy: Which type of blood vessel is responsible for the actual exchange of oxygen and nutrients between the blood and the body's cells?

Capillaries

400

Earth Science: What is the name of the supercontinent that existed about 300 million years ago, before it began to break apart into the continents we see today?

Pangea

500

Biology/Ecology: What theory proposes that island species richness is a balance between colonization and extinction?

Equilibrium Theory

SciOly Trivia

100

Which school (in SciOly) is considered our biggest rival and is just 15 mins away from us?

Penncrest HS

200

When was Science Olympiad (as an organization, not our club) founded?

1984

300

Which school holds the record for the most National Championships ever won?

Troy High School (CA)

400

Where was PA States held before it was held at Penn State Altoona (pre-COVID)?

Juniata College

500

Where was the first-ever Science Olympiad National Tournament held?

Michigan State