Show:
Science News pgs.2-7
Men in Black pgs.8-11
Scream Machines pgs. 12-15
Game On pgs. 16-19
Worldwide Pastimes pgs. 20-21
100
What is the most popular flavor of ice cream in the U.S.?
vanilla
100
What does SETI stand for?
Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence
100
What is the world's fastest roller coaster?
Formula Rossa
100
What are researchers using to track physical activity and good habits?
smartphone apps
100
When did people first begin playing board games?
3,000 B.C.
200
What do scientists think fireflies might be affected by? (2 answers)
pesticides and light pollution
200
What to scientists point at the stars to listen for evidence of aliens?
telescopes
200
What is the top speed of the world's fastest roller coaster?
150 mph
200
What kind of lifestyle involves little physical activity?
sedentary
200
In what game do people move counters through a series of cup-shaped holes on a board?
mancala
300
What do spiders use to anchor themselves and get around?
a dragline
300
What process in your brain takes a memory back and forth between your short term and long term memory?
reconsolidation
300
What is the featured thrill of the "Vomit Comet"?
Weightlessness
300
Which brain chemical gives you pleasurable (nice) feelings?
dopamine
300
Where did chess originate (come from)?
The Middle East
400
What is another word for an artificial limb?
prosthesis
400
Where do SETI astronomers have radio telescopes listening for aliens?
Hat Creek, California
400
What is one of the "heart pounding features" of the "X-Flight"?
the "eye of the needle"-riders fly straight towards a tower
400
How many extra calories per day do you need to consume to gain one pound?
50 to 100
400
Which games is played by matching tiles with pictures on them?
Mahjong
500
A restaurant from Spain uses the heat from this to cook their food.
a volcano
500
What theory states that "strings" are the smallest things in the universe?
String Theory
500
What does "Takabisha" mean in Japanese?
domineering
500
Which sensor congratulates you for walking the dog?
Greengoose
500
What were board games used for in some cultures?
telling the future