Nielsen Knowledge
Who is the department named after?
Homer L. Dodge
Which of Newton’s Laws states that ‘for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction'?
Newton's Third Law
Which famous painter was also a sculptor, an architect, and an engineer?
da Vinci
What is the closest star to Earth?
The sun
How long is an olympic swimming pool in meters?
50 meters
What is the name of the chair of our department?
Dr. Phillip Gutierrez
Which physicist is said to have died by his own hand as a result of his studies?
Boltzmann
Who sculpted David?
Michaelangelo
Which planet is the hottest?
Venus
Who invented the word "vomit"?
William Shakespeare
Name the French physicist whose pendulum swings in the Nielsen atrium.
(Léon) Foucault
Where does sound travel faster, water or air?
Water
Which of Picasso’s famous paintings was inspired by the bombings of civilians during the Spanish War?
Guernica
What is believed to be at the center of every galaxy?
Supermassive Black Hole
What famous US festival hosted over 350,000 fans in 1969?
Woodstock
In inches, what is the largest telescope available at the university observatory?
16 inches
Marie Curie
The famous painting, “Birth of Venus” by Botticelli, features a goddess floating in the ocean on what?
A seashell
Who discovered that the "nebulae" beyond our galaxy are actually other galaxies?
What is the world's most expensive spice by weight?
Saffron
What is the highest room number in Nielsen? (±10)
415
What does the acronym "LASER" stand for?
Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation
The only painting by Van Gogh in the state of Oklahoma is at the OU Fred Jones Jr. Museum of art. What is this painting's name?
Portrait of Thomas Moran
Name the astronomer who lost part of his nose in a duel, replacing it with a brass prosthetic.
Tycho Brahe
The Flag of the European Union has how many stars on it?
12