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WILD CARD
100
What animal is the fastest land animal?
Cheetah
100
A program designed to be downloaded by a user to a mobile device.
App (Application)
100
What word is used to describe a fast-moving stream of fluid?
Jet
100
What unit of measure is equal to 2.205 pounds?
Kilogram
100
What gas makes up the majority of our atmosphere?
Nitrogen
200
Which planet in our solar system is closest to the sun?
Mercury
200
In Education, what does the acronym STEM stand for?
Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
200
What is the tallest building in Japan?
Mori JP Tower
200
What is another term for a binary digit that stores information?
Bit
200
What is the only fruit that has its seeds on the outside?
Strawberry
300
In science, what do we call the change in characteristics that takes place over generations?
Evolution
300
In English, what is the computer's main circuit board called?
the motherboard
300
What scale is used to measure the magnitude of earthquakes?
Richter scale
300
What term is used to describe the measure of an appliance’s power?
Watt
300
Which element’s symbol is Au?
Gold
400
What is the branch of biology that studies the animal kingdom?
Zoology
400
In the technology industry, what is a firewall?
It provides protection against outside cyber attackers by shielding your computer
400
What famous European structure tilts at a 3.97 degree tilt angle due to it's unstable foundation?
The Leaning Tower of Pisa
400
What is the term for a straight line passing from side to side through the center of a circle?
diameter
400
What is the most common element in steel?
Iron
500
What form of electromagnetic radiation is often for medical purposes?
X-ray
500
What is something that can be either concave or convex and refracts light to form an image?
Lens
500
What is the mathematical term for straight lines that never intersect?
Parallel
500
In addition to length and width, what else is needed to calculate the volume of a cube?
Height
500
What force acts upon an object to slow it down, or stop its motion?
Friction