Science
What does the ER of the cell stand for?
Endoplasmic Reticulum
What is the programming language developed by James Gosling at Sun Microsystems and named after the type of coffee from Indonesia?
Java
Where is the tallest building in the world? (Shanghai, Malaysia, or Dubai?)
A $55 jacket is on sale for 40% off. Tax is 3%. What is the final price of the jacket? (Hint: tax is added after the discount is applied)
$33.99
Does Apple, Google, or Amazon employ the most Software Engineers?
Amazon
According to Newton’s second law, the amount of force needed to move an object depends on how fast you want it to move, as well as the object’s…
Which was invented first: the telephone or the lightbulb?
The telephone
What kind of bridge is the Golden Gate Bridge?
A suspension bridge
What is the value of lne?
1
What is the oath of ethics taken by doctors named after an Ancient Greek physician?
Hippocratic Oath
A positively charged ion is a ______, and a negatively charged ion is called a ____.
What does PIN stand for?
Personal Identification Number
Which common kitchen appliance was invented by accident in 1945 by a self-taught engineer named Percy Spencer?
Microwave
DAILY DOUBLE- What calculating tool is composed of an oblong frame with rows of wires or grooves along which beads are slid?
An abacus
What kind of engineering focuses on devising efficient systems that integrate workers, machines, materials, information, and energy to make a product or provide a service?
Industrial Engineering
What is the rarest blood type?
AB-
What college did Bill Gates graduate from?
None
In civil engineering, Abrams’ law describes the strength of which type of building material that is composed of fine and coarse aggregate bonded together?
Concrete
What is the first 10 digits of pi?
3.141592653
What is a doctor who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer called?
Oncologist
Which is the most abundant element in the universe?
Hydrogen
While working at the Xerox Palo Alto Research Center during the 1970s, computer scientist Larry Tesler coined what three common computer commands first used to edit documents on a word processor he co-created called Gypsy?
Cut, copy, paste
A major potential in efforts to engineer environmental sustainability are attempts to breed bacteria that can eat what polymer-based materials that are difficult to recycle?
Plastic
Right triangle ABC has side lengths AB=16 and BC=30. What is cos C? (Angle B is a right angle.)
30/34
Name types of engineering one team at a time until types are repeated or a team cannot come up with an answer.
Aerospace, Agricultural, Biomedical, Civil, Chemical, Computer, Electrical, Environmental, Industrial, Mechanical, Nuclear, Mechanical, Structural