STEM Jeopardy Round 2

Famous Armenian Scientists

100

This physicist and computer scientist is the current president of Armenia.

Armen Sarkissian

200

MiG fighter jets are named after this Soviet-Armenian aircraft designer. 

Artem Mikoyan

300

This founding father of theoretical astrophysics has an observatory named after him in Byurakan, Armenia. 

Victor Hambartsumian

400

True of False: The inventor of the MRI machine was Armenian. 

True (Dr. Raymond Damadian)

500

This NASA astronaut has logged 337 hours of space flight, holds degrees in engineering and medicine, and is the only person of Armenian descent to have been in space. 

James Philip Bagian

Test what you've learned

100

A chemical reaction that releases heat is called this. 

Exothermic

200

When an electrical current runs through a wire it produces a _______ field.

Magnetic

300

An object that is launched off a catapult is called this. 

Projectile

400

The path that a projectile takes when flying through the air is called this. 

Trajectory

500

This naturally magnetic element is found in rare earth magnets.

Neodymium

Math

100

True or false: 19 is a prime number

True (it only has two divisors: 1 and 19)

200

In order of operations, the E in BEDMAS stands for this. 

Exponents

300

The sum of the internal angles of a triangle equals this. 

180 degrees

400

A nine sided polygon is called this. 

Nonagon

500

Any number divided by zero is this. 

Undefined

Food Science

100

Milk is rich in this mineral which is important for bone health. 

Calcium

200

True or false: Coffee reduces your body's ability to absorb some minerals from the foods you eat. 

True

300

This is the scientific name for common table sugar. 

Sucrose

400

Foods that are good sources of these decrease the risk of developing cancer. 

Antioxidants

500

This yellow fruit helps other fruits and vegetables ripen by releasing ethylene gas. 

Banana

Name that organ

100

This muscular organ has 4 chambers and functions as a pump.

Heart

200

Pound for pound, what is the strongest muscle in the human body? 

Masseter (aka the jaw muscle)

300

This organ produces bile which helps digest fat from the foods we eat. 

Liver

400

If Bob broke his tibia, he would feel pain in this part of his body.

Lower leg/shin

500

This organ was once believed to be useless but now is believed to aid in immune function. (hint: appendicitis happens when it gets inflamed)

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