General Knowledge
What is the capital of Vietnam?
Hanoi
Who is known for formulating the laws of motion?
Sir Isaac Newton
Who was the first woman to receive a Nobel Prize in two different scientific fields?
Marie Curie (Physics and Chemistry)
What is the value of π (pi) rounded to two decimal places?
3.14
I speak without a mouth and hear without ears. I have no body, but I come alive with the wind. What am I?
An echo
In which year did World War II end?
1945
What is the acceleration of gravity?
g = 9.8 m/s^2
What discovery is Rosalind Franklin known for contributing to?
The structure of DNA (specifically, X-ray diffraction images of DNA)
What does the acronym PEMDAS stand for?
Parentheses, Exponents, Multiplication, Division, Addition, Subtraction
The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I?
Footsteps
Who was the first televised President?
Franklin D. Roosevelt
What phenomenon explains why a ball dropped from a height bounces back up?
Elasticity
OR
the law of conservation of energy
What did Ada Lovelace contribute to the field of computer science?
She is considered the first computer programmer, known for her work on Charles Babbage's analytical engine.
What is the mathematical concept involving finding the largest integer that divides two numbers without a remainder?
Greatest Common Divisor (GCD)
I’m tall when I’m young, and I’m short when I’m old. What am I?
A candle
What is the smallest country in the world by land area?
Vatican City
What is the principle behind the energy-mass equivalence (E=mc^2)?
Theory of Relativity (Einstein's equation)
Emily Warren Roebling helped to build which famous bridge?
The Brooklyn Bridge
What mathematical concept is central to understanding calculus and involves finding the slope of a curve at a point?
Derivative
What can you hold in your left hand but not in your right?
Your right elbow
What is the tiny piece at the end of a shoelace called?
An aglet
What is the term used to describe the force that acts on a moving body in a circular path and is directed toward the center of the path?
Centripetal force
Who was the first woman to earn a degree in mechanical engineering at MIT, and what was one of her significant contributions to the field?
Margaret E. Knight + development of a machine for cutting and folding square-bottom paper bags.
What is the name of the Greek mathematician known as the "Father of Geometry"?
Euclid
I am taken from a mine and shut up in a wooden case, from which I am never released, and yet I am used by almost every person. What am I?
Pencil lead (graphite)