Star Wars
Are you smarter than a?
Under the Hood (of a Car)
100

This desert planet is the home of both Anakin and Luke Skywalker.

What is Tatooine?

100

(First Grader)

What is the largest continent on Earth? 

What is Asia?

100

This component is responsible for converting chemical energy from fuel into mechanical energy that moves your car.

What is the engine?

200

In The Empire Strikes Back, Yoda famously says, “Do or do not. There is no ____.”

What is try?

200

(Third Grader)

What is the largest mammal in the world

What is the blue whale?

200

This gauge on your dashboard shows how fast your car is moving.

What is the speedometer?

300

This character was frozen in carbonite in The Empire Strikes Back.

Answer: Who is Han Solo?

300

(Sixth Grader)

In which layer of Earth's atmosphere does weather occur?

What is the troposphere?

300

This component in a car prevents the engine from overheating by dissipating heat from the coolant.

What is the radiator?

400

The species of Grogu, commonly referred to as “Baby Yoda,” has only been seen three times in the Star Wars saga. Name one other member of this species.

Who is Yoda or Yaddle?

400

(Ninth Grader)

What is the powerhouse of the cell?

What is the Mitochondria 

400

In modern cars, this system reduces harmful emissions from the exhaust before they are released into the air.

What is the catalytic converter?

500

The Sith rule is known as the "Rule of Two." Name the Sith Lord who created this rule.

Who is Darth Bane?  

500

(Eleventh Grader)

In literature, who wrote the novel 1984?

Who is George Orwell?

 

500

This principle, described by Nikolaus Otto, refers to the four cycles of intake, compression, power, and exhaust in an internal combustion engine.

What is the Otto Cycle?