STEM Rules and Regulations (& Laws)
When checking your bag for air travel, there is strict regulations against storing lithium batteries in your luggage (including power banks). What is airlines biggest concern surrounding these batteries?
Catching on fire!
This number (#) is spelled in English with the exact same number of letters as the number itself.
Four
After being exposed to gamma radiation, Bruce Banner now transforms into what iconic, green character?
The Hulk
In 2012, this K-Pop song went viral and reached the #2 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 list. It is now considered a cultural phenomenon.
Gangnam Style
In Washington, two of the best known zoos are Woodland Park Zoo (Seattle) and Point Defiance Zoo (Tacoma) What is the name of the smaller, lesser-known zoo located in Issaquah?
Cougar Mountain Zoo
What (large) lab equipment should you use when working with hazardous materials that could contaminate the air with fumes or vapors?
Fume Hood
What is the most famous irrational number?
Pi
Often mistaken as the monster's name, [Dr. Victor] Frankenstein is the actually the scientist. Who wrote the original Frankenstein (book) in 1818?
Mary Shelley
Do antibiotics work against viruses?
No. Antibiotics treat bacterial infections.
Seattle's largest park, Discovery Park, houses the West Point Lighthouse which overlooks the Puget Sound. What color is the roof of the West Point Lighthouse?
Red.
What does "sterile" mean in the context of laboratory sciences?
In the equation, E=MC^2 - What does C-squared stand for?
The speed of light.
For the Anime Fans! While Goku may be the main character of the Dragon Ball franchise - This supporting character has been around since the beginning! She's an inventor and engineer that makes different gadgets on her quest to find the dragon balls.
Bulma
Samples of Connie Francis' song Pretty Little Baby has become a viral hit on social media apps, including TikTok. What decade was this song first released?
Hint: Connie Francis was born in 1937 and recently passed in July 2025 at the age of 87 years old.
1962
Last month, the Seattle Aquarium welcomed a new sea otter. What is her name? Hint: She is shares her name with a gemstone (or a general purpose programming language).
Ruby.
What is the "Law of Intertia" also more commonly known as?
Netwon's First Law of Motion
Speedy Mental Math - What is 52 multiplied by 23? (52 X 23)
1196
In the Back to the Future movies, what kind of car does Doc Brown use to build a time machine?
DeLorean
True or False: Viruses have a nucleus.
False.
Pigeons are a common sight in urban spaces and one of the first domesticated birds. What wild species are they derived from?
Rock Dove
Boyle's Law describes the relationship between pressure and ______ of a confined gas.
Volume
Weight Conversions! Think British. Which is heavier?
3 stone or 40 pounds?
3 stone is heavier!
3 stone = 42 pounds. 1 stone is 14 pounds.
In one of the earliest Studio Ghibli films (early 1980s), we are introduced to this main character collecting samples for their research on toxic pollution.
Princess Nausicaa (of the Valley of the Wind)!
Liver.
Established in 1825, Seneca Village was a predominantly Black neighborhood with over 200 residents. However, in the mid 1850s, the residents of Seneca Village were displaced to make way for this urban park.
Central Park in Manhattan, New York.