Physics Trivia Quiz

Question 1

Physicists are currently working on creating...

Accepted Answer

contact lenses with computer chips in them, invisibility cloaks, teleportation devices

Question 2

What is this a picture of?

Accepted Answer

a hurricane on saturn

Question 3

Approximately what percentage of physicists are women?

Accepted Answer

20%

Question 4

How much tackling force can an average NFL defensive back produce?

Accepted Answer

1600 lbs-force

Question 5

If you drilled a hole straight through the earth and jumped in, how long would your fall last?

Accepted Answer

42 minutes and 12 seconds

Question 6

Who discovered the laws of motion?

Accepted Answer

Isaac Newton

Question 7

Physics is the study of what?

Accepted Answer

The way the universe behaves, Matter, its motion, forces and energy

Question 8

All the matter that makes up the human race can fit inside a(n)...

Accepted Answer

Sugar cube

Question 9

This popular footwear can be worn all year round because it is made of Sheepskin which is...

Accepted Answer

a naturally thermostatic material

Question 10

How long would you have to yell to produce enough sound energy to heat up one cup of coffee?

Accepted Answer

8 years, 7 months and 6 days

Question 11

Which of the following is NOT an effect of zero gravity on astronauts in space?

Accepted Answer

Delirium due to lack of smartphone.

Question 12

Which artist forgot to make the correct projectile motion calculations before leaping in 2013?

Accepted Answer

Miguel

Question 13

How much would a person who weighs 200 lbs on earth weigh on Mars?

Accepted Answer

76 lbs

Question 14

Which is a direction, an airline and Kimye's kid?

Accepted Answer

North West

Question 15

The Physics of Basketball: Who is the highest vertical leaper in NBA history?

Accepted Answer

Michael Jordan

Question 16

What is the name of the star closest to earth?

Accepted Answer

the sun

Question 17

When did Neil Armstrong first step foot on the moon?

Accepted Answer

July 20, 1969

Question 18

What is the name of the mission that recently landed a satellite on a comet?

Accepted Answer

the Rosetta Mission

Question 19

Classic mechanics accurately describes the motion of objects, provided they are...

Accepted Answer

much larger than atoms, much less than the speed of light

Question 20

Which of the following is a branch of classical mechanics?

Accepted Answer

Dynamics

Question 21

What is the name of the award winning astrophysicist who hosts the Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey?

Accepted Answer

Neil Degrasse Tyson

Question 22

The average person walks the equivalent of how many times around the earth in a lifetime?

Accepted Answer

3 times

Question 23

Which famous theoretical physicist must communicate through a speech generating device?

Accepted Answer

Steven Hawking

Question 24

Which Nobel Prize winning physicist developed the general theory of relativity?

Accepted Answer

Albert Einstein

Question 25

What is the name of the famous particle discovered in the Hadron Collider in 2013?

Accepted Answer

the higgs boson

Question 26

What is the name given by physicist to a "shortcut" through space and time?

Accepted Answer

a wormhole

Question 27

What law of physics does Storm seemingly defy each time she generates a lightning bolt at will?

Accepted Answer

energy is neither created nor destroyed

Question 28

Study of which Physics topic would help us better understand how our cellphones work?

Accepted Answer

Waves

Question 29

Which of the quantities below is an example of a vector quantity?

Accepted Answer

7 ft to the right

Question 30

How long would it take light to travel around the earth?

Accepted Answer

0.13 seconds

Physics Trivia Quiz

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Physics Trivia Quiz

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