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PhySoc Trivia Night Round 1
PhySoc Trivia Night Round 1
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How many dimensions does the M-theory have?
14
11
23
5
2
What type of lens is a magnifying glass?
Convex
Concave
3
Where is the Australian Space Agency based?
Brisbane
Adelaide
Canberra
Sydney
4
What is the velocity of sound in vacuum? In metres per second
450
34
320
0
5
Which famous physicist had a 1427 page FBI file?
Albert Einstein
Isacc Newton
Richard Feynman
Stephen Hawking
6
If you mix all the colours of light into one ray, do you get black, white, or rainbow?
White
Black
Rainbow
7
Quantum Flavourdynamics is an old name for what?
Electromagnetism
Strong Interaction
Nuclear Force
Weak Interaction
8
How many separate patents did Thomas Edison file?
1243
5
56
1093
9
How many times do you need to slap a chicken for it to be cooked?
10509
64000
49000
86340
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Which of Albert Einstein's famous theories is logically unsound?
Theory of Special Relativity
Theory of Relativity
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What is a "White Hole"?
A zone of infinite gravity within a finite space
A zone wherein which matter is spontaneously created
A zone of antimatter colliding with matter
A zone of infinite space with only finite gravity
12
What is the earth’s primary source of energy?
Solar from the Sun
Thermal from Earth’s Core
Hydro from the tides
13
Who was the first person to describe the principle of relativity?
Galileo Galilei
Alfred Bucherer
Albert Einstein
Henri Poincaré
14
When light bends as it enters a different medium the process is known as what?
Total Internal Reflection
Refraction
Reflection
15
Who is known as the “father” of quantum physics?
Otto Hahn
James Chadwick
Albert Einstein
Max Planck
16
You can yell at your soup to warm it: True or False?
False
True
17
Infrared light has a wavelength that is too long or short to be visible for humans?
Short
Long
18
Why are our planet’s orbits elliptical, not round?
They entered the Sun’s orbit at odd angles
Hawkings radiation causes them to “bounce” as they approach our Sun
Gravity tugs at them as they approach the Sun, altering the orbit
19
What happens when lightning hits a tree?
The tree provides a pathway to the ground, leaving the tree intact
The water inside the tree boils, expands, and explodes
20
What kind of eclipse do we have when the moon is between the sun and the earth?
Solar Eclipse
Lunar Eclipse
21
What is the circumference of the LHC?
5km
27km
32km
13km
22
Speed of Sound in m/s
240
140
340
440
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Which century was the word “physics” first used in the English language?
12th
9th
6th
16th
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Is lightning 3 times hotter than the sun?
False
True
