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1
Optical fiber works on the principle of...
interference
total internal reflection
refraction
scattering
2
To convert a galvanometer to a voltmeter, you should add a...
high resistance in parallel
low resistance in parallel
low resistance in series
high resistance in series
3
What does it mean if you see a blue pumpkin while trick-or-treating?
Ward of evil spirits
They kept last year's pumpkin
No trick or treating
Allergy-free treats
4
Halloween is generally considered to have evolved from what ancient festival?
Lamas
Fangullo
Katzo
Samhain
5
What are the names of the Addams Family's pet piranhas?
Macbeth and Frans
Heloise and Abelhart
Tristan and Isolde
Doom and Death
6
The largest tarantula, and largest spider overall, is the Theraphosa blondi, also known as...
African Bloodleg
Goliath Bird-eater
Giant Huntsman
Elephantine Draton
7
What phobia do you suffer from if you have an intense fear of Halloween?
Wiccaphobia
Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia
Samhainophobia
Phasmaphobia
8
Due to the effect of
Thermal Expansion
, the Eiffel Tower can be how much taller in the summer?
15 μm
1.5 m
0.15 mm
15 cm
9
Light from the star, Alpha Centauri, takes how long to reach the Earth?
4.2 years
Instantaneously
4.2 hours
0.42 years
10
Which of the following is NOT a noble gas?
krypton
xenon
astatine
radon
11
What is trick-or-treating called in Mexico?
Aniquilar
Basurero
Calaverita
Muela
12
Which of the following is NOT a term for a scarecrow?
Mawkin
Gallybagger
Doodle sack
Bwbach
13
What was invented by Dennis Gabor in 1947, winning him a Nobel prize in 1971?
Double Resonance Apparatus
Holograms
Chaos Theory
The Transistor
14
What is the Higgs Field theorized to be directly responsible for?
Things having polarity
Entropy
Things having mass
CMBR
15
Which pair has physical dimensions that are not identical?
Impulse and moment of force
Planck's constant and Angular momentum
Pressure and Young's modules
Force and rate of change of linear momentum
16
A piano tuner records a standing Lissajous curve on his oscilloscope. The tone projected is...
Out of harmony
Resonating
Mainly Sharp
Mainly Flat
17
Which of the laws of Thermodynamics is often invoked to discredit attempts at perpetual motion?
Zeroth Law
Third Law
Second Law
First Law
18
What did scientists create in a squash court under the University of Chicago Stadium in 1942?
Nuclear Reactor
A Black Hole
Particle Accelerator
Rocket Thruster
19
Who received the 1923 Nobel Prize in Physics for measuring the charge of the electron?
Canderish
Sklowdowska
Bohr
Millikan
20
What Halloween costume does E.T. wear in disguise?
Pumpkin
Masked Superhero
Gorilla
Ghost
21
Rectifiers in circuits are used to convert...
Low voltage to high voltage
High voltage to low voltage
Alternating current to Direct current
Direct current to Alternating current
22
Whose principle/law states that each point on a wave front may be considered a new wave source?
Hertz's Law
Snell's Law
Huygen's Principle
Young's Law
23
What does CMBR stand for?
Cosmic microwave background radiation
Cosmology microphysics biophysical radiophysics
Cold microscopic balsamic radio
Cosmic megawatt baryonic revolutions
24
The energy associated with one photon of a light beam is proportional to...
Intensity of the light source
Speed of the photon
Number of photons in the beam
Frequency of the photon
25
What material was discovered accidentally as the most slippery substance in the world?
Penguinone
Permanganate
Hydrogenoxalate
Polytetrafluoroethene
26
Which series describes the hydrogen atom electron transitions to the N=1 orbit?
Lymitts series
Pfund series
Lyman series
Lyzand series
27
What product is banned in Hollywood on Halloween?
Toilet Paper
Silly String
None. It's Hollywood
Ski Masks
28
Who shared the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1909 for the development of wireless telegraphy?
Dirac
Braun
Mayer
Einstein
29
What is the coldest known place in the universe?
Eskimo Nebula
Cat's Eye Nebula
Boomerang Nebula
Tarantula Nebula
30
The first Jack-o-Lanterns were made out of what?
Pumpkins
Shrunken Heads
Turnips
Coconuts
