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A physics trivia quiz to give on a fun day.
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1
Physics is the study of what?
Matter, its motion, forces and energy
The way the universe behaves
The way living things interact
The way the human body moves.
2
Which is a direction, an airline and Kimye's kid?
Jet Blue
North West
Blue East
South West
3
Which of the following is NOT an effect of zero gravity on astronauts in space?
Increased height through spine lengthening.
Delirium due to lack of smartphone.
Puffed up face due to more blood in the head.
Muscle atrophy due to lack of use.
4
Approximately what percentage of physicists are women?
5%
50%
20%
35%
5
What law of physics does Storm seemingly defy each time she generates a lightning bolt at will?
energy is neither created nor destroyed
force is equal to mass times accelration
the law of gravity
for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction
6
The average person walks the equivalent of how many times around the earth in a lifetime?
0.8 times
4.2 times
3 times
1.5 times
7
Study of which Physics topic would help us better understand how our cellphones work?
Magentism
Waves
Motion
Forces
8
Which Nobel Prize winning physicist developed the general theory of relativity?
Richard Feynman
Marie Curies
Albert Einstein
Stephen Hawking
9
What is the name of the mission that recently landed a satellite on a comet?
the Apollo Mission
the Rosetta Mission
the Gemini Mission
the Philae Mission
10
How long would it take light to travel around the earth?
1.6 seconds
0.13 seconds
0 seconds, it is instant
1 minute 24 seconds
11
The Physics of Basketball: Who is the highest vertical leaper in NBA history?
Michael Jordan
Lebron James
Shawn Kemp
Julius Erving
12
Who discovered the laws of motion?
Albert Einstein
Isaac Newton
Galileo Galilei
Johannes Kepler
13
Which of the quantities below is an example of a vector quantity?
North/Northwest
62 mph
13.6 meters
7 ft to the right
14
How long would you have to yell to produce enough sound energy to heat up one cup of coffee?
8 years, 7 months and 6 days
6 months, 12 days
10 hours
4 years, 5 months, 10 days
15
What is the name of the star closest to earth?
the sun
Alpha Centauri
Wolf 359
Barnard's Star
16
What is the name given by physicist to a "shortcut" through space and time?
a nebula
a black hole
a super nova
a wormhole
17
How much would a person who weighs 200 lbs on earth weigh on Mars?
115 lbs
200 lbs
76 lbs
272 lbs
18
What is the name of the famous particle discovered in the Hadron Collider in 2013?
the down quark
the tau nuetrino
the gluon
the higgs boson
19
What is the name of the award winning astrophysicist who hosts the Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey?
Brian Greene
Neil Degrasse Tyson
Bill Nye
Carl Sagan
20
If you drilled a hole straight through the earth and jumped in, how long would your fall last?
24 minutes 48 seconds
3 minute 27 seconds
42 minutes and 12 seconds
10 minutes 45 seconds
21
All the matter that makes up the human race can fit inside a(n)...
Olympic swimming pool
The Empire State Building
Basketball
Sugar cube
22
Which famous theoretical physicist must communicate through a speech generating device?
Bill Nye
Steven Hawking
Neil Degrasse Tyson
Carl Sagan
23
How much tackling force can an average NFL defensive back produce?
1200 lbs-force
500 lbs-force
2200 lbs-force
1600 lbs-force
24
When did Neil Armstrong first step foot on the moon?
June 14, 1972
August 10, 1978
About a week ago
July 20, 1969
25
What is this a picture of?
the earth's core
a galaxy being born
a hurricane on saturn
a cupcake
