Astraios Knowledge Bank -1
Welcome to the Astraios Knowledge and Trivia Program brought to you by Mitchell's Cosmic Adventure (science website) developed by John Mitchell, Jr. A science classroom teacher for 42 years working for the improvement of science education for high school students. My goal is (1) Increase your test-taking skills; (2) Teach you fun, serious, and strange facts about SCIENCE; and (3) Develop Science Trivia and/or Science Bowl Teams at your school. Each test has an unlimited number of attempts. Each attempt will randomly select 25 questions for your test and there is a 20 minute timer which turns on after entering your first and last name. If you need assistance to set-up a team please complete the Astraios Knowledge and Trivia Team Sheet found on my website! Good Luck and
- 1.
Atomic Physics: The world of particle physics is incredible and often very strange! What is another name given to particle physics due to the speeds used in colliding atoms?- A.
High Friction Physics
- B.
High Energy Physics
- C.
Low Energy Physics
- D.
Low Friction Physics
- 2.Chemistry: What is the most malleable metal known to man?
- A.
Aluminum - Al
- B.
Gold - Au
- C.
Iron - Fe
- D.
Magnesium - Mg
- 3.CHEMISTRY: What suntan lotion was developed by Dr. Ben Green in 1944 to protect pilots who bailed out over the Pacific?
- A.
Blue 2000
- B.
Coppertone
- C.
Glimera
- D.
Sport Creme 2000
- 4.COMPUTER SCIENCE: What high-level computer language was named after a French mathematician and philosopher?
- A.
Applesoft
- B.
Basic
- C.
COBOL
- D.
Pascal
- 5.SPACE SCIENCE: What Mercury astronaut had a pulse rate of 170 at lift-off?John Glenn, Alan Shepard or Gus Grissom?
- A.
Shepard, Alan
- B.
Grissom, Gus
- C.
Glenn, John
- D.
Bean, Alan
- 6.TRANSPORTATION: What type of vessel was powered by a hand-cranked propeller when first used in combat in 1176?
- A.
Aircraft
- B.
Power Motor Boat
- C.
Submarine
- D.
Ultra-light aircraft
- 7.CHEMISTRY: What radioactive element is extracted from carnotite and pitchblende?
- A.
Aluminum
- B.
Iron
- C.
Sulfur
- D.
Uranium
- 8.PHYSICS: What optical aids was nearsighted model Grace Robin the first to show off in 1930?
- A.
Bifocal glasses
- B.
Contact Lenses
- C.
Trifocal glasses
- 9.Human Anatomy: What butterfly-shaped gland is located just in front of the windpipe?
- A.
Hypothalamus Gland
- B.
Pineal Gland
- C.
Thyroid Gland
- D.
Testes
- 10.PHYSICS: What's short for "light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation"?
- A.
LASER
- B.
LED
- C.
MASER
- D.
TASER
- 11.BOTANY: What sticky sweetener was traditionally used as an antiseptic ointment for cuts and burns?
- A.
Brown Sugar
- B.
Honey
- C.
Raw Sugar
- D.
White Sugar
- 12.PHYSICS: What is a single unit of quanta called?
- A.
Reflex Wave
- B.
Spin Wave
- C.
Quantum
- 13.ASTRONOMY: What was the first planet to be discovered using the telescope in 1781?
- A.
Mars
- B.
Venus
- C.
Neptune
- D.
Uranus
- E.
Jupiter
- 14.Chemistry: What V-word is defined as "the ability of a liquid to resist flowing."?
- A.
Boiling Point
- B.
Melting Point
- C.
Malleability
- D.
Viscosity
- E.
Velocity
- 15.GENERAL SCIENCE: What unit of measure was originally designed to be one forty-millionth of the Earth's circumference?
- A.
Kilometer
- B.
Meter
- C.
Mile
- D.
Parsec
- 16.LIFE SCIENCE: What is sometimes dubbed Biosphere I?
- A.
The Earth
- B.
The Ocean
- C.
Mars
- D.
Moon
- E.
Venus
- 17.SPACE SCIENCE: What boxcar-sized instrument was repaired by the crew of the shuttle Endeavor in 1993?
- A.
ROST IV
- B.
GPS IIR11
- C.
Hubble Space Telescope
- D.
Galaxy 14
- 18.General: Walt Disney was the creator of which popular animated cartoon character?
- A.
Betty Boop
- B.
Bugs Bunny
- C.
Garfield
- D.
Mickey Mouse
- E.
Superman
- 19.Aviation Science: Who was the first woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean alone?
- A.
Marie Curie
- B.
Amelia Earhart
- C.
Margaret Mitchell
- D.
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
- 20.Space Science: how many planets are in our solar system this year?
- A.
7
- B.
8
- C.
9
- D.
12
- 21.Space Science: In the zodiac, Taurus is best known as....
- A.
The Bull
- B.
The Fish
- C.
The Lion
- D.
The Ram
- E.
The Rat
- 22.Life Science: On which continent can the kangaroo be found?
- A.
Asia
- B.
Australia
- C.
Europe
- D.
North America
- E.
South America
- 23.SPACE SCIENCE: The word aphelion refers to the point in a planet's orbit when it is...
- A.
Farthest from the Earth
- B.
Farthest from the Moon
- C.
Farthest from the Sun
- D.
Nearest the Earth
- E.
Nearest the Moon
- F.
Nearest the Sun
- 24.BOTANY: Which of these common plants are poisonous?
- A.
Azalea
- B.
Daffodil
- C.
Hyacinth
- D.
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- 25.GEOLOGY: How many continents are there on Earth?
- A.
5
- B.
6
- C.
7
- D.
8
- E.
12
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