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SCIENCE

-Toss-up Round-Head to Head

-Category Round-Lightning Round

ROUNDS

TOSS-UP Round

Questions: Random topics; short answer.Points: All questions are worth 10 points.Penalty: There are no deductions for wrong answers in this round.Buzzing: Teams may buzz in only after the question is read. Team members must wait for the host to call on them by name before attempting to answer a question.Bouncing: If a team buzzes in and cannot answer or answers incorrectly, the question is then posed to the other team.

Head-to-Head Round

Questions: Random topics; Multiple Choice only.Points: All questions are worth 10 points.Penalty: Incorrect answers result in a 10-point deduction.. Team members may buzz in at any time at their own risk. If a question is interrupted by a player buzzing in, the host will stop and ask for an answer, without reading the remainder of the question..If a player cannot answer a question or answers incorrectly, the host gives the correct answer and moves on to the next question. The other player is not given the opportunity to respond.

Category Round

Questions: Players pick from a board of Five themed categories. Each category has five short answer. Selection: Chit Papers will be distributed and team will select a category.Points: Questions are worth 20points.Penalty : Incorrect answers result in a 10-point deduction.Bouncing: If a team buzzes in and cannot answer or answers incorrectly, the question is then posed to the other team. The other team will get 10points for that.

Lightning Round

Questions: Random categories, Yes or No only.Points: All questions are worth 10 points.Penalty: Incorrect answers or unanswered result in a 10-point deduction.Procedure: 5 Questions will be shown instantly and 20seconds will be allowed. You have to write the answer in a sheet & submit after 20secs.

Match Tiebreaker The tiebreaker is a sudden death round. The host asks a toss-up question worth 20 points.

If the answer is correct, the game is over and the team is declared the winner. If an answer cannot be given or an answer is incorrect, the opposing team has the chance to answer the question in the same manner.

Animals who eats both Plants & Animals known as?

Animals who eats both Plants & Animals known as?

Omnivores

What is it called when a solid changes directly into a gas?

What is it called when a solid changes directly into a gas?

Sublimination

What are the 3 R’s of recycling?

What are the 3 R’s of recycling?

Reduce , Reuse & Recycle

The Biggest Part of Human Brain is known as?

The Biggest Part of Human Brain is known as?

Cerebrum

NONE

Cloud at ground level is called what?

Cloud at ground level is called what?

FOG

What is the name for the new technology whereby a glass fiber carries as much information as hundreds of copper wires?

What is the name for the new technology whereby a glass fiber carries as much information as hundreds of copper wires?

FIBER OPTICS (OPTO-ELECTRONICS)

What poisonous alkaloid is extracted from tobacco leaves and widely used as an insecticide?

What poisonous alkaloid is extracted from tobacco leaves and widely used as an insecticide?

NICOTINE

Name the first woman to travel in space.

Name the first woman to travel in space.

(VALENTINA) TERESHKOVA

Unlike rodents, the rabbit has how many incisor teeth?

Unlike rodents, the rabbit has how many incisor teeth?

FOUR

Trying to predict the weather is known as _______?

Trying to predict the weather is known as Weather Forcasting.

What country experiences the most tornadoes?

What country experiences the most tornadoes?

USA

At what temperature is Fahrenheit equal to Centigrade?

At what temperature is Fahrenheit equal to Centigrade?

-40 Degree

HEAD TO HEAD ROUND

1. When a gas is turned into a liquid, the process is called ?

condensation evaporation deposition sublimation

1. When a gas is turned into a liquid, the process is called ?

condensation evaporation deposition sublimation

2. The fastest-running terrestrial animal is

cheetah lion man jaguar

2. The fastest-running terrestrial animal is

cheetah lion man jaguar

3. Which of the following is used in pencils?

Graphite Silicon Charcoal Phosphorous

3. Which of the following is used in pencils?

Graphite Silicon Charcoal Phosphorous

4. Yeast, used in making bread is a

fungus plant bacteria seed

4. Yeast, used in making bread is a

fungus plant bacteria seed

5. The hardest substance available on earth is

Gold Iron Diamond Platinum

5. The hardest substance available on earth is

Gold Iron Diamond Platinum

6. Which of the following can be used as a lubricant?

Graphite Silica Iron Oxide Diamond

Graphite Silica Iron Oxide Diamond

6. Which of the following can be used as a lubricant?

7. How many lungs does human have?

1 2 3 4

7. How many lungs does human have?

1 2 3 4

8. Do coconut trees grow better in which climates?

Hot Cold Warm Any

8. Do coconut trees grow better in which climates?

Hot Cold Warm Any

9. A type of plastic that is biodegradable has been in the news lately. The ingredient that makes it biodegradable is:

vegetable oilpetroleumcornstarchleather

9. A type of plastic that is biodegradable has been in the news lately. The ingredient that makes it biodegradable is:

vegetable oilpetroleumcornstarchleather

10. In which country was a method for making rust-resistant iron discovered in the fifth century B.C.?

Sumeria EgyptIndia Babylon

10. In which country was a method for making rust-resistant iron discovered in the fifth century B.C.?

Sumeria EgyptIndia Babylon

11. The word atom is from a Greek word meaning:

Small IndivisibleUnseen visible

11. The word atom is from a Greek word meaning:

Small IndivisibleUnseen visible

12. Most commercial nuclear power plants worldwide are cooled by:

sodiummercuryheliumwater

12. Most commercial nuclear power plants worldwide are cooled by:

sodiummercuryheliumwater

13. As of December, 1990, which of the following countries generated the greatest percentage of its electricity by nuclear power?

England JapanUnited States France

13. As of December, 1990, which of the following countries generated the greatest percentage of its electricity by nuclear power?

England JapanUnited States France

14. Plants get their nitrogen from:

Rain SoilAir Bedrock

14. Plants get their nitrogen from:

Rain SoilAir Bedrock

Formulated a model of the universe that placed the Sun rather than the Earth at the center of the universe.

1. The process of pasteurization is named after which famous French microbiologist ?

1. The process of pasteurization is named after which famous French microbiologist ?

LOUIS PASTEUR

2. Bacterial infections in humans can be treated with what ?

2. Bacterial infections in humans can be treated with what ?

Antibiotics

3. A Single Piece of DNA is known as?

3. A Single Piece of DNA is known as?

Chromosome

4. Death of every member of a particular species is known as?

4. Death of every member of a particular species is known as?

Extinction

5. How many bones does a Human have?

5. How many bones does a Human have?

206

6. Process of Plants converting Sunlight into Food?

6. Process of Plants converting Sunlight into Food?

Photosynthesis

1.What is the first Element in the Periodic Table?

1.What is the first Element in the Periodic Table?

HYDROGEN

2. What is the Centre of an Atom called?

2. What is the Centre of an Atom called?

NUCLEUS

3. What is the main gas that we found in the air when we breath?

3. What is the main gas that we found in the air when we breath?

Nitrogen (78%)

4. At room temperature, what is the only metal that is in liquid form?

4. At room temperature, what is the only metal that is in liquid form?

MERCURY

5.What is the name given to substances that are initially involved in a chemical reaction?

REACTANTS

5.What is the name given to substances that are initially involved in a chemical reaction?

6. Atoms of Same Chemical elements that have different atomic mass known as?

6. Atoms of Same Chemical elements that have different atomic mass known as?

ISOTOPES

HUMAN BODY QUIZ

1. The bone that make us your spines are called?

1. The bone that make us your spines are called?

Vertebrae

2. The flow of blood through your heart and around your body is called?

2. The flow of blood through your heart and around your body is called?

Circulation

3. The outside layer of skin on the human body is called the?

3. The outside layer of skin on the human body is called the?

Epidermis

4. The bones around your chest that protect organs such as the heart are called what?

4. The bones around your chest that protect organs such as the heart are called what?

RIBS

5. The shape of DNA is known as?

5. The shape of DNA is known as?

A Double Helix

6. Your ears are important when it comes to staying balanced? True or False

6. Your ears are important when it comes to staying balanced? True or False

TRUE

1. When light bends as it enters a different medium the process is known as what ?

1. When light bends as it enters a different medium the process is known as what ?

REFRACTION

2. A magnifying glass is what type of lens?

2. A magnifying glass is what type of lens?

Convex

3. Electric power is typically measured in what units?

3. Electric power is typically measured in what units?

Watts

4. The wire inside an electric bulb is known as the what ?

4. The wire inside an electric bulb is known as the what ?

FILAMENT

5. What scientist is well known for his theory of relativity?

5. What scientist is well known for his theory of relativity?

ALBERT EINSTEIN

6. What is the earth’s primary source of energy?

6. What is the earth’s primary source of energy?

THE SUN

SPACE QUIZ

1. What is the name of the 2nd biggest planet in our solar system?

1. What is the name of the 2nd biggest planet in our solar system?

SATURN

2. What is the hottest planet in our solar system?

2. What is the hottest planet in our solar system?

VENUS

3. What planet is famous for its big red spot on it ?

3. What planet is famous for its big red spot on it ?

JUPITER

4. Who was the first person t o walk on t he moon?

4. Who was the first person t o walk on t he moon?

Neil Armstrong

5. What is the name of a place that uses telescopes and other scientific equipment to research space and astronomy?

5. What is the name of a place that uses telescopes and other scientific equipment to research space and astronomy?

An observatory

6. What is the name of Saturn’s largest moon?

6. What is the name of Saturn’s largest moon?

TITAN

LIGHTNING ROUND(YES or NO)

Lightning Round

Questions: Random categories, Yes or No only.Points: All questions are worth 10 points.Penalty: Incorrect answers or unanswered result in a 10-point deduction.Procedure: 5 Questions will be shown instantly and 20seconds will be allowed. You have to write the answer in a sheet & submit after 20secs.

1. Charles Darwin introduced the idea of Natural Selection? 2. Can Frog live in salt water?3. Common Cold is caused by a Virus?4. Acids have Ph Level below 7?5. A neutron has no net electric charge?

GROUP 1

1. Charles Darwin introduced the idea of Natural Selection?- Yes 2. Can Frog live in salt water?- No3. Common Cold is caused by a Virus?- Yes4. Acids have Ph Level below 7?- Yes5. A neutron has no net electric charge?- Yes

GROUP 1

1. A Proton Carries positive Charge?2. Earth Day is held on June 18.?3. Transfats are good f or your health?4. Ozone in the upper atmosphere is produced from photochemical reactions?5. Chemical Symbol of Lead is Pb?

GROUP 2

1. A Proton Carries positive Charge?- Yes2. Earth Day is held on June 18.?- No its April223. Transfats are good f or your health?- Yes4. Ozone in the upper atmosphere is produced from photochemical reactions?- Yes5. Chemical Symbol of Lead is Pb?- Yes

GROUP 2

GROUP 3

1. Sodium is a very Reactive Metal? 2. Humans were on Earth before plants?3. India is the Largest Producer of Banana?4. Batteries convert chemical to Mechanical Energy?5. Electric Current is measured using Ammeter?

GROUP 3

1. Sodium is a very Reactive Metal? - Yes2. Humans were on Earth before plants?- No3. India is the Largest Producer of Banana?- Yes4. Batteries convert chemical to Mechanical Energy?- No5. Electric Current is measured using Ammeter?- Yes

1. A proton carries a +ve Charge?2. Liquids are easy to compress?3. Gasses are hard to compress?4. Ice Sinks in water?5. Is Neptune bigger than earth?

GROUP 4

1. A proton carries a +ve Charge?- Yes2. Liquids are easy to compress?- No3. Gasses are hard to compress?- No4. Ice Sinks in water?- No5. Is Neptune bigger than earth?- Yes

GROUP 4

Tie Up Round

What mammal lays eggs?

What mammal lays eggs?

PLATYPUS

What substance are nails made of ?

What substance are nails made of ?

Keratin

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