Chocolate and coffee both contain caffeine and are dearly loved by Americans. How much do you know about these foods?
Average, 10 Qns, drbabe,
Nov 11 14
Category:
Food & Drink
We all love shiny stuff! Gold, platinum, silver, and palladium are classed as precious metals. How much do you know about this small collection of very valuable elements?
Average, 10 Qns, drbabe,
Sep 10 23
Category:
Metals
The whole quote is "If Your Only Tool is a Hammer, Every Problem Looks Like a Nail." So let's think beyond the hammer. What tools or hardware would you use in the following situations?
Average, 10 Qns, drbabe,
Jan 02 11
Category:
Hobbies Other
A very timely subject is this. Even Oprah recommends Dickens, choosing "Great Expections" and "Tale of Two Cities" as selections for her book club for December 2010. How familiar are you with these ten Dickensian characters?
Average, 10 Qns, drbabe,
Sep 14 18
Category:
Dickens, Charles
I couldn't help it. I love that silly commercial in which the cheese tells the scientist "Nacho cheese. Not yo' cheese!" How much do you know about different varieties of cheese?
Average, 10 Qns, drbabe,
Sep 17 15
Category:
Cheeses and Dairy Products
One of my favorite chemistry professors called carbon incestuous and promiscuous because it combines with itself and everything else. How much do you know about this element?
Average, 10 Qns, drbabe,
Jul 23 14
Recommended for grades: 9,10,11
Category:
Specific Elements
The United States in the only industrialized country that does not use the metric system. The American system of measurement is the same as the "English system", which the Brits have abandoned for metric. What do you know about this system?
Average, 10 Qns, drbabe,
Apr 17 24
Category:
Measurements, Time and Distance
Cooking involves measurements and relies on a variety of chemical and physical phenomena to take raw ingredients and create something palatable. What do you know about the science of cooking?
Tough, 10 Qns, drbabe,
Feb 23 14
Category:
Cooking and Baking
Much math terminology is derived from Greek and Latin, mainly because these cultures developed many mathematical ideas. Other cultures added to the math vocabulary with time. Can you identify the meaning of these mathematical terms?
Average, 10 Qns, drbabe,
Jan 09 18
Category:
Mixed Math
Soap is wonderful stuff. How much do you know about this product that you use every day? Warning: Do not attempt to make your own soap unless you have safety training. Lye causes serious burns!
Tough, 10 Qns, drbabe,
Nov 02 16
Category:
Homes & Gardens
Ions are charged particles that can either be of one type of atom or different types of atoms, called polyatomic ions. Without ions there would be no nerve conduction or life processes.
Average, 10 Qns, drbabe,
Nov 04 10
Category:
Chemistry Mix
Paints and coatings are used to protect and beautify our houses, cars, airplanes,and almost everything that is manufactured. What do you know about this subject?
Average, 10 Qns, drbabe,
Aug 11 22
Category:
Miscellaneous Science
The Tohono O'odham people of Southern Arizona claim to have lived in the desert for at least 500 years and plan to live there at least 500 more.
Average, 10 Qns, drbabe,
Jun 10 22
Category:
North and South American Cultures
Visible light is a very small band within the electromagnetic spectrum. Physicists consider the entire spectrum to be light. How much do you know about light?
Average, 10 Qns, drbabe,
Dec 30 14
Category:
Electromagnetic Spectrum and Optics
Many of the most prized gems and minerals obtain their color from trace minerals and others are composed of metallic compounds. Can you identify the metallic elements in these gems and minerals?
Tough, 10 Qns, drbabe,
Sep 06 14
Category:
Geology