What is the standard unit of kinetic energy?
Watt (W)
Joule (J)
Newton (N)
Pascal (Pa)
What happened to the bodies of former Russian tsar Nicholas II and his family after they were slaughtered?
They were embalmed and displayed in a public mausoleum.
They were burned.
They were taken to England and burried in Westminster Abbey.
They were thrown into the Volga River.
Stephen Hawking was a vigorous supporter of what interpretation of quantum mechanics?
The Pilot-Wave Theory
The Transactional Interpreation
The Copenhagen Interpretation
The Many-Worlds Interpretation
What is the average number of readers for a published scientific paper?
1,000
500
10,000
10
What do you call the application of science to criminal investigation?
Criminology
Pathology
Toxicology
Forensic science
In which state is Harvard University located?
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Pennsylvania
New York
Which animal often symbolizes peace in art?
Dog
Dove
Owl
Eagle
Name the church where Leonardo da Vinci's famous fresco the "Last Supper" is painted.
Saint Peter's Basilica
Sagrada Familia
Notre-Dame
Santa Maria delle Grazie
What was the method of execution for King Charles I of England?
Burning at the stake
Beheading
Hanging
Firing squad
What do scientists use to clean up radioactive waste?
Fermentation
Bioremediation
Electrolysis
Photosynthesis
Which art movement, first in painting and later in music, developed in France during the late 19th and early 20th centuries?
Surrealism
Impressionism
Expressionism
Cubism
What inorganic molecule does lightning produce?
Ammonia (NH₃)
Carbon dioxide (CO₂)
Ozone (O3)
Methane (CH₄)
Who painted "The Starry Night"?
Claude Monet
Pablo Picasso
Salvador Dalí
Vincent van Gogh