Mad Science Quiz

Mad Science Quiz

Question 1 of 10

When you shuffle along carpets on dry days, the friction builds up your negative charge, which is attracted to the positive charge on a doorknob. What does that produce?

Question 2 of 10

Which of these landforms is an area of land lying between hills or mountains?

Question 3 of 10

According to Hindu thinker Kanada, "Weight causes falling; it is imperceptible and known by inference." What phenomenon was he explaining?

Question 4 of 10

Hepatitis happens when it gets inflamed, cirrhosis when its tissues get scarred, and jaundice when a blocked duct overloads your blood with bilirubin. What is it?

Question 5 of 10

Which scientific term is defined as outside of our galaxy?

Question 6 of 10

If your mom has hazel eyes, what color would they be?

Question 7 of 10

Of the ten elements known in the ancient world, which one may have been named for Cyprus, where it was extensively mined?

Question 8 of 10

If the doctor tells you to take your pills bid, how often should you take them?

Question 9 of 10

What Bavarian physician presented a 1906 paper "On a Peculiar Disease of the Cerebral Cortex"?

Question 10 of 10

In 1911, what army nurse from the Australian outback developed an unorthodox treatment for polio that involved hot woolen packs?