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PUB QUIZ #038
Season: Wintersemester 2024/25
PUB QUIZ #038
Season: Wintersemester 2024/25
Section 1: Do you know Tübingen?
1. Every year on the same date the University of Tübingen organizes the 'Lange Nacht der aufgeschobenen Hausarbeiten' when is it?
□14th of February
□23th of February
□1st of March
□x7th of March
2. What is the name of the big ass church located in the center of Tübingen's old town?
□xSt. George's Collegiate Church
□St. Jakob's Basilica
□St. John's Church
□St. Mary's Cathedral
3. How many births take place annually at the clinic in Tübingen?
□Around 1000
□xAround 3000
□Around 5000
□Around 10000
Section 2: Popcorn Science
1. The Philadelphia Eagles won the Super Bowl last night. Which Super Bowl was it? I mean which number..
LIX - 59
2. The trending car in Hollywood right now is the 'G Wagon'. What car is it?
Mercedes-Benz G-Class
3. Which German hip-hop artist, with nine platinum certifications, makes his money mainly selling iced tea?
□Bushido
□xCapital Bra
□Kollegah
□Shirin David
4. Before his social media career, what was Andrew Tate’s claim to fame?
□xBig Brother
□Love Island
□Survivor
□The Bachelorette
5. Which is the main reason why airplane food tastes bland?
□Airplane ovens are weak
□xLower air pressure dulls taste
□Poor-quality
□Psychological, we expect it to be bad
6. What are the five basic flavors that humans can taste?
Bitter, Umami, Salty, Sour, Sweet
Section 3: Mad science playbook
1. I weigh about 90 kg and can jump around 50 cm high on Earth, how high would i jump on the Moon?
□Same as on Earth
□xAbout 3 meters
□About 15 meters
□Unlimited, i would vanish in space
2. The Kola Superdeep Borehole, the deepest hole ever drilled by humans—12,262 m, 0.19% of the depth to the center of the Earth. Why did drilling stop?
□Lack of funding, caused by the fall of the Soviet Union
□Dangerous gas leaks
□xExtreme temperatures made further drilling impossible
□They heard screams and voices
3. Which of these is a reason why Pluto is no longer considered a planet in our solar system?
□It does not orbit the sun
□xIt failed to clear its surrounding of other objects
□It is way too small
□It is way too far from the sun
4. Imagine a theoretical tube from Tübingen through the center of the Earth to the exact opposite side of the planet. You jump in. Assuming you are unaffected by temperature and other environmental factors besides gravity and time, how far do you fall?
□A few kilometers before being crushed by gravity
□xAll the way to the other side
□Almost to the other side, like a pendulum
□Until reaching the Earth's center
5. Little Julian is at the park. He is going for the slide. Where does Julian have the most potential energy?
□xAt the top of the slide
□In the middle of the slide
□Just before reaching the bottom of the slide
□Potential energy doesn't change
6. Which is the best example of a chemical change?
□Butter melting
□xEgg cooking
□Paper tearing
□Water evaporating
Section 4: Are You Smarter Than A 6th Grader?
1. Did you also not pay attention in your English classes? Conjugate 'to shake'
2. A rotated clock has a second, minute, and hour hand, all the same length. What time is it?
4:50 - The hour hand is only exactly on the hour when both the minute and second hands are at 12. Since that’s not the case, the right-hand dial must show the hours. It’s ten minutes to the next hour, so the minute hand must be at 10 and the second hand at 12.
3. Which glass fills up first?
NONE. But 7 could be argued for. So both a correct.
4. What is the minimum number of rounds required to turn all the glasses upside down if you have to flip three glasses at a time?
4 - uuuu > nnnu > uunn > nuuu > nnnn
5. Iron reacts with oxygen, really simple... under normal oxygen exposure (rust formation, slow reaction)... 12 year old you did this hundreds of times in school. Write and balance the chemical equation for this reaction.
This shows the formation of iron(III) oxide from metallic iron in the presence of oxygen. Balancing.
Bonus Challenge
Is it possible to step on every field of a 4x4 or 5x5 chessboard just once using a knight?
4x4 - Not possible
5x5 - Possible
5x5 - Possible