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Corporate Science Challenge
SAMPLE Questions

Questions will be asked in rounds. Each question is read at the same time it is displayed for reading in a location visible to all teams.
Here's your chance to practice on some questions asked in previous years!
QUESTION 1: There are about 13 kinds of wild mushrooms gathered throughout the West Coast. Which one of them has the distinction of being two mushrooms in one?
    a. Morel
    b. Boletus
    c. Chanterelle
    d. Lobster mushroom
Answer

QUESTION 2: Cotton fabric can be made stain proof by treatment with "nanowhiskers," which are only a few atoms long. What are these tiny structures made of?
    a. Nylon
    b. Carbon
    c. Fiberglass
    d. Polypropylene
Answer

QUESTION 3: If you bump into something hard, you might end up with a bruise that undergoes a series of colorful changes. What would make your bruise appear green?
    a. Bilirubin
    b. Biliverdin
    c. Hemocyanin
    d. Hemoglobin
Answer

QUESTION 4: It is theorized that several billion years ago, the inner planets and satellites were bombarded by rocky bodies that were remnants of planet formation. What is one of the results of bombardment by these roving rocks?
    a. Elliptical orbits of all planet
    b. Mares on the Moon
    c. Grand Canyon on Earth
    d. Water on Venus
Answer

QUESTION 5: Before the Star Trek Federation establishes a new colony on some remote planet, it scans for existing life forms. Of all the characteristics associated with living things, which is the most significant indicator of life in the science fiction universe?
    a. Presence of water
    b. Oxygen bearing atmosphere
    c. Metabolism
    d. Movement
Answer

QUESTION 6: Compact disks can store about 500 times as much computer data as could be stored on floppies. Which pattern is used to store binary information on CDs?
    a. Pits and lands
    b. Pits and falls
    c. Bits and bytes
    d. Concentric circles
Answer




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