CERN Quiz

What is the purpose of the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN?

• To host underground concerts

• To bake cookies for the scientists

• To grow vegetables in a controlled environment

• To collide particles at high energies for studying fundamental particles

Who proposed the existence of the Higgs Boson particle?

• Albert Einstein

• Isaac Newton

• Marie Curie

• Peter Higgs

Which theory does the Standard Model of Particle Physics aim to explain?

• Elementary particle interactions

• Quantum Mechanics

• General Relativity

• String Theory

What is the circumference of the LHC tunnel?

• Approximately 100,000 meters

• Around 38,000 meters

• Exactly 10,000 meters

• Approximately 27,000 meters

How many detectors are there at the LHC?

• Five

• Four

• Two

• Ten

What is the energy range of the LHC?

• 8 to 9 TeV

• 13 to 14 TeV

• 15 to 16 TeV

• 10 to 12 TeV

What are the fundamental particles in the Standard Model?

• Photons, neutrinos, gluons, gravitons

• Mesons, baryons, fermions, bosons

• Protons, electrons, neutrons, photons

• Quarks, leptons, gauge bosons, Higgs boson

What was the name of our tour guide at CERN

• Maria

• Virginia

• Carlotta

• Venessa

What was the number of the bus we took from the airport

• 5

• 10

• 15

• 16A

What was the name of the volunteer that used the Geiger counter in the show

• Maxine

• Margret

• Marine

• Maria