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WorksheetsLunar New Year / Darwin Day Quiz
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 34mins
How often is the Venus-Jupiter conjunction?
Every 10-15 months
Every 30-40 years
Every 16 weeks
Every 80 years
When did Mendeleev discover the period table?
1819
1869
1896
1847
All of these are examples of random evolutionary processes EXCEPT
An earthquake divides a single elk species into two populations, forcing them to no longer interbreed
A mutation in a flower plant results in a new variety
An especially long winter causes a group of migrating birds to shift their home range
A mutation results in a population of trees that spread their seeds more widely than their peers, causing their population to grow
Frederick Douglass was born on Valentine’s Day.
True
False
Lincoln created the Secret Service hours before his assassination.
True
False
What does Tteok-guk (Rice Cake Soup) symbolize in Korea on this day (Hint: the cakes are shaped as coins)? What about oranges in China?
Fertility (Korea), Love (China)
Fertility (Korea), Love (China)
Money (Korea), Longevity (China)
Luck (Korea), Good Fortune (China)
Who said, “Those who profess to favor freedom, and yet depreciate agitation, are men who want crops without plowing up the ground.”?
Abraham Lincoln
Frederick Douglass
Harriet Tubman
William Lloyd Garrison
Typically how long does the Chinese Lunar New Year last?
1 day
15 days
30 days
16 days
The ground state electron configuration of Fe^3+ is
1s^2 2s^2 3s^2 3p^6 3d^5
1s^2 2s^2 2p^6 3s^2 3p^6 4s^2 4d^6
1s^2 2s^2 2p^6 3s^2 3p^6 4s^2
1s^2 2s^2 2p^6 3s^2 3p^6 3d^6 4s^2
Jupiter is the largest planet in our solar system.
True
False
What is least likely to be an example of a variation within a species?
Birth Weight
Hair Color
Number of Offspring
Number of Limbs
Where did Lincoln earn his law degree?
Harvard University
College of William and Mary
Macmurray College
He didn’t have one; he had 18 months of formal schooling
Who said, “You can fool all the people some of the time, and some of the people all the time, but you cannot fool all the people all the time.”?
Abraham Lincoln
Frederick Douglass
John Brown
William Lloyd Garrison
What literary work is Darwin's most popular?
Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy
The Origin of Species
On the Fabric of the Human Body
The Voyage of the Beagle
How thick is Venu’s atmosphere compared to the Earth’s?
28 times as thick
93 times as thick
2000 times as thick
7 times as thick
What would happen if you were to drop to alkali metals such as Francium in water?
The water would freeze
The water would evaporate
KABOOM!!! BOOM!!! CRASH!!! BOOM!!!
Nothing
What evolutionary theory was proposed by Darwin?
Theory of Coevolution
Natural Selection
Inheritance of Acquired Characteristics
Theory of Use and Disuse
What zodiac animal is it this year in 2021?
Metal Bull
Fire Dragon
Water Snake
Wooden Rabbit
Douglass was the only African American to attend the First Women’s Rights Convention
True
False
Which elements occur as diatomic molecules?
He, Ne, Ar, Kr, Xe, Rn, Og
H, O, N, F, Cl, Br, I
If the HMS Beagle had missed the Galapagos Islands, Darwin would’ve had a poorer understanding of the
relative stability of a well-adapted population's numbers over many generations.
ability of populations to undergo modification as they adapt to a particular environment.
tendency of organisms to produce the exact number of offspring that the environment can support.
unlimited resources that support population growth in most natural environments.
lack of genetic variation among all members of a population.
What are the two brightest planets in our solar system?
Mars and Earth
Mercury and Neptune
Venus and Jupiter
Venus and Saturn
Humans evolved directly from monkeys and apes.
True
False
Frederick Douglass was the most photographed American of the 19th century, sitting for more portraits than even Abraham Lincoln.
True
False
According to Chinese traditions, after the Lunar New Year, one must not cut their hair for an entire month or bad luck will come.
True
False
Glycolysis is a metabolic pathway that converts glucose into pyruvate and is observed in each of the three domains. The hexokinase family of enzymes is required during glycolysis to phosphorylate six-carbon sugars. Researchers designed a general hexokinase inhibitor that is effective in the neurons of rats.
Which of the following best predicts the effect of adding this inhibitor to a culture of plant cells?
Plant cells will be unaffected by the inhibitor as they do not perform glycolysis.
Plant cells will be unable to perform glycolysis due to the inhibitor and will die.
Plant cells will be unable to perform photosynthesis due to the inhibitor and will die.
Plant cells will still be able to perform glycolysis since plant hexokinase is not structurally similar to animal hexokinase.
The higher an object's albedo, the brighter and shinier it is.
True
False
Which of the following is an evolutionary process NOT based on random factors?
Genetic Drift
Natural Selection
Mutation
Gene flow
How many total elements did Mendeleev arrange on his periodic table during his lifetime?
63
70
59
77
When did Lincoln sign the Emancipation Proclamation and what is its significance?
1863; it proclaimed that all slaves were free
1864; it proclaimed that all slaves were free
1860; it allowed Northern slaves to fight in the Union
1862; it allowed slaves in general to fight in the Union
Who said, “If there is no struggle, there is no progress.”?
Abraham Lincoln
Frederick Douglass
John Brown
William Lloyd Garrison
Aside from China’s, what other Lunar New Years are celebrated on February 12 this year in Asia?
Seollal (Korea), Tết (Vietnam), Losar (Tibet), Tsagaan Sar (Mongolia)
Shōgatsu (Japan), Tết (Vietnam), Saga Dawa (Tibet), Chuseok (Korea)
Shōgatsu (Japan), Giỗ (Vietnam), Naadam (Mongolia), Chuseok (Korea)
Seollal (Korea), Giỗ (Vietnam), Naadam (Mongolia), Losar (Tibet)
Where did Darwin go to university?
Cambridge University
Oxford University
King’s College London
University of Manchester
A vessel contains Ar(g) at a high pressure. Which of the following statements best helps to explain why the measured pressure is significantly greater than the pressure calculated using the ideal gas law?
The molar mass of Ar is relatively large.
A significant number of Ar2 molecules form.
The attractive forces among Ar atoms cause them to collide with the walls of the container with less force.
The combined volume of the Ar atoms is too large to be negligible compared with the total volume of the container
What is the significance of exchanging red envelopes on Chinese New Year’s?
Giving red envelopes is a way to send good wishes and luck(as well as money) like a New Year Bonus
It symbolizes the giving of longevity of families to each other
The exchange of red-colored envelopes is meant to scare away evil spirits from guests’ homes.
Giving red envelopes is part of a game with objects in the envelopes determining one’s fate for the rest of the year.
