SLS 12 Questions of Christmas Quiz 🎅

Test your science knowledge and win a luxury festive hamper! Answer all 12 questions for a chance to be one of three winners!

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* 1. Which element has the chemical symbol ‘Ho’?

A - Hydrogen

B - Holmium

C - Hootium

D - Hassium

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* 2. If Santa were travelling close to the speed of light, which theory explains why time would move slower for him than for us?

A - Quantum Mechanics

B - String Theory

C - Theory of General Relativity

D - Theory of Special Relativity

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* 3. What part of the brain controls balance and coordination, essential when dancing at the Christmas party?

A - Cerebrum

B - Cerebellum

C - Medulla oblongata

D - Hypothalamus

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* 4. When snowflakes form, the water molecules arrange themselves in which geometric pattern?

A - Pentagon

B - Square

C - Hexagon

D - Chaos, like wrapping presents at midnight on Christmas Eve

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* 5. Santa’s sleigh travels roughly 510 million km in one night. What type of energy transformation mainly occurs when the reindeer take off?

A - Kinetic to potential

B - Chemical to kinetic

C - Electrical to magical

D - Thermal to tinsel

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* 6. Structural differences in human vs. reindeer haemoglobin allow:

A - Reindeer to carry more oxygen at low temperatures

B - Humans to glow in cold

C - Reindeer to hibernate

D - Humans to tolerate cold better

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* 7. The force needed to lift a 500 kg sleigh is approximately:

A - 4,900 N

B - 500 N

C - 49 N

D - 49,000 N

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* 8. Why does peppermint flavour seem stronger in winter?

A - Cold air enhances olfactory receptor sensitivity

B - Peppermint plants produce more menthol in winter, which increases the flavour

C - Less humidity

D - Cold air enhances flavour

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* 9. Which law explains why ornaments hang straight down from a Christmas tree?

A - Newton’s First Law

B - Newton’s Second Law

C - Hooke’s Law

D - Ohm’s Law

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* 10. A snowflake falls 5 m. If its average speed is 0.5 m/s, how long does it take to reach the ground?

A - 2 s

B - 5 s

C - 10 s

D - 25 s

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* 11. Milk contains which macronutrient that helps Santa repair muscles after climbing down chimneys?

A - Fat

B - Carbohydrate

C - Protein

D - Sugar

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* 12. Santa has 4 gifts: a toy, a book, a scarf, and a chocolate bar. He also has 4 boxes: red, green, blue, and yellow. Each box has one item in it. The toy is in the red box. The chocolate bar is not in the green box or the blue box. The scarf is not in the blue box. Which gift is in the green box?

A - Toy

B - Book

C - Scarf

D - Chocolate

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