Welcome
If you enjoy trivia and research then you have come to the right place. This 12 week contest will broaden your knowledge of science, Bible, and apologetics.
Results
The 24th round of the Student Question of the Week Competition was won by Noah Konsavage and Phillip Quinn, who correctly answered all 12 questions! Congratulations, Noah and Phillip!
Last Week's Question (Question #5): What accomplishment did the Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute obtain today, February 6, 2012?
The correct answer is a team of scientists drilled through the Antarctic ice cap (12,366 feet) to reach Lake Vostok.
There were 49 correct answers! Abigail Baumann, Amber Stoltzfus, Ashlyn Thalmann, Benjamin Ewing, Benjamin Hackett, Brian Doss, Caleb Cook, Caleb Kim, Chris Dominique II, Christian Smith, Daniel Daudelin, Daniel Warta, Daniel Wheble, David Sampson, Dawn Van Iderstine, Elijah Morvant, Elisha Kossove, Erin Bickel, Ezra Compere, Iain Henderson, Isaac Hendrickson, Jacob Ewing, Jesse Dunn, Jonathan Hynes, Jonathan Kocmoud, Jonathan Robinson, Josie Needs, Kristina Schumacher, Kristjan Nixon, Leah Kossove, Levi Loveless, Logan Visser, Mahayla Rishel, Maia Tienstra, Maris Leman, Melani Hernandez, Meredith Henson, Michael Rutherford, Michelle Thiel, Mikayla Pham, Naila Avala, Natalie Criscione, Noah Konsavage, Philip DeCicco, Phillip Quinn, Reuben Mattson, Sebastien Anchikoski, and Stanley Kornelsen answered the question correctly.
Keep up the excellent work. There are 28 students tied for the lead with 5 points.
For those of you that have missed a question, keep playing! There is no guarantee that the winner will end up with a perfect score.
Rules
1. Each question of the week will be kept on line for not less than 1 week. There will be 12 questions (1 question per week).
2. After 12 questions have been posted, the person with the most correct answers will win a fabulous prize! Previous winners of SQOTW must wait at least one calendar year to be eligible to win another prize.
3. The questions are intended for you to do research. Posting the question on a forum is prohibited.
4. You may only enter one answer per week.
5. Do not submit answers from different email addresses.
6. You must submit your reply on the form below.
7. The Student Question of the Week is for students of age 13 - 18 years.
8. Your correct E-MAIL address must be supplied in the reply form below, or your answer will not count.
9. The questions will be graded, results tabulated, and a response sent back via email.
10.Appeals of your results may be sent to MrHughes@apologia.com.
Prizes
The prizes for this round come from Edmund Scientific. The winner can choose from among the following:
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Solar Flier
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World of Bugs Laser Pegs
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ReCon Programmable Rover
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Mini Handheld Digital Microscope
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Question
This is the Sixth question that goes towards this prize.
What element is spelled with the fewest number of English letters? What is this element's chemical symbol and what is the origin of this symbol? What are three alloys this element is commonly found in? Please give the common percent componsition of these three alloys.
You have one week to complete this question. I will start to grade the responses on February 27, 2012.
Note:
Compliance with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Rule prevents us from accepting entries from children under the age of thirteen. We are sorry for this restriction. By pressing GO you acknowledge that you are age thirteen or older AND that you are abiding by the rules of this contest.
The seventh question will be posted around February 27, 2012!
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