Physics Club holds trivia night

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Students enjoyed a night of Jeopardy with the Physics Club.

The Physics Club tested students’ knowledge at Jeopardy night last Wednesday, but not only on physics-related topics.

The questions centered around middle and high school-level physics and astronomy trivia.

Anyone could come, no matter their major, so the questions were formatted for everyone to succeed.

There were two rounds, plus a final Jeopardy round. The format followed the popular game show, Jeopardy. Questions had to be answered with “who is” or “what is,” and each round had five categories with questions giving a different number of points.

“Physics isn’t fun for people naturally; it’s a hard class, and people dread taking it,” said Physics Club Vice President Tucker Lecompte, a sophomore physics major from Madison, Alabama. “I want to make it fun for people, and I want to make it something for everybody.

“That’s why I made the Jeopardy. I wanted people to have something to enjoy even if they’ve never taken a physics course in their life.”

Categories included space facts, the history of physics, astrophysics and naming celestial objects. The second round was purposefully made to be easier and included categories such as naming planets, Greek letters, the solar system, the visible light spectrum and light and color.

There were prizes available for participants. Students with the higher scores got first pick of prizes. Students could also team up with their friends if they wanted.

The answering system was based on a buzz-in. If someone got an answer wrong, other players could attempt to answer and steal the points. Points ranged from one hundred to one thousand.

“I would love to get more people interested in physics,” said Physics Club President Gracie Alexander, a junior physics major from Hayden, Alabama. “We like to host events like this and do outreach events like Trojan Day.

“If you like to have fun and talk physics, I recommend joining.”

Questions covered topics such as Marie Curie’s discovery of radiation, the reflection of light, the number of moons each planet has and many other topics. Students from the physics club were quick to answer but often gave non-majors a chance to answer the questions as well.   

If you are interested in joining the physics club, contact President Gracie Alexander @troyphysics.

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