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# | Answer | Category | TUH | # Correct | % Correct | Average Correct Celerity |
Std. Dev Celerity | Average Correct Score |
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1 | catalysts | Chemistry | 124 | 115 | 92.7% | .290 | .248 | 13.33 |
2 | ionosphere | Earth Science | 124 | 91 | 73.4% | .163 | .220 | 11.73 |
3 | acetylcholine | Biology | 124 | 74 | 59.7% | .196 | .261 | 12.24 |
4 | derivative | Math | 124 | 98 | 79.0% | .201 | .219 | 12.22 |
5 | entropy | Chemistry | 124 | 99 | 79.8% | .248 | .241 | 12.81 |
6 | Planck’s constant | Physics | 124 | 70 | 56.5% | .254 | .224 | 12.84 |
7 | Johannes Kepler | Astronomy | 124 | 109 | 87.9% | .213 | .172 | 12.33 |
8 | zinc | Chemistry | 124 | 94 | 75.8% | .333 | .224 | 13.86 |
9 | liver | Biology | 124 | 113 | 91.1% | .288 | .220 | 13.35 |
10 | Bluetooth | Comp Sci | 124 | 105 | 84.7% | .206 | .200 | 12.13 |
11 | superconductors | Physics | 124 | 102 | 82.3% | .234 | .224 | 12.64 |
12 | predators | Biology | 124 | 122 | 98.4% | .301 | .194 | 13.47 |
13 | photographs | Miscellaneous | 124 | 107 | 86.3% | .230 | .137 | 12.49 |
14 | carbon dioxide | Chemistry | 124 | 103 | 83.1% | .393 | .192 | 14.57 |
15 | waves | Physics | 124 | 116 | 93.5% | .198 | .219 | 12.21 |
16 | placenta | Biology | 124 | 109 | 87.9% | .326 | .231 | 13.68 |
17 | oxidation(s) or oxidation reactions | Chemistry | 124 | 82 | 66.1% | .189 | .196 | 12.13 |
18 | pressure | Physics | 124 | 111 | 89.5% | .247 | .243 | 12.77 |
19 | neurons | Biology | 124 | 116 | 93.5% | .308 | .206 | 13.57 |
20 | convergence | Math | 124 | 82 | 66.1% | .279 | .239 | 13.21 |
21 | lasers | Physics | 124 | 111 | 89.5% | .248 | .230 | 12.84 |
22 | heat capacity | Chemistry | 124 | 89 | 71.8% | .252 | .224 | 12.80 |
23 | Chordata | Biology | 124 | 82 | 66.1% | .252 | .260 | 12.79 |
24 | electrons | Physics | 124 | 119 | 96.0% | .296 | .201 | 13.40 |
25 | hyperbolas | Math | 124 | 70 | 56.5% | .243 | .263 | 12.77 |
26 | O | Miscellaneous | 124 | 119 | 96.0% | .124 | .168 | 11.18 |
27 | hash function | Comp Sci | 124 | 66 | 53.2% | .292 | .230 | 13.42 |
28 | coagulation or blood clotting | Biology | 124 | 123 | 99.2% | .277 | .229 | 13.13 |
29 | mantle | Earth Science | 124 | 110 | 88.7% | .231 | .196 | 12.55 |
30 | electric charge | Physics | 124 | 83 | 66.9% | .256 | .207 | 12.89 |
31 | solar flares | Astronomy | 124 | 84 | 67.7% | .236 | .195 | 12.65 |
32 | mitochondrion or mitochondria | Biology | 124 | 112 | 90.3% | .179 | .229 | 11.99 |
33 | dot product | Math | 124 | 80 | 64.5% | .217 | .210 | 12.44 |
34 | atomic number | Chemistry | 124 | 99 | 79.8% | .126 | .175 | 11.32 |
35 | saliva | Biology | 124 | 118 | 95.2% | .231 | .191 | 12.61 |
36 | acceleration | Physics | 124 | 103 | 83.1% | .110 | .158 | 11.07 |
37 | calorimeter(s) | Chemistry | 124 | 80 | 64.5% | .252 | .209 | 12.88 |
38 | Ruby | Comp Sci | 124 | 106 | 85.5% | .134 | .203 | 11.53 |
39 | kidneys | Biology | 124 | 119 | 96.0% | .290 | .200 | 13.26 |
40 | speed of light | Physics | 124 | 116 | 93.5% | .243 | .235 | 12.68 |
41 | aluminum | Chemistry | 124 | 116 | 93.5% | .101 | .198 | 11.08 |
42 | Nikola Tesla | Miscellaneous | 124 | 109 | 87.9% | .244 | .115 | 12.74 |
43 | cell wall | Biology | 124 | 100 | 80.6% | .176 | .235 | 11.96 |
44 | electric potential or scalar potential | Physics | 124 | 93 | 75.0% | .141 | .180 | 11.53 |
45 | e | Math | 124 | 108 | 87.1% | .285 | .200 | 13.26 |
46 | neutron stars | Astronomy | 124 | 95 | 76.6% | .260 | .246 | 13.01 |
47 | ferromagnetism | Physics | 124 | 85 | 68.5% | .226 | .190 | 12.54 |
48 | ethanol or ethyl alcohol | Biology | 124 | 89 | 71.8% | .150 | .267 | 11.67 |
49 | silica | Earth Science | 124 | 77 | 62.1% | .080 | .141 | 10.69 |
50 | N or n | Chemistry | 124 | 98 | 79.0% | .094 | .216 | 11.03 |
Celerity is the fraction of the question that had not been read at the time of a buzz (for which a correct answer was provided). 1.000 is an immediate buzz, .500 is an answer given halfway through the question in terms of time on the sound recording, and .000 is an answer given at the very end.