Question cards
A set of colourful cards with intriguing multiple-choice physics questions.
Challenge yourself to see if you know all the answers!
Before sneaking a look at the answers you can text your responses to the number shown to find out if you are correct. There is a Republic of Ireland number and a UK number that can be texted. Standard network charges apply in each case. Supported by Discover Science and Engineering
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To find out more you can download the answers (PDF, 81 KB)
If you found these questions interesting find out about more fascinating facts at www.physics.org/facts - such as 'You could hang 40Kg off a gecko and it wouldn't fall off the ceiling'.
Like to try a recent Institute of Physics in Ireland Intervarsity Quiz on a mixture of physics and general knowledge? See our 2009 quiz (PDF, 249 KB) and 2010 quiz (PDF, 61 KB).