Normal Science & Technology Quiz
1 - What is the speed of light?
3 x 10^8 m/s3 x 10^9 m/s3 x 10^10 m/s3 x 10^11 m/s
3 x 10^8 m/s
3 x 10^9 m/s
3 x 10^10 m/s
3 x 10^11 m/s
2 - What does the acronym ASCII stand for?
American Standard Coding for International InterchangeAutomated Standard Coding for Information InterchangeAmerican Standard Code for Information InterchangeAutomated Standard Code for International Interchange
American Standard Coding for International Interchange
Automated Standard Coding for Information Interchange
American Standard Code for Information Interchange
Automated Standard Code for International Interchange
3 - Who first observed the moons of Jupiter?
Johannes KeplerGalileoEratosthenesCopernicus
Johannes Kepler
Galileo
Eratosthenes
Copernicus
4 - Refraction is due to:
Light changing frequencyLight changing speedLight changing brightnessLight changing phase
Light changing frequency
Light changing speed
Light changing brightness
Light changing phase
5 - What is approximatively the circumference of the Earth?
12000 km (7458 miles)26000 km (16159 miles)40000 km (24860 miles)63000 km (39154 miles)
12000 km (7458 miles)
26000 km (16159 miles)
40000 km (24860 miles)
63000 km (39154 miles)
6 - Which of these is heavier ?
A brown dwarfA white dwarfJupiterAll the solar planets put together, except for Jupiter
A brown dwarf
A white dwarf
Jupiter
All the solar planets put together, except for Jupiter
7 - Who developed the laws of electromagnetic induction?
OhmVoltaFaradayAmpere
Ohm
Volta
Faraday
Ampere
8 - What is a prion?
A neutrally-charged elementary particleA protein believed to be responsible for the Creutzfeld-Jakob diseaseA GPS-controlled Chinese anti-aircraft missileA radio-active element used in certain atomic calculators
A neutrally-charged elementary particle
A protein believed to be responsible for the Creutzfeld-Jakob disease
A GPS-controlled Chinese anti-aircraft missile
A radio-active element used in certain atomic calculators
9 - Which of the decimal number below corresponds to the binary number 00101010?
36842101,010
3
68
42
101,010
10 - Of the following, which is the closest definition of a laser?
A device that produces coherent light with a narrow range of wavelengthsA device that produces extremely intense lightA device that projects electrons at high speedA device that polarize photons, propelling them by magnetic repulsion
A device that produces coherent light with a narrow range of wavelengths
A device that produces extremely intense light
A device that projects electrons at high speed
A device that polarize photons, propelling them by magnetic repulsion
11 - Which physical law is behind the idea of a rocket engine?
The law of gravityThe action-reaction principleThe law on the conservation of energyThe General Relativity
The law of gravity
The action-reaction principle
The law on the conservation of energy
The General Relativity
12 - Which of these was NOT the name of a US Spacecraft?
Glamorous GlennisMolly BrownSigma 7Aurora 7
Glamorous Glennis
Molly Brown
Sigma 7
Aurora 7
13 - What is El Nino?
The surname given to Ventura Reyes PrósperA major warming of the equatorial waters in the Pacific OceanA particularly damaging type of hurricaneThe nine forms the Ebola disease can take
The surname given to Ventura Reyes Prósper
A major warming of the equatorial waters in the Pacific Ocean
A particularly damaging type of hurricane
The nine forms the Ebola disease can take
14 - Euclid's 'The Elements' is a book about what?
Earth, Water, Wind, FireGeometry and ReasoningAtomic Structure and PropertiesThe Scientific Method
Earth, Water, Wind, Fire
Geometry and Reasoning
Atomic Structure and Properties
The Scientific Method
15 - To which country does the .ie domain suffix belong?
IndiaIndonesiaEireIsrael
India
Indonesia
Eire
Israel
16 - Which is not a computer graphics file standard?
Joint Photographic Experts GroupGraphics Interchange FormatPictorial Binary Encoded MaterialTagged Image File Format
Joint Photographic Experts Group
Graphics Interchange Format
Pictorial Binary Encoded Material
Tagged Image File Format
17 - Which mathematician would you associate with the famous 'Last Theorem' in Number Theory ?
Leonard EulerPythagorasPierre de FermatEuclid
Leonard Euler
Pythagoras
Pierre de Fermat
Euclid
18 - Which of these is a star?
AndromedaAntaresCeresOrion
Andromeda
Antares
Ceres
Orion
19 - Richard Feynman is a famous:
ChemistBioligistPhysicistEngineer
Chemist
Bioligist
Physicist
Engineer
20 - Neanderthals are named for the place where their bones were discovered, which was a:
river bedcavemountain topvalley
river bed
cave
mountain top
valley
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