Science & Technology trivia questions
2055 multiple-choice Science & Technology trivia questions with four options and the answer.
- This oil field, located south of Beaumont, Texas, and discovered by Anthony Francis Lucas, was the first major oil field in the USA.
- The term ‘petrodollar’, a dollar earned by a country through the sale of oil, was invented in 1973 by this Egyptian-born American professor and economist.
- This industrial facility, sometimes called a ‘tank farm’ or a ‘terminal’, is used for the storage of oil.
- The first oil refinery in the world, bombarded in 1943 by US Air Force in operation Tidal Wave, was built in this country in 1856.
- The Arab-Israeli War in 1973, known as Yom Kippur War, triggered the ‘1973 oil crisis’. What action did the Arab members of OPEC undertake as part of their strategy?
- This is the study of winds.
- Which term refers to the study of atmospheric dust and its effect on life on Earth?
- What is contrology?
- What is the study of whales called?
- What does dactylology study?
- What does actinology study?
- What do we call the study of male health and male diseases?
- Which word refers to the study of bones?
- Which word means the study of dogs?
- What does psephology study?
- What does ludology study?
- Which statement is incorrect?
- English physicist, mathematician, and astronomer Sir Isaac Newton presented his findings on the universal law of gravity in his work commonly referred to as Principia Mathematica, which was published in what year?
- The gravitational force on the surface of the Sun is greater than the gravitational force on Earths surface. If you weigh 180 lbs or 80 kg on Earth, what would your weight be on the Sun?
- Free-fall is defined as a condition in which a falling object experiences acceleration due only to gravity. Therefore, in this case, the only weight acting on an object is its own weight. Which of the following is not an example of an object in free-fall?
- Although Newtons and Einsteins theories are generally widely accepted and used in many fields of science, there are some researchers who have developed alternative theories of gravity. Which of the following is one of these theories?
- An object in free fall towards the Earth experiences acceleration in velocity due to gravity. This acceleration has what approximate value?
- Artificial gravity is a simulation of gravity in outer space. There are several means by which artificial gravity can be created. Which of the following is not one of them?
- How many calories (kcal) is equivalent to one pound?
- What is the ideal body weight for a six-foot-tall man with average bone structure?
- What is the ideal body weight for a woman with average bone structure who is 5 feet 5 inches tall?
- Which of these correctly defines the mathematical constant pi?
- References to measurements of a circular basin in the Bible (Kings 7:23), appears to give what corresponding value for pi?
- What is the exact value of the mathematical constant pi, a real number which is in common use in mathematics, physics, and engineering?
- The mathematical constant Pi can be approximated by taking a series of polygons inscribed in a circle and a series of polygons circumscribed around the circle. Who was the first to write of this method of calculating pi?