Science & Technology trivia questions
2055 multiple-choice Science & Technology trivia questions with four options and the answer.
- In the city of Athens, Georgia, USA , there is a White Oak tree with more rights than any other tree. What is so special about this tree?
- The Diamond Tree, a giant Karri tree located south of Manjimup, Western Australia, has been of practical use to the natives since 1939, serving as what?
- Excavations and research prove that pi was known as early as 20th century BC, when ancient Babylonian mathematicians used what value value for it?
- The sequence of numbers, appearing within pis value has been an issue of interest for many professional mathematicians and math lovers. Such pi explorers have found that what occurs at decimal position 2440?
- After years of calculations and observations of the results, mathematicians have found which of these statements about the mathematical constant pi to be true?
- Pi is an issue of interest for mathematicians and math lovers from all over the world. In Japanese, what does the expression En syu ritsu refer to?
- In what famous math problem, first posed in the 18th century by a French mathematician, is pi involved?
- Who was first to prove that beside an irrational number, pi is also transcendental number (i.e. is not a root to any polynomial equation with rational coefficients)?
- The irrational constant pi is not only popular in the math science, but also in science fiction. Which of these TV series has an episode, in which pi plays a significant role?
- In what way is this popular sentence connected to the constant, pi: Sir, I send a rhyme excelling in sacred truth and rigid spelling.
- Which programming language is based on Horn clauses?
- What was the maximum amount of memory that could be installed on the 1975 PDP-11/70, one of the most powerful of the popular PDP-11 series, produced by Digital Equipment Corporation?
- The fundamental book The C Programming Language was written in 1978 by BWK and what other computer scientist?
- The halting problem computability theory was solved in what year?
- The water cycle is the continuous movement of water above and below the surface of the planet. What is this process also known as?
- Which of effect of these is the main reason for the existence of the water cycle on Earth?
- Water can be found in three main states on Earth. Which of the following is not one of them?
- Which of these is not one of the state-changing processes through which water goes in nature?
- Evapotranspiration is a term connected to which of these groups?
- Which of the following is not possible to happen to water in its different states?
- Which line contains only types of precipitation?
- On which of these factors does the total amount of water on Earth at a certain moment depend?
- Ice caps and glaciers are the second largest water reservoirs on Earth after oceans. What percent of the planet’s water do they hold?
- What would be the Earth like without evaporation?
- How many people die of air pollution around the world each year?
- This pollutant causes inflammation of the lungs, impaired breathing, coughing, chest pain, nausea, and throat irritation and permanent damage to lung tissue in long term exposure.
- This gas is produced mainly by automobiles. It hiders the bodys ability to carry oxygen in the blood, causing serious problems for people with cardiovascular diseases.
- This type of pollutant causes acidification of rivers, lakes and also damages tree foliage and degrades soil quality.
- Pollution has damaged this great Chinese ancient attraction and it continues to disintegrate.
- When burning fuel for energy, small particles are thrown into the air that are visible in the form of smoke. It is called this type of pollution.