Science & Technology trivia questions
2055 multiple-choice Science & Technology trivia questions with four options and the answer.
- Who was the pilot of SpaceShipOne, the spaceplane that completed the first privately funded human spaceflight?
- What was nationality of Vladimir Remek - the first cosmonaut from a country other than the Soviet Union or the United States?
- What was the name of the first monkey to go in outer space?
- In 1905, this British scientist suggested the word genetics to describe the study of inheritance.
- Chromatin, found in the nucleus of a cell, consists of a complex of Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA), the gene-carrying molecule. Which of the following types of chromatin is rich in genes?
- Which of the following statements about the Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA), the molecule of heredity, is correct?
- The entire hereditary information of an organism held in the Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA), is defined by which term?
- A chromosome is a very long piece of Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) which contains genes. Which term refers to the number of chromosomes per cell in a species?
- This genetic disorder is characterized by the premature fusion of the bones of the skull, which affects the shape of the head and face.
- Genes are the units of heredity in living organisms. Variants of the same gene are known under what name?
- Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA), the molecule of heredity, is doubled in what stage of cell division?
- This cell structure exists only when the long pieces of Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA), called chromosomes, replicate themselves.
- This chemical element has a smell similar to garlic and is part of the structure of Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA), the molecule that carries genes.
- A card is selected at random from a regular poker deck of cards. The jokers have been eliminated. What is the probability that the selected card is a diamond?
- Two cards are randomly selected from a regular 52-card deck. What are the odds that they are both red?
- What are the odds that you will be killed by lightning in the USA?
- A regular fair pair of dice is rolled. What is the probability that the role will be a 7?
- Mr. A picks three cards from a 52-card deck. Mr. B rolls a pair of dice once. Mr. C rolls three dice. Mr. A must pick three aces. Mr. B must roll a 13. Mr. C must roll a two. Who has the best odds?
- A combination lock has a combination consisting of three numbers. Each number could be 0,1,2,3,4,....39. How many different combinations are possible?
- For some reason, you are playing craps. The person rolling wants Little Joe. What is he hoping for?
- Which casino game gives you the best chance of winning? (We assume that no cheating is involved.)
- A nine-digit number is selected at random. What are the odds that it will be your social security number (in the USA)?
- On average, how many tornadoes are reported in the United States annually?
- In the southern part of the United States, what months are peak season for tornadoes?
- What time of the day do tornadoes most often strike?
- According to the electromagnetic spectrum, which region is the most energetic?
- Duality in quantum mechanics is used to describe these two concepts. The Schrodinger equation is in fact the essence of duality. Which two concepts are described in duality?
- This is an early computation device used in the 12th century by the Chinese.
- What computational device was designed by Charles Babbage?
- What computational device was invented in 1617?