Science & Technology trivia questions
2055 multiple-choice Science & Technology trivia questions with four options and the answer.
- In humans, which of these organs belongs to the integumentary system?
- Mucus is a slippery secretion of the lining of various membranes typical for which system of the human body?
- Which of the following is not a function of the circulatory system?
- Emphysema is a chronic disease affecting the organs of which system of the body?
- In humans, the nervous system is divided into a central nervous system and a peripheral nervous system. The peripheral nervous system has two more divisions. The first one is the autonomic nervous system. What is the second one?
- Australopithecus were early hominids that differed in many ways from modern-day humans -- they were short, and their brain-case was much smaller. In 1924, Raymond Dart found the first remains of an Australopithecus on this continent.
- The most complete Australopithecus skeleton, dubbed Lucy, was found in 1974. She was 1.10m (3 7) tall and weighed about 30kg (66lbs). Anthropologists named the skeleton after this Lucy.
- Although the Australopithecus were much more intelligent and sophisticated than other animals at that time, they were still closer to monkeys than humans. Later, a new genus developed -- the Homo genus. The first Homo genus specie diverged from the Australopithecus and was called this.
- There is evidence that Sinanthropus pekinensis used tools and was able to light a fire. Unfortunately, the teeth of the Sinanthropus are still considered medicine and are sold in some pharmacies in its home country.
- Which part of a building is also a computer operating system name?
- Which animal can be connected to a computer USB port?
- Which of these is a popular database name?
- Which bathroom item is also a communication protocol?
- Which wall is used for computer protection in the Internet or other networks?
- Which celestial body is also a name of a big American vendor of computers, computer components and software?
- Which commercial building can also store data?
- The name of which animal group is also a collective name for software errors?
- Which of these is a computer for bulk data processing?
- Which hat is a distribution of the Linux operating system?
- The name of which Native American group is also a name of an open source organization?
- The name of which island is also a computer programming language name?
- How many bones (on average) does the human body contain?
- This extremely vital nerve is responsible for such varied tasks as heart rate, gastrointestinal peristalsis and sweating. It also controls quite a few muscle movements in the mouth, including speech and keeping the larynx open for breathing.
- This organ, which is the largest gland in the human body, plays a major role in metabolism and has a variety of functions, including glycogen storage, plasma protein synthesis, and drug detoxification.
- Diarthrosis joints permit a variety of movement and can be divided into six classes. The femur and hip connection would be considered which joint class?
- There are twelve apples on a table. You take four. How many apples do you have now?
- What is the only number with no reciprocal?
- Octo is a prefix meaning eight. An Octopus has eight legs. An octagon has exactly 8 sides. An Octogenarian is at least 8 decades old. What is the eighth month?
- How fast is a mile a minute?
- The Shaanxi earthquake is regarded as the deadliest recorded earthquake, killing approximately 830,000 people. It occurred on February 14, 1556 in this country.