Science & Technology trivia questions
2055 multiple-choice Science & Technology trivia questions with four options and the answer.
- What was the name of the man who invented logarithms?
- Sir Isaac Newton developed his calculus and physics at what college?
- Who was the teacher of Plato?
- Who wrote the first textbook on Geometry?
- What sign flew over the school of Aristotle?
- Of all of the Postulates of Euclid, one stood out as a big sticking point. To this day it involves such things as space travel, physics, and triangles. Which postulate was it?
- We all know what acute angles, obtuse angles, right angles, and straight angles are, but what is a reflex angle?
- How many of these statements are true: - negative one has no square root - the logarithm of negative one is negative - the reciprocal of negative one is positive one - positive one to the negative one power is one.
- If a woman has these pains, they almost always disappear when she becomes pregnant.
- This organ expands up to 500 times its normal size during the pregnancy.
- During this month of the pregnancy women go through a lot of mood swings like being easily irritated or start crying when they hear a song on the radio.
- The fingerprints of the baby begin forming in this week of pregnancy. The baby also starts grasping and sucking its thumb at this time.
- This common side effect is caused by the hormone, progesterone, which relaxes the valve that separates your esophagus from your stomach, allowing gastric acids to seep back up, which causes this uncomfortable sensation.
- After week 27 you can do the following experiment: switch on a flashlight against your belly and the baby will move towards the light. What allows this to happen?
- During pregnancy the following symptoms happen to what part of the body: grow larger, tender, swollen, and darkened areolas.
- A common complaint among pregnant women are swollen legs. Feet actually swell because of this.
- During what period does your sleep become almost impossible and interrupted.
- During the last period of the pregnancy, the fetus drops towards the opening of the pelvis and this part of the body changes its shape.
- The human facial skull consists of double as well as single bones. Which of the following bones is not a facial bone?
- What is the other name for the Achilles tendon, which acts as a connection between the calf and the heel in humans?
- When the arm is bent in the elbow joint humans use the biceps branchii musle and the triceps is used when it is extended. What is the name of the muscle that abducts the arm in the shoulder?
- What is the function of the thalamus, a part of the human brain with an egg-like shape?
- The extrapyramidal system in human brain, which consists of related neurons is not responsible for what?
- This gland, located in the base of the human skull, is the central gland in the endocrine regulation and is as large as a pea.
- What are the main components of the stomach juice, which is secreted by gastric glands?
- Pathogenic microorganisms which get into the human body are called antigens because they cause the formation of antibodies. The antibodies are produced by what blood cells?
- Cryptozoology is a branch of Zoology, which deals with what?
- Which term denotes the classification of organisms, based on their evolutionary descent?
- This ancient Greek philosopher, who taught Alexander the Great, wrote a book on zoology entitled History of Animals.
- The term ethology, which refers to the study of animal behaviour, derives from a Greek word, which means what?