1 - For what accomplishment did Einstein receive a Physic Nobel Prize?

The discovery of the Law of the Photoelectric Effect

The Theory of Special Relativity

The Theory of General Relativity

The discovery of radio-activity

2 - In the English system of measurement, what was the original value of a yard? (it is now 36 inches)

the distance between the king's nose and thumb if he stuck his arm out at a right angle with his thumb pointed up

the distance between the front and back legs of the finest horse in the king's stables

the longest distance the king could cover in one stride

the distance the king could throw a specific weighted ball called the Canterbury Sphere

3 - From which country is Linus Torvalds, writer of the Linux kernel?

Finland

Sweden

United Kingdom

United States

4 - What does the first Moore's law state?

The number of transistors that can be fitted per square inch doubles every 18 month

The speed of microprocessors doubles every year

The cost of a microprocessor is inversly proportional to the size of its market

The energy needed by a processor is increased by half for every doubling of performance

5 - How many dwarf planets are currently recognised by the International Astronomical Union in our solar system?

0

2

4

5

6 - What is the most massive planet in the Solar System?

Jupiter

Saturn

Earth

The Sun

7 - Who first observed the moons of Jupiter?

Johannes Kepler

Galileo

Eratosthenes

Copernicus

8 - Which of the decimal number below corresponds to the binary number 00101010?

3

68

42

101,010

9 - Which is not a computer graphics file standard?

Joint Photographic Experts Group

Graphics Interchange Format

Pictorial Binary Encoded Material

Tagged Image File Format

10 - What particularity of Europa is of particular interest to scientists?

It is believed to be the last remain of a planet having collided with Jupiter

Its atmosphere is very rich in oxygen

Rocks covering its surface might date from the beginning of the Solar System

There is a remote possibility that its ice-covered oceans might harbor life

11 - To which country does the .ie domain suffix belong?

India

Indonesia

Eire

Israel

12 - Who discovered Charon, the satellite of Pluto?

Percival Lowell

James Christy

Clyde Tombaugh

James van Allen

13 - What element has "H" for symbol?

Helium

Hydroxide

Hydrogen

Hafnium

14 - What does the acronym ASCII stand for?

American Standard Coding for International Interchange

Automated Standard Coding for Information Interchange

American Standard Code for Information Interchange

Automated Standard Code for International Interchange

15 - What is the sun expected to become at the end of its life?

A black dwarf

A white dwarf

A red dwarf

A yellow dwarf

16 - What is approximatively the circumference of the Earth?

12000 km (7458 miles)

26000 km (16159 miles)

40000 km (24860 miles)

63000 km (39154 miles)

17 - Chondrites, carbonaceous chondrites, ataxites and hexahedrites are all types of what?

asteroid

planetary core

dust nebulae

meteorites

18 - Which of the following companies has not developed an 'Office suite' of programs for the Windows OS?

Lotus

Microsoft

Corel

Oracle

19 - If a car moving at a speed of 50 km/h has a kinetic energy of x, what kinetic energy will it have when moving at 100 km/h?

Still x

Square root of two * x

2x

4x

20 - Refraction is due to:

Light changing frequency

Light changing speed

Light changing brightness

Light changing phase

 

  

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