1,000 trivia questions and answers: science & nature
Questions 301–400 of 1,000. Answer, explanation and source under each one.
Science & nature trivia questions 301–350
Q 301Która odmiana SL W113, sprzedawana zaledwie przez rok, jest najrzadsza?
- A190 SL
- B300 SL
- C250 SL
- D230 SL
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250 SL
Jedyną poważną modyfikacją tej odmiany był nowy, większy silnik; moc nie wzrosła, ale wyrównała się krzywa momentu obrotowego.
Q 302Unter welchem deutschen Titel erschien 1999 Tim Berners-Lees Buch „Weaving the Web“?
- A„Das Netz der Netze“
- B„Der digitale Faden“
- C„Die Hypertext-Revolution“
- D„Der Web-Report“
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„Der Web-Report“
Eine Kernthese des Buches: Das Web editieren zu können, ist genauso wichtig wie darin zu browsen.
Q 303¿Cómo se llama la sección de Snapchat donde se guardan los snaps para editarlos o reenviarlos?
- ARecuerdos
- BGalería
- CÁlbum
- DArchivo
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Recuerdos
Sin guardarlos, los snaps de las Historias solo permanecen 24 horas visibles para todos los contactos agregados.
Q 304Quali strutture aumentano la superficie interna delle narici della renna?
- AI turbinati
- BLe guance gonfie
- CI peli cavi del muso
- DLe ghiandole salivari
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I turbinati
L'aria fredda viene così riscaldata dal calore corporeo prima di raggiungere i polmoni, e l'acqua condensata dal respiro inumidisce l'aria inspirata.
Q 305Which biochemist co-founded Genentech with Robert Swanson in 1976?
- ACraig Venter
- BHerbert Boyer
- CPaul Berg
- DStanley Cohen
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Herbert Boyer
It went on to produce the first recombinant human insulin.
Q 306Na jaką chorobę, obok żółtej febry, zachorowało około 20 tys. budowniczych Kanału Panamskiego?
- Amalaria
- Btyfus
- Ccholera
- Ddżuma
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malaria
Skala strat była ogromna: podczas budowy zmarło w sumie kilkadziesiąt tysięcy robotników.
Q 307¿Qué máquina de asedio se desarrolló en la Edad Media?
- Ala balista
- Bel trabuquete
- Cla catapulta
- Del onagro
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el trabuquete
Los ejércitos chinos, griegos, romanos y hunos ya empleaban la balista y la catapulta; la artillería la habían desarrollado los griegos siglos antes de Cristo.
Q 308In which year was the first Komen Race for the Cure held?
- A1979
- B1983
- C1992
- D1988
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1983
It took place in October, two years before the first National Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
Q 309Um juiz de qual país decidiu, em 2023, que o emoji 👍 pode valer como aceite de um contrato?
- ASuécia
- BAustrália
- CIrlanda
- DCanadá
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Canadá
A decisão resultou em uma indenização por danos de 82.000 dólares canadenses pela quebra dos termos aceitos com o ícone.
Q 310What was the real name of the Taco Bell Chihuahua, the advertising mascot of 1997 to 2000?
- ADinky
- BBonita
- CChalupa
- DGidget
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Gidget
Gidget: the female Chihuahua who played Taco Bell's mascot from 1997 to 2000 was named Gidget, though the character was voiced by a man.
Q 311¿Cómo se llamó la plataforma de juegos en la nube que Google anunció el 19 de marzo de 2019?
- AStadia
- BLuna
- CGeForce Now
- DArcade
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Stadia
Ese mismo año, el 3 de junio, el Departamento de Justicia de Estados Unidos anunció que investigaría a Google por violaciones a las leyes antimonopolio.
Q 312Que popular livro de gramática latina, de Élio Donato, Gutenberg provavelmente imprimiu antes da Bíblia?
- AInstitutio Oratoria
- BDe Lingua Latina
- CGrammatica Speculativa
- DArs Grammatica
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Ars Grammatica
O alto custo do equipamento sugere que Gutenberg começou por textos mais lucrativos, como documentos religiosos e um poema alemão.
Q 313Com que a enfermagem tinha estreita relação em seus primórdios?
- AA farmácia
- BO clero
- CA guerra
- DA maternidade
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A maternidade
Na origem a atividade era exclusivamente feminina; a enfermagem moderna só ganhou bases de rigor técnico e científico com o trabalho de Florence Nightingale.
Q 314A 1979 storm named Tip holds what world record?
- AWettest storm ever measured
- BLongest-lasting storm ever
- CFirst storm seen from space
- DLargest and most intense ever
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Largest and most intense ever
It reached winds of 190 mph and a record-low pressure of 870 hectopascals near Guam.
Q 315Które jony są dla organizmów akwariowych jeszcze bardziej zabójcze niż amoniak?
- Asiarczany
- Bazotyny
- Cchlorki
- Dfosforany
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azotyny
Ryby wydalają do wody jony amonowe, które dodatkowo podnoszą jej pH.
Q 316How long is the Amazon river dolphin, the largest of the river dolphins, at most?
- A2.6 m
- B6 m
- C4 m
- D1.5 m
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2.6 m
Young botos are grey and turn pink, then white, as they mature; they hunt by echolocation.
Q 317Quel ensemble, formé de la croûte et d'une partie du manteau supérieur, est subdivisé en plaques tectoniques ?
- ABarysphère
- BMésosphère
- CLithosphère
- DAsthénosphère
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Lithosphère
Sa limite inférieure se situe entre 100 et 200 km de profondeur, là où les roches du manteau approchent de leur point de fusion.
Q 318Bis zu welcher Nahttiefe lässt sich Aluminium mit dem Elektronenstrahl schweißen?
- A300 mm
- B50 mm
- C150 mm
- D100 mm
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300 mm
Bei Stahl sind es bis zu 150 mm, bei Kupfer und Titan jeweils 100 mm – mit extrem schmalen, parallelen Nähten und minimalem Verzug.
Q 319W jakim kolorze wyłącznie malowano Forda T w latach 1914–1926?
- Agranatowym
- Bczarnym
- Cbordowym
- Dciemnozielonym
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czarnym
Lakier ten wybrano ze względu na niską cenę i trwałość, choć wbrew obiegowym opiniom z linii montażowej zjeżdżały czasem nieliczne auta w innych barwach.
Q 320Welk geheel nieuw personage debuteerde in Street Fighter Alpha 2?
- AKarin
- BSakura
- CIngrid
- DIbuki
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Sakura
Alpha 2 voegde onder anderen ook Gen, Dhalsim, Zangief en Rolento toe aan de selectie.
Q 321¿Cuántas velocidades tenía la caja de cambios de engranajes planetarios del Ford T?
- ADos
- BSeis
- CTres
- DCuatro
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Dos
Se cambiaba con el pie mediante el pedal del embrague: a fondo era la primera y soltando un poco, la segunda, con el punto muerto a mitad del recorrido.
Q 322Roughly how long is Uranus's rotation period?
- AAbout 17 hours
- BAbout 24 hours
- CAbout 6 days
- DAbout 10 hours
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About 17 hours
It rotates retrograde by the IAU definition, and the interior period was pinned down by tracking its aurorae.
Q 323Relative to its size, the Basset Hound holds what distinction among all breeds?
- AIt is the slowest
- BIt has the largest ears
- CIt is the heaviest-boned
- DIt has the loudest bay
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It is the heaviest-boned
Basset Hounds weigh 44 to 77 pounds on average, the frame of a large dog on very short legs.
Q 324Quel est le diamètre moyen des grains de poussière qui donnent au ciel martien sa teinte ocre ?
- A12 µm
- B4 µm
- C25 µm
- D1,5 µm
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1,5 µm
Au coucher du soleil, cette poussière en suspension fait au contraire virer le ciel au bleu autour de l'astre, un phénomène découvert par les premiers atterrisseurs de 1976.
Q 325Który chiński astronom miał gołym okiem odkryć księżyc Jowisza w 362 p.n.e.?
- AXi Zezong
- BShi Shen
- CZhang Heng
- DGan De
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Gan De
Jeśli to prawda, odkrycie wyprzedza Galileusza o prawie dwa tysiąclecia; w sprzyjających warunkach księżyce galileuszowe da się dostrzec bez teleskopu.
Q 326In quale città californiana lavorava Charles Richter quando propose la sua scala nel 1935?
- APasadena
- BBerkeley
- CSan Diego
- DSacramento
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Pasadena
Richter notò che le ampiezze massime registrate, riportate su un diagramma semilogaritmico contro la distanza, si allineavano su rette con la stessa pendenza per sismi diversi.
Q 327Which design firm designed the Shanghai Tower?
- AFoster + Partners
- BKohn Pedersen Fox
- CGensler
- DSkidmore, Owings & Merrill
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Gensler
Gensler, led by design director Jun Xia, designed it; the twisting double-skin facade divides the tower into nine vertical zones, each with its own sky-lobby garden.
Q 328Roughly how many people died of tuberculosis in 2024, making it the leading infectious killer?
- AAbout 1.2 million
- BAbout 12 million
- CAbout 5 million
- DAbout 250,000
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About 1.2 million
Incidence reached an estimated 10.7 million people that year.
Q 329Claude Shannon's 1937 MIT master's thesis showed that circuits could implement what?
- AFourier series
- BMatrix inversion
- CBoolean algebra
- DPrime factorization
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Boolean algebra
It has been called the most important master's thesis of all time.
Q 330Why is a sample of uranium-238 electroplated onto the cover?
- ASo finders can date it from its decay
- BTo make it detectable by radar
- CAs a gift of a rare element
- DTo power the stylus cartridge
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So finders can date it from its decay
Its half-life is 4.468 billion years; the ratio of remaining uranium reveals the record's age.
Q 331On what date did construction of the Three Gorges Dam officially begin?
- A1 January 2000
- B1 October 1989
- C20 May 1997
- D14 December 1994
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14 December 1994
The premier who launched it was himself a Moscow-trained hydroelectric engineer.
Q 332Quem dublou a skin Heavy Metal de Thor na versão brasileira de Smite?
- AAndreas Kisser, do Sepultura
- BMax Cavalera, do Soulfly
- CRafael Bittencourt, do Angra
- DDetonator, do Massacration
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Detonator, do Massacration
A distribuidora Level Up apostou em celebridades brasileiras para a dublagem em português, incluindo um ator de A Turma do Didi.
Q 333Kto w drugiej połowie 2022 roku dostarczał najwięcej mocy obliczeniowej sieci bitcoin?
- ARosja
- BUSA
- CChiny
- DKazachstan
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USA
Według danych Uniwersytetu Cambridge drugie miejsce zajmowały wówczas Chiny, mimo ogłoszonego przez ich rząd zakazu transakcji kryptowalutowych.
Q 334De que língua vem a palavra rádio, derivada de um termo que significa “raio de roda”?
- AFrancês
- BGrego
- CLatim
- DÁrabe
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Latim
O termo de origem também significa “feixe de luz” e “raio”, e só foi aplicado às comunicações em 1881.
Q 335¿Qué cifra fue Jeff Bezos el primero en superar en la lista Forbes de multimillonarios?
- A130 000 millones de dólares
- B180 000 millones de dólares
- C60 000 millones de dólares
- D100 000 millones de dólares
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100 000 millones de dólares
Entre mediados de 2018 y finales de 2019 se mantuvo como la segunda persona más rica del planeta.
Q 336Który filozof uznał wysoką informacyjną zawartość twierdzeń za podstawowy cel poznawczy nauki?
- ABertrand Russell
- BImre Lakatos
- CLudwig Wittgenstein
- DKarl Popper
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Karl Popper
Im twierdzenie jest ogólniejsze i ściślejsze, tym większa jego zawartość informacyjna – i tym łatwiej je sfalsyfikować.
Q 337Florence stands on which river?
- AThe Arno
- BThe Tiber
- CThe Po
- DThe Adige
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The Arno
Florence stands on the Arno, which rises on Monte Falterona in the Apennines and flows west through Pisa to the sea; its waters powered the city's medieval wool and textile mills.
Q 338Unter welchem Spitznamen ist das Ford Modell T bekannt?
- AIron Lady
- BSilver Ghost
- CBlack Beauty
- DTin Lizzie
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Tin Lizzie
Auf Deutsch „Blechliesel“; es gilt als das erste für die breite Masse erschwingliche Automobil.
Q 339A baobab's large flowers remain reproductive for a maximum of how long?
- A15 hours
- B3 days
- CA full month
- D2 weeks
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15 hours
In the early 21st century baobabs across southern Africa began dying rapidly and mysteriously, possibly from mass dehydration.
Q 340Neon is theorised to be what, among all the elements?
- AThe least chemically reactive
- BThe best conductor
- CThe most abundant on Earth
- DThe densest gas
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The least chemically reactive
It is the only noble gas for which no compound has ever been definitively confirmed.
Q 341How does a snow leopard usually react when a herder drives it off its prey?
- AIt calls other snow leopards
- BIt attacks the herder
- CIt hides and returns at night
- DIt gives it up without a fight
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It gives it up without a fight
That timidity is one reason it has never killed a person.
Q 342Quanta memória tinha o Xbox original?
- A64 MB
- B32 MB
- C128 MB
- D16 MB
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64 MB
Era memória SDRAM DDR com largura de banda de 6,4 GB/s, dos quais 1,06 GB/s ficavam reservados à CPU.
Q 343Qual era a profissão do primeiro paciente a receber um transplante de coração de Barnard?
- AMotorista de ônibus
- BProfessor primário
- CDono de mercearia
- DPolicial aposentado
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Dono de mercearia
Jornalistas e equipes de filmagem invadiram o hospital, e o paciente virou um nome conhecido tanto quanto o cirurgião.
Q 344Resistance rates to penicillin above 90% have been reported in which anaerobic genus?
- ABacteroides
- BFusobacterium
- CClostridium
- DPeptostreptococcus
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Bacteroides
Anaerobes were historically considered less worrying for resistance, which makes the figures notable.
Q 345¿Cómo se denomina la capa delgada y pegajosa de bacterias que se adhiere a la superficie dental?
- ABiofilm microbiano
- BCálculo dental
- CSarro dental
- DPelícula adquirida
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Biofilm microbiano
Las bacterias quedan envueltas en una matriz de exopolisacáridos que las protege física y químicamente.
Q 346Comment s'appelle le berger allemand trouvé au début de la quête principale ?
- ACanigou
- BRintintin
- CBrutus
- DMédor
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Canigou
Ce chien existe depuis le premier Fallout et réapparaît régulièrement au fil des épisodes.
Q 347EA pledged in 2021 that its patent on which Apex Legends feature, the genre's gold standard, would be free for any developer?
- AThe ping system
- BThe jumpmaster
- CEvo Shields
- DRespawn beacons
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The ping system
EA opened the ping system patent, plus four accessibility patents, to all developers without fear of litigation from August 2021; the non-verbal wheel has been copied widely since.
Q 348Which enzyme, about 10% of its protein, lets H. pylori neutralise acid by splitting urea?
- AProtease
- BUrease
- CCatalase
- DOxidase
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Urease
The reaction releases ammonia and bicarbonate, raising the local pH so the bacterium can survive.
Q 349Quel futur fondateur d'IBM fonde la mécanographie dans les années 1880 ?
- AThomas Watson
- BHerman Hollerith
- CCharles Flint
- DJohn Patterson
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Herman Hollerith
Sa machine électromécanique stockait les informations sur des cartes perforées pour faciliter le recensement.
Q 350¿De cuántos lados eran los polígonos con los que Arquímedes acotó el valor de π?
- A120
- B180
- C144
- D96
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96
Concluyó que π estaba entre 310/71 y 31/7, es decir, entre 3,1408 y 3,1429, un intervalo coherente con el valor real.
Science & nature trivia questions 351–400
Q 351What name describes an algorithm, like Harvey–van der Hoeven's, that only wins on impossibly large inputs?
- AHeuristic algorithm
- BQuantum algorithm
- CGalactic algorithm
- DGreedy algorithm
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Galactic algorithm
Galactic algorithm: Lipton and Regan coined the term for methods whose advantage appears only on inputs larger than anything in the galaxy; Harvey and van der Hoeven's multiplication wins only above 2^(1729^12) bits.
Q 352Welches Beispiel nennt die Werkzeugtypologie für einen Mechanismus, der Kraft oder Bewegung überträgt?
- ATelefonkabel
- BBehälter
- CRad
- DFilter
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Rad
Eine Maschine macht Energie durch einen Mechanismus als Bewegungsenergie nutzbar.
Q 353Kto ukuł regułę „Omne vivum ex ovo” – wszelkie życie pochodzi z jaja?
- ALouis Pasteur
- BFrancesco Redi
- CWilliam Harvey
- DLazzaro Spallanzani
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William Harvey
Reguła ta obaliła wiarę w samorództwo i oznacza nieprzerwaną ciągłość życia od jego powstania do dziś.
Q 354¿Cuándo se implementó el modelo actual del modo Competitivo de Brawl Stars?
- A27 de julio de 2022
- B4 de marzo de 2024
- C18 de enero de 2025
- D9 de septiembre de 2023
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4 de marzo de 2024
Ese sistema recibió una actualización posterior en febrero de 2025, el mismo mes en que el modo estrenó su propio pase de recompensas.
Q 355アインシュタインの舌を出した有名な写真を撮影したINS通信社のカメラマンは？
- Aアーサー・サス
- Bアルフレッド・アイゼンスタット
- Cユーサフ・カーシュ
- Dフィリップ・ハルスマン
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アーサー・サス
1951年の72歳の誕生日に撮られ、本人も気に入って9枚の焼き増しを頼んだ。この写真は同年度のニューヨーク新聞写真家賞グランプリを受賞している。
Q 356Which pale Japanese green tea contains far more caffeine than many darker teas?
- ABancha
- BHojicha
- CGenmaicha
- DGyokuro
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Gyokuro
Colour is a poor guide to caffeine in tea, which also carries small amounts of theobromine and theophylline.
Q 357Which Australian bird has often been labelled 'the world's most dangerous bird'?
- AWedge-tailed eagle
- BMagpie
- CEmu
- DCassowary
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Cassowary
Statistically the ostrich is deadlier, killing two or three people a year in South Africa.
Q 358¿Cómo se conocían comercialmente las placas en color que la fábrica Lumière lanzó al mercado en 1907?
- ALumicolor
- BAutochrome
- CFinlaycolor
- DCibachrome
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Autochrome
Eran diapositivas en vidrio basadas en una rejilla de puntos de tres colores, el mismo principio que las pantallas de televisión en color.
Q 359Przy którym bałkańskim mieście odkryto cmentarzysko ze złotem z IV tysiąclecia p.n.e.?
- APłowdiw
- BWarna
- CBurgas
- DRuse
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Warna
W Europie Środkowej złote artefakty, takie jak złote kapelusze czy dysk z Nebry, pojawiły się w epoce brązu od II tysiąclecia p.n.e.
Q 360Which oviraptorid shared the lower beds of Velociraptor's home formation?
- AKhaan
- BOviraptor
- CCitipati
- DConchoraptor
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Oviraptor
Also present were the ankylosaur Pinacosaurus and the troodontid Saurornithoides.
Q 361Which pre-Socratic philosopher proposed atomism, an idea confirmed roughly 2,000 years later?
- ALeucippus
- BThales
- CAnaximander
- DHeraclitus
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Leucippus
Leucippus and his pupil Democritus argued matter was made of indivisible atoms; the pre-Socratics insisted every event had a natural cause.
Q 362Cardiologist Herbert Benson coined which term for the body's reversal of stress?
- ACalm reflex
- BRelaxation response
- CRest-and-digest
- DVagal reset
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Relaxation response
Relaxation response: Benson's 1975 book The Relaxation Response sold millions and argued that any repeated word or phrase, not only a mantra, could trigger the effect, the physiological opposite of fight-or-flight.
Q 363Dead by Daylight atraiu mais de quantos jogadores, apesar das críticas mistas no lançamento?
- A20 milhões
- B30 milhões
- C10 milhões
- D50 milhões
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50 milhões
Apesar do sucesso comercial, o Metacritic classificou a recepção da crítica como mista ou média.
Q 364Quelle équipe, considérée comme outsider, a remporté le premier Masters de 2025, en Asie du Sud-Est ?
- ADRX
- BRex Regum Qeon
- CGlobal Esports
- DT1
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T1
Les favoris de G2 Esports ont perdu la finale, tandis que les champions du monde en titre ont terminé troisièmes.
Q 365NASA's OSIRIS-REx collected a sample from which asteroid in October 2020?
- ARyugu
- BBennu
- CVesta
- DPsyche
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Q 366Em que ano a União Astronômica Internacional reclassificou Plutão como planeta anão?
- A2006
- B2003
- C1998
- D2001
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2006
A nova definição formal de planeta colocou Plutão na mesma categoria de Éris e Ceres.
Q 367In the GameCube game, the player's looks depend on answers to which cat met on the train?
- APunchy
- BBlanca
- CKabuki
- DRover
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Rover
The chatty feline has opened several later entries too, quizzing new arrivals before they reach town.
Q 368Em que mês e ano o TikTok foi lançado na China?
- AMarço de 2015
- BJunho de 2018
- CSetembro de 2016
- DJaneiro de 2017
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Setembro de 2016
A expansão internacional só começou um ano depois, quando o aplicativo passou a chegar a outros países com o nome TikTok.
Q 369Quel média public annonce en avril 2023 fermer ses quelque 50 comptes officiels sur Twitter ?
- ABBC
- BNPR
- CPBS
- DRadio-Canada
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NPR
La radio américaine contestait le label « financé par le gouvernement », ne recevant que 13 % de fonds fédéraux.
Q 370Designer Michimasa Fujino said the HondaJet's nose was inspired by what?
- AA bullet train
- BA dolphin's snout
- CA Formula One nosecone
- DSalvatore Ferragamo shoes
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Salvatore Ferragamo shoes
Honda began sketching the jet in 1997 and finally delivered the first one in December 2015.
Q 371¿Después de qué semana, aproximadamente, se considera viable el feto?
- A18
- B22
- C25
- D12
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25
A partir de ese momento los pulmones fetales están casi formados del todo; solo les falta madurar.
Q 372Dans quel pays la Xbox One est-elle lancée le 29 septembre 2014 ?
- AInde
- BBrésil
- CChine
- DRussie
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Chine
Dévoilée le 21 mai 2013, la console visait la PlayStation 4 de Sony et, plus indirectement, la Wii U de Nintendo.
Q 373Which conqueror marched into Berlin in 1806 and carried the Brandenburg Gate's Quadriga off to Paris?
- ALouis XIV
- BGustavus Adolphus
- CCharles XII of Sweden
- DNapoleon Bonaparte
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Napoleon Bonaparte
Napoleon Bonaparte took the Quadriga to Paris after defeating Prussia in 1806; it returned in 1814, when its goddess became Victory and gained an Iron Cross.
Q 374Które państwo wystrzeliło w 1962 roku orbitujący teleskop słoneczny w ramach programu Ariel?
- AWielka Brytania
- BHolandia
- CHiszpania
- DAustralia
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Wielka Brytania
Cztery lata później NASA przeprowadziła pierwszą misję w ramach Orbitalnych Obserwatoriów Astronomicznych (OAO).
Q 375Avec quel physicien les époux Curie partagent-ils le prix Nobel de physique 1903 ?
- APieter Zeeman
- BHenri Becquerel
- CHendrik Lorentz
- DWilhelm Röntgen
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Henri Becquerel
La proposition initiale de l'Académie des sciences ne mentionnait pas Marie ; il a fallu l'intervention de Pierre pour que son nom soit ajouté.
Q 376What was the single most common disorder in a 2013 UK study of 2,228 French Bulldogs?
- AHip dysplasia
- BConjunctivitis
- CDiarrhoea
- DEar infections
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Ear infections
They affected 14% of dogs, ahead of diarrhoea at 7.5%; skin problems were the most common group of disorders overall.
Q 377Which US drug crisis did the CDC describe as arriving in three waves, starting with painkillers?
- AThe vaping epidemic
- BThe meth epidemic
- CThe opioid epidemic
- DThe crack epidemic
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The opioid epidemic
Wave two was heroin, wave three synthetic fentanyl, and researchers now describe a fourth wave of stimulants mixed with fentanyl.
Q 378Where was the first successful captive breeding of platypuses achieved, in 1943?
- AHealesville Sanctuary
- BTaronga Zoo
- CAdelaide Zoo
- DMelbourne Zoo
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Healesville Sanctuary
David Fleay managed it in Victoria; Healesville later bred twins between 2008 and 2012.
Q 379From which city's zoo did two unclipped flamingos escape in 2005, one turning up in Texas 14 years later?
- AWichita, Kansas
- BDenver, Colorado
- CTulsa, Oklahoma
- DOmaha, Nebraska
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Wichita, Kansas
Two flamingos whose wings had not been clipped flew from the Sedgwick County Zoo in Wichita, Kansas, in June 2005; one, known as No. 492, was later seen repeatedly on the Texas and Louisiana coasts, including in 2019.
Q 380Shin Kubota, who keeps a long-running Turritopsis dohrnii colony, famously ends his talks how?
- ASinging songs about them
- BServing jellyfish salad
- CReciting haiku
- DHanding out plush toys
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Singing songs about them
Singing songs about them: Shin Kubota of Kyoto University's Shirahama lab performs his own immortal-jellyfish songs, often in costume, and is a regular on Japanese television.
Q 381¿Hace cuántos millones de años se formó el sistema solar, del que algunos meteoritos son restos?
- A3800
- B6200
- C5400
- D4600
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4600
Los meteoritos son objetos de masa pequeña, más primitivos, que informan sobre las primeras fases del sistema solar.
Q 382Quale tempio di Chichén Itzá proietta ombre a forma di serpente durante gli equinozi?
- AOsservatorio El Caracol
- BTempio di Kukulkan
- CTempio dei Giaguari
- DTempio dei Guerrieri
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Tempio di Kukulkan
Il monumento è noto anche come El Castillo; i megaliti di Nabta Playa e Stonehenge erano invece orientati sul solstizio d'estate.
Q 383How much does an adult Beagle typically weigh?
- A18–35 lb
- B55–65 lb
- C40–50 lb
- D10–15 lb
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18–35 lb
18–35 lb is the range, with females slightly smaller than males on average.
Q 384Lotus Development, bought by IBM in 1995, was best known for which product?
- AThe Domino web server
- BThe Freelance presentation tool
- CThe Notes email client
- DThe 1-2-3 spreadsheet
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The 1-2-3 spreadsheet
The purchase came two years after IBM's record $8 billion loss and Lou Gerstner's arrival to turn the company around.
Q 385¿Qué doctora, creadora del proyecto SPARTAN-II, aparece en la Base Sword de la ONI?
- AGlassman
- BTillson
- CAnders
- DHalsey
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Halsey
El equipo le entrega el módulo de datos hallado en Visegrad, que resulta ser crucial para la UNSC.
Q 386Who is usually credited with inventing the barometer in 1643?
- AGalileo Galilei
- BRobert Boyle
- CBlaise Pascal
- DEvangelista Torricelli
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Evangelista Torricelli
He was Galileo's assistant in the last months of Galileo's life and argued that the weight of the air, not a vacuum's pull, held the mercury up.
Q 387Welche Form hatten über Instagram geteilte Fotos ursprünglich?
- Aquadratisch
- Bkreisrund
- Csechseckig
- Drechteckig
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quadratisch
Vorbild waren die Kodak Instamatic und Polaroid-Kameras; ab Juni 2013 ließen sich auch Videos in diesem Format mit Filtern aufnehmen.
Q 388Which tree was claimed in 1973 to be dying out because its seeds needed to pass through a dodo?
- AThe ebony
- BThe traveller's palm
- CThe tambalacoque
- DThe baobab
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The tambalacoque
Stanley Temple's 'dodo tree' hypothesis was later discredited: the tree has germinated since and numbers several hundred, not thirteen.
Q 389Con quale meme è stato sostituito per qualche giorno il logo di Twitter nell'aprile 2023?
- ANyan Cat
- BPepe
- CGrumpy Cat
- DDoge
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Doge
Qualcuno ipotizzò un pesce d'aprile in ritardo; l'uccello blu tornò al suo posto il 7 aprile 2023.
Q 390Welches seltene Metall steckt im Generator bestimmter Windkraftanlagen?
- ATantal
- BKobalt
- CLithium
- DNeodym
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Neodym
Die deutschen Hersteller REpower Systems und Enercon betonen, dieses Metall in ihren Anlagen gar nicht zu verbauen, weil sein Abbau Umwelt und Arbeiter schädigt.
Q 391Why do geologists regard the Northern Cordilleran Volcanic Province as a gap in the Ring of Fire?
- AIts volcanoes are caused by continental rifting
- BIt sits on the Alpide belt instead
- CIts volcanoes are all extinct
- DIt lies under a permanent ice sheet
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Its volcanoes are caused by continental rifting
The province lies between the Cascade Volcanic Arc to the south and Alaska's Aleutian Arc to the north.
Q 392Qual ilha do lago Gatún, no Canal do Panamá, é um santuário mundial de vida selvagem?
- ACoiba
- BIsla San Cristóbal
- CBarro Colorado
- DTaboga
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Barro Colorado
O lago, formado por uma barragem no rio Chagres, fica a 26 metros acima do nível do mar e fornece a água e a energia das eclusas.
Q 393What are the brain's supportive non-neuron cells called?
- AHepatocytes
- BGlia
- COsteocytes
- DPlatelets
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Q 394Fabric cut on the 'true bias' runs at what angle to the warp and weft?
- A30 degrees
- B45 degrees
- C60 degrees
- D90 degrees
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45 degrees
The true bias runs at 45 degrees to the warp and weft; cut that way, woven cloth stretches and drapes far more fluidly, which is why bias-cut gowns cling and flow.
Q 395What causes the aurora borealis, the glowing curtains of light near the North Pole?
- AMoonlight shining through thin clouds
- BSunlight bouncing off polar ice
- CVolcanoes hidden under the ice
- DParticles from the Sun hitting the air
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Particles from the Sun hitting the air
The most common colour is green, from oxygen high in the air; the southern version is the aurora australis.
Q 396Qual cantor teve seu clipe usado no rickrolling do YouTube no dia da mentira de 2008?
- ALionel Richie
- BRick Astley
- CMichael Bolton
- DBoy George
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Rick Astley
Todos os vídeos destacados da página principal levavam a "Never Gonna Give You Up"; em 2016 a pegadinha foi o SnoopaVision, em 360 graus.
Q 397Which palaeontologist suggested T. rex hunted in packs, citing a South Dakota site with three skeletons together?
- ARobert Bakker
- BPhilip Currie
- CJack Horner
- DPeter Larson
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Philip Currie
He compared it to Tarbosaurus and Albertosaurus finds; group hunting would have helped against horned and armoured prey.
Q 398¿Para cuántos astronautas tenía capacidad la nave del Programa Gemini?
- AUno
- BDos
- CTres
- DCuatro
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Dos
Sus misiones ensayaron el acoplamiento en órbita y las actividades extravehiculares, imprescindibles para alunizar.
Q 399Welk platenbedrijf kocht Sony eind jaren tachtig, dat later Sony Music Entertainment werd?
- AMotown Records
- BCapitol Records
- CCBS Records
- DWarner Records
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CBS Records
Tegelijk werd een Amerikaanse filmstudio gekocht, die uitgroeide tot Sony Pictures Entertainment.
Q 400How long before nylon's public announcement did Carothers die?
- AThree years
- BSixteen months
- CSix weeks
- DFour months
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Sixteen months
He felt he had accomplished little and run out of ideas, despite becoming the first industrial organic chemist elected to the National Academy of Sciences.
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