kth8/OpenTriviaQA huggingface dataset:
Category: science-technology
Question: Does liquid iron float on liquid nickel?
Choices: Yes; No
Answer: Yes
Category: science-technology
Question: What is a hydrometer?
Choices: None of these; An instrument used to measure a liquids temperature; An instrument used to measure a liquids weight; An instrument used to measure a liquids density
Answer: An instrument used to measure a liquids density
Category: science-technology
Question: If the crow has any interruption in her note like hiccup, or a croak with a kind of swallowing, it signifies this event.
Choices: Wind and tornado; Wind and rain; Fog and thunder; Rain and haze
Answer: Wind and rain
Category: science-technology
Question: A reddish ring around the moon means this.
Choices: Rain or snow; Rainbow or bright sunshine; Fog or haze; Wind or rain
Answer: Rain or snow
Category: science-technology
Question: Such the weather will be if at dusk the sky is red.
Choices: Dry; Rainy; Snowy; Hot
Answer: Dry
Category: science-technology
Question: The first frost will come within this many days, after you hear the first cicada.
Choices: 45; 50; 90; 60
Answer: 90
Category: science-technology
Question: These are often used as weather indicators. Before the weather gets dry, they open up. If it will be wet, they return to their normal shape.
Choices: Dandelions; Pine cones; Pea pods; Willow sprigs
Answer: Pine cones
Category: science-technology
Question: This flower opens up in sunny weather. When rain is expected, it closes tightly.
Choices: Primrose; Nasturtium; Daisy; Scarlet Pimpernel
Answer: Scarlet Pimpernel
Category: science-technology
Question: If at noon on the 2nd of February you see this animals shadow, be sure the weather will be cold.
Choices: A weasel; A groundhog; A hedgehog; A hog
Answer: A groundhog
Category: science-technology
Question: If the tail of these animals appears thicker,  then you could expect a severe winter.
Choices: Squirrels; Bears; Skunks; Marmots
Answer: Squirrels
Category: science-technology
Question: If these birds do run for shelter during rain, the weather is going to get worse.
Choices: Owls; Eagles; Pigeons; Hens
Answer: Hens
Category: science-technology
Question: You should expect this, if fish jump out of the water while the weather is nice.
Choices: Rainbows; Extreme heat; Lightning storm; Rain
Answer: Rain
Category: science-technology
Question: A tropical cyclone is a storm with a closed circulation around a center of low pressure. Based on strength and location a tropical cyclone can be referred to by different names. Which of the following is not a possible name for a tropical cyclone?
Choices: Tropical Storm; Typhoon; Hurricane; Mesocyclone
Answer: Mesocyclone
Category: science-technology
Question: A tropical cyclone is classified to have reached landfall when the outer edges of the storm are over land.
Choices: False; True
Answer: False
Category: science-technology
Question: Once a tropical cyclone reaches wind speeds of at least 39 mph, it is classified as a tropical storm. At what minimum wind speed is a tropical storm classified as a hurricane or typhoon?
Choices: 74 mph; 52 mph; 85 mph; 92 mph
Answer: 74 mph
Category: science-technology
Question: In 1994, what major hurricane broke the record for longest-lasting hurricane ever observed both in the Pacific Ocean and worldwide?
Choices: Hurricane John; Hurricane Carrie; Hurricane Ginger; Hurricane Kyle
Answer: Hurricane John
Category: science-technology
Question: Despite a hurricaneâs destructive nature and its toll on both lives and property, there are some beneficial effects of tropical cyclones.
Choices: True; False
Answer: True
Category: science-technology
Question: The word hurricaneâ comes from the name of a Caribbean god - Huracan. Huracan was god of what?
Choices: The sea; The weather; The moon; The storms
Answer: The storms
Category: science-technology
Question: What is the minimum ocean water temperature required for a tropical cyclone to form?
Choices: 87 degrees Fahrenheit; 80 degrees Fahrenheit; 77 degrees Fahrenheit; 93 degrees Fahrenheit
Answer: 80 degrees Fahrenheit
Category: science-technology
Question: Jupiter, the fifth planet from the Sun, has atmosphere composed of what gases?
Choices: Oxygen and hydrogen; Hydrogen and nitrogen; Oxygen and nitrogen; Hydrogen and helium
Answer: Hydrogen and helium
Category: science-technology
Question: According to the distance between the planets and the Sun, Jupiter is situated between which two planets in the Solar system?
Choices: Mercury and Venus; Venus and Earth; Neptune and Pluto; Mars and Saturn
Answer: Mars and Saturn
Category: science-technology
Question: The constant anticyclonic storm on Jupiter which can be seen through telescopes from Earth is called by what name?
Choices: The Green Belt; The Great Red Spot; The Red Eye; The Bright White Eye
Answer: The Great Red Spot
Category: science-technology
Question: How do the Korean, the Japanese and the Chinese call Jupiter?
Choices: Iron fist; Wood star; Ice cube; Fire ball
Answer: Wood star
Category: science-technology
Question: How many moons, revolving around Jupiter, did Galileo Galilei discover in the 17th century?
Choices: 4; 9; 1; 2
Answer: 4
Category: science-technology
Question: Which one is not a name of a Galilean moon revolving around Jupiter?
Choices: Io; Athena; Europa; Callisto
Answer: Athena
Category: science-technology
Question: The first directly-observed collision between two solar system bodies was between Jupiter and which comet?
Choices: Shoemaker-Levy 9; Hale-Bopp; Schwassmann-Wachmann; Tuttle-Giacobini-Kresak
Answer: Shoemaker-Levy 9
Category: science-technology
Question: The four Jovian planets in the Solar system are Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune and which other planet?
Choices: Mars; Venus; Uranus; Earth
Answer: Uranus
Category: science-technology
Question: Jupiter, the largest planet in the Solar system, is the ruling planet of which astrological sign?
Choices: Aries; Gemini; Sagittarius; Libra
Answer: Sagittarius
Category: science-technology
Question: Which of these names refers to a large group of asteroids in Jupiters orbit?
Choices: The Hellenic asteroids; The Trojan asteroids; The Roman asteroids; The Martian asteroids
Answer: The Trojan asteroids
Category: science-technology
Question: What are the abbreviations on prescriptions called?
Choices: sib abbreviations; sig codes; sif abbreviations; sic codes
Answer: sig codes
Category: science-technology
Question: Should I eat before taking my medication, if the prescription says the medication should be taken a.c.?
Choices: No; Yes
Answer: No
Category: science-technology
Question: In a pharmacy setting, what does ft. mean?
Choices: feet; for tincture; let it be made; place under tongue
Answer: let it be made
Category: science-technology
Question: Which of these is used to indicate the medication should be taken with food?
Choices: w.c.; l.c.; c.c.; a.c.
Answer: c.c.
Category: science-technology
Question: If a prescription has the terms NS and OS written on it, what does this probably mean?
Choices: You need an IV.; You cant get more of your ulcer medication.; You have really bad dandruff.; You have an eye problem.
Answer: You have an eye problem.
Category: science-technology
Question: Which of these would most likely appear on a prescription if the medication should be taken as a large single dose?
Choices: prn; A.A.O.; bol.; q.i.d
Answer: bol.
Category: science-technology
Question: Which of these is not one of the four main parts that make up a prescription?
Choices: petition; signature; inscription; subscription
Answer: petition
Category: science-technology
Question: If the prescription reads take 2 IBU 400mg Tab PO BID p.c. disp. q.s. 5 days DAW, how many ibuprofen tablets should be dispensed?
Choices: 10; 30; 40; 20
Answer: 20
Category: science-technology
Question: Pregnancy has a lot of myths surrounding it. Is this one of them? Do spicy foods and/or red wine help induce labor?
Choices: Yes; No
Answer: No
Category: science-technology
Question: This woman was the first female licensed physician in Great Britain. She died on December 17, 1917 at the age of 81.
Choices: Agnodice; Dr. Quinn; Florence Nightingale; Elizabeth Garrett Anderson
Answer: Elizabeth Garrett Anderson
Category: science-technology
Question: If youre double-jointed, it means you have two joints where normally there is one.
Choices: True; False
Answer: False
Category: science-technology
Question: If a dog is wagging its tail, then it is safe to approach.
Choices: True; False
Answer: False
Category: science-technology
Question: The nose is an amazing piece of the human body.  Every flower or food gives off odor molecules that your nose picks up and your brain translates. How many smells can your brain recognize?
Choices: 5,000; 15,000; 10,000; 20,000
Answer: 10,000
Category: science-technology
Question: Which of these countries has the highest infant mortality rate according to a 2006 revision of the UN World Population Prospects report?
Choices: Singapore; Czech Republic; United States; Sweden
Answer: United States
Category: science-technology
Question: I think we have all heard this one. Does an apple a day keep the doctor away?
Choices: Yes; No
Answer: No
Category: science-technology
Question: What do you call a massive system of stars held together by gravity?
Choices: A nebula; None of these; Space; A galaxy
Answer: A galaxy
Category: science-technology
Question: Meteoroids are small celestial bodies consisting of ice, dust and rock that form gaseous tails as they move closer to the Sun.
Choices: False; True
Answer: False
Category: science-technology
Question: Which of the following asteroids is the only one visible to the naked eye?
Choices: Davida; Vesta; Ceres; Pallas
Answer: Vesta
Category: science-technology
Question: A solar eclipse is when Earth casts a shadow on the Moon.
Choices: False; True
Answer: False
Category: science-technology
Question: Which is the hottest planet of the Solar System?
Choices: Mars; Venus; Mercury; Uranus
Answer: Venus
Category: science-technology
Question: This Solar System body was once considered a planet, but was later reclassified as a dwarf planet and a member of the Kuiper Belt.
Choices: None of these; Venus; Jupiter; Pluto
Answer: Pluto
Category: science-technology
Question: Which planet of the Solar System has the most moons?
Choices: Mars; Saturn; Jupiter; Pluto
Answer: Jupiter
Category: science-technology
Question: Which of these equations can describe the Theorem of Pythagoras?
Choices: sqrt(pi)=t^3; a^2+b^2=c^2; e^(pi*i)=-1; a^3+b^3=c^3
Answer: a^2+b^2=c^2
Category: science-technology
Question: This can be viewed as a generalization of the Pythagorean Theorem.
Choices: Law of  Willens; Law of Cosines; Law of Cotangents; Law of Verseed Sines
Answer: Law of Cosines
Category: science-technology
Question: This is sometimes called Eulers Formula.
Choices: a^2+b^2=c^2; e=m*c^2; a^2=b^2+c^2-2*a*b*cosine c; e^(pi*i)+1=0
Answer: e^(pi*i)+1=0
Category: science-technology
Question: This is one of the major equations of relativity.
Choices: V=(4/3)*pi*r^2; V=arcsine(pi+i^2); L=sqrt(L/g); E=M*C^2
Answer: E=M*C^2
Category: science-technology
Question: What is the name of this famous theorem?  If x, y, and z are non-zero positive integers, then x^n+y^n=z^n has no solution if n is an integer greater than two.
Choices: Fermats Theorem; Gauss Theorem; Eulers Theorem; Riemanns Hypothesis
Answer: Fermats Theorem
Category: science-technology
Question: x^2+y^2=r^2 is which equation?
Choices: the equation of a parabola; the equation of a circle; the equation of a right triangle; the equation of a hyperbola
Answer: the equation of a circle
Category: science-technology
Question: What is this equation?  F=G*m1*m2/d^2
Choices: the atomic number of an isotope of uranium at distance d from the nucleus; the force of gravity between two bodies of masses m1 and m2 at distance d; the  thermal force between two masses, m1 and m2 at a distance d from the isothermal center; the focal length of a lens of diopter length m1 and m2 at distance d
Answer: the force of gravity between two bodies of masses m1 and m2 at distance d
Category: science-technology
Question: Given the equation C=pi*D. What does the C and the D stand for?
Choices: The circumference and diameter of a circle; The electrical capacitance and the electrical dipole; The circular radius and the diopter distance; The cranial area and the circumspectum
Answer: The circumference and diameter of a circle
Category: science-technology
Question: What does this equation describe?  y=A(sin) wt, where A is the amplitude and t is the time.
Choices: The tangent of the angle x; The cosine of the angle w; Linear motion; Simple harmonic motion
Answer: Simple harmonic motion
Category: science-technology
Question: This equation, Y=mX+B, represents what?
Choices: A prism; A circle in the plane; A line in the plane; An ellipse in the plane
Answer: A line in the plane
Category: science-technology
Question: Which drug consists of a sediment, extracted form the fruit of the squirting cucumber, that is native of the the Mediterranean region?
Choices: Piperazine; Thionin; Elaterium; Mycoherbicide
Answer: Elaterium
Category: science-technology
Question: Rafflesia, a parasitic plant found in southeastern Asia, has flowers, which smell like what?
Choices: Sweet perfume; Mushrooms; Rotting meat; Garlic
Answer: Rotting meat
Category: science-technology
Question: This tree, which grows mainly in Australia, is the tallest of all flowering evergreen plants.
Choices: Acacia cultriformis; IIIawarra; Sugar brother; Eucalyptus
Answer: Eucalyptus
Category: science-technology
Question: Drosera, an insectivorous plant that grows in South Africa, South America and Australia, attracts the insects to its tips in what way?
Choices: By its colours; By its smell of rotting meat; By its sweet smell; By its dew-drop appearance
Answer: By its dew-drop appearance
Category: science-technology
Question: This type of orchid, discovered by Charles Darwin, is pollinated by the hawkmoth, an insect with a long tongue.
Choices: Stargaser; Clivia miniata; Sundew; The Comet Orchid
Answer: The Comet Orchid
Category: science-technology
Question: Which tree, that grows on the Canary Islands, Cape Verde and Madeira, secretes a reddish juice, called Dragons blood?
Choices: Dracaena draco; Para rubber tree; The Canary Island Pine; Castanopsis
Answer: Dracaena draco
Category: science-technology
Question: This plant, native to the shallow waters of the Amazon River basin, is the largest representative of waterlilies.
Choices: American Lotus; Sacred Lotus; Red lily; Victoria waterlily
Answer: Victoria waterlily
Category: science-technology
Question: Which plant, that grows in the equatorial rainforests of Sumatra, Indonesia, has the largest unbranched inflorescence in the world?
Choices: Titan arum; Rafflesia amoldii; Talipot palm; Tillandsia
Answer: Titan arum
Category: science-technology
Question: The German word edelweiss, referring to one of the most famous European mountain flowers, means what in English?
Choices: Frost and noble; Beautiful and white; Noble and white; Frost and white
Answer: Noble and white
Category: science-technology
Question: Three dogs and two puppies weigh 128 lbs. Four dogs and three puppies weigh 176 lbs. All dogs weigh the same and all puppies weigh the same. What is the weight of two dogs and one puppy?
Choices: 32 lbs; 16 lbs; 80 lbs; 48 lbs
Answer: 80 lbs
Category: science-technology
Question: Isabella took a test that had 20 questions.  The total grade was computed by awarding 10 points for each correct answer and deducting 5 points for each incorrect answer. Isabella answered all 20 questions and received a score of 125. How many answers did Isabella get incorrect?
Choices: 10; 5; 3; 8
Answer: 5
Category: science-technology
Question: Which two planets of the Solar System, characterized by a low magnetic field, have no moons at all?
Choices: Mercury and Mars; Mercury and Venus; Venus and Jupiter; Venus and Mars
Answer: Mercury and Venus
Category: science-technology
Question: Which natural satellite is Jupiters largest moon as well as the largest moon in the whole Solar System?
Choices: Titan; Io; Europa; Ganymede
Answer: Ganymede
Category: science-technology
Question: This moon, bearing the name of the ferryman of the dead in Greek mythology, is the largest satellite of Pluto.
Choices: Charon; Nereid; Proteus; Larissa
Answer: Charon
Category: science-technology
Question: What is the fifth largest moon of Jupiter, named after the nymph of Greek Mythology, who nursed young Zeus (Jupiter) with goat milk.
Choices: Galatea; Mimas; Amalthea; Himalia
Answer: Amalthea
Category: science-technology
Question: Cupid, named after a character in a Shakespearean play and discovered in 2003 with the help of the Hubble telescope, is a small natural satellite of which planet?
Choices: Mars; Saturn; Uranus; Neptune
Answer: Uranus
Category: science-technology
Question: This space object, named after the mythological son of Ares (Mars), is the larger and innermost of Mars two moons, orbiting closer to its major planet than any other satellite in the Solar System.
Choices: Phobos; Thebe; Elara; Deimos
Answer: Phobos
Category: science-technology
Question: What is the name of the largest moon of Saturn and the second largest moon in the Solar System, which was the first satellite to be discovered after the discovery of the four Galilean moons?
Choices: Io; Titan; Rhea; Triton
Answer: Titan
Category: science-technology
Question: This asteroid, orbiting around the sun, is sometimes called the second moon of the Earth but it is not a real satellite.
Choices: Vesta; Cruithne; Pallas; Davida
Answer: Cruithne
Category: science-technology
Question: Which natural satellite of Saturn is characterized by its irregular shape, unexplained sponge-like appearance and chaotic rotation?
Choices: Janus; Miranda; Oberon; Hyperion
Answer: Hyperion
Category: science-technology
Question: This natural satellite, named after Neptunes son from the Greek Mythology, is the largest moon of the planet Neptune.
Choices: Nereid; Phoebe; Triton; Proteus
Answer: Triton
Category: science-technology
Question: Which company demonstrated the first GPRS mobile phone with video-on-demand in March of 2002?
Choices: Sony Ericsson; Motorola; Nokia; Samsung
Answer: Samsung
Category: science-technology
Question: In 2002 Ericsson signed a joint agreement with a vendor, whose advanced silicon technology would be used in the core components for Ericssons GPRS and 3G reference design platforms.  Who was that vendor?
Choices: IBM; Motorola; Intel; Texas Instruments
Answer: Texas Instruments
Category: science-technology
Question: In 2002, which battery manufacturer announced the development of a battery, which would fully recharge in 15 minutes or less?
Choices: Duracell; Rayovac; Energizer; Sony
Answer: Rayovac
Category: science-technology
Question: In 2002, which phone manufacturer announced the first handset with camera for cdma2000 1x EV-DO service?
Choices: Motorola; Nokia; LG; Sony Ericsson
Answer: LG
Category: science-technology
Question: In 2002, which manufacturer launched the first windows-powered cell phone, originally known as codename canary?
Choices: LG; HTC; Nokia; Samsung
Answer: HTC
Category: science-technology
Question: Announced in 2002, model 6370 was what manufacturers first CDMA2000 1X handset?
Choices: Nokia; Siemens; Sony Ericsson; Motorola
Answer: Nokia
Category: science-technology
Question: In August 2002, this wireless company announced the availability of roaming in 35 countries.  It was later bought out by Cingular Wireless.
Choices: T-mobile; VoiceStream; ATT Wireless; Verizon Wireless
Answer: ATT Wireless
Category: science-technology
Question: In November of 2002 Sprint PCS announced the launch of the first US camera phone.  Who was the manufacturer?
Choices: Nokia; LG; Sanyo; Siemens
Answer: Sanyo
Category: science-technology
Question: In 2002, which manufacturer announced the first 3GPP compliant EDGE (Enhanced Data-Rates for GSM Evolution) handset?
Choices: Nokia; Sony Ericsson; Samsung; Motorola
Answer: Nokia
Category: science-technology
Question: When first announced, the RS MultiMediaCard (RS-MMC) was available in what maximum density?
Choices: 32mb; 128mb; 256mb; 64mb
Answer: 64mb
Category: science-technology
Question: From which language does the word  algebra derive?
Choices: Greek; Arabic; Latin; Sanskrit
Answer: Arabic
Category: science-technology
Question: How many of the basic mathematical operations are needed to have an algebra?
Choices: 3; 2; 0; 4
Answer: 3
Category: science-technology
Question: In the group of whole numbers under addition, what is the additive identity of 7?
Choices: 1/7; 1; -7; 0
Answer: 0
Category: science-technology
Question: Which famous mathematician proved that there is no formula to find the roots of any equation of degree more than four?
Choices: Abel; Euler; Gauss; Galois
Answer: Abel
Category: science-technology
Question: In algebra, what is an Abelian group?
Choices: A group that is distributive; A group that is reflexive; A group that is commutative; A group that is transitive
Answer: A group that is commutative
Category: science-technology
Question: This mathematician was the first to develop an algebraic method of solving any cubic equation.
Choices: Nicolai Fontana Tartaglia; Evariste Galois; Girolamo Cardano; Carl Friedrich Gauss
Answer: Nicolai Fontana Tartaglia
Category: science-technology
Question: Who was the first mathematician to use the term group?
Choices: Georg Cantor; Evariste Galois; Augustin Cauchy; Leonhard Euler
Answer: Evariste Galois
Category: science-technology
Question: The subject that studies the solution of a system of linear inequalities is called Linear Programming. Which of these men was most instrumental in its development?
Choices: Sir Isaac Barrow; Sir Isaac Newton; Alfred Whitehead; George B. Dantzig
Answer: George B. Dantzig
Category: science-technology
Question: In the set of real numbers under the operation of multiplication, every number has an inverse.
Choices: False; True
Answer: False
Category: science-technology
Question: Different colors derive form the different wavelengths of the spectrum of light. What part of it do we call visible light, i.e. we can perceive with our eyes?
Choices: 0 - 500 nm; 1000 + nm; 700 - 900 nm; 380 - 740 nm
Answer: 380 - 740 nm
Category: science-technology
Question: What is the science of colors called?
Choices: Chromatics; Chromatology; Colorology; Coloritics
Answer: Chromatics
Category: science-technology
Question: When a wave of light with a wavelength of approximately 700 nm hits your eyes, it causes sensation of what color?
Choices: Green; Black; It will cause no sensation; Red
Answer: Red
Category: science-technology
Question: Which is the color from the visible spectrum produced by waves of the smallest wavelength?
Choices: Violet; Yellow; Red; Green
Answer: Violet
Category: science-technology
Question: If an object scatters light in all wavelengths, what color does it appear to be?
Choices: White; Transparent; Black; Invisible
Answer: White
Category: science-technology
Question: What objects do we call translucent?
Choices: Objects that transmit light and scatter it; Objects that reflect all light specularly (i.e. in the manner of a mirror); Objects that absorb all wavelengths; Objects that transmit light but do not scatter it
Answer: Objects that transmit light and scatter it
Category: science-technology
Question: Chemiluminescence is a phenomenon involving which of the following processes?
Choices: Emitting light; Reflecting light; Refracting light; Transmitting light
Answer: Emitting light
Category: science-technology
Question: What component of the human eye is responsible for the perception of light of different wavelengths, which results into color vision?
Choices: Cones; Rods; None of these; Pupils
Answer: Cones
Category: science-technology
Question: It has been calculated that human beings can distinguish this many different colors.
Choices: 10 000; 10 millions; 256; 260 000
Answer: 10 millions
Category: science-technology
Question: Compared to men, women are much more likely to fall into this group in regards to their color vision.
Choices: Color-deficient; Dichromats; Tetrachromats; Color-blind
Answer: Tetrachromats
Category: science-technology
Question: Synesthesia is a special condition of the brain which is characterized by which of the following unusual events?
Choices: Seeing colors when in stress; Seeing colors generated by the brain not based on reality; Seeing colors when listening to music or reading letters/numbers; Seeing colors when sleeping
Answer: Seeing colors when listening to music or reading letters/numbers
Category: science-technology
Question: For a few seconds after exposure to strong light we continue to see the shape of the light source even after we dont look at it any more. What are these fleeting images in our brain called?
Choices: Echoimages; Preimages; Afterimages; Printouts
Answer: Afterimages
Category: science-technology
Question: According to the color theory what should red paint look viewed under blue light?
Choices: Transparent; Black; White; Purple
Answer: Black
Category: science-technology
Question: Which of the following colors cannot be a pure spectral color?
Choices: Cyan; Purple; Yellow; Orange
Answer: Purple
Category: science-technology
Question: Which of the following colors is an example of a Tyndall effect color?
Choices: The red of the red apple; All of these; The color of the human skin; The blue of the human iris
Answer: The blue of the human iris
Category: science-technology
Question: In most computer monitors which of these colors is not accomplished by simply emitting in the respective wavelength?
Choices: Green; Red; Orange; Cyan
Answer: Orange
Category: science-technology
Question: What important work connected to color theory did the international group of experts known as the Commission Internationale de leclairage (CIE) create in 1931?
Choices: Mapped the frequency of basic colors in the spectrum; Developed a mathematical model of color; Developed the color model of the universe; Defined the primary, secondary, and tertiary colors
Answer: Developed a mathematical model of color
Category: science-technology
Question: What two main characteristics measure the properties of light in the human visible range?
Choices: Frequency and intensity; Wavelength and speed; Speed and intensity; Wavelength and frequency
Answer: Frequency and intensity
Category: science-technology
Question: Which of the statements about the spectral colors and light sensation in humans is true?
Choices: Spectral light causes equivalent color sensations in most mammal species.; In order to cause a sensation of a certain color the light should be emitted only in this color.; There are more possible spectral combinations than color sensations in the human brain.; There are more possible color sensations in the human brain than spectral combinations.
Answer: There are more possible spectral combinations than color sensations in the human brain.
Category: science-technology
Question: Which species has the most complex color vision system in the animal kingdom?
Choices: Mantis shrimp; Honey- and bumblebees; Fat-tailed dunnart; Pigeons
Answer: Mantis shrimp
Category: science-technology
Question: The mean distance between the Sun and the Earth is about 93 million miles, which is also called what by astronomers?
Choices: Light Year (LY); Astronomical Unit (AU); Solar Constant (SC); Astronomical Mile (AM)
Answer: Astronomical Unit (AU)
Category: science-technology
Question: How long does it take light to travel from the Sun to the Earth?
Choices: Less than 1 minute; Just over 34 minutes; It arrives instantaneously; About 8 minutes
Answer: About 8 minutes
Category: science-technology
Question: The Sun creates its radiation (heat) by the nuclear fusion between which two elements?
Choices: Helium and Oxygen; Carbon and Helium; Hydrogen and Helium; Hydrogen and Carbon
Answer: Hydrogen and Helium
Category: science-technology
Question: The Sun contains about what percentage of the entire solar systems mass?
Choices: 28%; 98%; 78%; 58%
Answer: 98%
Category: science-technology
Question: How long does it take the Sun to rotate once upon its axis?
Choices: About 24 to 28 days; The Sun does not rotate at all; About 24 to 30 hours; About once a year
Answer: About 24 to 28 days
Category: science-technology
Question: The period of time between maximum and minimum sunspot activity, known as the Solar Cycle is about how many years in length?
Choices: 51 years; 101 years; 1 year; 11 years
Answer: 11 years
Category: science-technology
Question: The Suns surface temperature is roughly 10,000 degrees F. The temperature at the Suns core, however can be as high as what?
Choices: 25,000 degrees F.; 100,000 degrees F.; 2,000,000 degrees F.; 500,000 degrees F.
Answer: 2,000,000 degrees F.
Category: science-technology
Question: The Suns magnetic field, driven by the Solar Wind, can reach distances how far out into space?
Choices: Just past the orbit of Mercury; Into Interstellar space; Just inside the orbit of Jupiter; Between Pluto and the Oort Cloud
Answer: Into Interstellar space
Category: science-technology
Question: A Solar Eclipse occurs when the Earth is between the Sun and the Moon.
Choices: False; True
Answer: False
Category: science-technology
Question: What Greek mythological figure flew too close to the sun with his wings made of wax?
Choices: Pasiphae; Ariadne; Daedalus; Icarus
Answer: Icarus
Category: science-technology
Question: On average, how much of a persons body weight is muscle?
Choices: 15%; 65%; 90%; 40%
Answer: 40%
Category: science-technology
Question: How many muscles are in the human body?
Choices: 640; 1000; 150; 320
Answer: 640
Category: science-technology
Question: How many muscles are in your face?
Choices: 44; 12; 8; 30
Answer: 30
Category: science-technology
Question: There are 3 types of muscle in the human body. What are they?
Choices: Voluntary, Involuntary, Nervous; Voluntary, Involuntary, Skeletal; Cardiac, Skeletal, Smooth; Aerobic, Anaerobic, Nervous
Answer: Cardiac, Skeletal, Smooth
Category: science-technology
Question: While muscle stimulation occurs during weight lifting and resistance exercises, muscle growth occurs later when the muscles are at rest.
Choices: False; True
Answer: True
Category: science-technology
Question: Which of these would not cause a muscle cramp?
Choices: dehydration; low blood sugar; extreme cold; being overweight
Answer: being overweight
Category: science-technology
Question: Doctors dont believe that growing causes pain, so growing pains do not exist.
Choices: True; False
Answer: True
Category: science-technology
Question: Muscles push and pull-- thats how you can wriggle your fingers back and forth.
Choices: True; False
Answer: False
Category: science-technology
Question: You should always warm up your muscles before lifting weights.
Choices: False; True
Answer: True
Category: science-technology
Question: What connects muscles to bones?
Choices: Nothing; Tendons; Cartilage; Ligaments
Answer: Tendons
Category: science-technology
Question: Which are the four tastes considered as basic in Western culture?
Choices: Sweet, salty, tasteless, and sour; Bitter, salty, sweet, and savory; Sweet, salty, chilly, and sour; Bitter, sweet, sour and salty
Answer: Bitter, sweet, sour and salty
Category: science-technology
Question: Each basic taste corresponds to a specific area of the tongue, which perceives it. This spacial division of taste receptors is called taste map.
Choices: True; False
Answer: False
Category: science-technology
Question: Taste is related to what other basic sense?
Choices: Balance; Vision; Hearing; Smell
Answer: Smell
Category: science-technology
Question: Which is the most bitter substance known to taste researchers?
Choices: Quinine; Brucine; Denatonium; Coffee
Answer: Denatonium
Category: science-technology
Question: The ability to perceive the unpleasant taste of bitter is assumed by researchers to have evolved with this function.
Choices: To help people choose tasty foods to bad tasting ones; To help people choose foods with more vitamins; To protect people from poisoning; To protect people from overeating
Answer: To protect people from poisoning
Category: science-technology
Question: Saltiness is a taste sensation produced most strongly by which of the following chemical compounds?
Choices: Cesium; Sodium chloride; Potassium chloride; Rubidium
Answer: Sodium chloride
Category: science-technology
Question: Sourness is a taste that is a proof of which of the following properties of substances?
Choices: Temperature; Toxicity; Ionization; Acidity
Answer: Acidity
Category: science-technology
Question: The carbonyl chemical group in substances evokes the sensation of what taste?
Choices: Sour; Sweet; Chilly; Bitter
Answer: Sweet
Category: science-technology
Question: The taste called umami, which is considered by the Japanese and Chinese taste researchers for one of the basic tastes, is mainly associated with which of the following groups of substances?
Choices: Carbohydrates; Aldehydes; Proteins; Fats
Answer: Proteins
Category: science-technology
Question: In taste science, what is the meaning of the term supertaster?
Choices: A food with sharper taste than average; A person with sharper sense of taste than average; A person who tastes foods and beverages professionally; A supercomputer with sensors able to detect extremely tastes accurately
Answer: A person with sharper sense of taste than average
Category: science-technology
Question: Which of these continents represent the natural habit of the cactus?
Choices: North America and Africa; North America, South America and Africa; South and North America; South America and Africa
Answer: South and North America
Category: science-technology
Question: In order to adapt to the dry environment, cacti completely lost their leaves in the process of evolution.
Choices: False; True
Answer: False
Category: science-technology
Question: Which of these is NOT one of cactis mechanisms for preserving water?
Choices: A waxy coating on the surface of the plant; Reduced surface area; Thick, hard-walled stem; Reduced stem volume
Answer: Reduced stem volume
Category: science-technology
Question: Which part of the cactus performs the process of photosynthesis?
Choices: Stem; Blooms; Roots; Spines
Answer: Stem
Category: science-technology
Question: Because of the strict water preserving mechanisms, the cactus dies within hours after a part of it is broken or damaged.
Choices: True; False
Answer: False
Category: science-technology
Question: Which of these processes does the cactus perform only at night?
Choices: Circulation; Transpiration; Photosynthesis; Reproduction
Answer: Transpiration
Category: science-technology
Question: Cacti can only be pollinated by a certain type of tropical bees.
Choices: False; True
Answer: False
Category: science-technology
Question: The coat of arms of which country includes a depiction of a cactus?
Choices: Brasil; Peru; Mexico; Guatemala
Answer: Mexico
Category: science-technology
Question: In which of the following areas are cacti used?
Choices: Building / construction; All of these; Cooking; Medicine
Answer: All of these
Category: science-technology
Question: What is the origin of the word cactus?
Choices: Portuguese; German; Mexican (Spanish); Greek
Answer: Greek
Category: science-technology
Question: In aromatherapy, essential oils are often used to enhance the mood.
Choices: False; True
Answer: True
Category: science-technology
Question: This health care discipline uses mostly the technique of spinal adjustment.
Choices: Rolfing; Acupuncture; Chiropractic; Alexander Technique
Answer: Chiropractic
Category: science-technology
Question: This type of alternative medicine is based on the assumption that if large amounts of a certain substance cause symptoms of illness, then small amounts of this same substance can alleviate symptoms by activating the bodyâs self-healing abilities.
Choices: Reiki; Ozone Therapy; Homeopathy; Hellerwork Bodywork
Answer: Homeopathy
Category: science-technology
Question: Ayurveda, chiropractic, traditional Chinese medicine and homeopathy are all forms of alternative medicine that adopt which of the following principles?
Choices: Holism; Survival of the fittest; Reductionism; Trial and error
Answer: Holism
Category: science-technology
Question: This form of alternative medicine focuses on stimulating different areas of the feet.
Choices: Therapeutic touch; Reflexology; Iridology; Osteopathy
Answer: Reflexology
Category: science-technology
Question: One of the fundamental beliefs of ayurveda is that five elements form the Universe and everything in it including the human body. These elements are earth, fire, water, air and which of the following?
Choices: Rock; Space; Wood; Phlegm
Answer: Space
Category: science-technology
Question: Color therapy assumes that each color influences differently our moods, levels of energy and even mental state and abilities. What is the color red usually associated with?
Choices: Higher mental capability; Passion and strength; Calmness and purity; Optimism and joy
Answer: Passion and strength
Category: science-technology
Question: Tinctures in herbal medicine are made by mixing dried herbs with oils, such as sesame oil or almond oil.
Choices: False; True
Answer: False
Category: science-technology
Question: Which of the following is NOT a type of yoga?
Choices: Hatha yoga; Ashtanga yoga; Kundalini yoga; Asana yoga
Answer: Asana yoga
Category: science-technology
Question: Acupressure uses which of the following techniques?
Choices: Inserting needles into certain points of the body; Myofascial release; Deep muscle massage; Finger or hand pressure on certain points of the body
Answer: Finger or hand pressure on certain points of the body
Category: science-technology
Question: Which of these statements is true about the human blood plasma?
Choices: It is colorless.; All of these; It comprises 55% of the blood content.; It contains 60% water.
Answer: It comprises 55% of the blood content.
Category: science-technology
Question: What does the term blood serum refer to?
Choices: None of these; Blood plasma without the clotting proteins; Blood without the cell elements; It is a synonym for blood plasma.
Answer: Blood plasma without the clotting proteins
Category: science-technology
Question: Which of these names refers to or is a synonym for red blood cells?
Choices: Haematids; RBCs; All of these; Erythrocytes
Answer: All of these
Category: science-technology
Question: Which of these statements is true about the white blood cells, also called leukocytes?
Choices: They are cells of the immune system.; There are five different types of white blood cells.; There are leukocytes in the lymph.; All of these
Answer: All of these
Category: science-technology
Question: What are the blood cells called thrombocytes responsible for?
Choices: Blood clotting; Defence against bacteria and viruses; Transporting carbon dioxide; All of these
Answer: Blood clotting
Category: science-technology
Question: Which of these terms refers to the formation of blood cells?
Choices: Haematopoiesis; Haematogenesis; All of these; Haematophagus
Answer: Haematopoiesis
Category: science-technology
Question: Which of these factors defines the medical condition known as anemia?
Choices: Decreased number of red blood cells; Decreased oxygen-binding ability of the hemoglobin molecules in the blood; All of these; Decreased quantity of hemoglobin in the blood
Answer: All of these
Category: science-technology
Question: For the removal of which of these waste products is blood responsible?
Choices: Lactic acid; Carbon dioxide; All of these; Urea
Answer: All of these
Category: science-technology
Question: Which of these organs is responsible for the production of blood proteins, including clotting proteins?
Choices: Bone marrow; Liver; All of these; Spleen
Answer: Liver
Category: science-technology
Question: Which of these organs is responsible for the degradation of red blood cells?
Choices: Spleen; Kidneys; Liver; Lungs
Answer: Spleen
Category: science-technology
Question: Saturns rings consist mostly of water ice.
Choices: True; False
Answer: True
Category: science-technology
Question: Saturn is the Roman name of which Greek deity?
Choices: Styx; Ourobouros; Kronos; Pan
Answer: Kronos
Category: science-technology
Question: In astrology Saturn is believed to be the planetary ruler of which sign?
Choices: Pisces; Cancer; Sagittarius; Capricorn
Answer: Capricorn
Category: science-technology
Question: Saturn is the furthermost planet that can be seen with the naked eye.
Choices: False; True
Answer: True
Category: science-technology
Question: This moon of Saturn looks somewhat like a bulls eye if viewed from a certain angle because of the huge Herschel crater on its surface.
Choices: Rhea; Tethys; Ymir; Mimas
Answer: Mimas
Category: science-technology
Question: Saturns atmosphere consists mostly of these two gases.
Choices: hydrogen and methane; methane and ammonia; helium and nitrogen; hydrogen and helium
Answer: hydrogen and helium
Category: science-technology
Question: Saturns moon Titan is the largest natural satellite in our Solar system.
Choices: True; False
Answer: False
Category: science-technology
Question: A joint NASA/ESA/ASI robotic spacecraft mission to Saturn and its moons was launched in 1997. What is the spacecraft known as?
Choices: CassiniâHuygens; Voyager 15; Titan IV; Ulysses
Answer: CassiniâHuygens
Category: science-technology
Question: Saturn is the only ringed planet in the Solar system.
Choices: False; True
Answer: False
Category: science-technology
Question: In about how many years does the planet Saturn finish one revolution around the Sun?
Choices: 30 years; 29 years; 29 1/2 years; 28 1/2 years
Answer: 29 1/2 years
Category: science-technology
Question: What is the Latin word for skin?
Choices: Derma; Papilla; Cutis; Epicanthus
Answer: Cutis
Category: science-technology
Question: What is the name of the pigment that determines the color of human skin?
Choices: Melamine; Melanin; Antocian; Melatonin
Answer: Melanin
Category: science-technology
Question: What is the approximate surface of the skin of an average adult human?
Choices: Between 0.5 and 1.0 square meters; From 2.0 to 2.5 square meters; Between 3.0 and 3.5 square meters; From 1.5 to 2.0 square meters
Answer: From 1.5 to 2.0 square meters
Category: science-technology
Question: What is the average number of sweat glands in the skin per square inch (6.5cmÂ²)?
Choices: 1100; 650; 3000; 125
Answer: 650
Category: science-technology
Question: The skin has its own ecosystems of microorganisms, including yeasts and bacteria, which cannot be removed by washing.
Choices: True; False
Answer: True
Category: science-technology
Question: What is the natural oil produced by human skin called?
Choices: All of these; Sebum; Sebatiol; Cutaneous oil
Answer: Sebum
Category: science-technology
Question: How many types of skin are there depending on skins reaction to UV-radiation?
Choices: 4 types; 3 types; 5 types; 6 types
Answer: 6 types
Category: science-technology
Question: Skin consists of how many basic layers?
Choices: 2; 5; 3; 4
Answer: 3
Category: science-technology
Question: The epidermis is very rich in blood vessels.
Choices: False; True
Answer: False
Category: science-technology
Question: Mammary glands are considered to be modified sweat glands.
Choices: False; True
Answer: True
Category: science-technology
Question: What is the name of the chemical compound that stands behind vitamin C?
Choices: L-carnitine; Citric acid; L-ascorbic acid; Acetylsalicylic acid
Answer: L-ascorbic acid
Category: science-technology
Question: Most animals and plants are not able to synthesize vitamin C by themselves.
Choices: False; True
Answer: False
Category: science-technology
Question: Which of these animals has lost the ability to synthesize vitamin C?
Choices: Guinea pigs; Most bat species; All of these; All simians
Answer: All of these
Category: science-technology
Question: What is the quantity of vitamin C that a healthy adult goat produces daily?
Choices: 0,5 grams at least; 13 grams or more; 3 grams at least; About 9,5 grams
Answer: 13 grams or more
Category: science-technology
Question: The deficiency of vitamin C leads to this disease, which can be lethal.
Choices: Influenza; Meningitis; Scurvy; Cancer
Answer: Scurvy
Category: science-technology
Question: Vitamin C is necessary for the production of this protein in the human body.
Choices: Cytokine; Collagen; Fibrin; Opsin
Answer: Collagen
Category: science-technology
Question: Vitamin C is a powerful antioxidant and pro-oxidant.
Choices: False; True
Answer: True
Category: science-technology
Question: Vitamin C is said to be beneficial for the treatment of various diseases and medical conditions. Which of the following is one of them?
Choices: All of these; Cancer; AIDS; Autism
Answer: All of these
Category: science-technology
Question: What fruit is believed to be the highest in vitamin C content?
Choices: Kakadu plum; Lemon; Kiwi; Rose hip
Answer: Kakadu plum
Category: science-technology
Question: The highest concentration of vitamin C in animals bodies is in their liver. Which of these animals has the largest quantity of vitamin C in its liver?
Choices: Pig; Chicken; None of these; Calf
Answer: Calf
Category: science-technology
Question: Which of the B vitamins is known as thiamine?
Choices: Vitamin B1; Vitamin B3; Vitamin B2; Vitamin B12
Answer: Vitamin B1
Category: science-technology
Question: In what substance is vitamin K soluble?
Choices: Water; All of these; Protein; Fat
Answer: Fat
Category: science-technology
Question: What chemical compound is commonly known as vitamin C?
Choices: Acetylsalicylic acid; Ascorbic acid; Aminobenzoic acid; Hyaluronic acid
Answer: Ascorbic acid
Category: science-technology
Question: The deficiency of what vitamin causes Rickets and Osteomalacia in humans?
Choices: Vitamin B5; Vitamin D; Vitamin A; Vitamin E
Answer: Vitamin D
Category: science-technology
Question: Which of these diseases is associated with vitamin A deficiency?
Choices: Night-blindness; Pellagra; Scurvy; All of these
Answer: Night-blindness
Category: science-technology
Question: Which of the B vitamins is also known as folic acid?
Choices: Vitamin B1; Vitamin B12; Vitamin B5; Vitamin B9
Answer: Vitamin B9
Category: science-technology
Question: Vitamin E is naturally soluble in this substance.
Choices: All of these; Lactase; Fat; Water
Answer: Fat
Category: science-technology
Question: What food is a rich source of vitamin B6?
Choices: All of these; Meat; Vegetables; Nuts
Answer: All of these
Category: science-technology
Question: An overdose of what vitamin can cause diarrhea, nausea and heartburn?
Choices: Vitamin A; Vitamin B5; Vitamin K; Vitamin C
Answer: Vitamin B5
Category: science-technology
Question: Niacin is the name of this B vitamin.
Choices: Vitamin B12; Vitamin B5; Vitamin B9; Vitamin B3
Answer: Vitamin B3
Category: science-technology
Question: In the US, to qualify for Medicare benefits, you must meet be which of the following?
Choices: Be over 65 OR be disabled OR getting dialysis OR have ALS (Lou Gehrigs Disease); Be over 70 OR have MS (multiple sclerosis) OR be blind OR have ALS (Lou Gehrigs Disease); Be over 60 OR be disabled OR getting dialysis OR have ALS (Lou Gehrigs Disease); Be over 60 OR have MS (multiple sclerosis) OR be blind OR have ALS (Lou Gehrigs Disease)
Answer: Be over 65 OR be disabled OR getting dialysis OR have ALS (Lou Gehrigs Disease)
Category: science-technology
Question: In the US, Medicare Part B is primarily coverage for which of the following?
Choices: Hospital admissions; Medications; Non-hospital services; Dialysis
Answer: Non-hospital services
Category: science-technology
Question: Who administers the US health program Medicaid, and who funds Medicaid?
Choices: Medicaid is administered by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), and funded by the state governments.; Medicaid is administered by each state government, and is funded by the federal government.; Medicaid is administered by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), and jointly funded by the Federal Government and the state governments.; Medicaid is administered by each state government, and is jointly funded by the federal government and the state governments.
Answer: Medicaid is administered by each state government, and is jointly funded by the federal government and the state governments.