IT's All About General Science Quiz

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1.

What year did Fairchild Semiconductor release the first large image forming CCD chip; 100 rows and 100 columns?
- A.
  
  1914
- B.
  
  1936
- C.
  
  1959
- D.
  
  1973
2.

Who was chiefly responsible for the first submarine telegraph cable between USA and Europe?
- A.
  
  John Vincent Atanasoff
- B.
  
  Cyrus West Field
- C.
  
  Frank Conrad
- D.
  
  William Henry Gates III
3.

Who is the TV repairman who built a number of early cable systems into Cablevision Industries?
- A.
  
  Marshall Mcluhan
- B.
  
  Charles Babbage
- C.
  
  Gary Kildall
- D.
  
  Alan Gerry
4.

What is the voltage of a D cell battery?
- A.
  
  1.0 Volts
- B.
  
  3.5 Volts
- C.
  
  8.0 Volts
- D.
  
  1.5 Volts
5.

Which battery has the larger capacity in mAhs?
- A.
  
  C Battery
- B.
  
  AAA Battery
- C.
  
  AA Battery
- D.
  
  9V Battery
6.

Which plastic is used for CD cases?
- A.
  
  Lexan
- B.
  
  Polycarbonate
- C.
  
  Polypropylene
- D.
  
  PVC
7.

What is a term describing a flight, which may be conducted where the pilot cannot see outside the aircraft?
- A.
  
  Auto Mode
- B.
  
  Landwise
- C.
  
  Instrument Flight Rules
- D.
  
  Blind Flight
8.

Which aeronautical term is a regulatory term describing flights where the pilot can see the ground?
- A.
  
  Visual Flight Rules
- B.
  
  Seeing Ground Rules
- C.
  
  All Clear
- D.
  
  Sway
9.

One of the first remote controls was called "Flashmatic". How did it work?
- A.
  
  Radio Waves
- B.
  
  Shining A Beam Of Light Onto A Photoelectric Cell
- C.
  
  It Used An IR
- D.
  
  It Was A Wired Remote
10.

In 1956, Robert Adler developed Zenith Space Command and a "modern" wireless remote, how did it work?
- A.
  
  Used Ultrasound To Change The Channel And Volume
- B.
  
  Beam Of Light Onto A Photoelectric Cell
- C.
  
  Infrared Light
- D.
  
  Used Radio Signals
11.

When the Toyota Prius hybrid car went on sale to the public in Japan in 1997, how many were sold?
- A.
  
  2
- B.
  
  1000200
- C.
  
  125000
- D.
  
  18000
12.

A maximum linear excursion of a speaker voice coil remaining within the magnetic flux field, fits which audio/video term?
- A.
  
  F-Stop
- B.
  
  Xmax
- C.
  
  Driver
- D.
  
  Blooming
13.

What is an electronic circuit that aligns unsynchronized video signals before signal processing?
- A.
  
  Xmax
- B.
  
  Cmos
- C.
  
  Dip
- D.
  
  Timebase Corrector
14.

A non-inductive resistor with same resistance as the cable being used, fits which audio/video term?
- A.
  
  Comb Filter
- B.
  
  Yagi
- C.
  
  Blooming
- D.
  
  Termination
15.

A length of time a switcher holds on a camera before moving on fits which audio/video term?
- A.
  
  Freeze Frame
- B.
  
  Gen-Lock
- C.
  
  Dwell Time
- D.
  
  Azmith