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1.

As long as they have water, a cockroach can go without eating for up to?
- A.
  
  They Must Eat Every Hour
- B.
  
  Six Months
- C.
  
  Two Weeks
- D.
  
  Three Months
Correct Answer
D. Three Months
2.

What is it called when fuels from different levels touch?
- A.
  
  Intertwining
- B.
  
  A Fuel Ladder
- C.
  
  A Fire Ladder
- D.
  
  Laddering
Correct Answer
B. A Fuel Ladder
3.

Who awards the "National Medal of Technology"?
- A.
  
  The President Of The USA
- B.
  
  The United Nations
- C.
  
  Bill Gates Foundation
- D.
  
  M.I.T.
Correct Answer
A. The President Of The USA
4.

What powers the M2 and M3 Bradley Fighting Vehicles?
- A.
  
  1500-Horsepower, Twelve-Cylinder Hybrid Engine
- B.
  
  500-Horsepower, Eight-Cylinder Diesel Engine
- C.
  
  440-Horsepower, Six-Cylinder Diesel Engine
- D.
  
  300-Horsepower, Eight-Cylinder Gas Engine
Correct Answer
B. 500-Horsepower, Eight-Cylinder Diesel Engine
5.

How high above the earth are television satellites?
- A.
  
  Approximately 800,000 Miles
- B.
  
  Approximately 22,300 Miles
- C.
  
  Approximately 10 Miles
- D.
  
  Approximately 200 Miles
Correct Answer
B. Approximately 22,300 Miles
6.

What is adjusting the color in a digital image by rearranging the dots that form it called?
- A.
  
  Tweening
- B.
  
  Dithering
- C.
  
  Anti-Alising
- D.
  
  Cropping
Correct Answer
B. Dithering
7.

Which was an early expansion for computers, which enabled NTSC video editing and production?
- A.
  
  Photoshop
- B.
  
  Video X Force
- C.
  
  Paintbox
- D.
  
  Video Toaster
Correct Answer
D. Video Toaster
8.

What did the first Apple II computers contain?
- A.
  
  Microprocessor Running At 1 Mhz, 4 Kb Of Ram
- B.
  
  Microprocessor Running At 1 Mhz, 48 Kb Of Ram
- C.
  
  Microprocessor Running At 12 Mhz, 14 Kb Of Ram
- D.
  
  Microprocessor Running At 100 Mhz, 48- Kb Of Ram
Correct Answer
A. Microprocessor Running At 1 Mhz, 4 Kb Of Ram
9.

What Windows keyboard shortcut will display the Multiple Document Interface (MDI) child Window's system menu?
- A.
  
  F5
- B.
  
  F6
- C.
  
  Alt+- (Alt+Hyphen)
- D.
  
  Ctrl+Shift With Any Of The Arrow Keys
Correct Answer
C. Alt+- (Alt+Hyphen)
10.

Which shortcut in Windows allows you to close the active document in programs that allow you to have multiple documents open simultaneously?
- A.
  
  Ctrl+F4
- B.
  
  Alt+F4
- C.
  
  Esc
- D.
  
  Alt+- (Alt+Hyphen)
Correct Answer
A. Ctrl+F4
11.

What Windows keyboard shortcut will cycle through screen elements in a window or on the desktop?
- A.
  
  Ctrl+U
- B.
  
  F6
- C.
  
  Alt+Esc
- D.
  
  Ctrl+Up Arrow
Correct Answer
B. F6
12.

What is best described as a segment of a network that's often a higher speed than the rest of the network?
- A.
  
  Applet
- B.
  
  Adhesion
- C.
  
  Backbone
- D.
  
  Exfiltration
Correct Answer
C. Backbone
13.

Where were the 2004 World Cyber Games held?
- A.
  
  Las Vegas
- B.
  
  Germany
- C.
  
  San Francisco
- D.
  
  South Korea
Correct Answer
C. San Francisco
14.

Which was the world's first color TV system?
- A.
  
  Pal
- B.
  
  Secam-B
- C.
  
  NTSC
- D.
  
  Pal-K
Correct Answer
C. NTSC
15.

What year was Kinemacolor, the first commercial "natural color" system for movies, invented?
- A.
  
  1942
- B.
  
  1888
- C.
  
  1913
- D.
  
  1954
Correct Answer
C. 1913

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General Science Trivia

As long as they have water, a cockroach can go without eating for up to?

What is it called when fuels from different levels touch?

Who awards the "National Medal of Technology"?

What powers the M2 and M3 Bradley Fighting Vehicles?

How high above the earth are television satellites?

What is adjusting the color in a digital image by rearranging the dots that form it called?

Which was an early expansion for computers, which enabled NTSC video editing and production?

What did the first Apple II computers contain?

What Windows keyboard shortcut will display the Multiple Document Interface (MDI) child Window's system menu?

Which shortcut in Windows allows you to close the active document in programs that allow you to have multiple documents open simultaneously?

What Windows keyboard shortcut will cycle through screen elements in a window or on the desktop?

What is best described as a segment of a network that's often a higher speed than the rest of the network?

Where were the 2004 World Cyber Games held?

Which was the world's first color TV system?

What year was Kinemacolor, the first commercial "natural color" system for movies, invented?