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    Which branch of the U.S. military tested the Tomahawk Cruise Missile in 1976?

    • Army
    • Marine Corps
    • National Guard
    • Navy
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  • 2. 

    What vitamin did Robert Woodward synthesize in 1971?

    • Vitamin C

    • Vitamin B6

    • Vitamin D

    • Vitamin B12

    Correct Answer
    A. Vitamin B12
  • 3. 

    What was the name of the first spacecraft to visit Jupiter in 1973?

    • Vanguard 3

    • Ariel 5

    • Mariner 10

    • Pioneer 10

    Correct Answer
    A. Pioneer 10
  • 4. 

    What did Kenneth G. Wilson of the U.S. win the Nobel Prize for in 1982?

    • Study Of Prostaglandins

    • Theory Of Phase Transitions

    • Method Of Creating Peptides

    • Discovery Of W And Z Particles

    Correct Answer
    A. Theory Of Phase Transitions
  • 5. 

    In which country was the first commercial network of cellular phones set up?

    • Germany

    • Japan

    • England

    • United States

    Correct Answer
    A. Japan
  • 6. 

    In 1978, Charon was discovered as the only known satellite of which planet?

    • Saturn

    • Uranus

    • Pluto

    • Neptune

    Correct Answer
    A. Pluto
  • 7. 

    In 1994, the FDA approved which genetically-engineered vegetable?

    • Cucumber

    • Tomato

    • Corn

    • Carrot

    Correct Answer
    A. Tomato
  • 8. 

    What company introduced the first programmable pocket calculator in 1974?

    • Hewlett Packard

    • Radio Shack

    • Sony

    • Apple

    Correct Answer
    A. Hewlett Packard
  • 9. 

    In what country was CAT (computerized axial tomography) scanning developed in 1972?

    • United States

    • France

    • England

    • Japan

    Correct Answer
    A. England
  • 10. 

    In what country were home videotape systems developed in 1975?

    • China

    • England

    • United States

    • Japan

    Correct Answer
    A. Japan
  • 11. 

    Which two countries permitted the use of the "morning after" pill in 1988?

    • Ireland And England

    • France And China

    • Italy And Japan

    • United States And Canada

    Correct Answer
    A. France And China
  • 12. 

    In 1990, fax machines became commercially available that could transmit what?

    • International Faxes

    • Colored Faxes

    • Ten Pages Per Minute

    • Double-Sided Faxes

    Correct Answer
    A. Colored Faxes
  • 13. 

    The first genetically-engineered vaccine was approved by the FDA in 1986 for what disease?

    • Chicken Pox

    • Tuberculosis

    • Hepatitis B

    • Hepatitis C

    Correct Answer
    A. Hepatitis B
  • 14. 

    In 1993, the "Mars Observer" took the first ever pictures of Mars from how far away?

    • 2 Billion Kilometers

    • 5 Million Kilometers

    • 5 Billion Kilometers

    • 10 Million Kilometers

    Correct Answer
    A. 5 Billion Kilometers
  • 15. 

    Where was crack cocaine developed before it appeared in the U.S. in 1983?

    • Mexico

    • Aruba

    • Bermuda

    • The Bahamas

    Correct Answer
    A. The Bahamas
  • 16. 

    What was the first species to be removed from the U.S. Endangered Species list?

    • Brown Pelican

    • Tecopa Pupfish

    • Blue Pike

    • American Alligator

    Correct Answer
    A. Brown Pelican
  • 17. 

    The Magellan Space Probe completed mapping 95 percent of which planet in 1992?

    • Pluto

    • Mercury

    • Mars

    • Venus

    Correct Answer
    A. Venus

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