| 8801. |
What was the first wheeled vehicle on the moon called?
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
| 8802. |
When did the first wheeled vehicle on the moon land?
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
| 8803. |
What was the name of the space craft that launced the first wheeled vehicle on the moon?
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
| 8804. |
What year did the French launch their series of Earth-monitoring satellites?
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
| 8805. |
What year did the Japan launch their series of Earth-monitoring satellites?
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
| 8806. |
What year was the Indian Remote Sensing satellite launched?
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
| 8807. |
What year was the Terra satellite launched?
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
| 8808. |
How many spacecraft have visited Mercury?
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
| 8809. |
What was the only spacecraft to have visited Mercury?
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
| 8810. |
What day did Mariner 10 fly past Mercury?
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
| 8811. |
What year did Mariner 10 fly past Mercury?
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
| 8812. |
When did the first succesful Mars landings take place?
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
| 8813. |
Two Viking spacecraft went into orbit around Mars in June ____?
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
| 8814. |
Which Viking spacecraft landed on Mars?
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
| 8815. |
Where on Mars did the first lander touch down?
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
| 8816. |
When did the first Viking touch down on Mars?
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
| 8817. |
What does 'Chryse Planitia mean?"
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
| 8818. |
Two Viking spacecraft, each consisting of an ______ and _____ visited Mars in 1976.
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
| 8819. |
What year were the two Viking spacecraft that visited Mars launched?
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
| 8820. |
What year was the first typewriter marketed commercially?
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
| 8821. |
What was the name of the company to start manufacturing the first commercial typewriter?
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
| 8822. |
Where was the first commercially marketed typewriter manufactured?
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
| 8823. |
In what year did English inventor Henry Mill take out the patent for a typewriter design?
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
| 8824. |
Which English inventor took our a patent for a typewriter desing in 1714?
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
| 8825. |
What did US inventor Austin Burt patent?
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
| 8826. |
Who invented the first typewriter with a manual keyboard?
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
| 8827. |
When was the first typewriter with a manual keyboard invented?
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
| 8828. |
Who invented the rickshaw?
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
| 8829. |
What was Jonathan Scobie's profession when he invented the Rickshaw?
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
| 8830. |
Where was Jonathan Scobie living when he invented the rickshaw?
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
| 8831. |
Who invented the elevator?
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
| 8832. |
What was the first elevator used to transport?
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
| 8833. |
Who invented the automobile?
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
| 8834. |
Who can we thank for running water?
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
| 8835. |
What were used in Babylon to pump water for irrigation?
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
| 8836. |
Who were the frist to tap groundwater?
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
| 8837. |
What are the long underground aquaducts that are still a major water source in Iran called?
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
| 8838. |
What year was the world's first colour television broadcast made?
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
| 8839. |
Who broadcasted in colour first?
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
| 8840. |
Where was the first colour television broadcast broadcasted from?(Hint: building)
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
| 8841. |
What city was home to the first colour broadcast?
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
| 8842. |
By the mid 1940's ther were how many television stations in the US?
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
| 8843. |
What word is the name of the dog breed Malamute derived from?
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
| 8844. |
What s a bidarka?
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
| 8845. |
When was the first Idiatrod Trail Sled Race run?
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
| 8846. |
What distance was covered in the inaugural Idiatrod Trail Sled Race? (in miles)
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
| 8847. |
Who wond the first Idiatrod Trail Sled Race?
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
| 8848. |
How long did it take for Dick Wilmarth to complete the Idiatrod Trail Sled Race? (days, min, sec)
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
| 8849. |
The Malaspina Glacier, at the foot of Mount Saint Elias, in Alaska covers an area larger than what state?
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
| 8850. |
How far back can civilization be traced to Alaska?(in years)
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
| 8851. |
When was the first steam-propelled transportation device invented?
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
| 8852. |
What was the first steam-propelled mode of transportation?
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
| 8853. |
Who invented the first steam-propelled mode of transportation?
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
| 8854. |
The year 1925 was a big year for this invention?
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
| 8855. |
What was the nationality of the first electrical engineer to transmit the first television images of recognizable human faces?
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
| 8856. |
Who was the first person to transmit television images of recognizable human faces?
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
| 8857. |
Who was the US engineer to patent an all-electronic colour television system?
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
| 8858. |
In 1673 ____ ____ presented a calculating machine capable of multiplication,division,and extracting roots then in 1679 he introduced binary arithmetic.
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
| 8859. |
______ invented a punched card system in 1725 to operate weaving looms which was later used for the first generations of computers.
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
| 8860. |
_____ ______ created an analytical engine in 1833 to perform calculations using levers, rods, and gears.
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
| 8861. |
_____ ______ wrote the first computer program for Babbage’s machine in 1843.
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
| 8862. |
______ _______ constructed a logical machine in 1874 that he called an abecedarium.
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
| 8863. |
How many pounds of paper does the average person go through?
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
| 8864. |
Who can we thank for paper?
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
| 8865. |
Who invented a method of making paper using tree bark, hemp, and rags in 105?
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
| 8866. |
Who invented the precursor to paper?
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
| 8867. |
What was the precursor to paper called?
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
| 8868. |
When did the Europeans start manufacturing 'paper'?
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
| 8869. |
How many (approx) pencils are produced annually around the world?
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
| 8870. |
What century were pencils first produced?
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
| 8871. |
Who first recorded the existence of lead pencils?
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
| 8872. |
When were the first pencils manufactured?
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
| 8873. |
Where were the first pencils manufactured?
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
| 8874. |
The first pencils were manufactured in 1584 in England from graphite discovered in ________, Cumbria.
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
| 8875. |
When the Alaskan territory was purchased from Russia in 1867 for $7,200,000 it was known as _____ _____ after Secretary of State William H. Seward, who negotiated the purchase.
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
| 8876. |
Who negotiated the purchase of Alaska from Russia?
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
| 8877. |
Who originally discovered Alaska?
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
| 8878. |
Experts agree that America was discovered by Siberian hunters, ancestors of most of the present-day Native Americans, who were following Ice Age mammals into _____.
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
| 8879. |
The name Alaska is believed to be derived from an Aleut word meaning…
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
| 8880. |
Of the major volcanoes active during the 20th century in North America, how many were located in Alaska?
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
| 8881. |
What is the northernmost point in the USA?
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
| 8882. |
What is the westernmost point in the USA?
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
| 8883. |
What is the scientific classification of the domestic cat?
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
| 8884. |
What is the Acinonyx jubatus?
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
| 8885. |
What is the Panthera leo?
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
| 8886. |
Which civilization has the cat NOT played a part in religion? (A)India(B)Inca(C)Thailand(D)Europe in the Middle Ages
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
| 8887. |
Throughout the middle ages in Europe, cats were considered evil so were feared and hated because of their nocturnal habits and believed to consort with ___ _____?
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
| 8888. |
Which is NOT a distinguishing trait of the Ragdoll?(A)Longhaired cat with colorpoints(B)Fearless and unaware of danger(C)Often does not show when it feels pain(D)It is not a real breed at all
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
| 8889. |
What cat gets it's name from its habit of going limp when held?
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
| 8890. |
What cartoon was Catbert a main player in?
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
| 8891. |
What cartoon was Bill the cat a prime character in?
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
| 8892. |
What is the name of the cat in the Peanuts cartoons?
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
| 8893. |
What is Garfield's girlfriends name?
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
| 8894. |
Which is NOT a characteristic of the cat?(A)ability to taste sweets(B)ability to hunt in the dark(C) Using its whiskers to sense change in the environment(D)Papillae to clean flesh from bones of prey?
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
| 8895. |
Where did the first artificially refrigerated ice rink open?
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
| 8896. |
What was the name of the first artificially refrigerated ice rink?
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
| 8897. |
When was the first artificially refrigerated ice rink opened?
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
| 8898. |
The first bobsled race took place in the late 1800s in Europe. Where did the first competition take place?
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
| 8899. |
Where was the first bobsled club formed?
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
| 8900. |
What year was the first bobsled club formed?
|
1 |
1 |
100 |