latests
In economics, the “Tragedy of the Commons” was popularized by which scholar?
A) Adam Smith
B) Elinor Ostrom
C) Garrett Hardin
D) John Maynard Keynes
Garrett Hardin explained in 1968 that shared resources tend to be overused and depleted if individuals act solely in self-interest.
latests
A)
J.J. Thomson
B)
Ernest Rutherford
C)
Niels Bohr
D)
James Chadwick
J.J. Thomson discovered the electron using cathode ray experiments in 1897, earning the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1906.
latests
A)
1919
B)
1939
C)
1945
D)
1950
The UN was established in 1945 after World War II to maintain international peace, replacing the failed League of Nations.
latests
A)
1929
B)
1939
C)
1945
D)
1955
The 1929 crash triggered the Great Depression, causing widespread unemployment, poverty, and global economic collapse.
latests
A)
Sudan
B)
Ethiopia
C)
Eritrea
D)
Somalia
Abyssinia is the historical name for Ethiopia, a nation with a rich history of independence and ancient Christian heritage.
latests
A)
Curie
B)
Becquerel
C)
Rutherford
D)
Bohr
Henri Becquerel discovered radioactivity in 1896, later studied by the Curies and vital for nuclear science.
latests
A)
Assyrian
B)
Babylonian
C)
Sumerian
D)
Akkadian
Hammurabi’s Babylonian code (18th century BCE) was one of the earliest legal codes, inscribed on stone steles.
latests
A)
Indonesia
B)
Australia
C)
Philippines
D)
Thailand
The Great Barrier Reef, the world’s largest coral reef system, lies off Australia’s coast, stretching over 2,300 kilometers.
latests
A)
Galileo
B)
Newton
C)
Kepler
D)
Einstein
Isaac Newton formulated universal gravitation, showing that bodies attract with a force proportional to mass and inversely to distance squared.
latests
A)
O2
B)
O3
C)
CO2
D)
NO2
Ozone’s formula is O3, consisting of three oxygen atoms, playing a vital role in absorbing harmful UV radiation in Earth’s stratosphere.
latests
A)
Hera
B)
Athena
C)
Artemis
D)
Aphrodite
The Parthenon, built in the 5th century BCE, was a temple honoring Athena, the patron goddess of Athens.
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