latests
Which ancient civilization is credited with inventing the first known system of writing?
A) Egyptians
B) Sumerians
C) Indus Valley
D) Chinese
The Sumerians developed cuneiform around 3200 BCE in Mesopotamia, marking the first recorded writing system in human history.
latests
A)
Oxygen
B)
Sulfur dioxide
C)
Nitrogen
D)
Helium
Sulfur dioxide emitted from fossil fuel combustion oxidizes to sulfuric acid in the atmosphere, contributing to acid rain.
latests
A)
12th
B)
13th
C)
14th
D)
15th
The Black Death (1347–51) killed about one-third of Europe’s population, spread by fleas on rats. This is a well-documented historical or scientific.
latests
A)
Roman
B)
Nabataean
C)
Persian
D)
Byzantine
Petra in Jordan was built by the Nabataeans, known for rock-cut architecture and advanced water systems.
latests
A)
Paris
B)
Lyon
C)
Marseille
D)
Nice
Paris is the capital city of France.
latests
A)
Roman
B)
Persian
C)
Incan
D)
Ottoman
The Achaemenid Persians built the Royal Road to link their vast empire, facilitating trade, communication, and military movement.
latests
A)
1555
B)
1666
C)
1750
D)
1801
The Great Fire of London in 1666 destroyed much of the city, starting in a bakery on Pudding Lane, reshaping urban planning.
latests
A)
Isaac Newton
B)
Ole Rømer
C)
Christiaan Huygens
D)
Albert Michelson
Ole Rømer, a Danish astronomer, calculated light’s finite speed by observing Jupiter’s moon Io, a breakthrough in physics.
latests
Tungsten’s symbol is W, from its German name Wolfram, reflecting its discovery and historical use in Europe’s mining industry.
latests
A)
Columbus
B)
Magellan
C)
Drake
D)
Vasco da Gama
Ferdinand Magellan led the first expedition to circumnavigate the globe (1519–1522); although he died en route, the voyage completed the circuit.
latests
A)
John von Neumann
B)
Alan Turing
C)
Claude Shannon
D)
Donald Knuth
Alan Turing laid foundations of computation and artificial intelligence, creating the Turing Machine model and breaking wartime codes.
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