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1. The first computer bug was formed by faulty wires.

a. !False
b. True

2. According to the International System of Units, how many bytes are in a kilobyte
of RAM?
a. !1000
b. 1024
c. 512
d. 500

3. When was the programming language quot;Cquot; released?


a. 2001
b. 1998
c. 1999
d. !2000

4. How many Hz does the video standard PAL support?


a. !50
b. 25
c. 60
d. 59

5. On which day did the World Wide Web go online?


a. December 17, 1996
b. November 24, 1995
c. November 12, 1990
d. !December 20, 1990

6. The open source program Redis is a relational database server.


a. !False
b. True

7. The IBM PC used an Intel 8008 microprocessor clocked at 4.77 MHz and 8 kilobytes
of memory.
a. True
b. !False

8. What does the term GPU stand for?


a. !Graphics Processing Unit
b. Gaming Processor Unit
c. Graphite Producing Unit
d. Graphical Proprietary Unit

9. Which RAID array type is associated with data mirroring?


a. !RAID 1
b. RAID 5
c. RAID 0
d. RAID 10
10. The acronym quot;RIPquot; stands for which of these?
a. !Routing Information Protocol
b. Routine Inspection Protocol
c. Regular Interval Processes
d. Runtime Instance Processes

11. The teapot often seen in many 3D modeling applications is called what?
a. Pixar Teapot
b. !Utah Teapot
c. Tennessee Teapot
d. 3D Teapot

12. Lenovo acquired IBM039;s personal computer division, including the ThinkPad
line of laptops and tablets, in what year?
a. 1999
b. !2005
c. 2002
d. 2008

1. Whose 2016 presidential campaign slogan was quot;Make America Great Againquot;?
a. Ted Cruz
b. Bernie Sanders
c. Marco Rubio
d. !Donald Trump

2. The 2014 movie quot;The Raid 2: Berandalquot; was mainly filmed in which Asian
country?
a. Brunei
b. Thailand
c. !Indonesia
d. Malaysia

3. Denmark has a monarch.


a. False
b. !True

4. According to the United States Constitution, how old must a person be to be


elected President of the United States?
a. 30
b. 45
c. !35
d. 40

5. Nazi Germany surrendered on Harry Truman039;s birthday while he was president.


a. !True
b. False

6. Which of these was an official candidate in the 2017 British General Election?
a. Sir Crumpetsby
b. !Lord Buckethead
c. James Francis
d. Robert Wimbledon

7. What year did Gerald Ford Become President?


a. !1974
b. 1969
c. 1973
d. 1977

8. What are the first names of the first father and son pair that were both Prime
Ministers of Canada?
a. Brian and Justin
b. John and Louis
c. Brian and Pierre
d. !Justin and Pierre

9. Which of the following Argentinian presidents was elected in 2015?


a. Nestor Kirchner
b. Juan Domingo Peron
c. Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner
d. !Mauricio Macri

1. What was the punishment for Sysiphus039;s craftiness?


a. !Cursed to roll a boulder up a hill for eternity.
b. To fell a tree that regenerated after every axe swing.
c. Standing in a lake filled with water he could not drink.
d. Tied to a boulder for eternity, being pecked by birds.

2. According to Algonquian folklore, how does one transform into a Wendigo?


a. Drinking the blood of many slain animals.
b. Performing a ritual involving murder.
c. Excessive mutilation of animal corpses.
d. !Participating in cannibalism.

3. The ancient Roman god of war was commonly known as which of the following?
a. Ares
b. !Mars
c. Jupiter
d. Juno

4. This Greek mythological figure is the godgoddess of battle strategy among other
things.
a. Artemis
b. Ares
c. Apollo
d. !Athena

5. Rannamaari was a sea demon that haunted the people of the Maldives and had to be
appeased monthly with the sacrifice of a virgin girl.
a. !True
b. False

6. Nidhogg is a mythical creature from what mythology?


a. Greek
b. Hindu
c. !Norse
d. Egyptian

7. Which of these mythological creatures is said to be halfman and halfhorse?


a. !Centaur
b. Minotaur
c. Pegasus
d. Gorgon

8. Which of the following is not one of the Greek Fates?


a. Clotho
b. Lachesis
c. !Narcissus
d. Atropos

9. Which Norse God has a horse named Sleipnir?


a. Balder
b. Thor
c. !Odin
d. Frigg

10. Hel was the daughter of which Norse Mythological figure?


a. Thor
b. Balder
c. Odin
d. !Loki

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