STAT263 Probability Theory Problem Set Fall 2024 4

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1.

Along with Oxygen, which element is primarily responsible for the sky appearing
blue?
a. Carbon
b. Hydrogen
c. Helium
d. !Nitrogen

2. What is the largest animal currently on Earth?


a. Orca
b. !Blue Whale
c. Colossal Squid
d. Giraffe

3. Shrimp can swim backwards.


a. !True
b. False

4. Folic acid is the synthetic form of which vitamin?


a. !Vitamin B
b. Vitamin D
c. Vitamin A
d. Vitamin C

5. The human heart has how many chambers?


a. 2
b. 6
c. !4
d. 3

6. Which moon is the only satellite in our solar system to possess a dense
atmosphere?
a. !Titan
b. Callisto
c. Europa
d. Miranda

7. What is the Linnean name of the domestic apple tree?


a. Pomus domestica
b. Appelus delectica
c. !Malus pumila
d. Malus americana

8. Which color cannot be produced in Roses, even through genetic alteration?


a. Black
b. !Blue
c. Brown
d. Orange

9. When was the first mammal successfully cloned?


a. 1999
b. !1996
c. 2009
d. 1985

1. The communication protocol NFC stands for NearField Control.


a. !False
b. True

2. The Western Electric Model 500 telephone uses tone dialing to dial phone
numbers.
a. True
b. !False

3. Microphones can be used not only to pick up sound, but also to project sound
similar to a speaker.
a. False
b. !True

4. Who patented a steam engine that produced continuous rotary motion?


a. Nikola Tesla
b. !James Watt
c. Albert Einstein
d. Alessandro Volta

5. When was the iPhone released?


a. 2004
b. !2007
c. 2006
d. 2005

6. Which of the following cellular device companies is NOT headquartered in Asia?


a. LG Electronics
b. !Nokia
c. HTC
d. Samsung

7. Mobile hardware and software company quot;Blackberry Limitedquot; was founded in


which country?
a. United Kingdom
b. Norway
c. !Canada
d. United States of America

8. What round is a classic AK47 chambered in?


a. !7.62x39mm
b. 5.45x39mm
c. 7.62x51mm
d. 5.56x45mm
9. Out of all of the NASA Space Shuttles, which 2 have been destroyed in disasters?
a. Enterprise and Atlantis
b. None of the Above
c. !Challenger and Columbia
d. Discovery and Endeavour

10. What is the most significant side venture the popular firearms company,
Remington, has pursued?
a. Door Knobs
b. Ceiling Fans
c. !Typewriters
d. Blenders

1. Which company did Valve cooperate with in the creation of the Vive?
a. !HTC
b. Oculus
c. Google
d. Razer

2. What name represents the letter quot;Mquot; in the NATO phonetic alphabet?
a. Matthew
b. !Mike
c. Mark
d. Max

3. What is quot;dabbingquot;?
a. A medical procedure
b. !A dance
c. A language
d. A sport

4. What is the German word for quot;spoonquot;?


a. Essstauml;bchen
b. Messer
c. Gabel
d. !Louml;ffel

5. What is the romanized Russian word for quot;winterquot;?


a. Leto
b. !Zima
c. Vesna
d. Osen039;

6. Disney039;s Haunted Mansion is home to a trio of Hitchhiking Ghosts. Which of


these is NOT one of them?
a. !Harry
b. Ezra
c. Phineas
d. Gus
7. Pluto is a planet.
a. True
b. !False

8. What was Mountain Dew039;s original slogan?


a. !Yahoo! Mountain Dew... It039;ll tickle your innards!
b. Give Me A Dew
c. Do The Dew
d. Get039; that barefoot feelin039; drinkin039; Mountain Dew

9. Who invented Pastafarianism?


a. Eric Tignor
b. Zach Soldi
c. Bill Nye
d. !Bobby Henderson

10. Where is Apple Inc. headquartered?


a. Santa Monica, CA
b. Redwood City, California
c. Redmond, Washington
d. !Cupertino, California

11. In quot;Battle Catsquot;, what is Moneko MISS Moneko039;s critical percentage


rate?
a. 20
b. !15
c. 25
d. 10

12. What is the most commonly used noun in the English language?
a. Man
b. !Time
c. Home
d. Water

13. The mitochondria is the powerhouse of the cell.


a. !True
b. False

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