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100

What cybersecurity term is commonly used to describe a program or code that replicates itself and spreads to other computers?

Worm

100

What Renaissance artist is known for works such as "Mona Lisa" and "The Last Supper"?

Leonardo da Vinci

100

What country ends with the letter Q?

Iraq

100

In the periodic table, what is the chemical symbol "Au" representing?

Gold

100

What month of the year has 28 days?

All of them

200

What is the term for a security incident where an attacker intercepts and relays communication between two parties without their knowledge?

Man-in-the-Middle (MitM) Attack

200

Who is known for running through the streets crying Eureka?

Archimedes

200

What is the capital of Mexico?

Mexico City

200

What is the largest planet in our solar system?

Jupiter

200

I am an odd number. Take away a letter and I become even. What number am I?

Seven

300

On what day of the week did the Saudi Aramco cyberattack, involving the Shamoon malware, take place in 2012?

Wednesday

300

Along with Hiroshima, Japan, which Japanese city was hit by an atomic bomb in 1945?

Nagasaki

300

Which country is home to the most volcanos?

Indonesia

300

What is the chemical formula for common table salt?

NaCl

300

A man looks at a painting in a museum and says, “Brothers and sisters I have none, but that man’s father is my father’s son.” Who is in the painting?

The man’s son

400

How many techniques are included in the MITRE ATT&CK framework, covering various tactics such as spearphishing, credential dumping, and lateral movement?

Over 240 techniques

400

What language was the name “Australia” derived from?

Latin

400

What two countries border directly north of Hungary?

Slovakia and Ukraine

400

What is the main component of Earth's atmosphere?

Nitrogen (N2)

400

If you drop me I’m sure to crack, but give me a smile and I’ll always smile back. What am I?

A mirror

500

What does the cryptographic algorithm RSA stand for?

Rivest-Shamir-Adleman

500

In what year did the Titanic sink after hitting an iceberg?

1912

500

What is the capital of Vietnam?

Hanoi

500

What is the approximate age of the universe, according to current scientific estimates?

13.8 billion years

500

What can fill a room but takes up no space?

Light

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