Engineering
What is the term for the resistance of a fluid to flow?
Viscosity
What does 'API' stand for?
API stands for Application Programming Interface
Which ancient civilization is known for the development of the first known democracy?
The Greeks
What is the closest star to our solar system?
Alpha Centauri
What is the term for the amount of force applied per unit area?
Pressure
What is polymorphism in object-oriented programming?
Polymorphism is the ability of objects of different classes to respond to the same function call in different ways.
Who was the first female Prime Minister of the United Kingdom?
Margaret Thatcher
What is the term for a small body that travels through space and burns up upon entering Earth's atmosphere, commonly known as a "shooting star"?
A Meteor
What term describes a market trend characterized by rising stock prices?
A bull market
What term describes the study and application of heat and work and their ability to influence the properties of matter?
Thermodynamics
What does 'GUI' stand for?
GUI stands for Graphical User Interface
Which document, signed in 1215, is considered one of the cornerstones of democratic development in England?
Magna Carta
What is the degree of earth's tilt?
23.5 Degrees
What is the name given to the first sale of stock by a private company to the public?
Initial Public Offering (IPO)
In the context of vibration analysis, what term describes the natural frequency at which an object tends to vibrate when it is disturbed and then allowed to vibrate freely?
Resonant frequency
What is a Turing machine and why is it important in computer science?
A Turing machine is a theoretical model that can simulate any computer algorithm, fundamental in defining the limits of computation.
Who discovered the sea route to India by rounding the Cape of Good Hope?
Vasco da Gama
What astronomical event is defined by the passage of a planet across the face of the Sun, as seen from Earth?
Transit
What financial instrument represents a share of ownership in a fund or an investment trust that holds assets like stocks, bonds, or commodities, and trades on stock exchanges?
Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF)
What principle states that the total pressure exerted by a static fluid depends only on the depth in the fluid, the density of the fluid, and the gravitational acceleration?
Pascal's principle.
What does 'SQL' stand for?
Structured Query Language
Name the battle in 480 BC where 300 Spartans famously made a stand against a vastly larger Persian army.
The Battle of Thermopylae
What is the term for the point in the orbit of a planet, asteroid, or comet at which it is closest to the sun?
Perihelion
What is the term for the difference between a company's market capitalization (market cap) and its book value?
Market value added (MVA)