Science
Newton's first law of motion
the object at rest stays at rest, and a moving object continues to move at a constant speed in a straight line, unless an outside net force acts on it.
What term describes a rock's ability to transmit fluids through its interconnected pore spaces?
Permeability
Which Dutch painter famously created The Starry Night while staying at an asylum in southern France?
Vincent van Gogh
What is the city famously known as the "City of Light"?
Paris
Who was the American geologist closely associated with the persistence that led to the successful discovery at Dammam No. 7?
Steineke
A 2 kg object moving at 10 m/s collides with a stationary 3 kg object and they stick together. What is their velocity immediately after the collision?
4 m/s
What occurs when formation pressure exceeds the pressure exerted by the drilling fluid and formation fluids enter the wellbore?
A Kick
What historic district in Jeddah recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site
Al-Balad Jeddah
Who is the famous 14th-century Moroccan traveler known for journeying over 70,000 miles across Africa, the Middle East, and Asia?
Ibn Battuta
In 1999, which Egyptian scientist won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry?
Ahmed Zewail
How many minutes does it take for light emitted from the surface of the Sun to physically reach Earth?
8 minutes
Standard oil volumes are measured in barrels (bbl)—exactly how many liters are contained within one single barrel of crude oil?
159
Which country is famous for a dish of raw fish marinated in citrus juice with onions and chili?
Peru 🇵🇪 ceviche
What is the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea?
Sicily
In what year did Ali I. Al-Naimi make history by becoming the very first Saudi national to be appointed as the President and CEO of Saudi Aramco?
1988
Serving as the fundamental bridge that allows scientists to convert the mass of invisible individual atoms into measurable grams in a lab, what is the approximate value of the Avogadro constant (expressed as a number multiplied by 10²³)?
6.022x1023
In what year did America officially declare its independence from Great Britain?
1776
Which famous trade route connected China to the Mediterranean world, facilitating the exchange of goods, culture, and technology for centuries?
The silk road