Cocktails
a non-alcoholic mixed drink traditionally made with ginger ale, lemon or lime juice and a splash of grenadine, garnished with a maraschino cherry becomes this alcoholic cocktail when adding 1.5 US fluid ounces (44 ml) of vodka or rum.
What is a Dirty Shirley?
This luxury car brand's logo symbolizes the 1932 merger of four previously independent automobile manufacturers.
What is Audi? (The merger of Audi with DKW, Horch, and Wanderer in 1932.)
What protocol is primarily used for secure data transmission over the internet, ensuring privacy and data integrity?
HTTPS (Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure).
People with arachnophobia fear these creatures.
Spiders.
What international standard is commonly used for reporting mineral resources and reserves, ensuring transparency and comparability in the mining industry?
JORC Code (Joint Ore Reserves Committee Code).
The is a cocktail (named after a borough in NYC) with a sly charm and a complex, deep and stratified flavor. The weaving of fresh orange juice, gin, dry and sweet vermouth is terrific
What is The Bronx?
Initially depicting the initials of its founders inside a circle, this Italian automaker's logo evolved into a striking trident symbol. What car brand is this?
What is Maserati?
What term describes the process by which a computer converts data into a secret code to ensure secure transmission over the internet?
Encryption
What is the name for the fear of confined spaces?
Claustrophobia
What financial metric, used in mining feasibility studies, represents the net present value of cash flow projections from a mining project, considering the time value of money?
Net Present Value (NPV)
This a cocktail named after this breed of racing dogs consisting of grapefruit juice and gin mixed and served over ice. If the rim of the glass has been salted, the drink is instead called a salty dog.
What is a Greyhound?
In 1997, this Swedish automaker became the first to offer side-impact airbags as standard equipment on all of its models, setting a new safety standard in the industry.
What is Volvo?
What is the term for a type of attack where an attacker intercepts and alters communication between two parties without their knowledge, often to steal information or spread false data?
Man-in-the-middle (MITM) attack.
Triskaidekaphobia is the fear of the number 13. True or False?
True
Founded in 1917, which multinational mining company is headquartered in Melbourne, Australia, and is one of the world's largest producers of key commodities like iron ore, copper, and diamonds?
BHP (formerly known as BHP Billiton).
According to the Cafe Royal Cocktail Book of 1937, it is made with a glass of gin, a tablespoon of grenadine, and the white of one egg, shaken and strained into a glass. Think of the gangs in Grease.
What is a Pink Lady?
This automaker introduced the world's first production car with a diesel engine in 1936, revolutionizing fuel efficiency in passenger vehicles?
What is Mercedes?
Named after its inventor, what is the name of the algorithm used in reinforcement learning, which famously defeated human champions in games like Go and Dota 2?
AlphaGo (developed by DeepMind).
In Hindu mythology, what is the term for the fear of death and rebirth cycles, often associated with the god Yama?
Yama-loka-phobia (Fear of Yama, the god of death, and the realm of the dead)
What statistical method, commonly used in mining geostatistics, calculates the distribution of a variable within a geological deposit based on sample data and spatial correlation?
Gaussian geostatistics (or Gaussian simulation).
a drink consisting of three types of whiskey with brand names that are each named after a man (ordinarily Johnnie Walker, Jack Daniel and Jim Beam).The three named men are an allusion to the Biblical Magi that gives the drink its name
What is Three Wise Men?
This Japanese automaker was originally named "Nippon Sangyo," meaning "Japan Industries," before changing its name to reflect its city of origin
What is Nissan?
What quantum computing algorithm, proposed by Peter Shor in 1994, poses a potential threat to public-key cryptography by efficiently factoring large numbers?
Shor's algorithm
What ancient Indian ruler is believed to have had a phobia of crossing rivers, leading to the construction of bridges during his reign?
Emperor Chandragupta Maurya (He reportedly suffered from a fear of crossing rivers, hence the innovation of bridges)
What catastrophic mining disaster in 1985, caused by the collapse of a tailings dam, released toxic waste into the environment, leading to widespread pollution and environmental damage in Brazil?
The Mariana dam disaster (also known as the Samarco dam disaster)