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100
The real numbers satisfy the commutative property with respect to multiplication. Give an example illustrating this fact.
The commutative property states that
ab = ba
for all a, b.
100
To which civilization is the use of zero as a number (and not merely a symbol) attributed?
(East) Indian
100
Name the sculptor:
Michelangelo
100
Babe Ruth began his professional baseball career with the Boston Red Sox in what year?
1914
100
Which horror film series features a murderous doll possessed by a serial killer?
Child's Play ("Chucky" works, too).
200
What is the more common name for an ellipse with an eccentricity of zero?
A circle
200
Which first female Nobel Laureate won her (first) prize for research on the nature of radiation?
Marie Curie
200
Name the painter:
Vincent van Gogh
200
How many times has the US Women's national soccer team appeared in the FIFA Women's World Cup Final?
4
200
Which is the first Walt Disney animated classic? (Also the first full-color movie to be produced.)
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
300
How many roots does the equation
x2 = -1
have over the real numbers?
None. (Both of its roots are complex numbers.)
300
Which ancient Greek philosopher formulated the first atomic theory of the universe?
Democritus (or Leucippus)
300
Name the poet:
She walks in beauty, like the night /
Of cloudless climes and starry skies; ...
Lord Byron (George Gordon)
300
Which team holds the record for the most NBA Finals losses?
The Los Angeles Lakers
300
Which country experienced the world's biggest electricity power-cut in July 2012?
India
400
Explain, to some extent, what is meant by "Chaos Theory."
Generally, Chaos Theory refers to the idea that small changes in the input of a system can cause huge changes in the output of that system.
400
The phrase "Copenhagen Interpretation" refers to what relatively recent branch of science?
(Please be fairly specific.)
Quantum Mechanics
400
Name the author:
Ulysses
James Joyce
400
Who was the first NFL quarterback to pass 4,000 yards in one season?
Joe Namath
400
Which automotive corporation uses the marketing strapline "The Power of Dreams" ?
Honda
500
Calculate the following:
{Integral Symbol} 3x dy
?
3x + C
500
Who is called the "father of microbiology" for his discovery of micro-organisms and his observation of red blood cells?
Anton van Leeuwenhoek
500
Name the architectural engineer:
Filippo Brunelleschi
500
Who won the first Stanley Cup?
The Ottawa Senators
500
Before The King's Speech, which was the last film to win both Best Picture and Best Actor at the Oscars?
Gladiator