🕯️Victorian Era🕯️
⚡Shocking Electricity⚡
⚙️Technology⚙️
👽Science Fiction👽
⚕️Pharmacy⚕️
100
The Victorians were the people who lived during the reign of which Queen?
Queen Victoria!
Victoria was queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1837–1901) and empress of India (1876–1901). Her reign was one of the longest in British history, and the Victorian Age was named for her. During her reign the British monarchy took on its modern ceremonial character. She and her husband, Prince Consort Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, had nine children, through whose marriages were descended many of the royal families of Europe.
100
This giant spark of electricity occurs in the atmosphere between clouds, the air, or the ground typically during storms.
Lightning
Lightning causes thunder, a sound from the shock wave which develops as gases in the vicinity of the discharge experience a sudden increase in pressure. Lightning occurs commonly during thunderstorms as well as other types of energetic weather systems, but volcanic lightning can also occur during volcanic eruptions. Lightning is an atmospheric electrical phenomenon and contributes to the global atmospheric electrical circuit.
100
What was invented first: the telegraph or the telephone?
Telegraph
The telephone quickly took over from the telegraph. In 1876, Alexander Graham Bell, a Scottish doctor, was working on a new type of telegraph when he accidentally spilled something on his clothes and called for his assistant, who was able to hear his voice over the wire. Like the telegraph, a telephone uses electricity flowing through wires, but it sends sounds instead of codes. When you speak into a telephone, the receiver changes your voice into an electric current and then changes the current back into a voice again at the other end.
100
What was Mary Shelley's famous work which is believed to be the first work of science fiction?
Frankenstein
Also known as The Modern Prometheus is an 1818 novel written by English author Mary Shelley. Frankenstein tells the story of Victor Frankenstein, a young scientist who creates a sapient creature in an unorthodox scientific experiment. Shelley started writing the story when she was 18, and the first edition was published anonymously in London on 1 January 1818, when she was 20. Her name first appeared in the second edition, which was published in Paris in 1821.
100
What two letters are usually used in the symbol for medical prescriptions at the pharmacy?
R and X
Most people think that RX is derived from the Latin word “recipe”, meaning “take”, but another interesting theory suggests that it evolved from the Eye of Horus, an Egyptian symbol believed to have healing powers. Pharmacies and drugstores have been around for a long time. The world’s oldest prescriptions were etched into tablets around 2100 B.C. and Baghdad was home to some of the earliest drugstores, dating as far back as the eighth century.
200
True or false: More people lived in the countryside than the city during the Victorian Era.
False, more people lived in the city.
The boom in industry saw lots of people moving to cities to find work. For the first time in world history, more people lived in cities than in the countryside, making city centres very cramped! Poor people lived in crowded slums — houses which were overcrowded, smelly and in bad repair.
200
True or False: LED light bulbs use less electricity than conventional bulbs.
True
LED bulbs use about one-sixth of the electricity of conventional bulbs, cost about one-fourth the cost of traditional bulbs to power, and they last about 40 times longer. LED stands for "light-emitting diode", a semiconductor device that emits light when light when current flows through it.
200
What crucial part of automobiles was created long before they were made, makes them move and steers them?
The Wheel
The wheel was invented in the 4th millennium BC in Lower Mesopotamia (modern-day Iraq), where the Sumerian people inserted rotating axles into solid discs of wood. It was only in 2000 BC that the discs began to be hollowed out to make a lighter wheel. This innovation led to major advances in two main areas. First, transport: the wheel began to be used on carts and battle chariots. Second, and more importantly, it contributed to the mechanization of agriculture (animal traction, crop irrigation) and craft industries (for example, the centrifugal force of the wheel is the basic mechanism in windmills).
200
Is the hit movie series created by George Lucas which involves the adventures of humans, aliens and robots in a "galaxy far, far away" called Star Wars or Star Trek?
Star Wars!
Star Wars is an American epic space opera media franchise created by George Lucas, which began with the eponymous 1977 film and quickly became a worldwide pop culture phenomenon. The franchise has been expanded into various films and other media, including television series, video games, novels, comic books, theme park attractions, and themed areas, comprising an all-encompassing fictional universe. Star Wars is one of the highest-grossing media franchises of all time.
200
True or False: Coca Cola was invented by a pharmacist.
True!
Coca-Cola was invented by a pharmacist named John Pemberton. He carried the jug of the new product down the street to Jacob's Pharmacy where it was sampled and pronounced "excellent" and placed on sale for 5 cents a glass as a soda fountain drink. Another pharmacist, Charles Alderton, invented Dr. Pepper. Pepsi was also invented by a pharmacist, as was Vernor’s Ginger Ale by Detroit pharmacist James Vernor.
300
Before trains, what was the fastest mode of transport?
a. Running
b. Horses
c. Motorcars
d. Bicycles
b. Horses!
Expansion of the railways meant that people could travel faster and further than ever before. All of Britain’s major cities, like London, Glasgow and Manchester, were now connected. Before trains, the fastest mode of transport was horses. Trains traveled at about 27 mph while horses trotted at around 5-6mph.
300
What does electricity do in our bodies?
a. Shocks us
b. Sends signals through our bodies
c. Creates new cells
d. Fights illnesses
b. Sends signals through our bodies
Electricity is everywhere, even in the human body. Our cells are specialized to conduct electrical currents. Electricity is required for the nervous system to send signals throughout the body and to the brain, making it possible for us to move, think and feel.
300
Who is attributed with first discovering electricity and using it in the light bulb?
Thomas Edison
Rather than asking who invented electricity, it would be more accurate to ask who discovered it. Because electricity was not invented, but rather discovered, since it is a set of physical phenomena. Although the use of electricity as we know it today is the result of much research and years of development, the invention is attributed to Thomas Edison in 1879, since he managed to illuminate an incandescent light bulb with energy. Edison did not discover electricity as such, but built on earlier researchers, such as Alessandro Volta’s voltaic pile in 1800.
300
What author famously wrote science fiction works The Time Machine, The Island of Doctor Moreau, The Invisible Man and War of the Worlds?
a. Arthur Conan Doyle
b. H.G. Wells
c. Stephen King
d. Thomas Hardy
b. H.G. Wells
Herbert George Wells was an English writer. Prolific in many genres, he wrote more than fifty novels and dozens of short stories. His non-fiction output included works of social commentary, politics, history, popular science, satire, biography, and autobiography. Wells' science fiction novels are so well regarded that he has been called the "father of science fiction".
300
Which of these famous people was a pharmacist?
a. Abigail Adams
b. George Washington
c. Benjamin Franklin
d. Susan B. Anthony
c. Benjamin Franklin
In addition to his well-known contributions to society, Benjamin Franklin helped to establish the first public hospital and the first hospital pharmacy, which has grown into what is now known as Pennsylvania Hospital. This hospital was among Franklin’s civic contributions, and it was made possible because of his influence and business acumen.
400
By the end of the Victorian Era, what became compulsory for children rather than working?
Going to school!
Before the Victorian era, most of Britain’s population couldn’t read or write and had limited access to education. Queen Victoria believed that education should be for all, and by the end of her reign, going to school became compulsory for all children, rich or poor.
400
This type of electricity is the result of an imbalance between negative and positive charges in an object which build up on the surface until they find a way to be discharged or released.
Static Electricity
The rubbing of certain materials against one another can transfer negative charges, or electrons. For example, if you rub your shoe on the carpet, your body collects extra electrons. The electrons cling to your body until they can be released. And what about that “hair raising” experience? As you remove your hat, electrons are transferred from hat to hair, creating that interesting hairdo! Remember, objects with the same charge repel each other. Because they have the same charge, your hair will stand on end. Your hairs are simply trying to get as far away from each other as possible!
400
What technological advancement introduced to the general public in the 1990s changed the way we use computers, which were mainly used for data analyzing before?
The Internet
The invention of the World Wide Web by Tim Berners-Lee at CERN, as an application on the Internet, brought many social and commercial uses to what was, at the time, a network of networks for academic and research institutions. The Web opened to the public in 1991 and began to enter general use in 1993–4, when websites for everyday use started to become available.
400
This television show created by Rod Serling debuted in the 1950s and featured characters who found themselves dealing with disturbing or unusual events in a certain dimension of sound, sight and mind.
The Twilight Zone
Serling spent most of his youth in Binghamton, New York, after his family moved there in 1926. His parents encouraged his talents as a performer. Sam Serling built a small stage in the basement, where Rod often put on plays. His older brother, writer Robert, recalled that, at the age of six or seven, Rod entertained himself for hours by acting out dialogue from pulp magazines or movies he had seen. Rod would often ask questions without waiting for their answers. On an hour trip from Binghamton to Syracuse, the rest of the family remained silent to see if Rod would notice their lack of participation. He did not, and he talked nonstop through the entire car ride.
400
What antiseptic mouthwash was named after Dr. Joseph Lister, who promoted using antiseptics in hospitals?
Listerine!
Listerine was invented by Dr. Joseph Lawrence who chose to name his work after someone who inspired him. Joseph Lister was an English doctor and surgeon who believed in the concept of using sterilization and antiseptics in the operating room. Because of this practice, more patients survived surgeries and countless infections were prevented. Lawrence took this idea and used it to create a product that could kill germs in your mouth the same way.
500
Along with the motorcar, what were some of the new inventions which were created during the Victorian Era?
New inventions, like the telephone, motorcar, typewriter, bicycle and moving film totally changed the way that people lived, worked and travelled.
In 1856, an engineer named Henry Bessemer invented a new method for turning iron into steel making it possible to build ships, bridges and other structures on a scale like never before!
500
What are some ways we generate electricity?
We can generate electricity using natural gases, renewable sources, coal and nuclear energy.
The three major categories of energy for electricity generation are fossil fuels (coal, natural gas, and petroleum), nuclear energy, and renewable energy sources. Most electricity is generated with steam turbines using fossil fuels, nuclear, biomass, geothermal, and solar thermal energy. Other major electricity generation technologies include gas turbines, hydro turbines, wind turbines, and solar photovoltaics. Renewable sources of electricity include wind, hydropower, solar power, biomass, and geothermal.
500
What do you consider to be some of the greatest technological advancements in history?
Some of the greatest technological advancements we think of in history are the printing press, steam engine, light bulb, telephone, airplane, personal computer, internet and the mobile phone.
500
One of the first science fiction films to be taken seriously by critics and movie-goers alike, this 1968 movie was made by Stanley Kubrick and tells the tale of a mission to Jupiter which goes horribly wrong.
2001: A Space Odyssey
The film is noted for its scientifically accurate depiction of space flight, pioneering special effects, and ambiguous imagery. Kubrick avoided conventional cinematic and narrative techniques; dialogue is used sparingly, and there are long sequences accompanied only by music. The soundtrack incorporates numerous works of classical music, including pieces by composers such as Richard Strauss, Johann Strauss II, Aram Khachaturian, and György Ligeti.
500
Before modern medical advancements, what kinds of cures were used for ailments?
Some well known and somewhat shocking cures included using electroshock therapy for mental illnesses, leeches for bloodletting to cure diseases, herbal remedies for sickness, vinegar for cleansing wounds and mint for treating venom exposure!