Social Science
What did the designers of the System/360 create?
A single unified instruction set for the platform
What is the formula for the volume of a cylinder?
π · r²h
What did Orr use autohypnosis for?
to try to suppress his dreams
Name two composers whose music was rejected from Kubrick’s 2001?
Alex North and Frank Cordell
What is a lunette?
A semi-circular wood panel painted with egg tempera
When did IBM begin using FORTRAN for its projects?
by the end of 1958
What is the formula for the volume of a pyramid?
1/3Bh
What is the “s-state” of sleep?
Non-dreaming sleep
How does Also sprach Zarathustra open?
with a long, pianissimo tremolo in the orchestra’s lowest instruments
Why did the cathedral in Florence remain unfinished for so many years?
Architects had not been able to construct the enormous vault required to span the open space.
What was the computer language released by Honeywell? And the business language by IBM?
FACT, COMTRAM
What is the three-dimensional equivalent of the circle?
a sphere
What does Heather Lelache’s surname mean?
“the Coward”
When we do not see the source of the music, but we believe movie characters hear it, what is the term for this?
Implied source music
Fra Filippo Lippi was a key painter of what famous group?
The Italian Quattrocento
What were the two types of computer models made by IBM and UNIVAC used specifically for?
business use and science use
A sphere has a surface area of 24π. What is the volume of that sphere?
8π√6
About how many feet tall are the aliens?
Nine feet
When did Also sprach Zarathustra soar to popularity?
with the opening and popularity of Kubrick’s 1968 film
When looking at the Buxheim St. Christopher print, which figures are rendered larger in comparison to the others in the surrounding landscape?
the saint and Christ
Which computers were introduced in 1959 which used core memory and transistors and were intended for scientific use?
IBM 7090 and 7094
If two figures are similar, and the ratio between the side lengths is r, what is the ratio of their perimeters?
r
In the final reality, when the subway system and funiculars are disorganized or non-functional, what kind of vehicle does Orr use to return downtown?
a boat
Who has raised the question if the hammered timpani passages are intended to foreshadow the shift toward violence after the discovery of tools in Kubrick’s 2001?
Matthias Konzett
Which famous church dome did Alberti especially admire that demonstrated “rebirth” was truly underway?
The dome of the Florentine Cathedral