Smartness Tester

Question 1

The Fundamental Theorem of Algebra says that...

Accepted Answer

the number of zeros equals the value of the highest degree

Question 2

The first Olympic Games of the modern era were played in Athens in what year?

Accepted Answer

1896

Question 3

What is the capital of Croatia?

Accepted Answer

Zagreb

Question 4

Who wrote the novel Fahrenheit 451?

Accepted Answer

Ray Bradury

Question 5

What is the first letter of the English Alphabet?

Accepted Answer

A

Question 6

Which of the following is not a composer from the Classical time period?

Accepted Answer

Johann Sebastian Bach

Question 7

Which of the following is not an object-oriented computer programming language?

Accepted Answer

C

Question 8

Who composed the following selection and what is its title?

Accepted Answer

W.A Mozart, Eine Kleine Nachtmusik

Question 9

Puerto Rico is home to 3.7 million people; how many US states have a population less than PR?

Accepted Answer

22

Question 10

The first known human civilization was...

Accepted Answer

Sumer

Question 11

Napolean Bonaparte was exiled to St. Helena in which year?

Accepted Answer

1815

Question 12

Chimborazo, the mountain peak which is furthest from earth's center , is in which country?

Accepted Answer

Ecuador

Question 13

In which country is Singapore located?

Accepted Answer

Singapore

Question 14

In tennis, what is "love"?

Accepted Answer

0

Question 15

On a computer, many web applets are structured using HTML. What does HTML stand for?

Accepted Answer

Hyper Text Markup Language

Question 16

The word loquacious means

Accepted Answer

talkative

Question 17

At which conference of Allied Leaders was post-WW2 Germany split into East & West Germany?

Accepted Answer

Potsdam Conference

Question 18

Define pusillanimous.

Accepted Answer

timid

Question 19

1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55, 89, 144, 233, 377, 610, 987, 1597, 2584, 4181, 6765, 10946

Accepted Answer

Fibonacci Sequence

Question 20

Rectangular coordinates are to x, y as polar coordinates are to...

Accepted Answer

r,Θ

Question 21

Which element has an atomic number of 80?

Accepted Answer

Mercury

Question 22

Who proposed the Plum-Pudding Model of an atom?

Accepted Answer

JJ Thompson

Question 23

What city hosts the de facto capital of the European Union?

Accepted Answer

Brussels

Question 24

Who composed the Moonlight Sonata?

Accepted Answer

Ludwig van Beethoven

Question 25

Lake Baikal, as depicted below, is located in which country/countries?

Accepted Answer

Russia

Question 26

10100 is also known as...

Accepted Answer

Googol

Question 27

Which of the following was a member of the central powers in world war 1?

Accepted Answer

Ottoman Empire

Question 28

Which of the following elements does not form a diatomic molecule?

Accepted Answer

Carbon

Question 29

The smallest known component of all living things are...

Accepted Answer

sub-atomic particles

Question 30

θ is what greek letter?

Accepted Answer

Theta

Question 31

Which of the following is not a trigonometric function?

Accepted Answer

radian

Question 32

Which US president was in office for the least amount of time?

Accepted Answer

William H. Harrison

Question 33

Who painted the Mona Lisa?

Accepted Answer

Leonardo da Vinci

Question 34

Which video game series, founded in 1985, celebrated its 30th anniversary in 2015?

Accepted Answer

Super Mario

Question 35

The Republic of China is also known as what?

Accepted Answer

Taiwan

Question 36

What is Avogadro's number?

Accepted Answer

6.02 X 1023

Question 37

What is the millionth digit of pi?

Accepted Answer

1

Question 38

Disputes over the Kamchatka region in the 1870s occurred between Russia and what other country?

Accepted Answer

Japan

Question 39

How many distinct nets of a cube can be formed?

Accepted Answer

11

Question 40

Who did not get his/her head chopped off?

Accepted Answer

Phillip II of Spain

Question 41

In swimming, the combination of all four competitive strokes is known as what?

Accepted Answer

Medley

Question 42

Who was the president of the United States during World War I?

Accepted Answer

Woodrow Wilson

Question 43

In math, which of the following is not a conic section?

Accepted Answer

Eclipse

Question 44

Which state is the northernmost of the 48 contiguous states?

Accepted Answer

Maine

Question 45

Solve for x: 3x+4 = 6x +10

Accepted Answer

-2

Question 46

Which month does not contain a US Federal Holiday?

Accepted Answer

August

Question 47

In which country is the sheep to human ratio approximately 10:1?

Accepted Answer

New Zealand

Question 48

What is d/dx (x2)?

Accepted Answer

2x

Question 49

In chemistry, what are IMFs?

Accepted Answer

Intermolecular Forces

Question 50

Which of the following western European countries does not have any participation in the EU?

Accepted Answer

Switzerland

Question 51

What will cause an upwards shift in the demand curve?

Accepted Answer

increase in demand

Question 52

What is the correct chemical nomenclature for the molecule, NO3?

Accepted Answer

nitrogen trioxide

Question 53

Part of the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus says that...

Accepted Answer

derivative and integral cancel out, antiderivative of upper minus lower bound is integral value

Question 54

What is name of the monomer (basic component) a DNA molecule?

Accepted Answer

nucleotide

Question 55

The hexadecimal number AF equals what number in base 10?

Accepted Answer

175

Question 56

How much does it cost to make a penny?

Accepted Answer

1.8₡

Question 57

Evaluate the following

Accepted Answer

πe

Question 58

Which of the following does not translate to "hello" in English?

Accepted Answer

Charete

Question 59

Who was the architect that designed the Louvre Museum in Paris, France?

Accepted Answer

I. M. Pei

Question 60

In chess, which piece is considered to be the most powerful piece in the game?

Accepted Answer

Queen

Question 61

What is the world's most populous country as of 2016?

Accepted Answer

China

Question 62

Which of the following is not one of the quantum forces?

Accepted Answer

Friction

Question 63

Tchaikovsky's "1812 Overture" features what object that is typically not found in an Orchestra?

Accepted Answer

Cannons

Question 64

What does MRI stand for?

Accepted Answer

Magnetic Resonance Imaging

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