Tag: general knowledge

The RMS Titanic struck an iceberg at 11:40 PM on April 14, 1912, and foundered (completely sank) at 2:20 AM on April 15, 1912. None of the provided options are perfectly accurate, but 2:45 AM is the closest to the actual time of 2:20 AM.

Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web in 1989 while working at CERN. He developed the first web browser, web server, and the fundamental protocols (HTTP, HTML) that power the internet as we know it today.

Bubble Jet, LED, and Thermal are all legitimate printing technologies. A 'Microwave printer' is not a real type of printer technology, making it the correct distractor for this question.

Captain Edward John Smith was the commanding officer of the RMS Titanic on its fatal maiden voyage in 1912. He went down with the ship and is one of the most well-known figures from the disaster, having been celebrated for his heroic conduct.

Brian Lara holds the record for most runs scored in a single over in Test cricket - 28 runs against South Africa in 2003-04. This includes 4 fours and 4 sixes, making it one of the most remarkable batting achievements in cricket history.

The motherboard is the main printed circuit board in a computer. It is also commonly referred to as the 'system board' or 'mainboard'. CPU refers to the processor, and 'Fatherboard' is a non-existent humorous term.

FPS stands for First-Person Shooter, RTS stands for Real-Time Strategy, and RPG stands for Role-Playing Game. ETS is not a standard industry acronym for a genre of games, making it the correct choice for 'not a type of game'.

HMHS Britannic was the third and final Olympic-class ocean liner and was the sister ship to both Titanic and Olympic. Originally named Gigantic, it was launched after Titanic's sinking and served as a hospital ship during WWI before sinking in 1916.

ROM (Read-Only Memory) is a type of computer memory that can only be read from and not written to after manufacture. Unlike RAM (which can be both read and written), ROM contains permanent or semi-permanent data that is essential for booting and basic system operations.