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Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology

Who was the first scientist to win Nobel prize twice?

  1. Isaac Newton

  2. Albert Einstein

  3. Madam Marrie Currie

  4. Vikram Sarabhai
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Marie Curie (note spelling error in option as 'Marrie') was the first person and first scientist to win two Nobel Prizes: Physics in 1903 and Chemistry in 1911. Neither Newton nor Einstein won two Nobel Prizes. This is a foundational fact in Nobel Prize history.

Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology

Who created Hotmail?

  1. Sabeer Bhatia

  2. Bill gates

  3. Sergey Brin

  4. Jerry Yang
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Sabeer Bhatia, along with Jack Smith, founded Hotmail in 1996. It was one of the first webmail services and allowed users to access email from anywhere with internet connectivity. Microsoft acquired Hotmail in 1997 for approximately $400 million.

Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology

First Practial Mobile Phone

  1. Nathan B. Stubblefield of Murray

  2. Dr. Martin Cooper

  3. George Sweigert of Euclid

  4. Joel Engel, head of research at AT&T's Bell Labs
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Dr. Martin Cooper of Motorola made the first practical mobile phone call on April 3, 1973, using a prototype of the DynaTAC phone. He called Joel Engel at Bell Labs to demonstrate the achievement. While Nathan Stubblefield and George Sweigert worked on wireless communication, Cooper's invention was the first true handheld mobile phone that led to commercial products.

Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology

Google

  1. Walter C. Camp

  2. William G. Morgan

  3. Pierre and Ernest Michaux

  4. Edward Kasner and James Newman
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The term 'googol' (which inspired the name Google) was coined by Milton Sirotta, but it was popularized in the book 'Mathematics and the Imagination' by Edward Kasner and James Newman.

Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology

Plastic

  1. Leo Baekeland

  2. Wesley Hyatt

  3. William Henry

  4. Alexander Parkes
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Alexander Parkes invented Parkesine in 1862, considered the first man-made plastic. This early plastic was made from cellulose treated with nitric acid. While Leo Baekeland later invented Bakelite (the first fully synthetic plastic) and Wesley Hyatt developed celluloid, Parkes was the pioneer of plastic materials. William Henry is not associated with plastic invention.