Saturday, January 21, 2012

General Knowledge and Technology 032

1. What does this traffic sign pictured below, in Dresden, East Germany signify?


   Answer: It stands for "NO ENTRY"

2. Hard disks when impregnated with X can increase the amount of data that can be held by the disk by almost six times. Name the substance X.

    Answer: Table Salt (NaCl).
    (For more information on this: http://www.geekosystem.com/salty-terabits/)

3. Name the two people below, with each of them holding their own inventions in the picture.


    Answer: (Left) Eastman Kodak, (Right) Thomas Alva Edison (George Eastman Co. founder of Kodak, and Thomas Edison are seen with their inventions in the 1920s. Edison invented the motion picture equipments and Kodak invented the roll film and the camera box, which helped to create the whole of movie industry.)

4. Name the watch and what is so special about this watch?


   Answer: Titanic DNA Watch (The metal frames of the watch is actually made of the metal in the hull of the ship Titanic.)

5. It is called Rashin Coatie in Scotland, Zezolla in Italy, and Yeh-hsien in China. Who are we talking about?

    Answer: Cinderella

DID YOU KNOW?

The colour blue has a calming effect. It causes the brain to release calming hormones.

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