Science & Tech Do you have the ability to drive your way through this trivia? Test your some of your road knowledge here! Published 2 years ago on March 7, 2023 By Mike Peck /5 Science & Tech Vol. 12 What was the first computer programming language? Java Lovelace C Python Next Question Wrong! Correct! Ada Lovelace is credited with developing the first computer programming language in the mid-1800s. She worked with Charles Babbage on his proposed mechanical computer, the Analytical Engine, and wrote an algorithm that could be used to calculate Bernoulli numbers. In 2006, a man tried to sell which country on eBay? Barbados Fiji New Zealand Solomon Islands Next Question Wrong! Correct! A man from Brisbane, Australia tried to sell New Zealand on eBay in 2006. The bid started at 1 cent and reached $3,000 before eBay caught wind and pulled it. Who invented the Polio vaccine? Jonas Salk Marie Curie Dexter Holland Jonah Hill Next Question Wrong! Correct! Jonas Salk invented the polio vaccine. The Ford Model T entered production in which year? 1908 1904 1912 1916 Next Question Wrong! Correct! The Ford Model T entered production in 1908. Which of the four layers is the furthest outer surface of the earth? Stratosphere Mesosphere Thermosphere Troposphere Wrong! Correct! The fourth layer or the thermosphere or heterosphere starts at an altitude of about 80 km. In this layer the gases are present in the atomic state and exhibit a sort of layering. Next Trivia Did You Know? The internal combustion engine, which was an early electric motor, came around in 1804 from inventor Isaac de Rivas. And then in 1887 Carl Benz developed the first gasoline-powered automobile. Related Topics: Advertisement
