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Question 1: Who composed the "Brandenburg Concertos"?
Question 2: Which famous scientist is credited with formulating the three laws of motion and the universal law of gravitation?
Sir Isaac Newton, an English mathematician and physicist, is widely recognized as one of the most influential scientists of all time. His book "Principia Mathematica" laid the foundations for classical mechanics and his laws of motion and universal gravitation dominated scientists' view of the physical universe for the next three centuries.
Question 3: If you're standing in the eye of a hurricane, what kind of weather would you experience?
The eye of a hurricane is surprisingly calm and clear, with very low wind speeds. It's the surrounding eye wall where the hurricane's most violent weather occurs.
Question 4: In which famous song do the lyrics "Life is old there, older than the trees, younger than the mountains, blowing like a breeze" appear?
The lyrics noted are from the song "Country Roads, Take Me Home" by John Denver. The song's full title is often shortened to "Country Roads" and it's become something of an anthem for West Virginia, where the song is set.
Question 5: If you plant an acorn, what type of tree will grow?
Acorns are the seeds of oak trees. There are over 600 species of oaks found all over the world, including the white oak, red oak, cork oak, and live oak.
Question 6: What was the pen name of the English author Eric Blair?
Eric Blair, better known by his pen name George Orwell, was an English novelist, essayist, journalist, and critic. His work is characterized by lucid prose, biting social criticism, opposition to totalitarianism, and outspoken support of democratic socialism. His most famous works include the novels Animal Farm and 1984.
Question 7: In which year did the Australian Parliament establish the First Home Owner Grant?
The First Home Owner Grant (FHOG) was introduced by the Australian Government in July 2000 to offset the effect of the GST on home ownership. It is a national scheme funded by the states and territories and administered under their own legislation.
Question 8: Who composed the famous piece "Four Seasons"?
Antonio Vivaldi, an Italian Baroque composer, composed "The Four Seasons" circa 1723. It is a series of four violin concerti, each depicting a different season of the year.
Question 9: Which bird is the only one of its species that can fly upside down?
Hummingbirds are the only ones of their species with the ability to fly backwards or upside down!
Question 10: When calculating wind chill, which of the following weather factors are taken into account?
Wind chill is based on the rate of heat loss from exposed skin caused by the combined effects of wind and cold temperatures. As the wind increases, it draws heat from the body, driving down skin temperature and eventually internal body temperature.
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Johann Sebastian Bach's "Brandenburg Concertos" were written between 1708 and 1721 and are considered some of the best orchestral compositions of the Baroque era. Bach presented them to Christian Ludwig, Margrave of Brandenburg-Schwedt, in 1721, but they weren't published until 1850.