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Question 1: In which year was the World Wide Web invented?
Question 2: When was the first commercially available mobile phone released?
The first commercially available mobile phone, the Motorola DynaTAC 8000X, was released in 1983. It weighed about 2.5 pounds, offered 30 minutes of talk time, and cost nearly $4,000.
Question 3: Who wrote the play "A Doll's House"?
Henrik Ibsen was a Norwegian playwright known for his significant contribution to realism in theatre. "A Doll's House," first performed in 1879, is a groundbreaking work that challenges the traditional roles of men and women in 19th-century marriage.
Question 4: What astronomical term is used to describe the two times of the year when the Sun is farthest from the celestial equator?
The solstices occur twice a year around December 21 and June 21, when the Sun reaches its most northern and most southern points in the sky, resulting in the longest and shortest days of the year, respectively.
Question 5: In which musical would you find the characters Elphaba and Glinda?
Wicked is a musical that serves as a prequel to The Wizard of Oz, featuring the witches Elphaba (the Wicked Witch of the West) and Glinda (the Good Witch of the North) before the events of the classic story.
Question 6: Which ancient city is famous for being covered in ash after a catastrophic volcanic eruption in 79 CE?
Pompeii was an ancient Roman city near modern Naples in the Campania region of Italy. It was buried under 4 to 6 meters (13 to 20 feet) of volcanic ash and pumice in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 CE. The site is a significant testimony to the lifestyle of the period and has been a tourist destination for over 250 years.
Question 7: When was the Sydney Harbour Bridge officially opened?
The Sydney Harbour Bridge, also known as "The Coathanger" due to its arch-based design, is an iconic landmark in Australia. It took eight years to build and connects the central business district of Sydney to the North Shore.
Question 8: What is the term for the force that causes an object to move in a circular path?
Centripetal force is the force that acts on an object moving in a circular path and is directed toward the center around which the object is moving. This force is necessary for any object to maintain circular motion.
Question 9: What is the square root of 144?
The square root of a number is a value that, when multiplied by itself, gives the number. So 12 squared, or 12 x 12, equals 144.
Question 10: How many sovereign countries are there in Africa?
As of 2023, there are 54 internationally recognized sovereign states in Africa. The newest country is South Sudan, which gained independence from Sudan in 2011.
Had to think about early mobile phones. Horrible heavy bricks. Cost thousands! And no one else to call!
Centrifugal vs Centripetal? Latin centri = circle ... + smoke or flowers???
Time to face another day in beeyootiful Queensland!
will have to do!!
% Enjoy your day in our Paradise Ma'am.
and good to see a question about the famous Aussie coathanger 
The World Wide Web was invented in 1989 by British computer scientist Tim Berners-Lee while employed at CERN, the European nuclear physics research center.