Question 1: What film won the first Academy Award for Best Picture?
Question 2: How many seasons did the original "The Twilight Zone" series run?
The original "The Twilight Zone" ran from 1959 to 1964. Created by Rod Serling, the show was highly influential and has since become a pop culture icon, leading to a number of revivals and a film.
Question 3: Which musical instrument is classified as a double reed woodwind?
The oboe is a soprano-range, double reed musical instrument of the woodwind family. Unlike the clarinet which uses a single reed, the oboe uses two reeds that vibrate against each other when blown into, creating its distinct sound.
Question 4: What is the name given to the theoretical boundary around a black hole beyond which nothing can escape, not even light?
The event horizon of a black hole is the point of no return; it's the boundary at which the gravitational pull becomes so great that escape is impossible. The term was popularized in the 1970s, though the concept had been part of black hole theory since the concept's inception.
Question 5: What principle explains why ships float?
According to Archimedes' Principle, a body immersed in a fluid is buoyed up by a force equal to the weight of the displaced fluid. This principle applies to all objects in a fluid, including ships floating on water.
Question 6: If you roll a pair of six-sided dice, what is the probability of rolling a total of 7?
When rolling two six-sided dice, there are 6 combinations that result in a total of 7 (1+6, 2+5, 3+4, 4+3, 5+2, 6+1). Since there are 36 possible combinations when rolling two dice, the probability is 6/36, which simplifies to 1/6. It's the most probable outcome for any single roll.
Question 7: In golf, what is the name of the stroke that scores one under par on a hole?
A birdie is a scoring term in golf that indicates a player has scored one stroke under par for any given hole. The term 'birdie' originated from the American slang term 'bird', which in the 19th century was the equivalent of 'cool' or 'excellent'. Birdies thus represented an excellent shot.
Question 8: In which layer of the Earth's atmosphere do most weather phenomena occur?
The troposphere is the lowest layer of the Earth's atmosphere, ranging from the ground up to between 7 km at the poles and about 20 km at the equator. Weather phenomena such as cloud formation, rain, snow, and storms occur primarily in this layer due to its containing almost all of the Earth's water vapor.
Question 9: How many Tony Awards has the musical "Chicago" won?
"Chicago" originally opened on Broadway in 1975 and it was revived in 1996. The revival won 6 Tony Awards, including Best Revival of a Musical, in 1997. The show's fame surged once again with the 2002 film adaptation, which won several Academy Awards, including Best Picture.
Question 10: What legal term describes the act of intentionally setting one's own property on fire?
Arson is the criminal act of deliberately setting fire to property. It is a serious crime and is often punished severely, especially if it endangers lives or destroys significant amounts of property. Arson investigations often involve complex forensic techniques to determine the cause of a fire and to find evidence of criminal intent.
"Wings," a silent film about World War I fighter pilots, won the first ever Best Picture Oscar (known at the time as "Best Production") at the first Academy Awards ceremony in 1929. It's also the only silent film to win that honor.