KBC Questions and Quiz, Multiple Choice Questions and Answers
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Question: In which decade was the Internet first implemented?
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Correct Answer The first message ever sent over what is now called the Internet took place at 10:30PM on October 29, 1969. Back then, the Department of Defense called it ARPAnet (Advanced Research Projects Agency network).
Question: In which decade was the transistor invented?
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Correct Answer On December 23, 1947, William Shockley, Walter Brattain and John Bardeen, of Bell Labs, announced their discovery of the point-contact germanium transistor to management.
Question: What is the catchphrase of Daleks, the fictional race of metallic mutants who feature in the much-loved sci-fi programme, Doctor Who?
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Correct Answer "EX-TERM-I-NATE!" is the famous catchphrase. The Daleks were created by writer Terry Nation and BBC designer Raymond Cusick and were first introduced in December 1963 in the second Doctor Who serial. They became an immediate hit with the viewing audience, featuring in many subsequent serials. They have become synonymous with Doctor Who and their behaviour and catchphrases are part of British popular culture.
Question: Sir Christopher Wren had great respect for the architecture created by this cultural group and it inspired his which famous dome at St. Paul’s Cathedral in London?
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Correct Answer The British firstly admired the Moorish arch. Intersecting, pointed, multi-foil and ogee arches (known as gothic arches in Europe) followed and were enthusiastically adopted in Europe.Domes were a natural development of the arch and again, Muslims took the basics and developed them into high art. Read about 1001 Inventions - a celebration of our Muslim Heritage on the ICONS site.
Question: What is the name of the famous film about the London to Brighton Veteran and Vintage car rally?
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Correct Answer Genevieve, made by Henry Cornelius in 1953, has been voted one of the top British films of the 20th Century in a poll organised by the British Film Institute. It starred John Gregson, Dinah Sheridan, Kenneth More and Kay Kendall. None of the film was shot on the roads between London and Brighton, it was actually filmed in the area around Pinewood Studios.
