HISTORICAL ANTECEDENTS

Question 1

True or False

One of the major setbacks of the Industrial Revolution was skilled workers were set aside because operation of new machines were used.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Most significant development in S&T?

Answer 2

Transportation

Question 3

It is known as the first writing system of the Sumerian Civilization.

Answer 3

Cuneiform

Question 4

Who invented the motor wagon?

Answer 4

Karl Benz

Question 5

Functions are the following:
- to turn and break up soil
- to bury crop residues
- to help control weed growth

Answer 5

Heavy plough

Question 6

Egyptian major accomplishment that was used for record-keeping and communication. An upgrade from using clay tablets.

Answer 6

Paper or Papyrus

Question 7

invented the electric telegraph in 1837

Answer 7

Samuel F.B. Morse

Question 8

It is used to remember places they had been to, document their trades, and establish their identities.

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Record-keeping

Question 9

It was discovered accidentally in creating an elixir that causes immortality but was used for weaponry and fireworks.

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Black powder

Question 10

It is used to pump from a well to process grains.

Answer 10

Water and windmills

Question 11

It is widely used in Roman civilizations for documenting historical events and newly legislated laws.

Answer 11

Bound Books or Codex

Question 12

It was developed during Middle Ages that was used to propel bullets, rockets, and grenades.

Answer 12

Gunpowder

Question 13

It is naturally produced by silkworms to produce paper and clothing.

Answer 13

Silk

Question 14

Attributed to the invention of paper during the Han dynasty

Answer 14

Cai Lun

Question 15

Who invented touch-sensitive devices?

Answer 15

Samuel G. Hurst

Question 16

It was used to harness the power of the wind to generate useful energy for humans

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Windmills

Question 17

Considered to be one of the creative periods in the history of humans and said to be the start of the first industrial revolution

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Medieval Period

Question 18

Who invented the first visible LED light (color red) in 1962?

Answer 18

Nick Holonyak

Question 19

It is considered one of the world’s most beneficial engineering works.

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Irrigation and Dikes

Question 20

Period time of history of new systems, warfare, education, and religious conflicts

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Medieval or Middle age

Question 21

It is considered to be the oldest civilization in Asia

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Chinese civilization

Question 22

Who invented the telephone?

Answer 22

Alexander Graham Bell

Question 23

One of the greatest achievements during this period was the technology of printing books and other documents

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Renaissance Period

Question 24

It is defined as a systematized body of knowledge based on facts, observation, and experimentation.

Answer 24

science

Question 25

True or False Science is concerned with the supernatural world

Answer 25

False

Question 26

Inventor of the World Wide Web?

Answer 26

Tim Berners Lee

Question 27

MESOPOTAMIAN PERIOD This invention does not need many human resources and is essential in transportation and trading.

Answer 27

Sailboat

Question 28

It is the first modern vehicle because the previous automobiles are slow and can easily overheat

Answer 28

Motorwagon

Question 29

It is considered cleaner than natural hair that is used to protect the shaved heads of wealthy Egyptians from the harmful rays of the sun.

Answer 29

Wig

Question 30

It was used as a medium of exchange, store of value, and unit of account during the 7th century AD in China

Answer 30

Paper money

Question 31

What does the Latin word Scientia mean?

Answer 31

knowledge

Question 32

It is an information space where documents and other web resources are identified by Uniform Resource Locators (URLs), interlinked by hypertext links, and can be accessed via the Internet

Answer 32

World Wide Web

Question 33

Who invented the bionic arm?

Answer 33

David Gow

Question 34

Who invented the bicycle?

Answer 34

Comte de Several

Question 35

What does the acronym LED mean?

Answer 35

light-emitting diode

Question 36

It is the radiologic way of forming images of the anatomy and physiological processes of the human body in both health and disease.

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Magnetic Resonance Imaging Scanner (MRI)

Question 37

It is an invention in the Mesopotamian period where it was used to supply water to the city; also used for transportation.

Answer 37

Irrigation and Dikes

Question 38

It was created in 3000 BCE (Mesopotamian Period) and used for farming.

Answer 38

Plow

Question 39

True or False Science subjects any matter of study to experimentation.

Answer 39

True

Question 40

What was the very first printed book that Gutenberg made?

Answer 40

Bible

Question 41

Its first usage was for making pottery, then it was used for transportation.

Answer 41

Wheels

Question 42

Its purpose turn digital files containing three-dimensional data into physical objects

Answer 42

3D Printing

Question 43

Its purpose is to give a replacement arm to those who lost their arm from an accident, disease, or war

Answer 43

Bioprosthetics

Question 44

Inventor of Transatlantic Telegram?

Answer 44

Guglielmo Marconi

Question 45

It refers to the period of rebirth as age of preparation for the 17th century scientific development and achievements.

Answer 45

"renaissance" or Renaissance Period

Question 46

Increase further knowledge and early detection of cancer cells

Answer 46

Magnetic Resonance Imaging Scanner (MRI)

Question 47

True or False The scientific revolution challenged man's belief in the Bible.

Answer 47

True

Question 48

A semiconductor device made up of galium arsenide phosphide that emits visible light when an electric current passes through it

Answer 48

LED light

Question 49

It is a system that utilizes word pictures and triangular symbols which are carved on clay using wedge instruments.

Answer 49

Cuneiform

Question 50

Who invented 3D printing?

Answer 50

Charles W. Hull

Question 51

It is commonly used in the agricultural process like milling grains for food processing

Answer 51

Water Mill

Question 52

It allows you to borrow cash and was discovered while the inventor was having dinner at a restaurant in New York City.

Answer 52

Credit card

Question 53

One of the major contributions of Romans

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Newspaper

Question 54

True or False Technology is a means to fulfill a human purpose

Answer 54

True

Question 55

It is known as the birthplace of Western philosophy and mathematics.

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Greek Civilization

Question 56

It is a technology that uses radio waves to provide network connectivity.

Answer 56

WI-FI

Question 57

Accumulation of knowledge and passing it from generation to generation from the hominid ancestors.

Answer 57

Ancient Period

Question 58

It is used both for health and aesthetic reason; protection from evil and a sign of holiness.

Answer 58

Cosmetics

Question 59

True or False Do science and technology make complicated tasks a lot easier allowing people to do tasks with little effort and time?

Answer 59

True

Question 60

showed that a magnet can produce electricity and invented the dynamo

Answer 60

Michael Faraday

Question 61

Most commonly seen in pyramids where Egyptians believed that this writing system was provided by their Gods.

Answer 61

Hieroglyphics

Question 62

This prototype helped students to compute in a few hours what otherwise had taken days to accomplish

Answer 62

Touch-sensitive devices

Question 63

Many historians prefer to think that this period is primarily an intellectual and cultural movement rather than a historical period.

Answer 63

Renaissance Period

Question 64

It is worn for health and wellness rather than aesthetic purposes.

Answer 64

Wig

Question 65

This development started when people need to produce their needs while having a high number of nations resulting in high demand for food and necessities.

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Mass Production

Question 66

True or False Science and technology in itself would exist without the society.

Answer 66

False

Question 67

A system of acquiring knowledge by following the scientific method.

Answer 67

science

Question 68

He is a major Renaissance scientist, who improved the telescope, discovered new celestial bodies, and found support for a heliocentric solar system.

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Galileo Galilei

Question 69

It is the application of scientific knowledge.

Answer 69

technology

Question 70

Witnessed the rise of modern industry, from agriculture to industrial manufacturing and technology-intensive services

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19th century

Question 71

It was invented by combining soot from wood smoke and animal fat, thickened with gelatin from skins of different chemicals. It must withstand the elements of nature and be tamper-proof.

Answer 71

Ink

Question 72

It is a device used to determine the cardinal points of the Earth, namely North, South, East, and West

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Compass

Question 73

Similar to a newspaper that contains announcements of the Roman Empire to the people.

Answer 73

Gazettes

Question 74

This development pertains to the conservation of life by discovering cures and prevention for illnesses.

Answer 74

Health

Question 75

This development utilizes the use of weapons and armor to prevent common conflicts. (considered as a major achievement)

Answer 75

Security and Protection

Question 76

One of the greatest technological advancements during this period was the creation of the personal computer

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20th century

Question 77

It is important in trading for a better understanding of each other and to prevent possible conflicts.

Answer 77

Communication

Question 78

One of the breakthroughs during the century was the invention of Artificial Intelligence that has the capacity for a computer to perform humanlike intellectual process.

Answer 78

20th century

Question 79

It functions to improve the vision of the people invented between 1280s A.D. and 1300 A.D. in Italy.

Answer 79

Eyeglasses

Question 80

This development focuses on the construction of transportation and establishment, as well as different infrastructures.

Answer 80

Engineering

Question 81

This pertains to the explanation or the study about our physical world.

Answer 81

science

Question 82

Who invented the Magnetic Resonance Imaging Scanner (MRI)?

Answer 82

Raymond Vahan Damadian

Question 83

It is a machine by which text and images are transferred to paper or other media by means of using ink

Answer 83

Printing press

Question 84

It served as hubs for exchanging ideas and conducting business in the Middle Ages

Answer 84

Coffee Houses

Question 85

True or False LED light increases the need for reflectors and diffusers that can trap light

Answer 85

False

Question 86

True or False All scientific idea is said to be reliable because before it could get scientific acceptance, first it has to be supported with a number of evidence.

Answer 86

True

Question 87

What is the development that assisted humans in their journeys?

Answer 87

Navigation

Question 88

It helped improve communications between people at a distance

Answer 88

Telephone

Question 89

It is used four water vessels lined up vertically that produce sound. It was utilized by Plato to signal the start of his lecture.

Answer 89

Alarm Clock

Question 90

What does the Greek word techne mean?

Answer 90

art or skill

Question 91

Quarantine was derived from the Latin word...

Answer 91

quaranta giorni, means 40 days

Question 92

It was first developed by the Sumerians. In Mesopotamian Period, it was developed with the same technology that they used in making the sun-baked bricks that they laid on the grounds.

Answer 92

Roads

Question 93

It was considered to be the age of machine tools

Answer 93

19th century

Question 94

It is a device that converts sound and electrical waves into audible relays and is used for communication

Answer 94

Telephone

Question 95

It is a swift walker with wooden wheels and you push it with your feet; you also stop it with your feet. This helped people get around faster and not have to use horses.

Answer 95

Bicycle

Question 96

One of the most visual contributions of the ancient Roman Empire.

Answer 96

Roman Architecture

Question 97

It is the first long-distance wireless communication and it is a wireless radio which is named the start of broadcasting.

Answer 97

Transatlantic Telegram

Question 98

Who invented the credit card?

Answer 98

Frank McNamara

Question 99

It utilizes gravity that affects the flow of water from one vessel to the other.

Answer 99

Water Clock or Clepsydra