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Quiz: Easy like Sunday morning | What has December 14 ever given us?
Inaugurated on December 14, 2004, the Millau Viaduct is a cable-stayed bridge that spans a gorge valley in France.
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On December 14, 1656, M. Jacquin manufactured a certain artificial jewellery for the first time in Paris. He used gypsum pellets as a base and covered them with fish scales to achieve a nacreous, lustrous appearance similar to the original organic material. What had he created that was a significant development in the jewellery world?
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On December 14, 1900, German Physicist Max Planck presented the theoretical derivation of his black-body radiation law to the Physics Society. He proposed that energy is not continuous but emitted and absorbed in small packets. This was the foundation for what field of physics?
Answer : Quantum Physics (‘quanta’ being packets)
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On December 14, 1911, a team of intrepid explorers led by Norwegian Roald Amundsen became the first people on record to reach a certain geographic location. He had become the first to sail through the Northwest Passage a few years earlier, and later in 1926, he also set foot on the exact opposite side of the planet. Where did the team land on this date?
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Born on December 14, 1922, Nikolay Basov was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1964 for his work on quantum electronics. This led to the development of a process of light amplification based on the stimulated emission of radiation. How well do we know this technology?
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On December 14, 1940, a team of scientists from the University of California, Berkeley, led by Glenn Seaborg, isolated a new element by bombarding Uranium-238 with deuterons. They kept the discovery a secret till 1948, after WWII was over. What element was responsible for the horrors at Nagasaki?
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On December 14, 1947, Bill France Sr. founded the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing in Daytona Beach, Florida. Known for its many years of land-speed-record attempts, he wanted a system of racing where the driver was paid well and fairly. Now, it is one of the biggest sports in the U.S.; by what name is his project known?
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On December 14, 1948, Thomas T. Goldsmith Jr. and Estle Ray Mann were granted a patent for their CRT amusement device. It simulated an artillery shell moving towards a target, and by adjusting the knobs, one could change the trajectory. This was the earliest known interactive electronic game. What did the CRT stand for?
Answer : Cathode Ray Tube (It was basically an old-style TV)
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Born on December 14, 1953, in Madras, this man is a prominent sportscaster who has also starred in a James Bond film and a Star Trek film. At one time, he was World #18 and had defeated the likes of Björn Borg, Rod Laver and John McEnroe. Who is this athlete?
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On December 14, 1972, Eugene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt stepped out of the lander and completed the third and final extravehicular activity of their mission. If this was the Apollo 17 mission, what is special about this activity?
Answer : The last human to walk on the moon
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Inaugurated on December 14, 2004, the Millau Viaduct is a cable-stayed bridge that spans a gorge valley in France. One of the greatest engineering achievements in history, it held a certain record for over 20 years till the Changtai Yangtze River Bridge was opened in China in September. What record is this?
Answer : The tallest bridge in the world
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