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Which principle states that 'entities should not be multiplied without necessity' (the simplest explanation is usually the correct one)?
A. Pascal's Wager
B. Ockham's Razor
C. Hume's Fork
D. Plato's Beard
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Attributed to William of Ockham, a 14th-century friar, this principle is a fundamental tool in logic and science for problem-solving.
16302
Which philosopher was sentenced to death by drinking hemlock for corrupting the youth of Athens?
A. Aristotle
B. Socrates
C. Plato
D. Epicurus
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Socrates chose death over exile, using his trial and execution to demonstrate his commitment to his principles and the laws of the city.
16303
Who was the Vietnamese Buddhist monk who coined the term 'Engaged Buddhism'?
A. Dalai Lama
B. Thich Nhat Hanh
C. Cheng Yen
D. Maha Ghosananda
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Thich Nhat Hanh was a peace activist and teacher who promoted the application of Buddhist principles to social and political situations.
16304
Who was the principal author of the U.S. Declaration of Independence?
A. George Washington
B. Thomas Jefferson
C. James Madison
D. Alexander Hamilton
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Jefferson articulated the fundamental principles of liberty and democracy in the Declaration of Independence (1776).
16305
Who was the Renaissance polymath known for painting the 'Mona Lisa' and 'The Last Supper', as well as his scientific notebooks?
A. Michelangelo
B. Raphael
C. Leonardo da Vinci
D. Donatello
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Leonardo da Vinci is the archetype of the 'Renaissance Man', with profound contributions to art, anatomy, engineering, and science.
16306
Which Kenyan runner became the first human to run a marathon in under two hours (inelegible for record purposes)?
A. Paul Tergat
B. Wilson Kipsang
C. Eliud Kipchoge
D. Kelvin Kiptum
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Eliud Kipchoge ran the marathon distance in 1:59:40 in Vienna in 2019 during the INEOS 1:59 Challenge.
16307
Who discovered the principle of displacement (Eureka moment)?
A. Euclid
B. Archimedes
C. Pythagoras
D. Aristotle
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Archimedes realized that a body immersed in fluid is buoyed up by a force equal to the weight of the fluid displaced.
16308
Which scientist formulated the Uncertainty Principle?
A. Erwin Schrödinger
B. Werner Heisenberg
C. Max Planck
D. Niels Bohr
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Heisenberg showed that it is impossible to know both the position and momentum of a subatomic particle with perfect accuracy.
16309
Who discovered the relationship between current, voltage, and resistance (Ohm's Law)?
A. Alessandro Volta
B. Georg Ohm
C. Michael Faraday
D. Andre-Marie Ampere
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Ohm's Law states that V = IR, a fundamental principle of electronics.
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Which physicist developed the exclusion principle, stating that no two electrons can occupy the same quantum state?
A. Niels Bohr
B. Wolfgang Pauli
C. Max Planck
D. Enrico Fermi
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The Pauli Exclusion Principle is a fundamental principle in quantum mechanics, explaining the structure of atoms and the stability of matter.
