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May...

Trivia

Q- How much memory did the computer on the Apollo 11 (AGC) have?

A- 15-bit wordlength + 1-bit parity, 2048 words RAM (magnetic-core memory), 36,864 words ROM (core rope memory)

The Apollo Guidance Computer (AGC) is a digital computer produced for the Apollo program that was installed on board each Apollo command module (CM) and Apollo Lunar Module (LM). The AGC provided computation and electronic interfaces for guidance, navigation, and control of the spacecraft.

The AGC has a 16-bit word length, with 15 data bits and one parity bit. Most of the software on the AGC is stored in a special read-only memory known as core rope memory, fashioned by weaving wires through and around magnetic cores, though a small amount of read/write core memory is available. (Information from Wikipedia)

Visual Conundrum

Hint- Title of a book by famous Brisbane (Australian) author.

Answer- Boy Swallows Universe by Trent Dalton.

Published in 2018 and set in Brisbane. The novel has also been developed into a play, Presented by Queensland Theatre, Brisbane Festival and Queensland Performing Arts Centre.

According the the ABC (2019), Dalton's bestselling saga Boy Swallows Universe won four ABIAs: Book of the Year, Literary Book of the Year, the Matt Richell Award for New Writer of the Year and Audio Book of the Year (Wavesound, narrated by Stig Wemyss). 'It is the first time all four major prizes have gone to the same author in the history of the ABIAs, which are voted on by an academy of more than 250 figures from the publishing industry'.

April...

Trivia

Q- What is the name given to the smallest unit of time successfully measured and recorded??

A- Zeptosecond

A zeptosecond is a thrillionth of a billionth of a second. That's a decimal point followed by 20 zeroes and a 1.

0.000 000 000 000 000 000 001.

According to the BBC, a group of scientists at Goethe University in Germany successfully recorded the zeptosecond. They measured how long it takes for a photon to cross a hydrogen molecule- around 247 zeptoseconds- making this measurement the shortest time span ever recorded.

Visual Conundrum

Clue- Place

Hint- Famous Australian Landmark

Answer- The Great Australian Bight

March...

Trivia

Q- Where would you be if you were at Lake Forgetfulness?

A- The Moon

Visual Conundrum

Clue- Common Phrase

Hint- Something you should never throw

A- Never throw caution to the wind