Question 1

Which specific Japanese prefecture houses the RIKEN Center for Computational Science, home to the Fugaku supercomputer?

Accepted Answer

Hyogo

Question 2

In which city is the world's northernmost Tier III data center, utilizing cold Arctic air for natural cooling, located?

Accepted Answer

Luleå, Sweden

Question 3

The first undersea telegraph cable to successfully connect Europe and North America in 1858 landed on which Irish island?

Accepted Answer

Valentia Island

Question 4

Which US state hosts the 'Silicon Hills,' a major technology hub that includes the headquarters of Dell Technologies?

Accepted Answer

Texas

Question 5

The 'Great Firewall of China' infrastructure is officially known by which Ministry of Public Security project name?

Accepted Answer

Golden Shield Project

Question 6

Which European city serves as the primary location for the CERN Data Centre, where the World Wide Web was first proposed?

Accepted Answer

Geneva

Question 7

The subsea cable 'SEA-ME-WE 3,' one of the longest in the world, terminates in which northern Australian city?

Accepted Answer

Perth

Question 8

Which archipelago nation relies heavily on the 'Palau-Kagman' undersea cable for its primary international internet connectivity?

Accepted Answer

Palau

Question 9

The high-tech industrial district 'Hsinchu Science Park,' critical to the global semiconductor industry, is located in which territory?

Accepted Answer

Taiwan

Question 10

Which African country hosted the first landing point of the 'EASSy' (Eastern Africa Submarine Cable System)?

Accepted Answer

South Africa

Question 11

The 'Marea' subsea cable, a joint venture between Microsoft and Meta, connects Virginia Beach in the US to which Spanish city?

Accepted Answer

Bilbao

Question 12

Which country is home to the 'Brumunddal' data center, often cited in engineering textbooks for its use of local hydroelectric power?

Accepted Answer

Norway

Question 13

In 1991, the first website was hosted on a NeXT computer located at which specific physical laboratory site?

Accepted Answer

CERN, Meyrin

Question 14

Which South American nation hosts the 'Atlantic Cable System' (AC-1) landing station in the city of Fortaleza?

Accepted Answer

Brazil

Question 15

The world's first programmable, electronic, digital computer, Colossus, was used during WWII at which secret facility in the UK?

Accepted Answer

Bletchley Park

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