Doomsday Clock

What does the Doomsday clock represent?

• How close humanity is to the end of the world
• The passing of time
• Historical events
• Global time zones

Who maintains the Doomsday clock?

• The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
• NASA
• The World Health Organization
• The United Nations

When was the Doomsday clock first set?

• 1947
• 1963
• 1955
• 1971

What is the main purpose of the Doomsday clock?

• To raise awareness about global threats and encourage action
• To control nuclear weapons
• To measure time remaining for humanity
• To predict future disasters

What is the current time on the Doomsday clock?

• 90 seconds to midnight
• 10 minutes to midnight
• 1 hour to midnight
• 1 day to midnight

What is the symbolic meaning of midnight on the Doomsday clock?

• The theoretical point where everything comes crumbling down
• The time of the clock's reset
• The start of a new day
• The time when the clock is most accurate

What are some factors considered by the Bulletin when adjusting the clock's time?

• Pandemics, politics, cyberthreats, bioweapons, and climate change
• Artificial intelligence, renewable energy, space colonization, and genetic engineering
• Natural disasters, economic recession, technological advancements, and cultural shifts
• Space exploration, sports events, fashion trends, and social media

Why was the clock initially set at 7 minutes to midnight?

• It seemed the right time
• It was based on scientific research
• It was a random choice
• It represented the average global threat level

What year was the clock set at 2 minutes to midnight, the closest it has been to midnight?

• 1953
• 1975
• 1962
• 1988

What caused the Doomsday Clock to jump forward to 3 minutes to midnight in 1984?

• Cold War tensions
• Signing of the strategic arms reduction treaty
• Agreement to end atmospheric testing of nuclear weapons
• Hydrogen bomb development