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CERN, home to the Large Hadron Collider, is located near the border of which two countries?
About Famous Laboratories
Give your memory a workout with Famous Laboratories: 15 multiple-choice questions aimed at mixed difficulty, free to play right in your browser. Explore the world's most renowned research labs where groundbreaking discoveries were made Expect to spend about 7 minutes; every question comes with an explanation, so you learn something even when you miss.
A few sample questions
1. CERN, home to the Large Hadron Collider, is located near the border of which two countries?
Answer: France and Switzerland
2. What particle was discovered at CERN in 2012, confirming a key part of the Standard Model?
Answer: Higgs boson
3. Bell Labs, responsible for many Nobel Prize-winning discoveries, was originally part of which company?
Answer: AT&T
4. What was invented at Bell Labs in 1947, revolutionizing electronics?
Answer: The transistor
5. Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico was originally established for what purpose?
Answer: Developing the atomic bomb
Frequently asked questions
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Famous Laboratories has 15 multiple-choice questions. Each one has four answer options and an explanation that appears after you answer, so you learn something even when you miss.
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Most players finish Famous Laboratories in about 7 minutes. You can pause between questions, replay it as often as you like, and there is no penalty for taking your time — answers are explained after you submit them.
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