Voyage of the Beagle, Zoology, Descent of Man
Voyage of the Beagle, Zoology, Descent of Man
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 Chapultepec Park, which was once the site of a residence forAztec rulers, in what capital city?
Mexico City Oil production in the United Arab Emirates is centered onthe country's capital city. Name this city Abu Dhabi Which country, once a region of nomadic tribes unified underGenghis Khan, has an economy dependent on animal producs such as cashmere andwool Mongolia Which country is bordered by Denmark and the Netherlands? Germany Which state is known as the Ocean State because of its 400miles o coastline - Rhode Island The Jaffna, a region inhabited primarily by Tamils, formsthe northern tip of what island country? Sri Lanka Oasis farming and livestock raising are common in theXinjiang Autonomous region in the arid western part of which Asian country China Which agent of erosion creates V-shaped valleys? water Transylvania is a region that was made famous by a fictionalcharacter, Count Dracula. This region is located in which European country Romania What city, the most populous in Namibia, lies on a plateaubetween the Namib and Kalahari Deserts> Windhoek What term is used for the imaginary line on Earth that marksthe boundary where one day ends and the next begins? International Date Line China and which Southeast Asian country border the Gulf ofTonkin? Vietnam The inland sea borders three of the four major islands thatmake up which country in Asia Japan The Basilica of Our Lady of Peace, one of the world'slargest churches, was built during the 1980's in the French-speaking country onGhana's western border. Name this country Cote d'lvoire  machu Picchu is to Peri as Tikal is to what?
Guatemala Which continent is the world's largest producer of Gold? Africa What northern California city was reduced to ruins followinga strong earthquake and disastrous fire in 1906 San Francisco Malawi, Mozambique, and what other country border LakeMalawi? Tanzania The snake river and Sawtooth Mountains are located in whichstate - Ohio or Idaho Idaho The economy of Brueni, a small country on the island ofBorneo, is based on offshore oil and natural gas fields that lie beneath thewaters of which ocean? Pacific Which country, one of Africa's most densely populated, isbordered by Uganda, Tanzania, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo? Rwanda Which state is closer to the Pacific Ocean - Georgia orKklahoma? Oklahoma What is the term for the process by which ice sheets expandand reshape the physical landscape? Glaciation In February 2005, heavy rains caused dam breaks and floodsthat wiped out villages in Baluchistan, a province bordering the Arabian Sea. Baluchistanprovince is on the southwest coast of which country? Pakistan The Yenisey-Angara river system is the second longest riversystem on which continent? Asia One of the world's most densely populated countries includesone of asia's busiest ports. Name this small island country at the edge ofsouth china sea singapore What term is used for the often triangular-shaped deposit ofsediment sometimes found at the mouth of a river? delta What is the term for process by which ice sheets expand and reshapethe physical landscape? Glaciation.  1. Why was the “Druk Phuensum Tshogpa” party in the news onMarch 24?
It won the first democratic elections held in Bhutan 2. Which legendary sportsperson wrote the following: MyCricketing Life (1938), Farewell to Cricket (1950) and The Art of Cricket(1958)? Sir Donald Bradman 3. Which Biblical patriarch was also known as Israel? Jacob 4. As of 2006-2007, which club holds the record for the mostwins in an EPL season? Chelsea (38 wins) 5. What was the nationality of the famous painter JanVermeer? Dutch 6. What is the biggest operational difference between atortoise and a turtle? The former cannot swim or float on water; 7. Which telecom giant gets its name from a river inFinland? Nokia 8. How many stars on a table tennis ball indicate that it isof the highest quality? Three; 9. Which famous cartoon ‘pair’ have had the Latin namesBirdus Tastius and Poultrius Devourius? Road Runner and Wile E. Coyote; 10. In the Mauryan empire, who succeeded Ashoka the Great? Dasaratha Maurya (after half-brother Kunala became blind); 11. Which Indian actress’ paternal grandfather played cricketfor two countries? Soha Ali Khan 12. What is dvimudrakaara in Carnatic music? A composer who has used two kinds of ‘mudras’ in his compositions; 13. How are red kidney beans referred to in Indian cooking? ‘Rajma’ 14. Which dance form is performed in front of theKalivilakku? Kathakali 15. What was the subject of the world’s first jigsaw puzzles? Maps  Friesland, Limburg and Zeeland are provinces in whichEuropean country?
Netherlands A booming economy has given which European country thenickname the Celtic Tiger? Ireland Which of the Earth's four oceans is the smallest? Arctic Ocean Which island country of the Greater Antilles uses English asits official language? Jamaica Which city, home to the Johns Hopkins University, is locatednear the northern end of the Chesapeake Bay Baltimore Which state has a large area of temperate rain forest -Nevada or Washington Washington Because the interior of an island country in the NorthAtlantic is covered by glaciers and volcanic features, most people live alongthe coast. Name this country. Iceland Straw floor mats called tatami are part of the culturaltradition in which Asian country that occupies archipelago? Japan Antwerp,Belgium,hasbeen acenterforwhichgenstoneindsutry forcenturies? diamonds Which country has ahigher lifeexpectancy-ChileorAfghanistan? Chile Theworld'slongestsuspension brdigespanstheInland Sea,linkingShikoku towhich other major Japanese island? Honshu  1st April, 1936 Formation of the Indian state of Orissa,formerly known as UTKAL.
April 1, 1973 - Project Tiger, a tiger conservation project,is launched in the Corbett National Park, India. April 1, 2001 - Same-sex marriage becomes legal in theNetherlands, which is the first country to allow it. April 1, 2002 - The Netherlands legalizes euthanasia,becoming the first nation in the world to do so. April 1, 1960 The first weather satellite, TIROS-1, waslaunched from Cape Canaveral.  March 24, 1999 - Kosovo War: NATO commences air bombardment against Yugoslavia, marking the first time NATO has attacked a sovereign country.
March 25, 1807 - The Swansea and Mumbles Railway, then known as the Oystermouth Railway, became the first passenger carrying railway in the world. March 25, 1979 - The first fully functional space shuttle orbiter, Columbia, is delivered to the John F. Kennedy Space Center to be prepared for its first launch. March 29, 1857 - Sepoy Mangal Pandey of the 34th Regiment, Bengal Native Infantry revolts against the British rule in India and inspires a long-drawn War of Independence of 1857 also known as the Sepoy Mutiny. March 29, 1886 - Dr John Pemberton brews the first batch of Coca-Cola in a backyard in Atlanta, Georgia. March 29, 2004 - The Republic of Ireland becomes the first country in the world to ban smoking in all work places, including bars and restaurants. March 30, 1842 - Anesthesia is used for the first time in an operation by Dr. Crawford Long.  1. We should thank Fraunhofer Gesellschaft for creating and patenting which popular music format?
MP3 2. Fill in the blank: “Sea gull, sea gull, sit on the sand; It’s a sign of _______ when you are at hand.” Rain 3. To which European leader is the term ‘axis’ as used in the WWII alliance popularly attributed? Benito Mussolini 4. Joseph Nicéphore Niépce is considered as an inventor/pioneer of which ‘visual’ activity? Photography 5. If either Christopher Columbus or Vasco da Gama had ‘thalassophobia’, they would not have done what they did. What is ‘thalassophobia’ a fear of? The sea 6. Which animal is also called sand rat or desert rat? Gerbil 7. India won the Olympic gold in men’s hockey uninterrupted from 1928 to…? 1956. It lost in the 1960 final 8. The legislative capital of South Africa is…? Capetown 9. In which part of the brain is the cerebrum? Forebrain 10. Which type of coffee is usually served in large mug or bowl filled with coffee and steamed milk? ‘Café au lait’ (sometimes café latte also 11. What was the nationality of the astronomer Tycho Brahe? He was Danish 12. What five-lettered word is used for a vault beneath the main level of a church and normally used as a meeting or burial place? Crypt  Common date of the Equinox. In astrology, March 21 the day of the Equinox is the first full day of the sign of Aries. It is also the traditional first day of the astrological year; and International Astrology Day.
March 21, 1970 - The first Earth Day proclamation is issued by San Francisco Mayor Joseph Alioto. March 21, 1999 - Bertrand Piccard and Brian Jones become the first to circumnavigate the Earth in a hot air balloon. March 21, 2002 - In Pakistan, Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh along with three other suspects are charged with murder for their part in the kidnapping and killing of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl.  1. Name the Senator who is assured of the Republican nomination for the Presidency of the U.S.
John McCain 2. Name the Roman leader who was assassinated during the "Ides of March" in 44 B.C. Julius Caesar 3. Which batsman had the most runs in the recently concluded Commonwealth Bank Series? Gautam Gambhir (440 runs) 4. Farmer Grey was the first owner of which literary equine? Black Beauty 5. The "last human on the moon" celebrates his birthday on this date. Name him. Eugene Cernan 6. The only ballroom dance written in 3/4 time and performed primarily in closed position is called..? Waltz 7. The migration of Prophet Muhammad and his followers to the city of Medina in 622 (Common Era) is called? Hijra 8. Which celebrated Nobel Laureate was born on March 14 in 1879 at Ulm, Wurttemberg, Germany? Albert Einstein 9. In scrabble, how many letters have a value of 2? Two (D and G) 10. Name the painter of such works as "The Potato Eaters", "Sunflowers" and "The Starry Night". Vincent Van Gogh 11. The branches of which tree appear on the United Nations Flag? Olive 12. What is the 1994 direct-tovideo sequel to the Disney classic "Aladdin" called? `The Return of Jafar' 13. Who created the characters of Captain Arthur Hastings and Colonel Race? Agatha Christie 14. Which organ in the human abdomen functions in the destruction of old red blood cells and holds a reservoir of blood? Spleen 15. If one was likened to "a bad penny", he or she would always.? Turn up | Authorknowledge is power ArchivesCategoriesAll |
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