Sunday, January 31, 2010

Review

Review Items 81-100


81. The largest eyes of any land mammal belong to:

Horse
Horses have the largest eyes of any land mammal and as their eyes are positioned on the sides of their heads, they have a range of vision of more than 350°.


82. In Earth’s history, the period by its end, most dinosaurs become extinct was:

Triassic
The Triassic is a geologic period that extends from about 251 to 199 million years ago. Both the start and end of the Triassic are marked by major extinction events.


83. A series of water waves that is caused when a large volume of a body of water, such as an ocean, is rapidly displaced is named:

Tsunami


84. The component added to some jet engines, primarily those on military supersonic aircraft, to provide a temporary increase in thrust, both for supersonic flight and for takeoff is:

Afterburner


85. The most common mammal in the world is:

Rat


86. The Spanish archipelago which forms one of the Spanish Autonomous Communities and an Outermost Region of the European Union is:

The Canary Islands


87. Any of several carnivorous mammals of the weasel family is called:

Polecat


88. The most popular spice in the world is:

Pepper


89. The name for a baby after eight weeks is:

Fetus


90. The hybrid cross between a male lion and a female tigre is:

Liger


Liger


91. The song with music by Elton John and lyrics by Bernie Taupin, originally written in 1973, in honor of Marilyn Monroe, is:

Candle in the Wind


92. The inferior maxillary bone which forms the lower jaw and holds the lower teeth in place is:

Mandible


93. The collection of freshwater lakes located in eastern North America, on the Canada – United States border is named:

The Great Lakes


94. The generic German term for an air force, also the name of the German Airforce in World War II, is:

Luftwaffe


95. The longest novel ever written is:

Artamène, or Cyrus the Great

Artamène, or Cyrus the Great is a novel in ten volumes by siblings Madeleine and Georges de Scudéry. At over 2,100,000 words, it is considered the longest novel ever written, with the possible exception of Henry Darger's unpublished The Story of the Vivian Girls.


96. Charles Darwin's book, published 24 November 1859, a seminal work of scientific literature considered to be the foundation of evolutionary biology, is:

On the Origin of Species


97. The abbreviation E.G. stands for:

Exempli Gratia or For Example


98. Robinson Crusoe is a novel by:

Daniel Defoe


99. The capital of Afghanistan is:

Kabul


100. Africa's largest country is:

Sudan
Review Items No. 61-80


61. The device in which a moving fluid drives a wheel or motor is:

Turbine


62. The strait between the North and South Islands of New Zealand is:

Cook Strait
Cook Strait is the strait between the North and South Islands of New Zealand. It connects the Tasman Sea on the west with the South Pacific Ocean on the east.


63. Theoretical temperature corresponds to minus 273.15 degrees on the Celsius scale is:

Absolute Zero


64. A kind of small, flat-baked bread product that is named from Latin via Middle French meaning "cooked twice" is:

Biscuit


65. The language that has more native speakers than any other language is:

Mandarin


66. The smallpox vaccine was discovered by:

Edward Jenner


67. The romantic drama and the only novel written by Margaret Mitchell is:

Gone with the Wind


68. The largest planet within the Solar System is:

Jupiter



69. The Godfather films were directed by:

Francis Ford Coppola

Francis Ford Coppola



70. The largest continent in area is:

Asia


71. The name of Roman god meaning "Shining Father", in Latin is:

Jupiter


72. The seven-a-side ball game that is played in a swimming pool is:

Water polo


73. The most populous city of the world is:

Tokyo


74. The animal that is found in coastal regions of eastern and southern Australia and its name means "doesn't drink" is:

Koala


75. The smallest planet in the Solar System is:

Mercury


76. The largest kind of shark is:

Whale Shark


77. The longest bone in human body is:

Femur
In human anatomy, the femur is the longest and largest bone.


78. The show Sex and the City is set in:

New York City


79. The pharaoh of Egypt who killed herself by inducing an asp to bite her was:

Cleopatra


80. The author of David Copperfield is:

Charles Dickens



Review Items No. 41-60

41. All Saints' Day, often shortened to All Saints, is a feast celebrated on:

November 1


42. The fictional character in the novel Don Quixote written by Spanish author Cervantes, who was Don Quixote’s squire is:

Sancho Panza


43. The Canadian city hosted the 1976 Olympics is:

Montreal


44. The substance released by body tissues in allergic reactions is:

Histamine


45. Golf was originated in:

Scotland


46. The smallest ocean in the world is:

The Arctic Ocean


47. A full moon that is not timed to the regular monthly pattern is called:

Blue Moon
A blue moon is a full moon that is not timed to the regular monthly pattern; most years have twelve full moons which occur approximately monthly, but in addition to those twelve full lunar cycles, each calendar year contains an excess of roughly eleven days. The extra days accumulate, so that every two or three years (on average about every 2.7154 years) there is an extra full moon. The extra moon is called a "blue moon."


48. Chess was invented in:

India


49. The Iliad and the Odyssey was written by:

Homer


50. The first complete word in the dictionary is:

Aardvark


51. The author of Tarzan is:

Burroughs
Edgar Rice Burroughs (1875 – 1950) was an American author, best known for his creation of the jungle hero Tarzan although he produced works in many genres.


52. The world's largest lake is:

The Caspian Sea


53. The most common element on the Earth is:

Hydrogen


54. The region of West Africa which is now the nation of Ghana was:

The Gold Coast


55. The longest river in the world is:

The Nile


56. Land of the Rising Sun is:

Japan


57. The longest highway in the world is:

The Trans-Canada Highway


58. Australia and New Zealand are seperated by:

The Tasman Sea


59. The train is a vehicle of transportation, which was invented in 1822 by an English inventor named:

George Stephenson


60. Relative to size, the strongest muscle in the body is:

Tongue
Review Items No. 21-40

21. The tallest statue in the world is:

The Spring Temple Buddha


The Spring Temple Buddha is a statue depicting Vairocana Buddha located in Henan, China (height: 128m / 420ft).

22. Because of its abundance of orchards and hop gardens, Kent is widely known as:

The Garden of England
(Kent is a county in southeast England.)




23. What was the name of the first computer game?


Tennis for Two





24. The Roman name for Portugal was:


Lusitania
(Lusitania was an ancient Roman province including approximately all of modern Portugal south of the Douro river, and part of modern Spain.)




25. The first official telephone call to the moon was made by:



Richard Nixon
Richard Milhous Nixon (January 9, 1913 – April 22, 1994) was the 37th President of the United States (1969–1974).



26. The Scottish city, Aberdeen, is known as:


The Granite City
Aberdeen is Scotland's third most populous city. Nicknames include the Granite City, the Grey City and the Silver City with the Golden Sands.



27. The largest island in Canada is:


Baffin Island
It is the largest island in Canada and the fifth largest island in the world.


28. The person who first succeeded in transmitting a radio signala cross the Atlantic Ocean was:


Marconi
Marchese Guglielmo Marconi (1874-1937) was an Italian inventor.


29. Burkina Faso was formerly called:

The Republic of Upper Volta
Burkina Faso, formerly called the Republic of Upper Volta, it was renamed on August 4, 1984, by President Thomas Sankara to mean "the land of upright people" in Moré and Dioula, the major native languages of the country. Literally, "Burkina" may be translated, "men of integrity," from the Moré language, and "Faso" means "father's house" in Dioula.




Flag of Burkina Faso



30. In the Old Testament, the elder brother of Moses is:


Aaron



31. The longest river in Europe is:

The Volga
The Volga is the largest river in Europe in terms of length, discharge, and watershed. It flows through the western part of Russia and is widely viewed as the national river of Russia.



32. The instrument in an aircraft that measures height above sea level is:


Altimeter
An altimeter is an instrument used to measure the altitude of an object above a fixed level. The measurement of altitude is called altimetry, which is related to the term bathymetry, the measurement of depth underwater.


Altimeter


33. A stellar explosion is called:


Supernova
It is the end time situation of a star which is going to be exploded. Supernovae are extremely luminous and cause a burst of radiation that often briefly outshines an entire galaxy, before fading from view over several weeks or months. During this short interval, a supernova can radiate as much energy as the Sun could emit over its life span.



34. Stocks or a financial market of a group of securities in which prices are rising or are expected to rise are called:


Bull Market



35. The abnormal fear of spiders and other arachnids is called:


Arachnophobia



36. The bird that is used as the sign of peace is:


Dove



37. The fastest animal on earth is:



Peregrine Falcon


It can reach speeds over 322 km/h (200 mph) in a dive, making it the fastest animal in the world.




Peregrine Falcon


38. The basic form of transport; a frame for restraining horses, used by Native Americans is:


Travois



39. The other word for an alligator pear is:


Avocado



Avocado/Alligator pear



40. The world’s deepest ocean is:


Pacific Ocean
Review Items No. 1-20

1. The sculptor of the statue of Liberty was:


Frederic Auguste Bartholdi


2. Brightest star as seen from the Earth:


Sirius (also known as Dog Star)



3. Inventor of dynamite:


Alfred B. Nobel



4. The god of love in Greek myth:


Aphrodite (Aphrodite is the goddess of love, known as Venus to the Romans.)



5. The largest sea in the world:


South China Sea



6. The world's oldest known city:


Damascus


7. The lowest point on earth is:


The coastal area of Dead sea



8. The first explorer to reach the South Pole was:


Ronald Amundson

9. The country known as the land of the midnight sun is:


Norway




10. The youngest President of the USA:


Theodore Roosevelt



11. A form of government in which the head of state is not a monarch and the people have an contribution to its government:


Republic




12. Nearest star to the Earth (other than the Sun):


Proxima Centauri


13. The author of Alice in Wonderland:


Lewis Carroll



14. It is now believed that dinosaurs became extinct because of:



A Meteorite (A large meteorite is thought to have collided with the earth.)





15. Charles Darwin began developing his theory of evolution while voyaging on a ship named:



The Beagle





16. A robot that is designed to look and act like a human is called:


Android




17. The largest museum in the world is:



The American Museum of Natural History




18. The country known as the Land of Cakes is:



Scotland




19. The actor who is considered as the biggest cowboy star of silent movies is:



Tom Mix




20. Coal is known as:

Black Diamond

Roman Numerals

The well known numeral system that is decimal but not directly positional and does not include a zero:

Roman Numerals

Some symbols & their values:
I --- 1
V --- 5
X --- 10 (decem - ten)
L --- 50
C --- 100 (centum - one hundred)
D --- 500
M --- 1000 (mille - one thousand)

Shekel

Any of several ancient units of weight or units of currency; the first usage is from Mesopotamia around 3000 BC:

Shekel

Teletubbies

The BBC BAFTA-winning children's television series, primarily aimed at pre-school viewers, produced from 1997 to 2001 by Ragdoll Productions:

Teletubbies

Big Ben

The nickname for the great bell of the clock at the north end of the Palace of Westminster in London:

Big Ben

Saturday, January 30, 2010

Answer for Crossword Puzzle No. 1

Answer for Crossword Puzzle No. 1 (see the previous post):


Crossword Puzzle No. 1

Solve the following crossword!

ACROSS:
1.-Stocks or a financial market of a group of securities in which prices are rising or are expected to rise
-The largest continent in area
11.-The device in which a moving fluid drives a wheel or motor
15.-The actor who is considered as the biggest cowboy star of silent movies
-The strait between the North and South Islands of New Zealand

DOWN:
1.-The Republic of Upper Volta
-The most common mammal in the world
3.-The first woman who hold a seat in the British parliament
5.-The capital of Alabama
-The longest river in the world
7.-The first explorer to reach the South Pole
9.-The abbreviation E.G. stands for ___
11.-The longest novel ever written
13.-The pastime which involves throwing a stone across a body of water in such a way that it bounces off the surface of the water
15.-Avocado

Friday, January 29, 2010

Forbidden City

The Chinese imperial palace from the Ming Dynasty to the end of the Qing Dynasty, located in the middle of Beijing, China and now houses the Palace Museum:

The Forbidden City

The Hall of Supreme Harmony at the centre of the Forbidden City

Martin Luther King, Jr.

The civil rights leader who received the Nobel Peace Prize for his work to end racial segregation and racial discrimination through civil disobedience and other non-violent means in 1964:


Martin Luther King, Jr.

Martin Luther King, Jr.

Independence Day

On July 4th, Americans celebrate:

Independence Day

John Macdonald

Canada's first prime minister:

Sir John Alexander Macdonald

Thursday, January 28, 2010

Abraham Lincoln

The US President assassinated in 1865:

Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln (1809 – 1865), served as the 16th President of the United States from March 1861 until his assassination in April 1865, successfully led his country through its greatest internal crisis such as the American Civil War and Ending Slavery.

Mars

The planet named after the Roman god of war:

Mars

Valentine's Day

The holiday celebrated on February 14 by many people throughout the world:

Valentine's Day

Mount Logan

The highest mountain in Canada and the second-highest peak in North America:

Mount Logan

H.G. Wells

The Time Machine, considered by many to be the best science fiction novel ever written, is written by:

H.G. Wells

An American in Paris

The great Oscar awarded movie, in which Jerry Mulligan (Gene Kelly), an American World War II veteran, was an exuberant expatriate in Paris trying to make a reputation as a painter:

An American in Paris

Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Madagascar

The country known as the Island of Cloves:

Madagascar

Angel Falls

The world's highest waterfall:

Angel Falls (in Venezuela)

Pearl Harbor Attack

The event resulted in the United States' entry into World War II:

Pearl Harbor Attack

DNA

The nucleic acid that contains the genetic instructions used in the development and functioning of all known living organisms and some viruses:

DNA (Deoxyribonucleic acid)

Monday, January 25, 2010

Chatty Cathy

The old popular American doll manufactured by the toy company Mattel starting in 1959:

Chatty Cathy
Chatty Cathy was the most popular American doll and best seller at Christmas in 1960 thrilled the hearts and lives of little girls.

Soviet Union

The 1980 Summer Olympics were held in:

Soviet Union
The 1980 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad, were held in Moscow in the Soviet Union.

Switzerland

The country known as the playground of Europe?

Switzerland (officially the Swiss Confederation)

Fat Cat

A wealthy person, living off a chief executive of a large company or organisation who is on a very large salary:

Fat Cat

Sunday, January 24, 2010

Review

Review Items No. 61-80


61. The device in which a moving fluid drives a wheel or motor is:

Turbine


62. The strait between the North and South Islands of New Zealand is:

Cook Strait
Cook Strait is the strait between the North and South Islands of New Zealand. It connects the Tasman Sea on the west with the South Pacific Ocean on the east.


63. Theoretical temperature corresponds to minus 273.15 degrees on the Celsius scale is:

Absolute Zero


64. A kind of small, flat-baked bread product that is named from Latin via Middle French meaning "cooked twice" is:

Biscuit


65. The language that has more native speakers than any other language is:

Mandarin


66. The smallpox vaccine was discovered by:

Edward Jenner


67. The romantic drama and the only novel written by Margaret Mitchell is:

Gone with the Wind


68. The largest planet within the Solar System is:

Jupiter



69. The Godfather films were directed by:

Francis Ford Coppola

Francis Ford Coppola



70. The largest continent in area is:

Asia


71. The name of Roman god meaning "Shining Father", in Latin is:

Jupiter


72. The seven-a-side ball game that is played in a swimming pool is:

Water polo


73. The most populous city of the world is:

Tokyo


74. The animal that is found in coastal regions of eastern and southern Australia and its name means "doesn't drink" is:

Koala


75. The smallest planet in the Solar System is:

Mercury


76. The largest kind of shark is:

Whale Shark


77. The longest bone in human body is:

Femur
In human anatomy, the femur is the longest and largest bone.


78. The show Sex and the City is set in:

New York City


79. The pharaoh of Egypt who killed herself by inducing an asp to bite her was:

Cleopatra


80. The author of David Copperfield is:

Charles Dickens



Review Items No. 41-60

41. All Saints' Day, often shortened to All Saints, is a feast celebrated on:

November 1


42. The fictional character in the novel Don Quixote written by Spanish author Cervantes, who was Don Quixote’s squire is:

Sancho Panza


43. The Canadian city hosted the 1976 Olympics is:

Montreal


44. The substance released by body tissues in allergic reactions is:

Histamine


45. Golf was originated in:

Scotland


46. The smallest ocean in the world is:

The Arctic Ocean


47. A full moon that is not timed to the regular monthly pattern is called:

Blue Moon
A blue moon is a full moon that is not timed to the regular monthly pattern; most years have twelve full moons which occur approximately monthly, but in addition to those twelve full lunar cycles, each calendar year contains an excess of roughly eleven days. The extra days accumulate, so that every two or three years (on average about every 2.7154 years) there is an extra full moon. The extra moon is called a "blue moon."


48. Chess was invented in:

India


49. The Iliad and the Odyssey was written by:

Homer


50. The first complete word in the dictionary is:

Aardvark


51. The author of Tarzan is:

Burroughs
Edgar Rice Burroughs (1875 – 1950) was an American author, best known for his creation of the jungle hero Tarzan although he produced works in many genres.


52. The world's largest lake is:

The Caspian Sea


53. The most common element on the Earth is:

Hydrogen


54. The region of West Africa which is now the nation of Ghana was:

The Gold Coast


55. The longest river in the world is:

The Nile


56. Land of the Rising Sun is:

Japan


57. The longest highway in the world is:

The Trans-Canada Highway


58. Australia and New Zealand are seperated by:

The Tasman Sea


59. The train is a vehicle of transportation, which was invented in 1822 by an English inventor named:

George Stephenson


60. Relative to size, the strongest muscle in the body is:

Tongue
Review Items No. 21-40

21. The tallest statue in the world is:

The Spring Temple Buddha


The Spring Temple Buddha is a statue depicting Vairocana Buddha located in Henan, China (height: 128m / 420ft).

22. Because of its abundance of orchards and hop gardens, Kent is widely known as:

The Garden of England
(Kent is a county in southeast England.)




23. What was the name of the first computer game?


Tennis for Two





24. The Roman name for Portugal was:


Lusitania
(Lusitania was an ancient Roman province including approximately all of modern Portugal south of the Douro river, and part of modern Spain.)




25. The first official telephone call to the moon was made by:



Richard Nixon
Richard Milhous Nixon (January 9, 1913 – April 22, 1994) was the 37th President of the United States (1969–1974).



26. The Scottish city, Aberdeen, is known as:


The Granite City
Aberdeen is Scotland's third most populous city. Nicknames include the Granite City, the Grey City and the Silver City with the Golden Sands.



27. The largest island in Canada is:


Baffin Island
It is the largest island in Canada and the fifth largest island in the world.


28. The person who first succeeded in transmitting a radio signala cross the Atlantic Ocean was:


Marconi
Marchese Guglielmo Marconi (1874-1937) was an Italian inventor.


29. Burkina Faso was formerly called:

The Republic of Upper Volta
Burkina Faso, formerly called the Republic of Upper Volta, it was renamed on August 4, 1984, by President Thomas Sankara to mean "the land of upright people" in Moré and Dioula, the major native languages of the country. Literally, "Burkina" may be translated, "men of integrity," from the Moré language, and "Faso" means "father's house" in Dioula.




Flag of Burkina Faso



30. In the Old Testament, the elder brother of Moses is:


Aaron



31. The longest river in Europe is:

The Volga
The Volga is the largest river in Europe in terms of length, discharge, and watershed. It flows through the western part of Russia and is widely viewed as the national river of Russia.



32. The instrument in an aircraft that measures height above sea level is:


Altimeter
An altimeter is an instrument used to measure the altitude of an object above a fixed level. The measurement of altitude is called altimetry, which is related to the term bathymetry, the measurement of depth underwater.


Altimeter


33. A stellar explosion is called:


Supernova
It is the end time situation of a star which is going to be exploded. Supernovae are extremely luminous and cause a burst of radiation that often briefly outshines an entire galaxy, before fading from view over several weeks or months. During this short interval, a supernova can radiate as much energy as the Sun could emit over its life span.



34. Stocks or a financial market of a group of securities in which prices are rising or are expected to rise are called:


Bull Market



35. The abnormal fear of spiders and other arachnids is called:


Arachnophobia



36. The bird that is used as the sign of peace is:


Dove



37. The fastest animal on earth is:



Peregrine Falcon


It can reach speeds over 322 km/h (200 mph) in a dive, making it the fastest animal in the world.




Peregrine Falcon


38. The basic form of transport; a frame for restraining horses, used by Native Americans is:


Travois



39. The other word for an alligator pear is:


Avocado



Avocado/Alligator pear



40. The world’s deepest ocean is:


Pacific Ocean
Review Items No. 1-20

1. The sculptor of the statue of Liberty was:


Frederic Auguste Bartholdi


2. Brightest star as seen from the Earth:


Sirius (also known as Dog Star)



3. Inventor of dynamite:


Alfred B. Nobel



4. The god of love in Greek myth:


Aphrodite (Aphrodite is the goddess of love, known as Venus to the Romans.)



5. The largest sea in the world:


South China Sea



6. The world's oldest known city:


Damascus


7. The lowest point on earth is:


The coastal area of Dead sea



8. The first explorer to reach the South Pole was:


Ronald Amundson

9. The country known as the land of the midnight sun is:


Norway




10. The youngest President of the USA:


Theodore Roosevelt



11. A form of government in which the head of state is not a monarch and the people have an contribution to its government:


Republic




12. Nearest star to the Earth (other than the Sun):


Proxima Centauri


13. The author of Alice in Wonderland:


Lewis Carroll



14. It is now believed that dinosaurs became extinct because of:



A Meteorite (A large meteorite is thought to have collided with the earth.)





15. Charles Darwin began developing his theory of evolution while voyaging on a ship named:



The Beagle





16. A robot that is designed to look and act like a human is called:


Android




17. The largest museum in the world is:



The American Museum of Natural History




18. The country known as the Land of Cakes is:



Scotland




19. The actor who is considered as the biggest cowboy star of silent movies is:



Tom Mix




20. Coal is known as:

Black Diamond

Sublimation

In psychology, the term used to describe the spirit as a reflection of the libido:

Sublimation
Note: In chemistry, sublimation of an element or compound is a transition from the solid to gas phase with no intermediate liquid stage.

Napalm

The name used as a generic reference to several flammable liquids used in warfare, often jellied gasoline:

Napalm

Helen of Troy

"The face that launched a thousand ships" refers to:

Helen of Troy
In Greek mythology, Helen, known as Helen of Troy, was the daughter of Zeus and Leda.

New York

The city of skyscrapers:

New York City

Saturday, January 23, 2010

Hamlet

The longest play written by William Shakespeare:

Hamlet
Hamlet is Shakespeare's longest play and one of the most influential tragedies in the English language.

B5

The vitamin also known as pantothenic acid:

Vitamin B5

Polygyny

The form of marriage in which a man has two or more wives at the same time:

Polygyny

Fathom

The unit of length in the Imperial system and the derived US customary units, equal to 1.8288 metres, used especially for measuring the depth of water:

Fathom

Friday, January 22, 2010

Finland

The country known as The Land of the Thousand Lakes:

Finland

Joe Shuster

The Canadian-American comic book artist, best known for co-creating the character Superman, with writer Jerry Siegel:

Joe Shuster

Dublin

The largest city and capital of Ireland:

Dublin

Chickenpox

The acute contagious disease, especially of children marked by low-grade fever and formation of vesicles, caused by primary infection with varicella zoster virus (VZV):

Chickenpox

Thursday, January 21, 2010

Gary McKinnon

The British hacker, facing extradition to the United States on charges of perpetrating the biggest military computer hack of all time:

Gary McKinnon

Brussels

The city considered to be the de facto capital of the European Union:

Brussels (Belgium)

European Capital of Culture

A city designated by the European Union for a period of one calendar year, giving it a chance to showcase its cultural life and development:

European Capital of Culture

Penguins

The professional ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania:

Pittsburgh Penguins

Wednesday, January 20, 2010

Nintendo

Super Mario World is a platform game developed and published by:

Nintendo

Anopheles

Malaria is naturally transmitted by the bite of female mosquitoes of the genus:

Anopheles

C. S. Lewis

The Chronicles of Narnia is a series of seven fantasy novels for children written by:

C. S. Lewis

Marx Brothers

The Big Store (1941) is a comedy film by the American family comedy act:

Marx Brothers

Tuesday, January 19, 2010

Salem

The capital city of the US state of Oregon:

Salem

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

The seventh and final book of the Harry Potter novels:

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

Hula

Traditional Hawaiian dance:

Hula

Batholith

A large emplacement of igneous intrusive rock that forms from cooled magma deep in the earth's crust:

Batholith

Monday, January 18, 2010

Review


Review Items No. 41-60

41. All Saints' Day, often shortened to All Saints, is a feast celebrated on:

November 1


42. The fictional character in the novel Don Quixote written by Spanish author Cervantes, who was Don Quixote’s squire is:

Sancho Panza


43. The Canadian city hosted the 1976 Olympics is:

Montreal


44. The substance released by body tissues in allergic reactions is:

Histamine


45. Golf was originated in:

Scotland


46. The smallest ocean in the world is:

The Arctic Ocean


47. A full moon that is not timed to the regular monthly pattern is called:

Blue Moon
A blue moon is a full moon that is not timed to the regular monthly pattern; most years have twelve full moons which occur approximately monthly, but in addition to those twelve full lunar cycles, each calendar year contains an excess of roughly eleven days. The extra days accumulate, so that every two or three years (on average about every 2.7154 years) there is an extra full moon. The extra moon is called a "blue moon."


48. Chess was invented in:

India


49. The Iliad and the Odyssey was written by:

Homer


50. The first complete word in the dictionary is:

Aardvark


51. The author of Tarzan is:

Burroughs
Edgar Rice Burroughs (1875 – 1950) was an American author, best known for his creation of the jungle hero Tarzan although he produced works in many genres.


52. The world's largest lake is:

The Caspian Sea


53. The most common element on the Earth is:

Hydrogen


54. The region of West Africa which is now the nation of Ghana was:

The Gold Coast


55. The longest river in the world is:

The Nile


56. Land of the Rising Sun is:

Japan


57. The longest highway in the world is:

The Trans-Canada Highway


58. Australia and New Zealand are seperated by:

The Tasman Sea


59. The train is a vehicle of transportation, which was invented in 1822 by an English inventor named:

George Stephenson


60. Relative to size, the strongest muscle in the body is:

Tongue
Review Items No. 21-40

21. The tallest statue in the world is:

The Spring Temple Buddha


The Spring Temple Buddha is a statue depicting Vairocana Buddha located in Henan, China (height: 128m / 420ft).

22. Because of its abundance of orchards and hop gardens, Kent is widely known as:

The Garden of England
(Kent is a county in southeast England.)




23. What was the name of the first computer game?


Tennis for Two





24. The Roman name for Portugal was:


Lusitania
(Lusitania was an ancient Roman province including approximately all of modern Portugal south of the Douro river, and part of modern Spain.)




25. The first official telephone call to the moon was made by:



Richard Nixon
Richard Milhous Nixon (January 9, 1913 – April 22, 1994) was the 37th President of the United States (1969–1974).



26. The Scottish city, Aberdeen, is known as:


The Granite City
Aberdeen is Scotland's third most populous city. Nicknames include the Granite City, the Grey City and the Silver City with the Golden Sands.



27. The largest island in Canada is:


Baffin Island
It is the largest island in Canada and the fifth largest island in the world.


28. The person who first succeeded in transmitting a radio signala cross the Atlantic Ocean was:


Marconi
Marchese Guglielmo Marconi (1874-1937) was an Italian inventor.


29. Burkina Faso was formerly called:

The Republic of Upper Volta
Burkina Faso, formerly called the Republic of Upper Volta, it was renamed on August 4, 1984, by President Thomas Sankara to mean "the land of upright people" in Moré and Dioula, the major native languages of the country. Literally, "Burkina" may be translated, "men of integrity," from the Moré language, and "Faso" means "father's house" in Dioula.




Flag of Burkina Faso



30. In the Old Testament, the elder brother of Moses is:


Aaron



31. The longest river in Europe is:

The Volga
The Volga is the largest river in Europe in terms of length, discharge, and watershed. It flows through the western part of Russia and is widely viewed as the national river of Russia.



32. The instrument in an aircraft that measures height above sea level is:


Altimeter
An altimeter is an instrument used to measure the altitude of an object above a fixed level. The measurement of altitude is called altimetry, which is related to the term bathymetry, the measurement of depth underwater.


Altimeter


33. A stellar explosion is called:


Supernova
It is the end time situation of a star which is going to be exploded. Supernovae are extremely luminous and cause a burst of radiation that often briefly outshines an entire galaxy, before fading from view over several weeks or months. During this short interval, a supernova can radiate as much energy as the Sun could emit over its life span.



34. Stocks or a financial market of a group of securities in which prices are rising or are expected to rise are called:


Bull Market



35. The abnormal fear of spiders and other arachnids is called:


Arachnophobia



36. The bird that is used as the sign of peace is:


Dove



37. The fastest animal on earth is:



Peregrine Falcon


It can reach speeds over 322 km/h (200 mph) in a dive, making it the fastest animal in the world.




Peregrine Falcon


38. The basic form of transport; a frame for restraining horses, used by Native Americans is:


Travois



39. The other word for an alligator pear is:


Avocado



Avocado/Alligator pear



40. The world’s deepest ocean is:


Pacific Ocean
Review Items No. 1-20

1. The sculptor of the statue of Liberty was:


Frederic Auguste Bartholdi


2. Brightest star as seen from the Earth:


Sirius (also known as Dog Star)



3. Inventor of dynamite:


Alfred B. Nobel



4. The god of love in Greek myth:


Aphrodite (Aphrodite is the goddess of love, known as Venus to the Romans.)



5. The largest sea in the world:


South China Sea



6. The world's oldest known city:


Damascus


7. The lowest point on earth is:


The coastal area of Dead sea



8. The first explorer to reach the South Pole was:


Ronald Amundson

9. The country known as the land of the midnight sun is:


Norway




10. The youngest President of the USA:


Theodore Roosevelt



11. A form of government in which the head of state is not a monarch and the people have an contribution to its government:


Republic




12. Nearest star to the Earth (other than the Sun):


Proxima Centauri


13. The author of Alice in Wonderland:


Lewis Carroll



14. It is now believed that dinosaurs became extinct because of:



A Meteorite (A large meteorite is thought to have collided with the earth.)





15. Charles Darwin began developing his theory of evolution while voyaging on a ship named:



The Beagle





16. A robot that is designed to look and act like a human is called:


Android




17. The largest museum in the world is:



The American Museum of Natural History




18. The country known as the Land of Cakes is:



Scotland




19. The actor who is considered as the biggest cowboy star of silent movies is:



Tom Mix




20. Coal is known as:

Black Diamond