Wednesday, January 13, 2010

Review Items No. 1-20

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

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