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

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