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1
A group of lions is called a _______
Pride
Herd
Army
Troop
2
What major river flows through the Grand Canyon?
Cucharas River
Colorado River
Navajo River
Bear River
3
What colour is a NYC taxi?
black
green
blue
yellow
4
A female rabbit is called a _______
Sow
Ewe
Jill
Doe
5
Suez canal opened in the year ______ .
1899
1903
1869
1865
6
You can't separate peace from freedom because no one can be at peace unless he has his freedom
Martin Luther King
Malcolm X
Mahatma Gandhi
Mohamed Ali
7
In which country was the world’s first female Prime Minister elected in 1960?
Sri Lanka
Denmark
Philippines
Sweden
8
Who said this ? "The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong"
Mahatma Gandhi
Malcolm X
Mohamed Ali
Martin Luther King
9
In what country would you find the city of Limerick?
England
Northern Ireland
Wales
Ireland
10
Which of the following is a non metal that remains liquid at room temperature?
Phosphorous
Chlorine
Helium
Bromine
11
Heavy water is
PH7
rain water
deuterium oxide
tritium oxide
12
What is the main island of Japan?
Honshu
Kyushu
Hokkaido
Shikoku
13
The hardest substance available on earth is
Gold
Iron
Diamond
Platinum
14
Which former country was originally called The Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes?
Albania
Romania
Bulgaria
Yugoslavia
15
What falling object is said to have inspired Isaac Newton's theories about gravity?
plum
pineapple
apple
orange
16
The filament of an electric bulb is made of
tungsten
graphite
iron
nichrome
17
What does the 'e' of e-mail stand for?
efficient
electronic
empty
easy
18
What country is also known as Persia?
Syria
Iraq
Iran
Afghanistan
19
Ceylon is the former name of what country?
Thailand
Sri Lanka
Cambodia
Myanmar
20
The element common to all acids is
oxygen
carbon
hydrogen
sulphur
21
Which French king built the Palace of Versailles?
Francis II
Louis XV
Henry IV
Louis XIV
22
Who said this? "He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life"
Martin Luther King
Malcolm X
Mohamed Ali
Mahatma Gandhi
23
The most important ore of aluminium is
galena
bauxite
calcite
calamine
24
Who sang "Happy Birthday" to President John F. Kennedy at his birthday party in 1962?
Mamie Van Doren
Marilyn Monroe
Frank Sinatra
Jackie Kennedy
25
Which of the gas is not known as green house gas?
Hydrogen
Carbon dioxide
Methane
Nitrous oxide
26
A group of snakes are called a ______
Nest
Den
Herd
Colony
27
Which animal exclusively eats only eucalyptus leaves and nothing else
Kangaroo
Koala
Greater Glider
Common Wombat
28
The Americans call them diapers. What are they known as in Britain?
pants
trousers
nappies
plasters
29
What is the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea?
Cyprus
Sardinia
Corsica
Sicily
30
Founded in 1411, what is Scotland’s oldest university?
St Andrews
Glasgow
Dundee
Edinburgh
31
Who said this ? "Life's most persistent and urgent question is, What are you doing for others?"
Malcolm X
Mohamed Ali
Mahatma Gandhi
Martin Luther King
