Discover with Derek part 1a Flashcards
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These are people who live in the cold artic places. These people are known as
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Inuit
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The Inuit people were previously called as?
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Eskimo
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Do the Inuit people like being called Eskimo?
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No
Because Eskimo means eater of raw meat
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What does the word Inuit mean?
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Real people
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The dome shaped homes of ice in which the Inuit live are known as?
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Igloo
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The hooded jackets the Inuit wear are known as?
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Parka
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The spear like weapons the Inuit use for hunting are known as?
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Harpoons
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The canoe made of animal skins that the Inuit use for fishing is known as?
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Kayak
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The Eskimo dogs are known as?
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Huskies
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Egypt is associated with 3 P’s?
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Pharaohs
Papyrus
Pyramid
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It is a kind of paper made from tall water plants, which the ancient Egyptians used to write on?
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Papyrus
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What was the title given to ancient Egyptians kings?
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Pharaoh
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The ancient Egyptians kept their dead kings here?
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Pyramids
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One of the seven wonders of the ancient world was the PYRAMIDS AT GIZA , is this true
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Yes
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These were ancient American Indians who lived in southern Mexico and who also built pyramids. Who were these people?
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Mayas
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Who created the famous characters of Donald Duck, Mickey Mouse and Pluto the dog?
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Walt Disney
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The Aztecs are ancient people. They are associated with which modern day country?
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Mexico
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American Indians used to build homes called?
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Wigwams
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A village of natives protected by a fence or stockade is called a ?
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Kraal
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The Egyptians set up their civilisation near the banks of which river?
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River Nile
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The Mesopotamian civilisation existed between whic two rivers?
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Euphrates and Tigris
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The people of Mohenjo-daro and Harappa lived on the banks of which river
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Indus
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Incas are ancient people. They are associated with which modern country?
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Peru
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Early man used simple drawing and pictures to express their words or ideas. This type of writing was called?
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Pictographic writing
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The language spoken in Denmark is?
Danish
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The capital of Denmark is?
Copenhagen
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Underline the person who does not belong to this group
Alice in wonderland, scooby doo, Garfield
Alice in wonderland ( story book)
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Name this famous cartoon character
Garfield
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Name this famous cartoon character
Scooby Doo
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Who wrote the book " Alice in wonderland".?
Lewis Carroll
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Name the language spoken in Brazil?
Portuguese
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The capital of Brazil is?
Brasilia
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The language spoken by the people in Wales is?
Welsh
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The holy book of the Muslims is the?
Koran
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The holy book of the Christians is the?
Bible
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Capital of Finland is?
Helsinki
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The people of Iran speak which language?
Persian
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Who directed the famous film JURASSIC PARK
Stephen Spielberg
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# She was also the prime minister of Pakistan
Daughter of the East, was a book written by?
Benazir Bhutto
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Who was Germany's great dictator during world war 2?
Adolf Hitler
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Narendranath Datta is better known to the world as?
Swami Vivekananda
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The famous film TITANIC was directed by?
James Cameron
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When there were only silent films , the funniest man in the world was?
Charlie Chaplin
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The hockey stadium in Delhi is named after a famous Maratha?
Shivaji
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Bill Clinton was the president of America from 1992 to 2000. Who did he defeat during his first term.?
And who did he defeat during his second term?
George Bush
Bob Doyle
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Which language is spoken in Norway?
Norwegian
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The capital of Norway is?
Oslo
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The ancient people VIKINGS are associated with which modern country?
Norway
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Underline the person that does not belong to the group
Imran Khan
sunil Gavaskar
diego Maradona
Diego Maradona was a footballer
sunil Gavaskar and Imran Khan were cricketers
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The people of Sweden speak which language?
Swedish
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Capital of Sweden is?
Stockholm
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He was a French man who invented the Braille system of printing and writing for the visually impaired, name this person?
Louis Braille
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# A few years later he teamed up with his sister Agnes Baden Powell to start the Girl Scout movement
He founded the Boy Scout Movement?
Lord Baden Powell
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He became ancient Rome's greatest statesman. He became a great military leader and helped Rome to become one of the greatest empires in the world, name this statesman?
Julius Caesar
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The people of Poland speak which language?
Polish
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The capital of Poland is?
Warsaw
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Name a famous female scientist who was born in Poland?
Marie curie
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The ancient people Gauls are associated with which modern country?
France
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He was a great Indian social reformer who fought against CASTE SYSTEM and CHILD MARRIAGE. He founded the ARYA SAMAJ in 1875 in Mumbai. Name this social reformer?
Swami Dayanand Saraswati
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The language that is spoken in most South American countries is?
Spanish
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Underline the person that does not belong to the group
celine Dion
Ricky Martin
Amitabh Bachchan
Amitabh Bachchan....Indian Hindi cinema actor
Celine Dion and Ricky Martin are singers
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Name this famous Indian Hindi film actor
Amitabh Bachchan
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Name this famous footballer from Argentina?
Diego Maradona
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Name the first American president to be assassinated?
Abraham Lincoln
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He was a famous painter, some of his famous paintings are
the potato eaters
the starry night
sunflowers
portrait of Dr Gachet
name this famous painter?
Vincent Van Gogh
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He lived during the reign of Chandragupta Maurya. He was adviser to the King Chandragupta and helped him overthrow the Nanda rulers. His real name was Vishnu Gupta. He is also known as Chanakya. Who is this person?
Kautilya
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Language for the blind was invented by?
Louis Braille
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Who was famous for his fables?
Aesop
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Who founded the Boy Scouts?
Baden Powell
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Name this famous music composer who was deaf?
Beethoven
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Name this famous painting by Vincent Van Gogh
Portrait of Dr Gachet
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Name the first man to land on the moon?
Neil Armstrong
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The official language of Egypt, Iraq and other Middle East countries is?
Arabic
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Sumerian's are the ancient people associated with which modern country?
Iraq
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The capital of Iraq is?
Baghdad
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Name this famous Indian cricketer?
Sunil Gavaskar
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# His real name was vishnugupta and he was adviser to King Chandragupta
Who wrote the famous book ARTHASHASTRA
Kautilya
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Name the American President who abolished slavery?
Abraham Lincoln
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Who was the teacher of Alexander the Great
Aristotle
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Which King was famous for his round table?
King Arthur
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Name this famous Indian Sanskrit poet and dramatist
Kalidas
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What is the motto of the Boy Scout?
Be prepared
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# He was the captain of the Pakistan cricket team and is currently the prime minister of Pakistan
Name this famous cricketer from Pakistan?
Imran Khan
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Who discovered the drug penicillin
Alexander Fleming
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Who killed the roman emperor julius Caesar?
Brutus
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William Shakespeare was associated with which theatre
The Globe Theatre
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# One of his famous paintings was the starry nights
Name a famous painter who completed more than 800 oil paintings?
Vincent Van Gogh
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This famous brigand who robbed the rich and gave money to the poor?
Robin Hood
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# He won the first Nobel peace prize
Name this personality who founded the RED CROSS
Henri Dunant
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She was a well known Indian Painter, name her?
Amrita Sher Gil
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He was the last emperor of China
Pu Yi
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William Shakespeare wrote 38 plays which are divided into three groups, name the groups?
Tragedies
comedies
histories
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Name this famous painter?
Pablo Picasso
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# She was also known as the Iron Lady
Name this lady who was the First Lady prime minister of England
Margaret Tatcher
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Rabindranath Tagore wrote a famous song calle AMAR SONAR BANGLA ( my golden Bengal) . This is now the national anthem of which country?
Bangladesh
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What is the capital of Bangladesh?
Dhaka
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The first cosmonaut to go into space was?
Yuri Gagarin
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Name this writer who created the character of Noddy and the famous five?
Enid Blyton
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Charlie Chaplin was a comedian, is this true?
Yes
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The first person to fly solo across the Atlantic was?
Charles Lindbergh
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Name this famous Italian Footballer
Roberto Baggio
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The founder of the religion JAINISM was?
Mahavira
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# He is still remembered as the greatest
He became the first heavyweights boxing champion to win the title four times, who is this boxer?
Muhammed Ali
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# His daughters name was Chelsea, and his wife was Hillary
Name the American President who was born. Arkansas
Bill Clinton
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Who in. The Bible was known for his wisdom?
King Solomon
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Chika lake is situated in which Indian state?
Orissa
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# Starts with the letter T
Which big bird gobbles and shares its name with a country?
Turkey
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In which sport can you score from a corner or a penalty spot?
Football
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Name the milky fluid found in plants and is used to make rubber?
Latex
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Lucknow is the capital of which Indian state?
Uttar Pradesh
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In which African country is Swahili spoken although English is its official language?
Kenya
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Capital of Kenya is?
Nairobi
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Which famous writer has written two well known adventure series
1. The adventures of Tom Sawyer
2. The adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Mark Twain
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Name the language invented for the visually impaired
Braille
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Which Christian festival is always celebrated on Sunday
Easter
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What design is found on Zebras and tigers
Stripes
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Name the comic character who has a dog called snowy?
TinTin
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Name a bird with a long neck that cannot fly
Ostrich
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Who wrote the book Gulliver Travels
Jonathan Swift
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What is commmon to the chrysanthemums, tulips and Bougainville?
They are all flowers
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Name a part of the camera that helps in takins good pictures?
Lens
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Who signals that a batsman is out during a cricket match?
Umpire
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Name the greatest ruler of the Kushan Empire
Kanishka
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Nanking, canton and Beijing are cities in which country?
China
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Who wrote the book " The wizard of Oz"
Lyman Frank Baum
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Mahatma Gandhi wrote an autobiography named?
The story of my experiments with truth
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Who wrote the Jungle book
Rudyard Kipling
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How many keys does a piano have
88 keys
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The white keys of the piano are made of?
Ivory
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The black keys of the piano are made of?
Ebony
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The number of singers in a duet are?
Two
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The number of black and white quakes in a chessboard are?
64
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The number of girls in the music group SPICE GIRLS was?
Five
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The number of sides a dice has?
Six
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India's first private TV channel was
Zee Tv
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Name that animal who washes its food before eating?
Raccoon
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Name the cartoon character who eats spinach and becomes very strong
Popeye
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Elephants have two special features that begin with T, name them?
Trunk and tusk
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Indian flag insisted of three colours, green, white and \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
Saffron
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Prussian, cobalt and navy are shades of which colour?
Blue
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Ustaad Amjad Ali Khan is associated with which instrument?
Sarod
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Name the odd one out
lead
Ruby
Gold
Diamond
Lead
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The number of days in a year?
365
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The number of years in a decade?
Ten
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The number of arms on an octopus?
Eight
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The number of seconds in a minute
60 second make minute
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The number of playing cards in a pack
52
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The number of days in the moth. Of September
30 days
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The number of years in a MILLENIUM
1000 years
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Small sized prawns are known as?
Shrimp
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The number of thousands in a lakh are
100 thousands
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Who was the founder. Christianity
Jesus Christ
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The founder of the religion ISLAM?
Prophet Mohammed
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Which is the odd one out?
Rectangle
Diamond
cone
Squaare
Diamond
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Name the odd one out
Tea
coffee
miilk
vinegar
Vinegar
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Name the instrument played by Bismillah Khan?
Shehnai
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Cockroaches, beetles, fireflies, termites, moths, mosquitoes, silverfish, grasshoppers, lice and crickets are insects. Scorpions and spiders are not. Scientists classfsfy scorpions and spiders as.?
Arachnids
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The animal that has a hump Anand can go without water for many days is?
Camel
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The layer of gas surrounding the. Earth is callled?
Atmosphere
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The place of worship of the Muslims is the
Mosque
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The place of worship of the Parsees is?
Fire Temple
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Who founded Buddhism
Buddha
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A person who visits a holy place is calle a?
Pilgrim
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The journey to a religious place is called a?
Pilgrimage
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The lizard that has the ability to change colours is called a
Chameleon
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Chimpanzees, Gloria day Orangutans are types of?
Apes
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Beagle, chow-chow, cocker spaniel and dalmatians are types of ?
Dogs
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Name this dog breed?
Beagle
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Name this dog breed?
Chow chow
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The substance that can be found on sea beaches and desserts is?
Sand
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A ducks feet can be described as being ?
Webbed
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Cactus are usually found in the?
Dessert
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Name this dog breed?
Cocker spaniel
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The total number of bones in a dog depends on?
The length of its tail
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The founder of SIKHISM is ?
Guru Nanak
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The place of worship of the Sikhs is?
Gurudwara
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Name a holy place of Hinduism
Amarnath
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International woman's day is celebrated on?
180
The King of fruits?
Mango
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The Indian crocodile having a long snout and a pot shaped growth on the tip of its nose is?
Gharial
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Tall and strong plants are called?
Trees
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Moving air is called breeze or ?
Wind
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Most plants grow from?
Seeds
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If you rearrange the letters of the word PEA, you will get the animal?
Ape
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A group of cows is known as a ?
Herd
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The study of sound is known as?
Acoustics
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A frog croaks and the wind\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_?
Whistles
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Chennai is the new name of?
Madras
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The holiest place for the sikhs is?
Amritsar in Punjab.
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Lord Ram was born in?
Ayodhya
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Who wrote the words of the national anthem?
Rabindranath Tagore
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# She sang the famous song my heart will go on from the movie titanic
Name this famous singer
Celine Dion
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Name this famous singer?
Ricky Martin
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The first Indian to win the Nobel prize was?
Rabindranath Tagore
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Assam has two wildlife national sanctuaries, name them?
Kaziranga National Park
Manas Sanctuary
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The first set of teeth that appear in the infant are called?
Milk Teeth
198
Who was the first scientist to use the telescope?
Galileo
199
Name the lightest wood?
Balsa
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The fastest growing plant?
Bamboo
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A mixture of two or more metals is known as?
Alloy
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Sci-fi stands for?
Science fiction
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The chemical name of salt is?
Sodium chloride
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Salt is used to to flavour food and also to preserve food, is this true?
Yes
205
Name a metal that is liquid at room temperature?
Mercury
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The first two atom bombs was dropped on the Japanese cities of?
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
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The religion Zoroastrianism was founded by?
Zarathustra
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The place of worship of the Hindus is the?
Temple
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The place of worship of the Jains is the?
Temple
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The place of worship of the Christians is the?
Church
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The holy place of Islam is?
Mecca
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The holy place of Christianity is?
Jerusalem
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He was a wooden puppet. He was originally a log of wood and was later carved into a puppet by a kindly old man named Gepetto. And every time he lied his nose became longer. Name this character?
Pinocchio
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The national bird of India is?
Peacock
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Name a bird that is a sign of peace?
Dove
216
Most common colour for a crow is?
Black
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Most common colour for a parrot?
Green
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Vahana ( vehicle) of goddess Lakshmi is?
Owl
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# It also lays the largest egg and is found in Africa
The tallest and the largest bird in the world is the?
Ostrich
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Birds keep themselves clean by cleaning their feathers with their beaks, this is known as?
Preening
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An expert in the study of birds and their habits is known as?
Ornithologist
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In European countries the bird that is a symbol of wisdom is?
Owl
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Birds move from one place to another to escape from cold and to find food, this is known as?
Migration
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# It’s only 5 cms long and weighs 3 grams and can fit into the palm of a baby’s hand
The worlds smallest bird is the?
Hummingbird of Cuba
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The birds that cannot fly are known as?
Flightless birds
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# Remember the mnemonic POKER
Name six flightless birds?
Penguin
Ostrich
Kiwi
Emu
Rhea
Cassowary
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Name this flightless bird found in NewZealand
Kiwi
228
Name this flightless bird found in Australia
Emu
229
Name this flightless bird found in Australia
Cassowary
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A dog that is less than one year old is known as a?
Puppy
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The smallest breed of dog is the?
Chihuahua
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The tallest breed of dog is ?
Irish Wolfhound
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The heaviest breed of dos is?
St Bernard
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Which dog has a blue black tongue?
Chow chow
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The only dog that cannot bark is the?
236
237
The first dog to go into space was?
Laika
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The name of the dog in Denis the menace is?
Ruff
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Ulysses was a Greek hero who returned home after 20 years of adventure, disguised as a beggar. He was only recognised by his hunting dog called?
Argos
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Siamese, Burmese and Persian are different breeds of which animal?
Cats
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Name this breed of cats?
Burmese cats
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Name this breed of cats?
Siamese cats
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Name this breed of cats?
Persian cats
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Lions live in groups known as?
Pride
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The hammerhead, grey, the great white and tiger are types of ?
Sharks
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Webs are made by?
Spiders
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Rataul, Bombay green and dassheri are all types of?
Mangoes
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The holy place of Buddhism is?
Bodh Gaya
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The holy place of Jainism is?
Raipur
251
Name the musical instrument played by Ustaad Zakir Hussain
Tabla
252
Name the instrument played pandit Vishwa Mohan Bhatt
Mohan Veena
253
Name the instrument played by pandit Shivkumar Sharma
Santoor
254
The famous Victoria falls is in which country, and on which river?
Country.....Zambia in Africa
River ...........Zambezi river
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The founder of the famous SONY COMPANY WAS.?
Akko Morita
256
Alexander the Great came from which country?
Macedonia
257
Catherine the Great was a famous ruler from?
Russia
258
Peter the Great was another famous leader from which country?
Russia
259
Alexander the Great was born in one continent, fought and died in another continent and was buried in the third continent, name these continents?
Born in Macedonia.....Europe
Fought and died in Asia
was Buried in Africa
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If you were in the following cities in which country would you be?
Florence
Venice
Rome
Italy
261
The Eiffel Tower was named after the architect who built it, who was this architect?
Alexander Gustav Eiffel
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Name this famous clock tower located near the Houses of Parliament in London?
Big Ben
263
Name this famous structure?
Mount Rushmore
264
Mount Rushmore is located in which country?
South Dakota US
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The faces of which four presidents are depicted on Mount Rushmore?
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
Theodore Roosevelt
Abraham Lincoln
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Name this famous structure?
Sphinx of Giza
267
Name the mythical creature who has the head of a human and the body of lion?
Sphinx
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Name this large marble building in Kolkatta, West Bengal which was built between 1906 and 1921 dedicated to the memory of Queen Victoria and is now a museum and tourist destination?
Victoria Memorial
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The capital of the country Kuwait is?
Kuwait
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The capital of the country Singapore is?
Singapore
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The language spoken in Maharashtra, whose capital is Mumbai is?
Marathi
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The language spoken by the people of Karnataka is?
Kannada
273
The language spoken by the people of Kerala is?
Malayalam
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The language spoken by the people of Tamil Nadu is?
Tamil
275
Name the continents you would be in if you stopped at Columbia and Peru?
South America
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Name the continent you would be in if you stopped at China or Iran?
Asia
277
The capital of Italy is?
Rome
278
The language spoken in Italy is?
Italian
279
The currency in Italy is?
Euro
280
The capital of the the country Hungary is?
Budapest
281
The language spoken by the Hungarians is?
Magyar
282
The currency in Hungary is?
Forint
283
The holy book of Judaism is?
Torah
284
The holy book of Sikhism is?
Adi Granth
285
Complete the names of the following stories/ tales and poems
## Footnote
1. \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_and the three bears
2. The \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_Musketeers
3. The Pied\_\_\_\_\_\_\_of Hamelin
4. \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_van winkle
1. Goldilocks
2. three
3. piper
4. Rip
286
Name the set of bones that protects the brain?
Cranium
287
Name the bones that protect the spinal cord?
Back bone
288
Name the bones that protect the heart and the lungs
Rib cage
289
Name the three primary colours?
Red
Green
Blue
290
The worlds longest river is the River Nile. The worlds shortest river is?
River Roe
291
Name the body part that matches the following
lash
lids
ball
brow
Eye
292
Name the body part that matches the following
Toes and fingers
Nails
293
Name the body part that matches the following
It has two openings
Nose
294
Name the body part that matches the following
Heel and sole
Foot
295
What is the hard substance in our bodies that also helps to give our bodies a shape?
Bones
296
How many bones are there in the adult body?
206
297
Who were the founders of the famous company MICROSOFT
Bill Gates and Paul Allen
298
The capital of the Indian state of Mizoram is?
Aizawl
299
Known as the Shakespeare of India, Kalidasas famous book was ?
Shakuntala
300
The classical dance of Bharatnatyam is associated with which state?
Tamil Nadu
301
Name this famous Indian cartoonist
RK Laxman
302
The common man was a famous cartoon by which Indian cartoonist?
RK Laxman
303
Name this famous Indian cartoonist who was born in Goa?
Mario Miranda
304
Name the two important cities in India associated with the life of Lord Krishna?
305
The important Indian festival of Pongal is celebrated in which Indian State?
Tamil Nadu
306
What does Pongal festival signify?
It marks the end of the harvest festival
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The birth place of Lord Krishna was in?
Mathura in Uttar Pradesh
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The birthplace of Lord Rama was in?
Ayodhya in Uttar Pradesh
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The oldest name for the holy city of Varanasi is?
Benares
310
The oldest religious book of the Aryans is?
Rig Veda
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The Festival of Lights is?
Diwali
312
The festival of colours is?
Holi
313
The popular harvest festival in southern India is?
Pongal
314
The new year in Kerala is called?
Onam
315
A very important festival of the Jains is?
Mahavir Jayanti
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A very important Buddhist festival is?
Buddha Purnima
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The CHARIOT FESTIVAL in PURI is called?
Rath Yatra
318
The Kumbh Mela is a Hindu festival in India that is held once every\_\_\_\_\_ years?
12 years
319
The New Year's Day of the Jews is known as?
Tosh Hashanah
320
The holy month of fasting in the Muslim calendar is known as?
Ramadan aka Ramazan
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The festival which marks the end of Ramadan is?
Id- ul-fitr
