Discover with Derek Part 1b Flashcards
Where was Mother Teresa born?
Skopje, Yugoslavia
The capital of the Indian state of Haryana is?
Chandigarh
American Indians used to hunt with?
Bows and arrows
Tomato sauce that is mixed with salt, spice and pepper becomes?
Tomato ketchup
The holiest city for the sikhs is?
Amritsar in Punjab
Complete these famous characters
- Harry ______________
- Oliver______________
- Sleeping____________
- Potter
- Twist
- Beauty
Raisins comes from fruits called?
Grapes
An instrument that tells you the wind direction is known as a?
Wind Vane aka weather cock
Name the Indian King whose capital was in Thaneshwar ( modern day Haryana)
Harshavardhan
The dance Bihu is associated with which state in India
Assam
The ear helps us to hear, but it also helps us to?
Balance
The capital of Argentina is?
Buenos Aires
The film titanic was the story of passengers on a ?
Ship
Name an important river in the continent of Africa?
Nile
Who wrote the book The story of my experiments with truth?
Mahatma Gandhi
Whose flag is this?
Flag of the Red Cross
Name the Indian King who had his capital at Srirangapatnam
Tipu Sultan
Name this big gun mounted on a carriage?
Cannon
The Bible is divided into two parts, name them?
Old Testament
New Testament
The only continent sharing its name with a country is?
The capital of the Indian state of Karnataka is?
Bangalore
Tyres are usually made of?
Rubber
When we feel jealous what colour expression do we use?
” I feel green”
Name the only Indian state with the letter Z in it?
Mizoram
Freedom fighters like pandit Nehru, Lal Bahadur Shastri and many others belonged to a political organisation called the?
Congress
On which day did India gain its independence?
15 August 1947
The father of Jesus was Joseph, what was his profession?
Joseph was a carpenter
Before it rains the sky is usually covered with?
Clouds
Who built the famous Grand Trunk Road?
Sher Shah Suri
An Indian musical instrument or a brand of soap?
Santoor
Name this common children’s disease that causes painful swelling around the throat?
Mumps
The deepest ocean in the world is the
Pacific Ocean
What was Mother Teresa’s real name?
Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhui
Which famous leader had a horse named BUCEPHALUS?
Alexander the Great
Name the fly which causes the disease Sleeping Sickness, which makes human and animals lazy and sleepy?
tsetse fly
The President of India lives at the?
Rastrapathi Bhavan
Scarlet is a shade of?
Red
Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikhism was born in?
Talwandi Pakistan
Who was the author of the story Pinocchio?
Carlo collodi
Natural rubber is made from?
Latex
Most human have 32?
Teeth
The Capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra is?
Mumbai
The yolk is the yellow part of an?
Egg
What was the name of Jesus’s mother?
Mary
Name the seven continents?
Asia
Europe
Africa
North America
South America
Australia
Antartica
The birth place of prophet Muhammed, the founder of Islam was?
Mecca in Saudi Arabia
Who was the founder of the Communist Party in China?
Mao Zedong
The state in India they are associated with?
chilka lake
Gahirmatha beach
Orissa
A memorial place for a person which is built after his death is known as a ?
Samadhi
The capital of the Indian state of Orissa is?
Bhubaneswar
The official residence of the Monarch ( king or Queen ) of England is?
Buckingham palace.
Tennis is played on a flat surface called the?
Court
What is the capital of Canada?
Ottawa
A round playing object that bounces and cenderella went to one to dance?
Ball
Who defeated King Porus at the Battle of Jhelum?
Alexander the Great
The length of a cricket pitch is?
22 yards
What are these two people famous for?
Winston Churchill
Margaret Thatcher
British Prime Ministers
What are these two people famous for?
Homer and John Milton
Both were blind poets
Name a famous river in the continent of South America?
Amazon River
This is the official residence of the Prime minister of Australia. Name this?
The Lodge
When we are sad what colour expression we might use?
” I feel blue “
The holy book of Hinduism is?
Bhagvad Gita and the vedas
The hips, the shoulders and the jaws are types of?
Joints
Name this famous Olympic star, and in which Olympic event did he excel?
Jesse Owens
he excelled in running’s
Complete the names of these famous characters
- Tom___________________
- Snow__________________
- David__________________
- Peter__________________
- Sawyer
- White
- Copperfield
- Pan
A former stick with elastic and used with pebbles is known as?
Catapult
What are these people famous for?
John Glenn
Sally Ride
Astronauts
Bullets are put into a ?
Gun
Who built an ark and stayed inside it with his family and animals to protect them from the flood?
Noah
A name given to the smooth area on the back legs of a worker bee is known as a?
Pollen basket
The first Asian city to host the Olympic Games was?
Tokyo
Ram married Sita but later the couple was sent into exile in a forest, name that forest?
The forest of Dandaka
The followers of Zoroastrianism are known as ?
Parsees
Which country is known as the Sugar bowl of the world?
Cuba
Name the Indian Prime minister who was killed in 1991 in Sriperumbudur?
Rajiv Gandhi
Name three common children’s disease?
Measles
mumps
chicken pox
Jesus Christ the founder of Christianity was born in?
Bethlehem in Israel
What do the children receive during Easter?
It is traditional for children to receive colourful Easter eggs
Roman soldiers often carried?
Swords
Officially a race that covers 42.2 kms is known as a ?
Marathon
Who was Afzal Khan?
He was a General in the Adil Shah dynasty
Who wrote the book Robinson Crusoe?
Daniel Defoe
A book of maps is known as a?
Atlas
The Vietnam war was fought between which years?
1957 to 1975
A horse drawn vehicle used for warfare or for racing is a ?
Chariot
What is the name of the earths natural satellite?
Moon
It can be used for pasting paper and you may. New some and not finish?
Gum
The country of Zaire is in which continent?
Africa
The capital of Cuba is?
Havana
The sound made by the bees?
Buzz
The umbrella shaped fungi that can sometimes be eaten are known as?
Mushrooms
The official residence of the President of Italy is?
Quirinal Palace
An AK 47 is the name of a ?
Gun
Easter is celebrated by which religious group?
Christians
The cities Pretoria, Cape Town and Johannesburg are located in a country called?
South Africa
The Taj Mahal is found in which city
Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India
In which city would you be on a holiday if you visited Hawa Mahal?
Jaipur in Rajasthan
In which city would you be on a holiday if you visited the Charminar ( four pillars)?
Hyderabad in Telangana
The smallest ocean is the?
The artic ocean
Name the demon who took Sita to lanka?
Ravana
Choose the odd one out
papaya, carrots, apples and pears?
Carrots
King Harshavardhan , whose capital was Thaneshwar ( modern day Haryana ) , became a King at what age?
16
The lengthy event that connects the cities of Boston, New York, London, Pune and Tokyo is?
Marathon
His daughter Anoushka is a famous sitarist too
The famous Indian sitarist born in Varanasi and who started the KINNARA school of music?
Pandit Ravi Shankar
You might get malaria if you are bitten by a certain kind of?
Mosquito
Eskimos use a spear called?
Harpoons
Who was the wise king in the Bible?
King Solomon
If you travelled in an Alto or a Sandro, you would be in a ?
Car
This hard substance protects our teeth, name this substance?
Enamel
A constellation is a group of ?
Stars
You might get rabies if you are bitten by a ?
Dog
The official residence of the Archbishop of Canterbury is?
Lambeth Palace
How many years did it take to complete the Taj Mahal?
22 years
The currency in Canada is?
Canadian dollar
Which apostle betrayed Jesus?
Judas
World war 1 was fought between which years?
Name this most famous Indian Carnatic singer from Madurai?
MS Subhalakshmi
Name this temple in Delhi that is shaped like a Lotus
Tha samadhi for Mahatma Gandhi is?
Raj Ghat
Plants that form a green velvety cushion on damp soil are called?
Moss
The eyes of a patient suffering from jaundice often turn?
Yellow
Dr. Salim Ali is a well known name in India, he is associated with?
Birds
He is known as the bird man of India
In which city would you be on a holiday, if you visited the Jagannath Temple?
Puri in Odisha
In which Indian state would you be if you were in the following cities?
Pune
Aurangabad
Kohlapur
Maharashtra
The pope live s at the?
Pontifical Palace
The colour of most Hibisvus flowers is?
Red
He is a great Indian poet and dramatist and he wrote in Sanskrit
He is sometimes called The Shakespeare of India, who is he?
Kalidasa
The KREMLIN is located in which European city
Moscow in Russia
Who invented the television?
John Logie Baird
The Statue of Liberty is in which city
New York
American Indians were also known as?
Red Indians
The Red Square is situated in the Russian city of?
Moscow
What is the currency of Argentina
Peso
The White House, where the president of America lives has 132 rooms, The Rastrapati Bhavan, where the president of India lives has how many rooms?
340 rooms
The Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir is famous for its shawls, apples and houseboats, is this true?
Yes
The state of Kerala is famous for its 3 B’s?
Beaches
Backwaters
Boats
Name the state in India where they are associated with?
Remo Fernandes
St. Francis Xavier
Goa
Remo Fernandes singer from Goa
st Francis Xavier Patton saint of Goa
In India, in which city can you enjoy a Tram Ride
Kolkata
This place was very the main residence of the Mughal emperors and was commissioned by Shah Jahan to be built, Name this structure?
The Red Fort aka Lal Quila
The Eiffel Towee is in which city
Paris in France
The British Monarch lives at the?
Buckingham palace
The lion lives in a ?
Den
The wind vane is commonly known as?
Weather cock
Name this structure in Delhi
India Gate
The lens is the most powerful part of the?
Camera
Who coined the slogan “ Jai Hind”?
Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose
One of Asia,s oldest and longest roads linking Central Asia to the Indian subcontinent was the?
Grand Trunk Road
The famous Salar Jung Museum is located where in India?
Hyderabad in Telangana
The following people excelled in which sport
- Muhammed Ali______________________
- Diego Maradona ____________________
- Sunil Gavaskar ______________________
- Mark Spitz__________________________
- Boxing
- Football
- Cricket
- Swimming
The capital of the Indian state of Punjab is?
Chandigarh
What is a prune
A dried plum
India’s Largest Mosque?
Jama Masjid Delhi
The state language of the people of Tamil Nadu is?
Tamil
Besides the earth the only heavenly body on which man has walked is the?
Moon
The capital of Israel is?
Tel Aviv
He was also the first prime minister of India
Who wrote the famous book The Discovery of India?
Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
A curved piece of wood that returns to a thrower is a ?
Boomerang
A machine used to raise or lower heavy objects is a?
Crane
Name this famous artist from India with a white beard
MF Hussain
The leaning tower is found in which city
Pisa, in Italy
Remember the mnemonic YOG TIME HO
Name the Eight famous rivers in Asia
Yangtze River
ob river
Ganga
Tigris
Indus
Mekong
Euphrates
hwang Ho
Mosquitoes cause malaria. Name the mosquito that causes malaria?
Anopheles Mosquito
With which religion would you associate Mahavira?
Jainism
Odisssi is a dance form associated with which Indian state?
Orissa
The capital of Mexico is?
Mexico City
The capital of Panama is?
Panama City
Mohiniattam is a dance form that is associated with which state of India
Kerala
He was a Maratha King
Who used a tigers claw to kill Afzal Khan?
Shivaji
A boomerang as a weapon was used by which indeginous people?
Australian aborigines
A piece of armour worn or carried in battle for protection is called a?
Shield
You might find one in a dark cave and a cricketer scores runs with it
Bat
In which Indian city would you be on a holiday if you visited the Qutub Minar?
Delhi
The official residence of the President of France is?
The Élysée Palace
The Rastrapati Bhavan architecture is credited to which British architect?
Sir Edwin Lutyens
Under the enamel there is a substance called?
Dentine
The player allowed to handle the ball in a game of football is the?
Goalkeeper
Name this common children’s disease that causes a bright red rash of small spots covering the whole body?
Measles
The process of changing solid to liquid is known as?
Melting
The process of changing liquid to gas is known as?
Evaporation
This is the official residence of the Emperor of Japan. Name this residence?
Imperial Palace Tokyo
Who wrote these famous books
David copperfield
Oliver Twist
Charles Dickens
Sundials are ancient types of?
Clocks
Name this structure in Mumbai?
Gateway of India
The currency in Brazil is?
Real
In which Indian city would you be on a holiday if you visited the Meenakshi Temple?
Temple town of Madurai in Tamil Nadu
