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Said: I think therefore I am ask in Latin Cogito, ergo sum
René Descartes
Another term for Beijing
Peking, also the location of the forbidden city
What is a canton in terms of land?
A canton is a type of administrative division of a country. In general, cantons are relatively small in terms of area and population when compared with other administrative divisions such as counties, departments, or provinces.
What’s the 25th amendment?
The Twenty-fifth Amendment (Amendment XXV) to the United States Constitution says that if the President becomes unable to do his job, the Vice President becomes the President
Location of forbidden city?
The Forbidden City is a palace complex in Dongcheng District, Beijing, China, at the center of the Imperial City of Beijing
City where the running of the bulls occurs
Pamplona
Largest Caesar salad location
Mexico, Tijuana
What is a fire sale?
a sale of goods remaining after the destruction of commercial premises by fire.
a sale of goods or assets at a very low price, typically when the seller is facing bankruptcy.
What’s a semaphore?
The Semaphore flag signaling system is an alphabet signalling system based on the waving of a pair of hand-held flags in a particular pattern.
Describe the Magna Carta and year
Magna Carta Libertatum (Medieval Latin for “Great Charter of Freedoms”), commonly called Magna Carta (also Magna Charta; “Great Charter”),[a] is a royal charter[4][5] of rights agreed to by King John of England at Runnymede, near Windsor, on 15 June 1215.[b] First drafted by Archbishop of Canterbury Stephen Langton to make peace between the unpopular king and a group of rebel barons, it promised the protection of church rights, protection for the barons from illegal imprisonment, access to swift justice, and limitations on feudal payments to the Crown, to be implemented through a council of 25 barons. Neither side stood behind their commitments, and the charter was annulled by Pope Innocent III, leading to the First Barons’ War.
Name the classic 7 wonders of the world
The classic seven wonders were:
Great Pyramid of Giza, El Giza, Egypt the only one that still exists.
Colossus of Rhodes, in Rhodes, on the Greek island of the same name.
Hanging Gardens of Babylon, in Babylon, near present-day Hillah, Babil province, in Iraq.
Lighthouse of Alexandria, in Alexandria, Egypt.
Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, in Halicarnassus, Achaemenid Empire, modern day Turkey.
Statue of Zeus at Olympia, in Olympia, Greece.
Temple of Artemis at Ephesus, in Ephesus (near the modern town of Selçuk in present-day Turkey).
What is the House of Lords?
The House of Lords[a] is the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Membership is by appointment, heredity or official function. Like the House of Commons, it meets in the Palace of Westminster.[2][3]
Inca vs Myans vs Aztecs
Southeastern Mexico, all of Guatemala and Belize, and the western portions of Honduras and El Salvador comprised of Maya. A Mesoamerican civilization commenced in around 2600 B.C., by the Maya peoples, and known for its hierological script (the only familiar fully developed writing system of the pre-Columbian American) is known as Maya. Maya people survived in farming villages on the Yucatan Peninsula and the highlands to the south. Maya was ruled by prince and priests and was not abolished like other cultures but moderately disappeared.
The Valley of Mexico, a big high-elevation basin in the Sierra Madre Mountains, was the center of Aztec from the period of 1300 to 1521. The valley was appropriate for agriculture since it had a moderate climate and abundant natural resources. Tenochtitlan was the largest and the capital city of Aztecs, which was built on an island in Lake Texcoco. Aztec became well-known farmers, warriors, and temple builders. Finally, the Spanish conquistadors led by Hernan Cortes conquered Tenochtitlan and overpower the Aztec in 1521.
Around the year 1200, Inca started settling in the Valley of Cuzco in the Andes Mountains of central Peru. It was the largest empire that developed and extended approximately 2500 miles from north to south and included around 16 million people. The Incan united its empire by building a huge road network through mountains and across rivers. The Inca was famous for stonework and build stone temples without using mortars.
What was a Buntline special, associated with?
Associated with Wyatt Earp, was a colt .45
Where is the sea of Cortez?
The Gulf of California, also known as the Sea of Cortés
Date of Pearl Harbor attack
December 7, 1941 just before 8 am
Date of JFK assassination
November, 22 1963
Presidents that were assassinated?
JFK
Lincoln
William McKinely
James Garfield
What was Prussia?
Prussia was a historically prominent German state that originated in 1525 with a duchy centred on the region of Prussia on the southeast coast of the Baltic Sea.
What was the KGB?
The KGB (Russian: Комитет государственной безопасности (КГБ), tr. Komitet Gosudarstvennoy Bezopasnosti, IPA: [kəmʲɪˈtʲet ɡəsʊˈdarstvʲɪn(ː)əj bʲɪzɐˈpasnəsʲtʲɪ] (About this soundlisten)), translated in English as the Committee for State Security, was the main security agency for the Soviet Union from 13 March 1954 until 3 December 1991. As a direct successor of preceding agencies such as the Cheka, OGPU, NKGB, NKVD and MGB, it was attached to the Council of Ministers. It was the chief government agency of “union-republican jurisdiction”, carrying out internal security, intelligence and secret police functions. Similar agencies operated in each of the republics of the Soviet Union aside from the Russian SFSR, with many associated ministries, state committees and state commissions.
Hagia Sophia location
Hagia Sophia Ayasofya (Turkish) Ἁγία Σοφία (Greek) Sancta Sophia (Latin) Hagia Sophia Mars 2013.jpg Hagia Sophia, Istanbul. The church was built in AD 537, during the reign of Justinian. Minarets were added in the 15th-16th centuries by the Ottoman Empire.[1] Hagia Sophia is located in Istanbul FatihHagia Sophia Location in the Fatih district of Istanbul Coordinates 41°0′30.48″N 28°58′48.93″ECoordinates: 41°0′30.48″N 28°58′48.93″E Location Fatih, Istanbul, Turkey Type Byzantine Christian cathedral (c. 360–1204, 1261–1453) Latin Catholic cathedral (1204–1261) Mosque (1453–1931; 2020–present) Museum (1935–2020) Material Ashlar, Roman brick Length 82 m (269 ft) Width 73 m (240 ft) Height 55 m (180 ft) Beginning date 360; 1661 years ago Completion date 537; 1484 years ago Dedicated to Wisdom of God, in reference to the Logos, the second person of the Trinity[2] Website muze.gen.tr/muze-detay/ayasofya UNESCO World Heritage Site Part of Historic Areas of Istanbul Criteria Cultural: i, ii, iii, iv Reference 356 Inscription 1985 (9th session)
Interior view of the Hagia Sophia, showing Christian and Islamic elements on the main dome and pendentives (annotations). Hagia Sophia (/ˈhɑːɡiə soʊˈfiːə/; from Koinē Greek: Ἁγία Σοφία, romanized: Hagía Sophía; Latin: Sancta Sophia, lit. 'Holy Wisdom'; Turkish: Ayasofya), officially the Hagia Sophia Holy Grand Mosque (Turkish: Ayasofya-i Kebir Cami-i Şerifi),[3] and formerly the Church of Hagia Sophia,[4] is a Late Antique place of worship in Istanbul, designed by the Greek geometers Isidore of Miletus and Anthemius of Tralles.[5] Built in 537 as the patriarchal cathedral of the imperial capital of Constantinople, it was the largest Christian church of the eastern Roman Empire (the Byzantine Empire) and the Eastern Orthodox Church, except during the Latin Empire from 1204 to 1261, when it became the city's Latin Catholic cathedral. In 1453, after the Fall of Constantinople to the Ottoman Empire, it was converted into a mosque. In 1935, the secular Turkish Republic established it as a museum. In 2020, it re-opened as a mosque.
Kremlin location?
The Moscow Kremlin (Russian: Московский Кремль, tr. Moskovskiy Kreml’, IPA: [mɐˈskofskʲɪj krʲemlʲ]), or simply the Kremlin, is a fortified complex in the center of Moscow founded by Russian ruling dynasty of Rurikids.[1] It is the best known of the kremlins (Russian citadels), and includes five palaces, four cathedrals, and the enclosing Kremlin Wall with Kremlin towers. In addition, within this complex is the Grand Kremlin Palace that was formerly the Tsar’s Moscow residence. The complex now serves as the official residence of the President of the Russian Federation and as a museum with almost 3 million visitors in 2017.[2] The Kremlin overlooks the Moskva River to the south, Saint Basil’s Cathedral and Red Square to the east, and the Alexander Garden to the west.
The name “Kremlin” means “fortress inside a city”,[3] and is often also used metonymically to refer to the government of the Russian Federation in a similar sense to how “White House” refers to the Executive Office of the President of the United States. It previously referred to the government of the Soviet Union (1922–1991) and its highest members (such as general secretaries, premiers, presidents, ministers, and commissars). The term “Kremlinology” refers to the study of Soviet and Russian politics.
What is the Scotland Yard?
Scotland Yard
New Scotland Yard
New Scotland Yard sign 3.jpg
The iconic sign outside the former New Scotland Yard building, located in Victoria, City of Westminster. The sign has been relocated to the new location of New Scotland Yard.
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General information
Address
(1829–1890) 4 Whitehall Place, St James’s, City of Westminster
(1890–1967) Norman Shaw Buildings, Victoria Embankment, Victoria, City of Westminster
(1967–2016) 8-10 Broadway, City of Westminster
(2016–present) New Scotland Yard, Victoria Embankment, Victoria, City of Westminster
Town or city City of Westminster, Greater London
Scotland Yard (officially New Scotland Yard) is a metonym for the headquarters building of the Metropolitan Police, the territorial police force responsible for policing all 32 boroughs of London, excluding the City of London.
Who painted Madonna and child?
Madonna and Child was painted by one of the most influential artists of the late 13th and early 14th century, Duccio di Buoninsegna
What is the Beaufort scale?
The Beaufort scale is an empirical measure that relates wind speed to observed conditions at sea or on land. Its full name is the Beaufort wind force scale.
Who was thurgood Marshall?
Thurgood Marshall was an American lawyer and civil rights activist who served as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from October 1967 until October 1991. Marshall was the first African-American Supreme Court Justice in the history of the United States
Capital of Fiji
Suva
Capital of Sudan
Khartoum
Author of grapes of wrath
John Steinbeck
How many kids did JS Bach have?
20
Sport Arthur Ashe
Tennis
Boroughs of NYC
New York City is composed of five boroughs: The Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, and Staten Island. Largest is Queens
What’s a boomslang?
Snake
DNA is made from?
Nucleotides
Where are the Crown Jewels?
Entrance to the Jewel House
The Jewel House is a vault housing the British Crown Jewels in the Waterloo Block (formerly a barracks) at the Tower of London. It was opened by Queen Elizabeth II in 1994 and refurbished in 2012.
Where is Machu Piccuhu?
Machu Picchu is an Incan citadel set high in the Andes Mountains in Peru, above the Urubamba River valley. Built in the 15th century and later abandoned, it’s renowned for its sophisticated dry-stone walls that fuse huge blocks without the use of mortar, i
What is London’s most popular attraction?
The London Eye, or the Millennium Wheel, is a cantilevered observation wheel on the South Bank of the River Thames in London. It is Europe’s tallest cantilevered observation wheel, and is the most popular paid tourist attraction in the United Kingdom with over 3 million visitors annually.
What is the name of king Arthur’s sword?
Excalibur (/ɛkˈskælɪbər/) is the legendary sword of King Arthur, sometimes also attributed with magical powers or associated with the rightful sovereignty of Britain
Who was known as the king of Thebes?
Oedipus, in Greek mythology, the king of Thebes who unwittingly killed his father and married his mother.
Where did the Punic wars happen?
The Punic Wars were a series of wars that were fought between the Roman Republic and Ancient Carthage. The First Punic War broke out on the island of Sicily in 264 BC. It was regarded as “the longest and most severely contested war in history” by the Ancient Greek historian Polybius.
What was the gilded age?
“The Gilded Age” is the term used to describe the tumultuous years between the Civil War and the turn of the twentieth century. The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today was a famous satirical novel by Mark Twain set in the late 1800s, and was its namesake
What years around did the fall of the Roman Empire occur?
The fall of the Western Roman Empire, c. 376–476, was the process of decline in the Western Roman Empire in which the Empire failed to enforce its rule, and its vast territory was divided into several successor polities.
What countries did the hundred year war occur between, what years?
The Hundred Years’ War was a series of conflicts during the Late Middle Ages between the kingdoms of England and France. Years 1337-1453
The pantheon is considered what type of structure?
A rotunda is any building with a circular ground plan, and sometimes covered by a dome. It may also refer to a round room within a building. The Pantheon in Rome is a famous rotunda. A band rotunda is a circular bandstand, usually with a dome.
Where were the knights Templar founded?
The Poor Fellow-Soldiers of Christ and of the Temple of Solomon, also known as the Order of Solomon’s Temple, the Knights Templar or simply the Templars, were a Catholic military order founded in 1119, headquartered on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem through 1128 when they went to meet with Pope Honorius II.
What was the Spanish Armada?
The Spanish Armada was a Habsburg Spanish fleet of 130 ships that sailed from Lisbon in late May 1588 under the command of the Duke of Medina Sidonia, with the purpose of escorting an army from Flanders to invade England.
What are Seychelles?
The Seychelles is an archipelago of 115 islands in the Indian Ocean, off East Africa. It’s home to numerous beaches, coral reefs and nature reserves, as well as rare animals such as giant Aldabra tortoises. Mahé, a hub for visiting the other islands, is home to capital Victoria. It also has the mountain rainforests of Morne Seychellois National Park and beaches, including Beau Vallon and Anse Takamaka.
Describe the Chesapeake bay?
The Chesapeake Bay is the largest estuary in the United States. The Bay is located in the Mid-Atlantic region and is primarily separated from the Atlantic Ocean by the Delmarva Peninsula with its mouth of the Bay at the south end located between Cape Henry and Cape Charles
What’s a ciborium?
A ciborium is a vessel, normally in metal. It was originally a particular shape of drinking cup in Ancient Greece and Rome, but the word later came to refer to a large covered cup designed to hold hosts for, and after, the Eucharist, thus the counterpart of the chalice.
What is a narwhal?
The narwhal or narwhale is a medium-sized toothed whale that possesses a large “tusk” from a protruding canine tooth. It lives year-round in the Arctic waters around Greenland, Canada, and Russia. It is one of two living species of whale in the family Monodontidae, along with the beluga whale
