Knowledge pegs Flashcards by Brendan Miller

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Distance from Earth to Mars (at its closest)

A

34 million miles;
54 million km

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The Moon from the Earth

A

239, 000 mi
384, 000 km;

If the Earth is a pea, then the moon is a grain of couscous, 15cm away.

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Distance from Earth to Sun

A

94 million mi
151 million km

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Distance from London to Paris

A

210 mi
340 km;

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Distance from London to New York

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3,500 miles
5,500 km;

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Distance from London to Edinburgh

A

330 miles
530 km;

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Area of the world’s landmass (though that’s only 29% of the Earth’s surface.)

A

149 million km²

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Area of Essex

A

3, 700 km²

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Area of Wales

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21, 000 km²

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Area of England

A

130, 000 square km

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Area of UK

A

242, 000 square km

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Area of California

A

424 000 square km

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Area of Texas, but only 40% the size of Alaska.

A

696 000 km²

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Area of Greenland

A

2.2 million km²

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Area of Sudan, largest country in Africa.

A

1.9 million km²

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Area of Amazon rainforest.

(Brazil’s got 60%)

A

5.5 million km²

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Australia size

A

7.7 m km²

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Area of Brazil

A

8.5 million km²

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Area of China

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9.6 m km²

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Area of Russia

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17.1 m km²

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Latitude of Beijing

A

59 N

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Latitude of Johannesburg

A

26 S

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Latitude of Sydney

A

34 S

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Latitude of Kingston, Jamaica

A

18 N

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Latitude of Cairo, Egypt

A

30 N

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Latitude of Fukuoka

A

33 N

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Latitude of Tokyo

A

35 N

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Latitude of Sicily

A

37 N

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Latitude of Washington

A

39 N

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Latitude of New York

A

40 N

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Latitude of Rome

A

42 N

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Latitude of Toronto

A

43 N

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Latitude of Paris

A

48 N

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49 th parallel (Latitude)

A

DMZ of N & S Korea

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Latitude of London & Calgary

A

51 N

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Latitude of Edinburgh

A

55 N

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Height of Everest

A

8,849 m

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Burj Khalifa

A

830m

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Height of the Shard

A

310m

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Height of Big Ben

A

96m

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Height of St Paul’s

A

108 m

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Height of Great Pyramid of Giza

A

147 m

(now 139m)

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Height of 1 Canada Square (Canary Wharf)

A

244 m

(some say 235m)

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Height of Eiffel Tower (with spire)

A

324 m

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Height of Ben Nevis

A

1,345 m

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Height of Mount Fuji

A

3,776 m

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Height of Kilamanjaro

A

5,895 m

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Light-year

A

9 trillion miles
5 trillion kilometres

Nearest star system (Alpha Centauri) is 4.3 light-years from Earth

Q

How long / far to Bridlington?

A

5hrs and 200 miles

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How long / far to Welsh campsite?

A

4hrs 50 mins and 185 miles

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How long / far to Lake District?

A

6.5 hrs and 275 miles to Lake District

Q

Hiroshima bomb was

A

15 kilotons TNT

150 railroad cars of TNT