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1
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The first country to host two Football Worl Cups in 1970 and 1986 was

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MEXICO

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2
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In which country did badminton originate

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India

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3
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In which sport do players compete for the Thomas and UBER Cup

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Badminton

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4
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In Professional boxing which is the lightest weight category

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Straw Weight

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5
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The ritualistic Maori dance performed by the New Zealand Rugby Team before the start of a match is called❓

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HAKA Dance

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6
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The New Zealand Rugby team is known as

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All BLACKS

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7
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What is the PERFUME BALL in cricket

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A bouncer that goes very close to the batsmans nose

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8
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Name this famous chess player
“ I was born Gary Weinstein, I took my mothers maiden name after my fathers early death. “

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Gary Kasparov

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9
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Name this Australian hunting instrument

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BOOMERANG

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10
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In atheletics the preliminary event before the finals in knows as

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HEAT

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11
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Name this Indian cricketer who was nicknamed JUMBO

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ANIL KUMBLE

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12
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In cricket what is the difference between an Umpire and Refree

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UMPIRE..On field decisions
Refree…Off field decisions

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13
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In Chess how many Queens is a player theoretically able to use

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NINE

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14
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Charles Atlas is believed to have developed his body building techniques after watching a particular animal, name the animal

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LION

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15
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What does American Football, Australian Rules Football and Rugby Have in common

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They all play with an oval ball

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16
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What is the only thing a professional boxer is allowed to wear above the waist

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GUM Shield

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17
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The Ten Commandments is also known as

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DECALOGUE

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18
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What extreme strict vow does a TRAPPIST MONK TAKE

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Not to speak

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18
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What extreme strict vow does a TRAPPIST MONK TAKE

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Not to speak

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19
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Which insect does Garfield the cat hate so much

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SPIDERS

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20
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This Seventh century visitor to India was the first to take the mango to the outside world

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Hiuen Tsang

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21
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What did Hiuen Tsang do in India

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He translated the buddisht scriptures from Sanskrit to chinese

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21
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What did Hiuen Tsang do in India

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He translated the buddisht scriptures from Sanskrit to chinese

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22
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Another name for the disease called NIGHT BLINDNESS

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NYCTALOPIA

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23
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Hidrosis is the medical term for

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SWEATING

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24
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Fidel Castro, the dictator of CUBA, ordered the ban of which Board game

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MONOPOLY

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25
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On whom did Jonas Salk first test his POLIO VACCINE

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On himself, his three sons and his wife

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26
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Which time keeping device has the most moving parts

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The hour Glass

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27
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The sun dial has how many moving parts

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ZERO

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28
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When leonardo designed the parachute, what shape did he design it

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Pyramidal

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29
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Which country has the most post offices in the world

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India

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30
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In 1925, THE GENEVA CONVENTION banned two types of warfare

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BIOLOGICAL WARFARE
CHEMICAL WARFARE

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31
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In the middle ages, apart from illumination, what were candles used for

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To measure time

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32
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A postage stamp from switzerland has HELVETIA written on it, what does it mean

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SWITZERLAND in LATIN

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33
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Two high profile women, in the 1990s, popularised the SALWAR KAMEEZ, name them

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Princess Diana
Jemina Khan

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34
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This narrow platform on which models walk during a fashion show is called

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CATWALK

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35
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A person who collects autographs is known as

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PHILOGRAPHIST

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36
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The single fruit of this plant is called a FINGER, and a cluster is called HAND, name the fruit

A

BANANA

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37
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What does the Roman numerals M C and D stand for

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M…..1000
C……100
D……500

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38
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Which board game was originally called CRISS CROSS

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SCRABBLE

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39
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Which religious head is escorted by the SWISS GUARDS

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POPE

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40
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If you are PANNING in the river, what would you be looking for

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Gold

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41
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If the flesh of a goat is mutton, and is the flesh of an adult sheep called

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Mutton

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42
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Which form of transportation was once called IRON HORSE

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LOCOMOTIVE

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43
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How much would you be paid if you held an HONORARY POST

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NO Pay

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44
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Which of the wonders of the ancient world can still be seen today

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The Pyramids of EGYPT

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45
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On which famous strret is the New York Stock Exchange located

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Wall Street

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46
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In London, which famous religious building is just across the road from houses of Parliament

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WESTMINSTER ABBEY

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47
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Why is WESTMINSTER ABBEY IMPORTANT

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All the British Souvereigns from William the conqueror have been crowned there. Except Edward 5 and Edward 8

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48
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What is the GREENHOUSE made of

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Glass

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49
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How is MAPLE SYRUP and RUBBER alike

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Both are made from sap of a tree

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50
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In geometry what is an OBLONG

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RECTANGLE

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51
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What does DEFORESTATION mean

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Cutting of trees

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52
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What does AFFORESTATION mean

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Planting of trees

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53
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According to legend what is supposed to be at the end of a Rainbow

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POT OF GOLD

54
Q

Who would wear a TOUPEE

A

A bald person

55
Q

What would you call a lake full of drinking water

A

RESERVOIR

56
Q

What mode of transportation did Jonathan Scobie invent in 1869

A

RICKSHAW

57
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In 1995, CHRISTOPHER PILI aka BLACK BARON was 26 years old and became the first person to be convicted of what

A

Writing a computer Virus

58
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Whish country once used knives as money

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China

59
Q

Why do bees perform a complicated dance like a WAGGLE dance

A

To tell other bees where to find food

60
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What is the singular form of DATA

A

DATUM

61
Q

What is the white part of the EGG called

A

ALBUMEN or GLAIR

62
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A squirrels nest is called

A

DREY

63
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W word used to describe a person who has a mania for stealing things

A

KLEPTOMANIA

64
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What do you call these lines on the map that connect places receiving the same amount of rainfall

A

ISOHYET

65
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What is the name of the ancient trade route linking China to the west

A

THE SILK ROUTE

66
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The words written on a tombstone is known as

A

EPITAPH

67
Q

In the World Wrestling Federation, What is Shawn Michaels Nickname

A

The Heartbreak Kid

68
Q

What is another name for Papyrus

A

The Paper Plant

69
Q

Name the three types of honey bees

A

Queen
Workers
Drones

70
Q

What was the actor ASHOK KUMARs nickname

A

DADAMONI

71
Q

What instrument is used to measure the speed of wind

A

ANEMOMETER

72
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It is an arrangement of straps to prevent a dog from biting

A

MUZZLE

73
Q

Why was the EIFFEL TOWER CONSTRUCTED

A

To celebrate the world Fair in 1889

74
Q

What is the day after christmas popularly known as

A

Boxing day

75
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In which park do you find YOGI BEAR and BOO BOO

A

JELLYSTONE PARK

76
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A piece of paper that indicates that you have paid for something

A

RECEIPT

77
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This legendary Beast lived in CRETE, and was half bull and half man

A

MINOTAUR

78
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In a right angle triangle what do you call the side opposite the right angle

A

HYPOTENUSE

79
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What is the music composer A R Rehmans real Name

A

A S Dilip Kumar

80
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What is the name for the popular mixture Nitric acid and hydrochloric acid, that is used to dissolve gold

A

AQUA REGIA

81
Q

Name the three parts of the small intestine

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Duodenum
Jejunum
Ileum

82
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What is ISABGOL

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It is the seed of the plantain, used for digestion

83
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Name a device that links computers together, using a telephone line

A

MODEM

84
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What are a bird of Preys hooked claws called

A

TALONS

85
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What is used to raise a car when a tyre needs changing

A

JACK

86
Q

What is the tall pointed part of a church called

A

STEEPLE or SPIRE

87
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What is the name of the well known WEST AFRICAN WIND

A

HARMATTAN

88
Q

What is the medical term for chicken pox

A

VARICELLA

89
Q

What was Pope John Pauls II previous job

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He was the archbishop of CRACOW

90
Q

What is special about the zodiac sign sagittarius

A

The only zodiac that begins and ends with the same letter

91
Q

What do you call the storey of a building between two main floors

A

MEZZANINE

92
Q

who was the chief discoverer of Tutankhamens Tomb

A

Howard Carter

93
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What was Namibia previously called

A

South West Africa

94
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By what other name is Rabies known as

A

Hydrophobia

95
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The place where leather is produced from animal skins

A

TANNERY

96
Q

What do you call the art of sticking pieces of paper or cloth onto a surface

A

COLLAGE

97
Q

What is the name of the self sustaining ecosystem set up in Oracle in Arizona

A

BIOSPHERE 2

98
Q

Who were Cindrellas step sisters

A

Anastasia
Drizella

99
Q

Who is the oldest man mentioned in the Bible

A

METHUSELAH. He was 969 years old

100
Q

Most of the BEATLES hit songs were written by

A

Paul Mccartney
John Lenon

101
Q

What name appears on the Greek stamps

A

HELLAS

102
Q

These drums are held between the knees and played with fingers

A

BONGOS

103
Q

a natural pain killer produced by the brain and is 10 times stronger than morphine

A

ENDORPHIN

104
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What was the name of the chalice at Jesus’s last supper

A

HOLY GRAIL

105
Q

Name the pass that connects Northern Pakistan to Afghanistan

A

KHYBER PASS

106
Q

Who was the first astronaut to orbit the earth

A

JOHN GLENN

107
Q

How many Knights belonged to King Arthurs round table

A

150

108
Q

The medical term for Baldness

A

Alopecia

109
Q

What is this narrow strip of land joining two larger land masses

A

ISTHMUS

110
Q

What do you call the scientific study of birds

A

ORNITHOLOGY

111
Q

What is this large French country house or Castle called

A

CHATEAU

112
Q

What is the Indian name for Tamarind

A

IMLI

113
Q

The flap of cartilage preventing food from entering the windpipe is called the

A

EPIGLOTTIS

114
Q

Another name for this abominable snowman

A

Yeti

115
Q

Where is the YETI found

A

Himalayas

116
Q

In 1590, the Portuguese first sighted the Island of Taiwan, what did they first name it

A

FORMOSA which means beautiful

117
Q

In which Europen city would you find St Peters Square

A

Rome

118
Q

Easter Island is famous for statues shaped like humans. To which country does Easter Island belong

A

CHILE

119
Q

In 1962, which west Indian country did TRINIDAD join to form a state

A

TOBAGO

120
Q

In AD 79 three Roman cities were devastated by the Volcano Vesuvius, Name them

A

HERCULANEUM
STABIE
POMPEII

121
Q

Who sang “ The Song of Peace” minutes before he was assassinated

A

YITZHAK RABIN. the PM of Israel

122
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The first Indian to propose that the earth was spherical and that is rotated on its axis was

A

ARYABHATA 1

123
Q

ARYABHATA”S most famous treatise

A

ARYABHATIYA in 499 AD

124
Q

The dramatist whose celebrated drama was about King Dushyanta who loves and courts a maiden he saw while hunting

A

Kalidasa. He wrote the drama Shakuntala

125
Q

Two official Indian languages that begin and end with the same letter

A

Malyalam
Urdu

126
Q

This 175 foot high structure that was built by Akbar to commemorate his victory in Gujrat was

A

Buland Darwaza

127
Q

Which tragic incident in India, in 1984, will be remembered as BLACK DECEMBER

A

The Bhopal gas Tragedy

128
Q

Which is the only Indian state to contain the name of the Indian language in it

A

Tamil Nadu

129
Q

Barren Island is one of a kind in India. WHY?

A

It is the only active volcano in India in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands

130
Q

Who was the youngest President of the India National Congress INC

A

Subhas Chandra Bose

131
Q

In south India it is called APPLAM, how is it known in the North

A

PAPPADAM

132
Q

Which Indian state was previously called United Provinces

A

Uttar Pradesh

133
Q

In Bengal it is known as APLANA, in Tamil Nadu it is KOLAM and in Gujrat?

A

Rangoli

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