Student companion File Flashcards
Who was known as the bard of avon?
William Shakespeare
What is the young of an eel?
Elver
Where is known as skeletal coast?
Namibia
What is the circumference of the Earth in kilometers?
39,900
What is the study of fungi?
Mycology
When is all saint’s day?
November 1
What is the name for the kitchen on a ship?
Galley or Caboose
What is the name for the nest of a squirrel?
Drey
Finish this english proverb ‘the pen is mightier’.
Than the sword
What is the deepest lake in the world?
Baikal
Which idiom means to make peace?
To bury the hatchet
Finish this english proverb ‘anything worth doing’.
Is worth doing well
What is the name for the muslim prayers done five times daily?
Salaat
What is the morbid fear of night?
Nyctophobia
What does SONAR means?
Sound navigation and ranging
Finish this english proverb ‘you can’t make an omelet’.
Without breaking eggs
What is the morbid fear of strangers or foreigners?
Xenophobia
What is the study of words and word origins?
Etymology
What is the young of a deer?
Fawn
What is the name for the place of worhsip for Hindu’s?
Mandir
What is the name for the fertile coastal strip between the algerian plateau and the sea?
Tell
What does LIDAR stand for?
Light detection and ranging
Where is known as the land of milk and honey?
Israel
Finish this english proverb ‘hope for the best and’.
Prepare for the worst
Where can one find the Borah Peak?
Idaho
What is the name for the cup used in Christian mass to hold wine?
Chalice
Who invented the barometer?
Evangelista Torricelli
Who was diesel named after?
Rudolf Diesel
Where is known as the armpit of africa?
Cameroon
What is known as the bird of peace?
Dove
What is the young of a fowl?
Chicken
Finish this english proverb ‘people who live in glass houses’.
Shouldn’t throw stones
What is known as the backbone of Italy?
Apennines
Finish this english proverb ‘stirke while’.
The iron is hot
Who invented sewing machine?
Elias Howe
Who invented the television?
John L. Baird
Who was the first man in space?
Yuri Gagarin
Finish this english proverb ‘his bark is worse’.
Than his bite
What is the term for the killing father?
Patricide
When is the Summer Solstice?
June 21
What is the address for the prime minister of Britain?
10 Downing Street
What is the medical name for a scar left after a wound has been healed?
Cicatrice
What does CIA means?
Central Intelligence Agency
What is the name for error in a computer program?
Bug
What is the name of a person who walks in his or her sleep?
Somnambulist
What is known as adam’s ale?
Water
Finish this english proverb ‘dont put all your eggs’.
In one basket
What is the term for the killing brother?
Fratricide
What is known as black diamond?
Coal
What is the name for a person who is in charge of a museum?
Curator
What is the name for the muslim festival signifying the end of the fasting period of Ramadan?
Eid-Ul-Fitr
Finish this english proverb ‘dont add insult’.
To injury
What is the name for the hot outer layer of the the suns atmosphere called?
Corona
What is commonly called the northern lights?
Aurora Borealis
What is the capacity of a cable to carry information from one computer to another called?
Bandwidth
What is the morbid fear of people?
Anthropophobia
Who invented dynamite?
Alfred Nobel
What is the name for several flags collected together in a group?
Bunting
What is young of a horse?
Foal
What is the young of a dog?
Puppy
What is the name for the Bishop’s cap or headdress?
Mitre
What is the name for the fasting period for Muslims usually one month long?
Ramadan
Finished this English proverb ‘one rotten apple’
Spoils the whole barrel
Who was known as father of economy
Adam Smith
Who was the first person to reach the South Pole?
Roald Amundsen
What is the morbid fear of heights?
Acrophobia
Finish this English proverb ‘an apple a day’
Keeps the doctor away
What is the study of earthquakes?
Seismology
Who was known as the mad monk ?
Gregory Rasputin
What is the measure distance between objects in outer space called?
Light year
When is the vernal equinox?
March 21
What is the name for mourners following a funeral?
Cortege
Who was the first woman in space?
Valentina Terreskova
What is the highest navigable lake on earth?
Lake Titicaca
What is the vessel name for burning incense?
Censer
What is the name for a street that is only open at one end?
Cul-de-sac
Which US president was known as old rough and ready?
Zachary Taylor
What is the name for a person who can use both hands equally?
Ambidexter
What is the young of a hare?
Leveret
What is the morbid fear of men?
Androphobia
Finished this English proverb ‘a fool and his money’
Are soon parted
What is the name for the residence of monks or priests?
Monastery
What’s another name for the paternoster?
Lords Prayer
What is another name for white plague?
Tuberculosis
What is the study of measuring time?
Chronology
What is the name of the knife fixed onto the end of a gun?
Bayonet 
What is the morbid fear of the number 13?
Triskaidekaphobia
Who founded the Salvation Army?
William booth
What is the young of a salmon?
Parr
What is the term for the killing baby?
Infanticide
What is the study of Fish?
Ichthyology
What is the study of disease?
Pathology
What is the name for a person who draws maps?
Cartographer
What is the morbid fear of dogs?
Cynophobia
What does CFC mean?
Chlorofluorocarbon
Long time homerun hitter in baseball was?
Babe Ruth
What is the largest or highest mountain measured from the space below sea level to it’s peak?
Mauna Kea
Where is known as the land down under?
Australia
Who invented the steam engine?
James Watt
Who invented the thermometer and telescope?
Galileo Galilei
Finish this English proverb ‘a picture is worth’
A thousand words
What is the name for a person who is skilled in the care of hands and feet?
Chiropodist
Finish this English proverb ‘make hay while’
The sun shines
Finish this English proverb ‘too many cooks’
Spoil the broth
What is another name for network confined within a single organization?
Intranet
