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Australia

1) What is the name of the sea that separates New Zealand and Australia?

Tasman Sea

2) What is the highest mountain in Australia?

Cradle Mountain

Mt Warning

Mt Kosciuszko

Mt Kaputar

Ans: Mt Kosciuszko

3) Who was the only Australian to win three Olympic gold medals in the same event atthree successive Games?

1. Betty Cuthbert

2. Dawn Fraser

3. Ilsa Konrads4. Raelene Boyle

Ans: Dawn Fraser (She is one of only two swimmers to win the same Olympic

event three times in her case the 100 meters freestyle.)

4) Complete this phrase: a few kangaroos loose in

1. the rumpus room

2. the backyard

3. the Speewah4. the top paddock

Ans:The Top paddock


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5)

Ans:The Great Barrier Reef

6)

Ans: Swimming in the ocean


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7)

:

Ans: Its jointly managed by aborigines ans the Australian govt


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England

Many English place names have changed over the centuries. I will give you

either the old name, or the original meaning of the name. All you have to do is

pick the correct town or city.

1)

From which English city did Robin Hood and his Merry Men supposedly

come?

Nottingham

Gloucester

Lincoln

Hastings

Ans: Nottingham

2)

On what day is Guy Fawkes Day?

November 5

Last Monday in August

First Monday in May

April 30

Ans: Nov 5

Guys Fawkes Day is celebrated with bonfires and fireworks to commemorate the failureof Gunpowder Plot of 1605, when Guy Fawkes and other conspirators tried to blow up

the Parliament building.


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3)

Who traditionally lives at 10 Downing Street, London?

Prime Minister

Prince of Wales

Queen

Sting

Ans: Prime minister

The prime minister traditionally lives and works at 10 Downing Street, and must appear

in Parliament regularly to answer questions. When Tony Blair was Prime Minister heactually lived at Number 11 because 10 was too small for his family.

4)

Coronation ceremonies for English monarchs are held at Buckingham

Palace?

True

False

Ans:false

Coronations have been held at Westminster Abbey since 1296. Monarchs such as Queen

Elizabeth II have been crowned while sitting on a plain wooden seat called theCoronation Chair resting over a block of sandstone called the Stone of Scone. This stone

had been used in the coronations of Scottish kings since 839, and was removed from

Scotland by Edward I and kept as a symbol that the English ruled the Scots. In 1996, thestone was returned to the Scots, who agreed that it can be "borrowed" and taken to

Westminster Abbey whenever a new monarch is crowned.

5)

What is the oldest royal residence still in use?

Deal Castle

Dover Castle


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Windsor Castle

Kensington Palace

Ans: Windsor Castle

Windsor Castle is located in Berkshire, and was founded in the time of William

the Conqueror. The queen lives primarily at Buckingham Palace, but WindsorCastle has been the official royal residence since the twelfth century.

6)

What famous London cathedral designed by Christopher Wren is famous

for surviving the Blitz of World War II?

St. Paul's Cathedral

Canterbury Cathedral

Chester Cathedral

Coventry Cathedral

Ans: St. Paul's Cathedral

France


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1)

Ans: 60 tons

2)

Ans: Marianne

3)What is commemorated on Bastille Day?

The birth of NapoleonThe French Revolution

The building of the Bastille.

Ans: French revolution

4)


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Where is the film festival in France held?

Amiens

CannesCorsica.

Ans: Cannes

5)

When did France host and win the FIFA World Cup?

1994

19982006.

Ans:1998

6)

Ans: Jasmine

7)


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Ans: Nuclear power

8)

The territory of France assumes which geometrical shape?

a. Pentagon

b. Hexagon

c. Heptagon

d. Octagon

Ans:hexagon

9)

Which is the largest city of France?

a. Paris

b. Aix-en-Provence

c. Belfort


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d. Bordeaux

Ans: Paris

10)

What is the name of the highest point in western Europe that is situated in the French

Alps?

a. Vosges

b. Mont Blanc

c. Jura

d. Massif Central

Ans:mont blanc

11)

France is also the country with the fastest average internet connection speed (DSL).

a. True

b. False

Ans: True

12)

France is home to which international cycling competition?

a. Bike World Championships

b. Le Tour de France

c. NORBA competition

d. BMX racing

Ans:Le tour de France


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13)

what is france popular for?a. bagguets

b. hot choclate

c. cheese

d. clothing

Ans: Cheese

USA


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1)

Where did Martin Luther King, Jr. give his famous 'I have a dream ...'

speech?

The White House

Memphis, Tennessee

The Lincoln Memorial

The US Capital building

Ans: The Lincoln Memorial

2)

What was the first launched space shuttle named?

Challenger

Atlantis

Discovery

Columbia

Ans: Columbia

3)

What national landmark opened in Washington D.C. in 1922?

The Washington Monument

The Lincoln Memorial

The Jefferson MemorialThe Pentagon

Ans:The Lincoln Memorial

4)


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The world saw its first billionaire in the 20th century. Who was he?

William Vanderbilt

Nelson Rockefeller

John D. RockefellerHenry Ford

Ans: John D. Rockefeller

5)

When American Charles Lindbergh made aviation history by flying non-

stop solo across the Atlantic Ocean, where did he land?

London

Madrid

Lisbon

Paris

Ans: Paris

6)

What cartoon character made his debut in 1928 in the cartoon short 'Steamboat

Willie'?

Mickey Mouse

Super Man

Popoye

Tom & Jerry

Ans: Mickey Mouse

7)

.On April 16th, 2007 on the campus of Virginia Tech University inBlacksburg, Virginia, a student went on a shooting rampage which became


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the deadliest shooting in US history. Including the perpetrator, how many

people were killed?

27

3841

33

Ans: 33

8)

On April 27, 2010 over 40 people were trapped inside the top of a popular

tourist attraction for over an hour. Which Midwest landmark were they

held captive in?

The Gateway Arch, St Louis, MO

The Liberty Launch, Santa Claus, IN

The Willis (Sears) Tower, Chicago, IL

Mount Rushmore, Black Hills, SD

Ans: The Gateway Arch, St Louis, MO

9)

What's the oldest university in the USA?

Harvard

10)

What is Bill Clinton's middle name?

Jefferson

India

Who is the first speaker of lok sabha?


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G.V. Mavlankar

M. A. Ayyangar

Sardar Hukam Singh

N. Sanjiva Reddy

Ans: GV Mavalankar

Name this Indian Tennis player who has turned Hollywood filmmaker?

1)Leander Paes

2) Mahesh Bhupathi

3) Vijay Amritraj

4) Ashok Amritraj

Ans:4

Ans:3
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ganesh_Vasudev_Mavlankarhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M._A._Ayyangarhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M._A._Ayyangarhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sardar_Hukam_Singhhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sardar_Hukam_Singhhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N._Sanjiva_Reddyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ganesh_Vasudev_Mavlankarhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M._A._Ayyangarhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sardar_Hukam_Singhhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N._Sanjiva_Reddy


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Ans: 2

Indentify the personality:

Ans: Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi


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Identify The State:

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