SCIENCE

Who discovered the electron?

sir j j Thomson

Which is the longest bone in the human body?

The femur or the thigh bone.


At which temperature do both the Centigrade and Fahrenheit show the same reading?

-40c equal -40f .

Who invented the bifocal lens?
Benjamin Franklin

Who invented the jet engine?
Sir Frank whittle of England in 1937.

What is Mach Number?
Ratio of speed of the body to the speed of sound under similar conditions.

What is the scientific name for study of handwriting?
Graphology

What causes an object to look black?
when radiation falling on an object absorbed, it appears black.

Who discovered insulin?
Sir Fredrick Grant Banting & J R McLeod.

Which element has the highest boiling point?
Tantalum, about 6000c.


Why does a tennis ball bounce higher on hills than on plains?
The gravitational pull is in the hills is less than that at a plain.


Which planet has the biggest satellite?
Saturn's seventh, known as titan(diameter 5680 km).

Which is the most common of all the metals in the earth's crust?
Aluminum, 8.13% of the earth's crust by weight.

What is the source of caviar?
It is made by salting the roe of sturgeon.

Why does an iron ball sink and not an iron ship?
The weight of the iron ball is more then the water it displaces, in case of the ship, it is opposite.


What is herpetology?

study of reptiles.

What is constellation?
A cluster of fixed stars in the heaven like great bear,Orion.

What is an aardvark?
An ant- eating animal

From which plant is morphine obtained?
opium poppy

Who discovered the cause of malaria?

Ronald Ross

Geography

Who named the Pacific Ocean?

FERDINAND MAGELLAN

Of which country is Khartoum the capital?
SUDAN

Which country is called "Land Of White Elephants'?
THAILAND

Which is the deepest point in the Pacific Ocean?
Challenger deep, south west of Guam in the pacific 11033m deep.

Which town in the world is situated at a highest altitude?
wenchuam founded in 1955 in Tibet at an altitude of 5100m.

What was Thailand called previously?
Siam

Which is the largest sea in the world (as opposed to ocean)?
South china sea

Which is the world's coldest place?
The pole of cold in Antarctica. The lowest recorded temperature is -57.87c

Name the highest mountain peak of Europe.
Mont Blanc,4810m high.

In which city you're expected to ride a gondola?
Venice,Italy.

In which part of the world is the River Snake?
USA.It rises in Wyoming and flows in Idaho and 1504km long.

Which is the tallest race in the world?
Tut sis.they live in central Africa and have an average height of 185cm.

Who was the first man to reach North Pole?
Robert Peary(USA) on April 6Th,1909.

Which city is known as Venice Of the North?
Stockholm

Which Australian state is an island?
Tasmania

Name the French engineer who successfully constructed the Suez canal but failed with the Panama canal.
Ferdinand DE Lesseps

Between which countries the Pyrenees lie?
France & Spain

Where are the Ajanta caves?
Maharashtra, India.

Which Canadian seaport is 1610 km from the sea?
Montreal

In which range is Mt Kanchendzonga, the third highest mountain in the world?
Himalayas

What is the former name of Malawi?
Nyasa land

What is the capital of Fiji?
Suva

HISTORY

Which is the oldest parliamentary democracy in the world?

Great Britain

What is the holy book of Paris called?

The Zenda Avesta

Which city was founded by Alexander the Great in Egypt?

ALXENDRIA

Who was known as Maid Of Orleans?

JOAN OF ARC

Which American President said: "It's best not to swap horses while crossing the river"?

ABRAHAM LINCOLN

What is the Japanese parliament called ?

DIET

Who was the German-Jewish girl who hid in an Amsterdam attic during WW II and wrote a diary which later became famous?

ANNA FRANK

Of which British King was it said, "He never said a foolish thing, nor ever did a wise one"?

KING CHARLES II

Which Roman emperor build Byzantium?

CONSTANTINE

After which Florentine explorer was America named?

AMERIGO VESPVCCI

In which century was Lord Buddha born?

6 th centurybc(around 560bc)

What was Abraham Lincoln's profession prior to entering Congress?

lawyer

Which famous Englishman was killed in the Battle of Trafalgar?
ADMIRAL LORD NELSON