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What does the Japanese word 'Karate' mean literally?
Open hand
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With which water sport are jumping,slaloming and trick riding associated?
Water Skiing
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Which sport was a traditional English 'pub' game?
Darts
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Which modern martial art was developed from 'Jujitsu'?
Judo
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Which game is played at the Embassy World Professional Championship?
Snooker
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What sport is 'angling'?
Fishing
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With what sport would you associate 'alley' or 'lane'?
Bowling
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Which city is known as the 'Pearl of the Orient'?
Singapore
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Which capital city is said to be the oldest in the world and in which country it is located?
Damascus,the capital of Syria
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Which is the largest city in Africa?
Cairo,capital of Egypt
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What was Christopher Columbus's nationality?
Italian
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At the mouth of which river is Hong Kong situated?
Perl River
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Which Central American nation was formerly known as British Honduras?
Belize
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After whom was Bolivia named?
Simon Bolivar
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Which two countries enjoy the highest standard of living in S.America?
Venezuela & Argentina
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Where is the Carribean Sea?
Between West Indies & South America
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Which are the countries linked by the Karakoram Highway?
China & Pakistan
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What does leser mean?
Light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation
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Which sea seperates Japan from the main-land of Asia?
The sea of Japan
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What is a group of dolphins called?
Scholl
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What is a male ant called?
A dron
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Name the mosquito which spreads malaria?
The female Anopheles mos quito
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Istanbul is a major city of Turkey. What was its former name?
Constantinople
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Where is the headquarters of World Meterological Organisation?
Geneva
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Name the countries having the veto power in the U.N. Security Council.
U.S.A.,USSR,UK,FRANCE & CHINA
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What is called the "Roof of the World"?
The pamirs in Central Asia
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Name the only planet that was discovered in the 20th century.
Pluto
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What is the boundary between Russia & Poland called?
The Curzon Line
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How much time does the light take to reach the Earth from the sun?
A little more than 8 minutes
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What is the source of all energy on earth?
The energy from the sun
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Which famous swimmer is known as the 'Albatross'?
Michael Gross
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Where was the martial art taekwon do developed?
Korea
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Who developed taekwon do?
Gen.Choi Hong Hi of Korea
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Which mountain ranges in Spain & California have the same name?
Sierra Nevada
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Which batsman has scored most runs in a day in Test Cricket?
Australia's Don Bradman 309 n.o. against England at leeds in 1930
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Which team won a one dayer twice with a six off of the last ball?
Pakistan
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How many Indians have taken nine or more wickets in an innings in a Test Match?
4 -Kapil Dev,Subhash Gupta,Jasu Patel & Anil Kumble
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Which is the largest plant in the world?
The Bis Trees of California
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What is 'smog'?
Smoke -laden fog
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Who is called the light of the world?
Jesus Christ
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Which is the major language of Egypt?
Arabic
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What does the phrase 'cakes and ale' mean?
A carefree or easy living
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What is the language of Chile?
spanish
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Which country is called the 'Land of Golden Fleece'?
Australia
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Which city of Russia had the old name St.Petersburg?
Leningrad
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Name the only bird which can fly backward as well as forward
The hemming bird
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Name the longest river of Canada
Mackenzie
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Name the highest military decoration of France.
Croix de Guerra
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Which gas is commonly used in electric bulbs?
Neon
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Which European city was founded in 1050,destroyed by fire in 1624, and rebuilt?
Oslo,capital of Norway
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What are plants that grow in water called?
Hydrophytes
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Which insect makes the loudest noise?
The mle cicada
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To which country does Greenland belong?
Denmark
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What is the other name for graphite?
Plumbago or black lead
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To which galaxy does the earth belong?
The Milky Way
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Where are the largest deposits of platinum found?
Ural Mountains,U.S.S.R.
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Name the only mammal that flies.
The Bat
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How would you recognize the leader of a wolf pack?
The leader holds his tail straight out,while others tails droop.
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What is a baby rabbit or squirrel called?
Bunny
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What is a group of Kangaroos called?
Mob
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Which language is most dominant in Latin America?
Spanish
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Who said that 'Well begun is half done'?
Horace
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Name the border line between Afghanistan and Pakistan
The Durand Line
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Who said that 'Science without religion is lame and religion without science is blind?
Albert Einstein
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Name the longest river of Australia.
Murray
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Name the highest mountain in Canada.
Logan
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Name the only Shakespeare's play that included a dog.
Two Gentlemen of Verona
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Which city is called the 'City of Dreaming Spires'?
Oxford
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After which emperor was July named?
Julius Caesar
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Name the king of England who built the Tower of London.
King William I
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After Amazon, which is the major river of South America?
Paraha
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Which king of France was called the Citizen King?
Louis Phillippe
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Who first discovered radioactivity?
Marie Curie
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Aesop has been attributed with famous fables. What did he work as?
He was a slave
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Who is known as the 'Maid of Orleans'?
Joan of Arc of France
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From which country did the Portugese bring tobacco to India in 1508?
Peru
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Which European country is known as the 'Land of Cakes'?
Scotland
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Name the ethical practice in Jainism, of not causing harm to any living thing
Ahimsa
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Which is the longest strait in the world?
Tartar Straits
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In which part of the world is the river Snake?
U.S.A.
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Which is the tallest race in the world?
The Tutsi,they live in Central Africa and have an average height of 185 cms. or 6 ft. 1 inch.
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Name the International Line forming the border between India and China on the eastern side.
The Mc Mohan Line
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Which is the largest port in the world?
New York Har
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Which is the longest river in Asia?
The river Ob(5538 kms) in the U.S.S.R.
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Of which crop is Bangladesh the greatest producer in the world?
Tasmania
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What is the science of coins & medals called?
Numismatic
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What is amnesia?
Loss or impairment of memory
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What is a young cow called?
Heifer
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Which language is known as Cape Dutch?
Afrikaans
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Which batsman scored a century in a First Class Match without a single boundary?
Bill Woodfull of Australia; 118 runs
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Which bowler has taken Gavaskar's wicket the maximum times?
D.Underwood of England 12 times
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What is the record for most runs scored in a Test match?
G.Gooch of England. 456 runs (333 & 123 against (India) at Lord's in 1990-91.
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What is the record for most sixes hit in an innings in First class cricket?
15 sixes.Hit by Johan Reid,Wellington v/s Northern Districts,1962-63
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Who is the youngest player to score a double century in Test Cricket?
Javed Miandad.He was 19 years,141 days when he scored 206 against N.Zealand at Karachi in 1976-77
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Where are the world's largest diamond and gold mining areas?
Kimberley in South Africa
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Which is the largest silver producing country in the world?
Mexico
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Which is the largest bay in the world?
In area,the Bay of Bengal is the largest.However,in shore line length, the Hudson Bay is the largest
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Which is the largest delta formed by two rivers?
That created by the Ganga & Brahmaputra in West Bengal and Bangladesh
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Which is the deepest lake in the world?
Ozero (lake) Baykal in Central Siberia
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Can the giraffe outspeed the Kangaroo?
Yest. At 35 miles (56 km) an hour
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How many claws does a crab have?
Five pairs
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Name the largest freshwater lake.
Lake Superior
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Name the most poisonous fish.
Stonefish
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Mafia is a secret society operating in different parts of the world. Which place is considered to be its origin?
Sicily Italy
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Name the fastest fish in the world.
Atlantic Sailfish
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Who founded the Maurya dynasty in ancient India?
Chandragupta Maurya