MIKEE HUSSLA
1st October 2004, 03:41 PM
Q01 Who put the first self propelled vehicle on the moon?
Former USSR on 7th Nov, 1970. The name of the vehicle was Lunokhod - I.
Q02 How many miles per hour is one knot?
1.151 miles/hour or 1.84 km/hour.
Q03 In which year was the Nobel Prize instituted and which country awards it?
1901, Sweeden.
Q04 What is the study of earthquakes called?
Seismology.
Q05 Which planet is farthest away from the sun?
Pluto.
Q06 Who is the religious head of the English church?
Archbishop of Canterbury.
Q07 Which was the first country to use paper?
China, Ts'ai Sun invented it.
Q08 Where is the headquarters of the International Red Cross Society?
Geneva.
Q09 Name the sculptor who created "The Thinker".
Auguste Rodin.
Q10 Which is the oldest known formally written language?
Elamite, dating back to 3500 BC.
Q11 Which planet has the longest day?
Venus. Its day is longer than its year because it spins on its axis once every 243 earth days whereas rotation of the sun is completed in 224.7 days.
Q12 What is a whiteout?
When the land is completely covered with snow and the horizon obliterated, making land and sky indistinguishable.
Q13 Which alphabet do the Russians use?
The Cyrillic alphabet.
Q14 Who is known as the Holy Pontiff?
The Pope.
Q15 What is the name of the deepest known spot in the ocean?
Challenger Deep. South west of Guam in the Pacific, 11,033m deep.
Former USSR on 7th Nov, 1970. The name of the vehicle was Lunokhod - I.
Q02 How many miles per hour is one knot?
1.151 miles/hour or 1.84 km/hour.
Q03 In which year was the Nobel Prize instituted and which country awards it?
1901, Sweeden.
Q04 What is the study of earthquakes called?
Seismology.
Q05 Which planet is farthest away from the sun?
Pluto.
Q06 Who is the religious head of the English church?
Archbishop of Canterbury.
Q07 Which was the first country to use paper?
China, Ts'ai Sun invented it.
Q08 Where is the headquarters of the International Red Cross Society?
Geneva.
Q09 Name the sculptor who created "The Thinker".
Auguste Rodin.
Q10 Which is the oldest known formally written language?
Elamite, dating back to 3500 BC.
Q11 Which planet has the longest day?
Venus. Its day is longer than its year because it spins on its axis once every 243 earth days whereas rotation of the sun is completed in 224.7 days.
Q12 What is a whiteout?
When the land is completely covered with snow and the horizon obliterated, making land and sky indistinguishable.
Q13 Which alphabet do the Russians use?
The Cyrillic alphabet.
Q14 Who is known as the Holy Pontiff?
The Pope.
Q15 What is the name of the deepest known spot in the ocean?
Challenger Deep. South west of Guam in the Pacific, 11,033m deep.