Monster Quiz 3 - Multiple Choice Quiz
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Q 1) What river is also known as the Isis for part of its length ? A) Thames B) Rhine C) Severn |
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Option A:- Thames UK The Thames through Oxford is sometimes called the Isis. Historically, and especially in Victorian times, gazetteers and cartographers insisted that the entire river was correctly named the Isis from its source down to Dorchester on Thames and that only from this point, where the river meets the Thame and becomes the "Thame-isis" (supposedly subsequently abbreviated to Thames) should it be so called. |
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Q 2) This garment was one of the typical clothes of the Pre-Inca Culture around 500 B.C. In modern times it became a fashion item for warmth and to keep dry. What is the name?
A) Poncho B) Mac C) Sombrero |
Did you know:- Ben & Jerry's ice cream factory is the number one tourist attraction in Vermont, USA.
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Q 7:- Where could you find the Lutine Bell??
A) Lloyds of London B) Italian Parliament C) Brussels |
Did you know:- According to legend, Saint Patrick used the three-leaved shamrock to explain the Holy Trinity to Irish pagans.
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Q13:- Punto Arenas International airport is in which South American country?
A) Peru B) Chile c) Brazil |
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Q14:- Delta Airlines started out as the first crop-dusting outfit to battle what?
A):- Boll weevils. B):- Locusts C):- Thrips |
Did you know:- About 2.5 million rivets were used to make the Eiffel Tower.
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Q16:- What is the location of Sky Harbor international airport?
A):- Brevard County, Florida B):- Huntsville, Alabama C):- Phoenix, Arizona |
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Q:- 18 The avocado, is believed to have originated where?
A)- Mexico B)- China C)- West Indies |
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Option A: In the state of Puebla, Mexico. The native, undomesticated variety is known as a Criollo. The fruit eventually made its way across the Atlantic when Spanish explorers were introduced to the avocado in the 16th century. By 1521, the fruit had spread through Central America and into parts of South America before being exported back to Europe by the Spanish and sold to other countries. |
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Q:-20 The English word "barbecue" and its cognates in other languages come from the word barbacoa. What language is it from?
A)- North American Cherokee B)- Canadian Inuit C)- Spanish |
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Option C):- Spanish The Origin of the Word Barbecue. Caribbean word barbacoa. Originally a barbacoa wasn't a way of cooking food but the name of a wooden structure used by Taino Indians to smoke their food. The Taíno were an Arawak people who were the indigenous people of the Caribbean and Florida. At the time of European contact in the late 15th century, they were the principal inhabitants of most of Cuba, Jamaica, Hispaniola (the Dominican Republic and Haiti), and Puerto Rico. |
Did you know:- At its narrowest point Vietnam is as little as 31 miles across.
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Q:- 23 French fried potatoes are believed to have been invented in what country?
A):- Belgium B):- France C):- The Netherlands |
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Option A:- Belgium The French fry—though indisputably a fry—may not actually be French. Some claim that fries originated in Belgium, where villagers along the River Meuse traditionally ate fried fish. In winter, when the river froze, the fish-deprived villagers fried potatoes instead. It’s said that this dish was discovered by American soldiers in Belgium during World War I and, since the dominant language of southern Belgium is French, they dubbed the tasty potatoes “French” fries. |
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Q:-24) What floral symbol do the country of Peru and the state of Kansas have in common?
A):- Daisy B):- Sunflower C):- Floral wreath |
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Option B: The sunflower. In Peru, the Aztecs worshiped sunflowers, they placed sunflower images made of gold in their temples and crowned princesses in the bright yellow flowers The official nickname for Kansas is "The Sunflower State." The sunflower is also the official state flower of Kansas and appears on the state flag and the Kansas quarter. |
Did you know:- In Armenia, Fried fish, lettuce, and spinach is a traditional Christmas eve meal.
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Q:- 26) In which country was the World Wide Web invented?
A):- Switzerland B):- USA C):- Israel |
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Option A: Switzerland. Sir Tim Berners-Lee is a British computer scientist. He was born in London, and his parents were early computer scientists, working on one of the earliest computers. After graduating from Oxford University, Berners-Lee became a software engineer at CERN the large particle physics laboratory near Geneva, Switzerland. Scientists come from all over the world to use its accelerators, but Sir Tim noticed that they were having difficulty sharing information. |
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