Wednesday 1 March 2017

Daily Science Quiz

1. Marienbad is the name of an internationally famous health resort. In which country it is located?

  • (A) Austria
  • (B) Belgium
  • (C) Italy
  • (D) Czechoslovakia

2. How many states compose U.S.A?

  • (A) 49
  • (B) 48
  • (C) 50
  • (D) 51

3. Name the world's oldest railway station?

  • (A) Victoria
  • (B) Bombay
  • (C) Liverpool
  • (D) Pans

4. What is the name of a river which passes through countries of Europe namely; Germany, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Yugoslavia and Romania?

  • (A) Danube
  • (B) Rhine
  • (C) Elbe
  • (D) Oder

5. River Mississippi-Missouri of U.S.A. empire into:

  • (A) Atlantic Ocean
  • (B) The Gulf of Mexico
  • (C) Pacific Ocean
  • (D) North Sea

6. Where is the source of Amazon river located?

  • (A) Peru
  • (B) Chile
  • (C) Bolivia
  • (D) Argentina

7. Name the river that cuts an enormous are through the heart of the African continent __________ an immense snake uncoiled with its head in the sea and it's tail lost in the depths of the land". It crosses the equator twice.

  • (A) Volta river
  • (B) Niger river
  • (C) Amazon river
  • (D) Zaire river

8. The new name of Burma is Myanmar. Which is the new name of Rangoon?

  • (A) Mandalay
  • (B) Moslem
  • (C) Yangon
  • (D) None of the above

9. Alcan is the name of the Alaska __________ Canada Military Highway stretching from Dawson Creek (Canada; to Fairbanks U.S.A.). It was built during Second World War to counter any invasion of Japanese forces. What is its approximate length?

  • (A) 1200 miles
  • (B) 1500 miles
  • (C) 1300 miles
  • (D) 1400 miles

10. Name one of the world's most polluted bodies of water located in Asia. It pays heavily for its role as the middle east oil highway a quarter of a barrel of oil pollutes it each year, yet the gulf takes more than 5 years to flush contaminated water through the narrow strait of Hormuz.

  • (A) The Gulf of Mexico
  • (B) The Gulf of Alaska
  • (C) Persian Gulf
  • (D) The Gulf of Aden

11. Santo Fe is the west's longest-lived trail stretching from Franklin to Santa Fe in U.S.A. What is the length of this trail?

  • (A) 900 miles
  • (B) 800 miles
  • (C) 700 miles
  • (D) 600 miles

12. The snow covered top of Mount Fuji mirrors the Japanese dawn, it catches the Sun's first light. Fuji's summit turns from lacquer red to rose. In the shadows below, the mountains' huge sloping shoulders and the base remain dimly outlined in predawn gray. What is the height of Mountain Fuji?

  • (A) 11,388 feet
  • (B) 12,388 feet
  • (C) 14,388 feet
  • (D) 19,388 feet

13. Name the Lake in Africa which is famous for the living Jewels __________ a brilliant aquatic menagerie called Cichlids populates this lake.

  • (A) Lake Malawi
  • (B) Lake Victoria
  • (C) Lake Tanganyika
  • (D) Lake Nasser

14. The Murry and Darling rivers are the major components of a system that draws 410,000 square miles __________ nearly the combined size of France and Spain. They empty into the Indian Ocean. Where are they located?

  • (A) China
  • (B) Australia
  • (C) Brazil
  • (D) Canada

15. Statue of Liberty is the world's largest metal statue, a tangible Pledge of French. American friendship, and a beacon to immigrants. It stands on the Upper New York Bay. In which year was this statue gifted to America by France?

  • (A) 1876
  • (B) 1877
  • (C) 1878
  • (D) 1879

16. Name the smallest, flattest and driest continent of the world:

  • (A) Antarctica
  • (B) Australia
  • (C) South America
  • (D) Africa

17. Name the country that is shaped like a kite, the largest country on the southeast Asian mainland. Though it ranks among the ten poorest nations in the world, it is self-sufficient in food:

  • (A) Nepal
  • (B) Bhutan
  • (C) Burma
  • (D) Bangladesh

18. Who discovered West Indie?

  • (A) Vasco da Gama
  • (B) Christopher Columbus
  • (C) Captain Cook
  • (D) Sir Francis Duke

19. Big Apple is the nickname of a city in U.S.A. What is the original name of the city?

  • (A) New York
  • (B) Los Angeles
  • (C) Houston
  • (D) Washington

20. A Cascade of cutters (Red Crabs) turns the street of this Island red in the Indian Ocean as 120 million forest-dwelling crabs migrate every year to seaside breeding grounds Name the Island.

  • (A) Christmas Island
  • (B) Krakatau Island
  • (C) Nassau Island
  • (D) Fiji Island

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