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Friday, March 29, 2013

Who ran the first marathon?

1. Who ran the first marathon?
Patrick Makau
Haile Gebrselassie
Phidippides
Zhou Chunxiu

Ans: Phidippides

2. There are five different houses. A to E, in a row. A is to the right of B and E is to the left of C and right of A. B is to the right of D. Which of the houses is in the middle.
B
A
D
C

Ans: A

3. What claims to be the largest comedy festival in the world?
HK International Comedy Festival.
Edinburgh Fringe Festival
U.S. Comedy Arts Festival
Melbourne International Comedy Festival

Ans: Edinburgh Fringe Festival

4. What term is used to define Examination of organs of a dead body?
Biopsy
Limnology
anatomy
Autopsy

Ans: Autopsy

Monday, March 25, 2013

What is the number of villages in Dhaka?

1. What is the number of villages in Dhaka?
1864
1234
1678
1987

Ans: 1864

2.  The area of Brahmanbaria District is
1927
1987
1986
1985

Ans: 1927

3. Tiger woods is a well known personality in which of the following sports?
Polo
Golf
Chess
Formula One

Ans: Golf

4. The normal percentage of body fat for women is:
5%-10%
10%-20%
25%-30%
20%-35%

Ans: 25%-30%

Sunday, March 24, 2013

Find out the word which does not belong to the group

1. What answer will you get if you round off 580895 to the nearest hundred thousands?
500000
600000
580000
5800

Ans: 600000

2. Express 15/100 in lowest terms.
2/5
7/9
3/20
11/21

Ans: 3/20

3. Find out the word which does not belong to the group
Grape
Organge
Potato
Lemon

Ans: Potato

4. Of the 200+ viruses linked to the common cold, what is the most prevalent type?
Rhinovirus
Parvovirus
Herpesvirus
Cytomegalovirusx

Ans: Rhinovirus

Saturday, March 23, 2013

In which country was the game of Golf invented?

1. What is the world`s largest island?
Greenland
Iceland
Maldives
None of the above

Ans: Greenland

2. In which year CBI-Central Bureau of Investigation was created?
1973
1960
1963
1964

Ans: 1963

3. In which country was the game of Golf invented?
Finland
Netherlands
Poland
Scotland

Ans: Scotland

4. What do the initials FBI stand for?
Federal Bureau of Interviewing
Federal Bureau of Interrogation
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Federal Bureau of Intelligence

Ans: Federal Bureau of Investigation

5. How many men have walked on the moon?
4
3
10
12

Ans: 12


Friday, March 22, 2013

There are how many millions in a quadrillion?

1. There are how many millions in a quadrillion?
1 thousand trillion
1 thousand thousand
1 thousand billion
1 thousand quadrillion

Ans: 1 thousand trillion

2. In the medical world what do the initials ENT stand for?
Study of Eye,Nose,Tissue
Study of Ear,Nerves,Throat
Study of Ear, Nose,Throat
Study of Eye,Nose,Tongue

Ans: Study of Ear, Nose,Throat

3. which is the world`s fastest snake
King cobra
Green pit wiper
Dimond rattel
Black mamba

Ans: Black mamba

4. Which is the world`s warmest sea?
Red Sea
Black Sea
Caspian Sea
Timor Sea

Ans: Red Sea

5. What is the longest river in Great Britain?
River Ehen
River Severn
River Keekle
River Duddon

Ans: River Severn

6. who is father of geometry
Giovanni Ceva
Phthagorus
Euclid
Darwin

Ans: Euclid

Thursday, March 21, 2013

Which is the longest bone in the human body?

1. what is the SI unit of force?
force
newton
pascal
wait

Ans: newton

2. What is the scientific name of Vitamin C?
Ascorbic Acid
Alpha tocopherol
Citrus Acid
Sulphuric Acid

Ans: Ascorbic Acid

3. Which is the longest bone in the human body?
Bones of neck and head
Femur, thigh bone
Bones of lower limbs
Sphenoid bone

Ans: Femur, thigh bone

4. Which is the Longest cells in the human body?
Nerve Cells (Neurons)
Brain Cells
Megakaryocyte (blood cells)
RBC

Ans: Nerve Cells (Neurons)

5. What term is used to define Examination of organs of a dead body?
Biopsy
Limnology
anatomy
Autopsy

Ans: Autopsy

Wednesday, March 20, 2013

Who was the leader of the USSR during World War Two?

1. Who was the leader of the USSR during World War Two?
Joseph Stalin
Musolini
Leonid Ilyich Brezhnev
None of the above

Ans: Joseph Stalin

2. Yen is the currency of which country?
Nepal
Italy
Japan
China

Ans: Japan

3. What is the currency of Hungary
Euro
Krone
Forint
Kroner

Ans: Forint

4. What compound gives the leaves green color?
Oxygen
xanthophylls
Carotenoids
Chlorophyll

Ans: Chlorophyll

Monday, March 18, 2013

What number does giga stands for?

1. What number does giga stands for?
10 to the power of 18
10 to the power of 9
10 to the power of 6
10 to the power of 12

Ans: 10 to the power of 6

2. who is father of algebra?
Pythagorus
Darwin
Archimedes
Moosa-al-khawarizmi

Ans: Moosa-al-khawarizmi

3. Which part of the body has smallest muscle?
Tounge
Ear
Nose
Eyes

Ans: Ear

4. Who is known as the Father of English Poetry?
Geoffrey Chaucer
John Milton
John Keats
None of the above

Ans: Geoffrey Chaucer

Who discovered Ice Cream?

1. Who discovered Ice Cream?
Burt Baskin
Gerald Tisyum
Jacob Fussell
Clarence Vogt

Ans: Gerald Tisyum

2. The human brain weighs about?
1 pound
3 pounds
6 pounds
4 pounds

Ans: 3 pounds

3. Can a man marry his widow`s half-sister?
Yes , he can marry
He can Marry anyone but not his widow`s half sister.
No - if he had a widow he`d be dead
None of the above

Ans: No - if he had a widow he`d be dead

4. Which is the Hottest place in the world?
Tirat Zvi, Israel
Aal Ajeejiya (Libya)
Death Valley, California
Wadi Halfa

Ans: Aal Ajeejiya (Libya)

5. What claims to be the largest comedy festival in the world?
HK International Comedy Festival.
Edinburgh Fringe Festival
U.S. Comedy Arts Festival
Melbourne International Comedy Festival

Ans: Edinburgh Fringe Festival

Sunday, March 17, 2013

Which country gave the Statue of Liberty to America?

1. What is the name given to the temporary storage area that a web browser uses to store pages and graphics that it has recently opened?
WebSpace
Cache
CPU
Cellar

Ans: Cache

2. Who wrote the play Romeo and Juliet?
Mark Twain
Charles Dikins
William Shakespeare
George Bernard Shaw

Ans: William Shakespeare

3. Which country gave the Statue of Liberty to America?
France
Germany
Spain
Italy

Ans: France

4. How many bones are there in human body?
205
201
220
206

Ans: 206

5. An eleven side polygon is called as
Argon
Hexagon
dodecagon
Hendecagon

Ans: Hendecagon

6. In the following options, Which city has the largest area?
New York City
Los Angeles
Jacksonville
St. Augustine

Ans: New York City

Friday, March 15, 2013

Which company unveiled a new category of laptops that it will include the best features of tablets as it struggles to find its footing in the exploding market for mobile gadgets?

1. The World Health Organisation (WHO) observes the World No Tobacco Day on which of the following days?
29 May
30 May
31 May
1 June

Ans: 31 May

2. Which company unveiled a new category of laptops that it will include the best features of tablets as it struggles to find its footing in the exploding market for mobile gadgets?
Microsoft
Apple
Intel
IBM

Ans: Intel

3. The Grimsvotn volcano erupted on 21 May 2011. The eruption was considered to be stronger than its last outbreak in 2004. Where is the volcano located?
Iceland
Ireland
England
Netherland

Ans: Iceland

4. Scientists from which one of the following countries recently discovered a gas that could get rid of mosquitoes by making impossible for mosquitoes to sniff out human blood?
USA
UK
Japan
England

Ans: USA

5. What colour is the black box on a plane?
Black
Orange
Brown
Red

Ans: Orange

6. In what country was Canadian Club whiskey first distilled?
USA
Germany
Russia
China

Ans: USA



Thursday, March 14, 2013

In which cartoon series would you find Fred and Barney?

1. Speed at sea is measured in?
miles per hour
kilometers per hour
wind speed
knots

Ans: knots

2. The word 'plumbing' comes from the Roman word 'plumbarius' meaning?
worker with water
worker in lead
worker in drainage
worker in pipes

Ans: worker in lead

3. In which cartoon series would you find Fred and Barney?
The Jetsons
The Flintstones
The Simpsons
Charlie Brown

Ans: The Flintstones

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I am sure her successful
I am sure of her success
I am sure that her success

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Wednesday, March 13, 2013

What is an echidna?

1. Why do woodpeckers make holes in trees
to get insects out of them
To make houses inside the bark for themselves
to eat the bark
to sharpen their beaks

Ans: to get insects out of them

2. What compound is C6H12O6?
Fructose
Lactic Acid
Glucose
Sucrose

Ans: Glucose

3. It is one of the heaviest elements and is shiny silver but once exposed to air it's surface becomes dull and turns brown?
Copper
Silver
Zinc
Uranium

Ans: Silver

4. How are pearls made?
They are made naturally in Oysters
The are a type of polished glass
They are sea shells that the ocean tide curved round
they are gems stones that are mined

Ans: They are made naturally in Oysters

5. What is an echidna?
An anteater
To a type of snail
A butterfly
A beetle

Ans: An anteater

Tuesday, March 12, 2013

Which was the first Satellite put into space?

1. Which of the following is not an ingredient in cleaning detergents?
petroleum
fats
sugar
coal

Ans: sugar

2. Gudgeon, Shiner, Dory, Zander are all types of:
fish
spiders
snakes
lizards

Ans: fish

3. Which was the first Satellite put into space?
Orbiter
Voyager
Sauris
Sputnik

Ans: Sputnik

4. Who is the first man credited with exploring the North Pole
Pytheas
Roald Amundsen
Robert E Peary
Richard E Byrd

Ans: Pytheas

Monday, March 11, 2013

Which was the first James Bond movie

1. Which was the first James Bond movie
Casino Royal
Dr No
Gold finger
Moonbreaker

Ans: Dr No

2. In December 2004 a natural disaster devasted many parts of Asia it was a?
Hurricane
Erupted Volcano
Typhoon
Tsunami

Ans: Tsunami

3. Why did soldiers start to salute?
Because they wanted to find a way to show respect.
It was a way of pointing out the enemy
It was a way of identifying rank amongst soldiers
To prevent making their hats grimy from gunpowder

Ans: To prevent making their hats grimy from gunpowder

4. Who created the first battery?
Michael Faraday
Alessandro Volta
Humphrey Davey
Richard Bright

Ans: Alessandro Volta

5. Diatoms are:
split atoms
tiny one celled plants
a group of atoms
animal cells

Ans: tiny one celled plants

Sunday, March 10, 2013

Charles de l'Epee created a language in the 18th centuary this language was?

1. Raisins are made from?
grapes
plums
dates
cherries

Ans: grapes

2. The first person able to make permanent photography images was?
Wedgwood
Humphry
Joseph Niecpe
William Talbot

Ans: William Talbot

3. Coffee was first drunk in?
Mecca
Baghdad
Yemen
Cairo

Ans: Baghdad

4. Charles de l'Epee created a language in the 18th centuary this language was?
Gibberish
Sign language
Street slang
Morse code

Ans: Morse code

5. Which of the following countries were not amongst the first to have horse races
Egypt
Babylonia
Syria
England

Ans: England

6. In the equation E=MC squared what does the c stand for?
speed of light in a vacuum
constant
energy
water

Ans: speed of light in a vacuum

Saturday, March 9, 2013

According to the novel written by Jules Vern, how many days did it take Phileas Fogg to get around the world?

1. What does 'Aborigine' mean?
tribe of Australia
desert people
from the beginning
explorer

Ans: from the beginning

2. Which nation was the first to take up surfing?
Malayans
Hawaiins
Chinese
Spanish

Ans: Hawaiins

3. Clarke Kent is known as which super hero?
Bat Man
Wolverine
Spider Man
Super Man

Ans: Super Man

4. According to the novel written by Jules Vern, how many days did it take Phileas Fogg to get around the world?
60
70
80
90

Ans: 80

5. How can you tell how old a tree is?
By counting the amount of rings in the inner bark
By looking at length of the tree
By seeing how many roots the tree has
By seeing how many branches it has

Ans: By counting the amount of rings in the inner bark

Friday, March 8, 2013

Trial by jury was started in which country

1. The first crossword puzzle was put together by a man called
James Erlock
Richard Attinburough
Nick Atkins
Arthur Winn

Ans: Arthur Winn

2. In France the 1st of April was initially?
Harvest day
Market day
New Years day
Spring day

Ans: Harvest day

3. Trial by jury was started in which country
England
France
Italy
China

Ans: England

4. How many compartments is a cow's stomach divided into
five
three
two
four

Ans: four

5. Which Egyptian pharoah reigned when the Spinx was built?
Teti
Pepy
Khafre
Huni

Ans: Khafre

Wednesday, March 6, 2013

What is Etymology?

1. The richest gold field was found in:
California
Alaska
South Africa
New Zealand

Ans: South Africa

2. In which year was the Hindenberg disaster?
1927
1937
1947
1957

Ans: 1937

3. Which boxer's ear was bitten by Mike Tyson?
Larry Holmes
Andrew Golota
Evander Holyfield
Bruce Seldon

Ans: Evander Holyfield

4. The electrical elevator was developed by?
Werner von Siemens
Elisah Otis
Federick Wilhelm
Mark Adams

Ans: Werner von Siemens

5. What is Etymology?
The study of words to see the changes in them
The study of small insects
The study of particles
The study of fears

Ans:  The study of words to see the changes in them

Tuesday, March 5, 2013

Robert Boyle can be described as the father of?

1. Robert Boyle can be described as the father of?
Modern day Chemistry
Photography
Modern day Astrology
aneathology

Ans: Modern day Chemistry

2. Which of the following is not a discription of metal?
softness
malleability
denseness
ductility

Ans: softness

3. What is the main purpose of the hemoglobin in the blood?
to make the blood red
to make the blood circulate
to deliver oxygen to the cells of the body
to stimulate production of blood cells

Ans: to deliver oxygen to the cells of the body

4. Which of the following is not a whale name
Blue
White
Silver
Humpback

Ans: Silver

5. Centaurs are:
half dragon half man
half horse half man
unicorns
a form of troll

Ans: half horse half man

6. When was the first oil drilled?
1906
1843
1859
1867

Ans: 1859

 

Monday, March 4, 2013

Yellow fever is transmitted by?

1. Christopher Sholes developed the first:
fridge
elevator
typewriter
micro chip

Ans: typewriter

2. Which sport would you associate FIFA with?
cricket
tennis
bowls
soccer

Ans: soccer

3. Where did Ice Hockey originate?
Sweden
Switzerland
Greenland
Canada

Ans: Canada

4. Which of these animals is a mammal?
whale
shark
cat fish
eel

Ans: whale

5. Yellow fever is transmitted by?
wind
dust
mosquitoes
fleas

Ans: mosquitoes

Sunday, March 3, 2013

A camels hump is filled with:

1. Which karate movie coined the phrase 'Wax on, wax off'.
Five Fingers of Death
The Matrix
Karate Kid
Billy Jack

Ans: Karate Kid

2. Why are handkerchiefs square?
Because it was easier to sew them this way
Because they folded better this way
because Marie Antoinette persauded Louis the XVI to issue a law that they should be square
because people decided other shapes were unlucky

Ans: because Marie Antoinette persauded Louis the XVI to issue a law that they should be square

3. What were stockings first made out of?
silk
leather
nylon
cotton

Ans: nylon

4. A camels hump is filled with:
water
fat
food
flesh

Ans: fat



Saturday, March 2, 2013

The first film that told a story was in 1903 and it was called?

1. Worms fall under which category
vertabrate animals
insects
reptiles
invertabrate animals

Ans: invertabrate animals

2. Hornet nests are made out of?
clay
leaves
paper
wax

Ans: paper

3. Botulism comes from the latin word botulus meaning?
poison
sausage
egg
danger

Ans: sausage

4. The first film that told a story was in 1903 and it was called?
Strongman Sandow
The Story of the Kelly Gang
The Great Train Robbery
The Horse in Motion

Ans: The Great Train Robbery



Friday, March 1, 2013

Which nation made the first keys?

1. Who is the father of the modern cartoon 1697-1764?
William Hogarth
Thomas Rowlandson
Honore Daumier
Brian Brown

Ans: William Hogarth

2. Which of the following is not a rare gas?
argon
neon
carbon dioxide
krypton

Ans: carbon dioxide

3. What insects do ants 'milk'?
ladybugs
soldier beetles
aphids
amoeba

Ans: aphids

4. Which birds are not found in the Antartic?
skua gulls
snowy petrels
pidgeons
penguins

Ans: pidgeons

5. Which nation made the first keys?
Syrians
Egyptians
Romans
Spanish

Ans: Egyptians