Flags of Countries in Alphabetical Order part 4 of 4: General Knowledge USA Quiz
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Flags of Countries in Alphabetical Order part 1
Section 1: USA map by South America born citizen
Section 2: World map by car exports
Section 3: Historically important USA event
1899 - 1902
Section 4: Historically important world event
Section 5: Electricity and Battery Facts
Electricity Facts
•Everything is made of atoms
•Atom consists of electrons, protons, and neutrons
•Flow of electrons is called electricity
Insulators: Some materials have
strong attraction forces and refuse to lose electrons, these are called
insulators (air, glass, rubber, most plastics)
strong attraction forces and refuse to lose electrons, these are called
insulators (air, glass, rubber, most plastics)
Conductors: Some materials have weak attractions and
allow electrons to be lost, these are called conductors (copper, silver, gold, aluminum)
allow electrons to be lost, these are called conductors (copper, silver, gold, aluminum)
Battery Facts
o
Discovered by Luigi
Galvani (1780) and improved upon by Alessandro Volta
o A battery produces electricity by transforming chemical
energy into electrical energy, using various metal electrodes immersed in an
electrolytic solution
energy into electrical energy, using various metal electrodes immersed in an
electrolytic solution
o Batteries are the source of potential difference ΔV =VA-B
& measured in SI units of volts (V)
& measured in SI units of volts (V)
o A battery produces electricity by transforming chemical
energy into electrical energy, using various metal electrodes immersed in an
electrolytic solution
energy into electrical energy, using various metal electrodes immersed in an
electrolytic solution
o Batteries are the source of potential difference ΔV =Va-Vb
and measured in SI units of volts (V)
and measured in SI units of volts (V)
Section 6: quiz
QUESTIONS
What element is present in all organic compounds?
Which bird lays the world's largest eggs?
ANSWERS
Carbon
Ostrich
Ostrich
Knowledge terminal Youtube channel
Sect. 1: USA map of Railways
Sect 2: World map showing the countries they do maximum import from
Sect. 3: USA Event
1812
The Treaty of Ghent was the peace treaty that ended the War of 1812 between the United States of America and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland restoring the borders of the two countries to the lines before the war started.
The Treaty of Ghent was the peace treaty that ended the War of 1812 between the United States of America and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland restoring the borders of the two countries to the lines before the war started.
Sect. 4: world Event
1822 – 1895 Louis Pasteur a French biologist, microbiologist and chemist famous for his discoveries of the principles of vaccination, microbial fermentation and pasteurization and who created the first vaccines for rabies and anthrax.
Sect. 5: London and New York Facts
London Facts
1.
London have unusual names, such as Ha Ha Road
in Greenwich, Hooker's Road in Walthamstow, Quaggy Walk in Blackheath, and
Cyclops Mews and Uamvar Street in Limehouse.
2.
Karl Marx wrote Das Kapital in the reading room
at the British Museum while drinking and pursuing his close associate, Friedrich
Engels, German socialist philosopher to lend him more money.
3.
Until 1994 the City of London had no 'Road',
and now there's only one, Goswell Road.
4.
In 1907, Stalin, Lenin, and Trotsky had a
meeting of the (banned) Russian Social Democratic Labour Party at the now
demolished Brotherhood Church on Southgate Road in Hackney where Tesco Metro is
situated now.
5.
One silliest law that still exists in London is
that it’s illegal to die in the Palace of Westminster.
6.
London currently having more than 300 spoken languages,
tops among all the cities in the world in this regard.
7.
There is a highly regarded superstition that if
all the ravens leave the Tower, the kingdom will fall. So, at all times,
at least six ravens are kept in the Tower of London, each raven with a
wing clipped to ensure that they don’t fly away from the tower.
8.
The O2 Arena, in Greenwich, London, Millennium
Dome is the largest structure of its kind in the world which can easily fit
into it the Statue of Liberty or the Great Pyramid of Giza. Due to its
expensive infrastructure, it is said to be London’s “White Elephant.”
9.
The world’s first traffic light was installed
in the year 1868 in London at the junction of Great George St and Bridge St
near Westminster Palace in London. However, it exploded after a month and the
policeman who was operating it was severely hurt.
10. The
famous London Bridge as at present which was opened in 1973 is third one with
the same name. The first one existed till 1831 while the second one till 1968.
11. To get a
license for a London cabbie is not so easy. For this, one has to have
knowledge of over 50,000 points of interest and 25,000 streets in London and
pass a special test.
12. The
Shard, the 95 storey skyscraper in London standing at 309.6 meters is the
tallest building in the European Union.
13. London
hosted the Summer Olympics three times in 1908, 1948 and 2012 and became the
first city to host the modern Olympic Games three times.
14. The ring
road in London, M25 covering a distance of 122 miles, is the largest orbital
road in the world.
15. More than
a dozens of secret rivers are said to be flowing beneath London. One of them is
Effra which flows under the Oval cricket ground.
16. The
London Underground, familiar as the Tube, is the oldest (dating back from 1863)
and third longest metro system in the world, and also having the world's
first underground electric line.
1.
London have unusual names, such as Ha Ha Road
in Greenwich, Hooker's Road in Walthamstow, Quaggy Walk in Blackheath, and
Cyclops Mews and Uamvar Street in Limehouse.
2.
Karl Marx wrote Das Kapital in the reading room
at the British Museum while drinking and pursuing his close associate, Friedrich
Engels, German socialist philosopher to lend him more money.
3.
Until 1994 the City of London had no 'Road',
and now there's only one, Goswell Road.
4.
In 1907, Stalin, Lenin, and Trotsky had a
meeting of the (banned) Russian Social Democratic Labour Party at the now
demolished Brotherhood Church on Southgate Road in Hackney where Tesco Metro is
situated now.
5.
One silliest law that still exists in London is
that it’s illegal to die in the Palace of Westminster.
6.
London currently having more than 300 spoken languages,
tops among all the cities in the world in this regard.
7.
There is a highly regarded superstition that if
all the ravens leave the Tower, the kingdom will fall. So, at all times,
at least six ravens are kept in the Tower of London, each raven with a
wing clipped to ensure that they don’t fly away from the tower.
8.
The O2 Arena, in Greenwich, London, Millennium
Dome is the largest structure of its kind in the world which can easily fit
into it the Statue of Liberty or the Great Pyramid of Giza. Due to its
expensive infrastructure, it is said to be London’s “White Elephant.”
9.
The world’s first traffic light was installed
in the year 1868 in London at the junction of Great George St and Bridge St
near Westminster Palace in London. However, it exploded after a month and the
policeman who was operating it was severely hurt.
10. The
famous London Bridge as at present which was opened in 1973 is third one with
the same name. The first one existed till 1831 while the second one till 1968.
11. To get a
license for a London cabbie is not so easy. For this, one has to have
knowledge of over 50,000 points of interest and 25,000 streets in London and
pass a special test.
12. The
Shard, the 95 storey skyscraper in London standing at 309.6 meters is the
tallest building in the European Union.
13. London
hosted the Summer Olympics three times in 1908, 1948 and 2012 and became the
first city to host the modern Olympic Games three times.
14. The ring
road in London, M25 covering a distance of 122 miles, is the largest orbital
road in the world.
15. More than
a dozens of secret rivers are said to be flowing beneath London. One of them is
Effra which flows under the Oval cricket ground.
16. The
London Underground, familiar as the Tube, is the oldest (dating back from 1863)
and third longest metro system in the world, and also having the world's
first underground electric line.
New York Facts
1.
New York City is the most populous and densly
populated city in USA. More than 38% population of New York state live in New
York City.
2.
A record high 3.07 million foreign-born
immigrants live in New York City, more than any other city in the world and it
is more than the population of America's third-largest city, Chicago.
3.
As many as 800 languages are spoken in New
York, making it the most linguistically diverse city in the world. 4 in 10
households in the city speak a language other than English.
4.
New York is home to the highest number of
billionaires of any city in the world.
5.
New York served as the capital of the United
States from 1785 until 1790. It has been the country's largest city since 1790.
6.
The New York City Subway, opened in 1904, is
the largest single-operator rapid transit system worldwide, with 472 rail
stations spreading over 722 miles of track. It would take approximately 24
hours’ time to traverse the whole system.
7.
Since the 1960s, the price of a slice of pizza
has been roughly the same as that of a subway ride, giving rise to the idea of
“Pizza Principle” among economists.
8.
The iconic Statue of Liberty of the city was
gifted to the United States by France in 1886 for its centennial celebration.
The statue was shipped as 350 pieces in 214 crates and it took 4 months to
assemble the pieces and instal the statue at its current home on Ellis
Island. The statue’s iconic arm was, however, sent a decade earlier, in 1876,
whereby it was put on display at the Centennial International Exhibition in
Philadelphia to raise money for the installation project.
9.
The still existing oldest building in New York
City is the Wyckoff Farm, called the Brooklyn House, originally built in
the 1640s by a former indentured servant. The house was in possession of
the Wyckoff family till 1901 and was officially given a city
landmark status in 1965, and now houses a museum emphasizing specially upon
the city’s Dutch heritage.
10. Albert
Einstein’s eyeballs are kept in a safe box in the city.
11. There are
more women population than men in New York City.
12. The
United Nations headquarters is situated in New York City
13. One of
the nicknames of the city is " The Big Apple" originally referred to
horse racing
14. The food
items namely ice cream cone, pasta primavera and eggs Benedict were all
invented in New York City.
15. From colonial days till the beginning of the 20th
century, May 1st was regarded as Moving Day in New Yok City. People
mostly used to shift their residences on that particular day
as a custom. However, the practice has now become out of date.
1.
New York City is the most populous and densly
populated city in USA. More than 38% population of New York state live in New
York City.
2.
A record high 3.07 million foreign-born
immigrants live in New York City, more than any other city in the world and it
is more than the population of America's third-largest city, Chicago.
3.
As many as 800 languages are spoken in New
York, making it the most linguistically diverse city in the world. 4 in 10
households in the city speak a language other than English.
4.
New York is home to the highest number of
billionaires of any city in the world.
5.
New York served as the capital of the United
States from 1785 until 1790. It has been the country's largest city since 1790.
6.
The New York City Subway, opened in 1904, is
the largest single-operator rapid transit system worldwide, with 472 rail
stations spreading over 722 miles of track. It would take approximately 24
hours’ time to traverse the whole system.
7.
Since the 1960s, the price of a slice of pizza
has been roughly the same as that of a subway ride, giving rise to the idea of
“Pizza Principle” among economists.
8.
The iconic Statue of Liberty of the city was
gifted to the United States by France in 1886 for its centennial celebration.
The statue was shipped as 350 pieces in 214 crates and it took 4 months to
assemble the pieces and instal the statue at its current home on Ellis
Island. The statue’s iconic arm was, however, sent a decade earlier, in 1876,
whereby it was put on display at the Centennial International Exhibition in
Philadelphia to raise money for the installation project.
9.
The still existing oldest building in New York
City is the Wyckoff Farm, called the Brooklyn House, originally built in
the 1640s by a former indentured servant. The house was in possession of
the Wyckoff family till 1901 and was officially given a city
landmark status in 1965, and now houses a museum emphasizing specially upon
the city’s Dutch heritage.
10. Albert
Einstein’s eyeballs are kept in a safe box in the city.
11. There are
more women population than men in New York City.
12. The
United Nations headquarters is situated in New York City
13. One of
the nicknames of the city is " The Big Apple" originally referred to
horse racing
14. The food
items namely ice cream cone, pasta primavera and eggs Benedict were all
invented in New York City.
15. From colonial days till the beginning of the 20th
century, May 1st was regarded as Moving Day in New Yok City. People
mostly used to shift their residences on that particular day
as a custom. However, the practice has now become out of date.
Sect. 6: quiz
Which part of the body is affected by pyorrhea?
Where is the head quarter of World Health Organization?
Answers:
Gums
Geneva
Section a: Estimated illegal population on USA map
Section b: World map by main export commodity of each country
Section c: USA event
1898
The Spanish–American War was an armed conflict between Spain and the United States after the internal explosion of USS Maine in Havana Harbor in Cuba, leading to U.S. intervention in the Cuban War of Independence leading to the U.S. acquisition of Spain's Pacific possessions.
Section d: world event
460 – 370 BC
Hippocrates was a Greek physician of the Age of Pericles (Classical Greece), who is considered one of the most important figures in the history of medicine and often referred to as the "Father of MedicineSection e: Athens and Rome
Athens Facts
1.
Athens is the capital and largest city of Greece
, is one of the world's oldest cities with its recorded history spanning over
3,400 years and its earliest human presence starting somewhere between the 11th
and 7th millennium BC.
2.
According to an ancient Greek myth Athens
got its name from Athena, the goddess of wisdom who is regarded to be the
patron of the city because, as the story goes, Athena's gift of olive tree to
the city was deemed to be more valuable than the salt water spring offered by
Posedion, the God of sea.
3.
Democracy was first introduced in Athens in 508
BC guided by Solon (630 – c. 560 BC), a reformist, statesman, lawmaker and
poet and led by Cleisthenes, a lawgiver. It was a direct democracy system, in
which eligible citizens directly voted on laws. The existence of Ecclesia or
the principal assembly of the Democracy in Aristotle's
"Constitution of the Athenians" is the proof of the fact. It is
often stated as the first known democracy in the world.
4.
During its known history spanning near about
4,000 years, Athens has experienced almost every form of government, such as
monarchy, democracy, socialism, capitalism, even communism.
5.
The first Olympic Games were held in 776 B.C. in
Olympia, not in Athens, but the city-state of Athens also had its own
games, called the Panathenaic Games, since 566 B.C. However, Athens hosted the
first modern Olympic Games in 1896. The opening and closing ceremonies
were held in the Panathenaic Stadium of Athens (Kallimarmaron), the oldest in
the world, dates back to the 4th century BC. It is the only stadium
in the world built entirely of marble.
6.
In the northern suburb of Maroussi, the upgraded
main Olympic Complex (known by its Greek acronym OAKA) is considered to
be one of the biggest and most modern indoor sports arena in all of Europe.
7.
In July 1977 was recorded a temperature of 48.0
°C in Athens. It was the highest temperature ever being recorded in Europe.
8.
Athens is Greece’s second capital city.
Following the Greek War of Independence (by Greek revolutionaries against the Ottoman
Empire between 1821 and 1830) and the establishment of the Greek Kingdom,
Athens was chosen as its capital in 1834. Prior to that the capital of
Greek State was Nafplio.
9.
The Parthenon (447 BC to 338 BC) is the central
city landmark in the Acropolis. This sacred historic temple had to
undergo several adverse situations during its lifetime. At one time, the
temple was used as a storage for munitions, for some time converted into a
church, then a mosque, and it was plundered by former Ambassador to Constantinople
Lord Elgin. It was also used as army camps and was under siege by the
Venetians in 1687 which caused destruction of monuments.
10. During
construction of the Athens Metro prior to 2004 Olympic Games, digging of earth
in the Athens area led to the greatest archaeological excavation of over 50,000
artifacts. Some of them have been displayed in six metro stations.
11. Athens
is famous for its heterogeneous style of architecture ranging from ancient
Greco-Roman to Neoclassical and modern and is a world centre of archaeological
research. Along with national institutions, such as the Athens University and
the Archaeological Society, there are multiple renowned archaeological Museums
including the National Archaeological Museum, the Cycladic Museum, the Epigraphic
Museum, the Byzantine & Christian Museum, as well as museums at the ancient
Agora, Acropolis, Kerameikos, and the Kerameikos Archaeological Museum.
12. The
marathon run was introduced in ancient Greece to commemorate the
run of the Greek soldier Pheidippides (also known as Philippides) from Marathon
to Athens to report the Athenians’ victory against the Persians in 490
B.C.
Rome Facts
1.
Although, according to the Roman mythology, the
foundation of Rome was at around 753 BC, archaeological evidences suggest
human occupation of the Rome area from approximately 10000-14,000 years
ago. Thus, it is one of the oldest continuously occupied sites in
Europe.
2.
The Vatican City (the smallest country in the
world, is an independent papal country inside the city boundaries of Rome) is
the only existing example of a country within a city. For this reason, Rome has
been often defined as capital of two states. It is also the capital of Lazio
region of which it is a province.
3.
Modern Rome has as many as 280 fountains and
more than 900 churches.
4.
Nearly 700,000 euros worth of coins are tossed
by tourists into Trevi Fountain in the city each year. The proceeds are donated
to Caritas, a Catholic social service organisation, to help the poor and
needy people.
5.
The proverb “All roads lead to Rome” owes
its creation to the fact that the Romans had built a huge road network of
53,000 miles by the early fourth century and each mile (4800 feet in Roman
measurement) thereof was marked by a milestone.
6.
In Ancient Rome, only free men could wear togas,
a sign of Roman citizenship. Women used to wear stoles, the female version of
togas, made of linen.
7.
The mascot of Rome is a she-wolf that said to
have cared for brothers Romulus and Remus, the mythological founders of Rome.
8.
Rome was made the capital city of unified Italy
in 1870, shifting it from Florence.
9.
There is a Law in Rome that allows cats to live
without disruption in the place they were born. Many wild cats can be seen
climbing the walls of the Colosseum unperturbed, and even sleeping among the
ruins of the Forum.
10. Women
in ancient Rome used to dye their hair with goat fat and beech wood
ashes. Red and blond were most popular colors.
11. The
first ever shopping mall was built in Rome between 107 and 110 AD by Emperor
Trajan, where a wide variety of goods and grocery items were sold.
12. Rome’s
first university, La Sapienza, established in 1303 AD, is the largest in Europe
and the second largest in the world with more than 140,000 students attending.
13. Rome's
major libraries include the Biblioteca Angelica, opened in 1604, making it
first public library in Europe.
14. Rome
has a museum dedicated entirely to pasta, its iconic cruisine.
15. St
Peter’s basilica (1506-1626) inside Vatican City is the most renowned work of
Renaissance architecture and the largest church in the world.
16. It
is estimated that over 500,000 people and 1 million wild animals were killed in
the battles held at the Colosseum in ancient Rome till 435 AD when the last
documented gladiator fight took place.
17. Rome
is called "The Eternal City" (the term was first coined by the
Roman poet Tibullus in the 1st century BC). Rome is also called the
"Caput Mundi" (meaning Capital of the World).
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Section f: quiz
Q:
What is the process by which bones are turned into stone is called?
Whose trademark is the operating system UNIX?
A:
Petrification
Bell Laboratories
