1-50 questions and answers

What does the spirometer measure?The amount of air that a person breathes.

In 1821, Mexico won its independence from which country?SPAIN

What does a baptisaphilist collect??Christian names

To which order of mammals do hares and rabbits belong?RODENTS

In Christianity, name the hill on which Jesus Christ was put to death on a cross.Mount Calvary

What is a rhytidectomy operation?A face-lift operation

Which country is the worlds leading producer of oranges?BRAZIL

What kind of a mental disorder is hallucination?A sensation of experiencing or seeing something that does not exist.

Which science separates metals from their ores for preparing them for use?METALLURGY

According to Greek mythology, who is credited with being the first woman?PANDORA

What kind of prehistoric animal was the rhamphorhynchus?A FLYING REPTILE

What is the art of skillful speaking known as?ORATORY

Pontus Euximus was the Greek name for which sea, among the Hospitable Sea?THE BLACK SEA

What is epigraphy the study of?The study of writing that is cut on metal or on stone.

In the Shona language, which countrys name means house of stone?ZIMBABWE

By what name is the Cenozoic Era (63 million years ago) also popularly called?AGE OF MAMMALS

The Orange River is which countrys longest river?SOUTH AFRICA

To which family of birds does the marabon belong?THE STORK

What is a pirate spider?It is a spider which feeds on other spiders.

Name the imaginary island in J. Swifts Gullivers Travels, inhabited by very tiny people.LILLIPUT

What is coleopterology?The study of beetles

In shipping terms, what is flotsam?Goods floating at sea after a shipwreck.

What does the word jetsam mean in shipping terminology?Goods thrown overboard to lighten a sinking ship

Name the smallest bird of the hawk family.The falcon, a bird of prey.

To what family of animals does the kiang belong?THE ASS

Which kings reign is known as the Golden Age of Babylon?Hammurabi

What is capella?Singing without instrumental accompaniment.

What is the chief difference between the marmoset and most other monkeys?Marmoset has claws while most other monkeys have nails

What is vernal equinox that occurs on 20th or 21st March?On the day of the vernal equinox, the center of the sun is directly over the earths equator, in the northern hemisphere?

What are the ankle bones also known as?tarsals

Which Australian bird is regarded as the most dangerous bird?THE CASSOWAY. Its powerful kick can cripple or kill a person.

Name the Hermit Kingdom as it had very little contact with the outside world, except China.KOREA

What is Song of Solomon?Its a poetic book of the Hebrew Bible (Old Testament)

Caricos are the inhabitants of which South American city?RIO DE JANEIRO

In the suns atmosphere, what is photosphere?Inner most layer of the suns atmosphere

Mechanics studies the effects of forces on bodies at rest or in motion. Which are its two branches?STATICS and DYNAMICS

What is the official retreat of the US president called?CAMP DAVID in the Maryland mountains.

Name the only known bird to have nostrils on the tip of its bill.THE KIWI

What was the first known surgical treatment?TREPHINING

Gog and Magog are the legendary giants of which European city?LONDON

Which tree is referred to as weeping wood or cahuchu by American Indians?RUBBER TREE

Which Roman emperor is known to have started a fire in A.D. 64 to make place for his golden palace?EMPEROR NERO

What is hydropathy?Medical treatment solely by application of water internally and externally.

In Greek legend, name the mother of Oedipus, whom she married, without knowing that he was her son.JOCASTA

Name the only meat-eating dinosaur.THE THEROPOD

Which two scientific words were introduced into medicine by French physician Jean F. Fernel?PHYSIOLOGY AND PATHOLOGY

Which European country was called Gaul during the 5th century B.C.?FRANCE

Who is a Jobs Comforter?A person who increases the misery of the person he pretends to comfort.

The word dinosaur comes from two Greek words. What does it mean?Terrible lizard

Name the first English dictionary.The Table Alphabeticall of Hardwords