General Quiz

Jai Ganesh · 2008-12-12 17:12:17

Johnny ReinB,
I thought the time taken was 250 million years.
This is what the wikipedia says:-
The Sun orbits the center of the Milky Way galaxy at a distance of approximately 26,000 to 27,000 light-years from the galactic center, moving generally in the direction of Cygnus and completing one revolution in about 225250 million years (one Galactic year).

PS:- We missed you, JohnnyReinB!

JohnnyReinB · 2008-12-12 21:58:14

Oh, sorry.

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Jai Ganesh · 2008-12-13 00:33:40

Answers to #911, #913, #934, #939, #961, #968, #972, #973, and #977:-

In answer #934, I'm sure you typed sued instead of used - a typographic error.
In answer #968, you were expected to be more specific.
Answer to #972: China Rose or Shoe-flower
Answer to #973 : Wrong guess : it is Entamoeba histolytica.

The performance was excellent by any yardstick and you deserve

Jai Ganesh · 2008-12-13 00:43:33

#983. Sir Edmund Hillary and Shepa Tenzing Norgay were the first to conquer Mout Everest. Which country did Sir Edmund Hillary belong to?

#984. How many meters or kilometers is a 'Nautical mile'?

Jai Ganesh · 2008-12-13 17:17:12

#985.How deep is the deepest surveyed point of Challenger Deep, Mariana trench?

#986. Which class of Animal Kingdom do 'salamanders' belong to?

#987. What astronomical body or group of bodies is referred to as M31 or Messier 31?

Jai Ganesh · 2008-12-14 17:08:25

#988. Which country won the Olympic Gold in hockey in the year the game was introduced, 1908?

#989. In which country is the city of 'Rotterdam' situated?

Jai Ganesh · 2008-12-14 20:08:02

#990.The bark of which tree contains 'quinine', earlier an effective treatment for malaria?

Jai Ganesh · 2008-12-15 02:18:08

#991. Which country does Aung San Suu Kyi hail from?

#992. On the banks of which river is the city of Dublin situated?

#993. Identify the highlighted nation in the South American Continent.

Jai Ganesh · 2008-12-15 17:35:35

#994. Who was the third President of US after George Washington and John Adams?

#995. Who said "Long years ago, we made a tryst with destiny and now the time comes when we shall redeem our pledge. At the stroke of midnight hour, when the world sleeps, India will wake to life and freedom. A momnet comes, which comes but rarely in history, when we step out from old to new, when an age ends and when the soul of a long suppressed nation finds utterance".

#996. When was the Suez canal opened?

Jai Ganesh · 2008-12-16 00:16:28

#997. Who invented the 'Microscope'?

#998. Which country is called the 'Sickman of Europe'?

#999. What are 'Cryptogams'?

#1000. What is

in Roman Numerals?

JohnnyReinB · 2008-12-16 01:16:33

Jai Ganesh · 2008-12-16 03:27:43

Answers to #986, #987, #990, #992, #993 and #1000:-
Five out of six answers correct!
The South American country isn't Ecuador!
This is Ecuador:-

Keep up the good work!!!

Jai Ganesh · 2008-12-17 00:52:07

#1001. Who is the author of 'From the Earth to the Moon'?

#1002. Name the Britsh scientist who discovered the principle of natural selsction?

#1003. Who was the founder of the Atomic theory and the Law of Multiple Proportions?

#1004. If an element in the periodic table is neither a metal nor a non-metal, what is it?

#1005. Sunshine is source of which vitamin?

Jai Ganesh · 2008-12-17 03:04:22

#1006. Name the chemical present in the venom of bee and ant stings?

#1007. Who are the 'Khmer' or 'Khmers'?

#1008. How are 'Clark Kent' and 'Bruce Wayne' better known as?

Jai Ganesh · 2008-12-17 16:23:15

#1009. What does FIAT in FIAT cars and automobiles stand for?

#1010. What does BMW in BMW cars/bikes stand for?

JohnnyReinB · 2008-12-17 23:58:48

Jai Ganesh · 2008-12-18 01:57:19

Answers to #1002, #1003, #1004, #1005, #1007, and #1008:-
All correct, JohnnyReinB!

Jai Ganesh · 2008-12-18 02:09:36

#1011. What is ASP in computer parlance?

#1012. The LG Group (Consumer Electronics) was a merger of two Korean companies from which the abbreviation of LG was derived. Name the two companies.

#1013. What does BAFTA stand for?

#1014. In which year was Albert Einstein awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics?

#1015. Who is the author of Arthashastra?

Jai Ganesh · 2008-12-19 02:09:52

#1016. Give the first names of the mathematicians De Moivre, De Morgan, and Laplace.

#1017. Give the first names of the scientists Fermi, Mendel and Lavoisier.

#1018. Which of the three is largest in area : Kazakhstan, Sudan, Libya or Greenland?

Jai Ganesh · 2008-12-19 18:04:34

#1019. In which countries are the following cities: Antwerp, Barcelona, Cardiff, and Vancouver?

#1020. What does the Olympic motto 'Citius - Altius - Fortius' used by Rev. Father Didon first mean?

#1021. Which is the coldest place in the world?

#1022. Which country is the largest producer of coffee in the world?

#1023. By what name is the second highest mountain peak in the world, K2, also known as?

#1024. Which place is known as the 'Granite City'?

#1025. What is the name of the Parliament of Norway?

Jai Ganesh · 2008-12-20 20:20:10

#1026. Who is the author of 'City of Joy'?

#1027. Who invented the vaccination for smallpox?

#1028. Who invented the Barometer?

#1029. Name the countries referred to as the 'Baltic states'.

#1030. In which part of the world is Bering Sea?

Jai Ganesh · 2008-12-21 01:19:52

#1031. Where is the headquarters of 'The Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS)'?

#1032. At present, how many members does 'The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC)' have?

#1033. What is an 'entrepôt '?

#1034. In which year did the 'October Revolution' began?

Jai Ganesh · 2008-12-22 02:11:05

#1035. What is the value of logarithm of 10 to base e approximately?

#1036. What is the value of logarithm of e to base 10 approximately?

#1037. Can you think of a sphere (almost a sphere, because it is slightly flattened at the poles, described as an oblate spheroid) approximately 6371 kilometers in radius? You have thought right, we are talking of planet earth. Which is the second largest country in area on planet earth after Russia?

#1038. The square of square of a number is 14641. What is the number?

#1039. What is 'Ampersand'?

#1040. What is 'Caret'?

Jai Ganesh · 2008-12-22 16:55:44

#1041. Which is the 'City of Golden Gate'?

#1042. Who is Rakesh Sharma?

#1043. What does ATM stand for (in connection with Banks)?

#1044. What does MICR in MICR checks/cheques stand for?

#1045. What does PIN in the ATM card stand for?

Jai Ganesh · 2008-12-23 02:27:57

#1046. Which is the 'City of Motor Cars'?

#1047. What are Perihelion and Aphelion?

#1048. What is an 'Estuary'?

#1049. What is 'Hinterland'?

#1050. What are 'Isobaths'?

#1051. Who is known as the 'Grand Old Man of Britain'?

#1052. Which part of the planet is known as 'Roof of the world'?

#1053. where is the 'porcelain tower'?

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