General Quiz

bobbym · 2016-02-25 03:50:57

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Jai Ganesh · 2016-02-25 16:02:25

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The Answer #5830 is correct. Good work!

#5831. The Grand Canal (also known as the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal), a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is the longest canal or artificial river in the world and a famous tourist destination. Starting at Beijing, it passes through Tianjin and the provinces of Hebei, Shandong, Jiangsu and Zhejiang to the city of Hangzhou, linking the Yellow River and Yangtze River. The oldest parts of the canal date back to the 5th century BC, although the various sections were finally combined during the Sui dynasty (581–618 AD).
What is the total length of the Grand Canal (miles or kilometers)?

#5832. Name the term used by some English-language news media organizations for professional space travelers from China.

bobbym · 2016-02-25 19:47:49

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Jai Ganesh · 2016-02-26 17:55:11

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#5833. Name the branch of the French Armed Forces, in charge of public safety, with police duties among the civilian population in France. It also contains a military police force and a special forces component (GIGN). It had a strength of more than 98,155 personnel as of 2011.

#5834. The Catalans are a Romance ethnic group formed by the people from, or with origins in, Catalonia, who form a nationality of which nation?

bobbym · 2016-02-26 20:29:45

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Jai Ganesh · 2016-02-27 18:03:32

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The Answer #5834 (Spain) is correct! Excellent, bobbym!

#5835. What is the name of 'Federal Republic of Germany' in German language?

#5836. Name the world's largest Volksfest (beer festival and travelling funfair).

bobbym · 2016-02-28 05:14:09

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Jai Ganesh · 2016-02-28 16:47:42

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The Answers, #5835 and #5836, is correct. Splendid!

#5837. What does 'The Monument' signify?

#5838. Name the longest river in the United Kingdom, at about 220 miles (354 km). It rises at an altitude of 2,001 feet (610 m) on Plynlimon, close to the Ceredigion/Powys border near Llanidloes, in the Cambrian Mountains of mid Wales. It then flows through Shropshire, Worcestershire and Gloucestershire, with the county towns of Shrewsbury, Worcester and Gloucester on its banks.

bobbym · 2016-02-29 06:02:45

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Jai Ganesh · 2016-02-29 17:18:58

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#5839. What is the Schengen Area? (The Area is named after the Schengen Agreement. Countries in the Schengen Area have eliminated border controls with the other Schengen members and strengthened border controls with non-Schengen states.)

#5840. Where or what is 'Bohemia'?

bobbym · 2016-02-29 18:48:46

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Jai Ganesh · 2016-03-01 01:08:46

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The Answers, #5839 and #5840, are 75% correct! Neat work, bobbym!

#5841. Who is associated with Globe Theatre?

#5842. For what is William Wilberforce (24 August 1759 – 29 July 1833) known?

bobbym · 2016-03-01 06:05:04

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Jai Ganesh · 2016-03-01 17:00:27

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#5843. What is the bonobo? (Pan paniscus)

#5844. Where is the Kruger National Park?

bobbym · 2016-03-01 17:19:42

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Jai Ganesh · 2016-03-01 18:33:41

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The Answer #5844 is correct. Neat work, bobbym!

#5845. The Good Earth is a 1937 American drama film about Chinese farmers who struggle to survive. It was adapted by Talbot Jennings, Tess Slesinger, and Claudine West from the play by Owen Davis and Donald Davis, which was in itself based on the 1931 novel of the same name by Nobel Prize-winning author. Name the author.

#5846. Name the term - The literally meaning "the way of the warrior", is a Japanese word for the way of the samurai life, loosely analogous to the concept of chivalry in Europe.

bobbym · 2016-03-02 10:53:52

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Jai Ganesh · 2016-03-02 16:42:20

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Both the Answers, #5845 and #5846, are correct. Splendid, bobbym!

#5847. In which city is 'Pompei' situated?

#5848. The Carpathian Mountains or Carpathians are a range of mountains forming an arc roughly 1,500 km (932 mi) long across Central Europe, making them the second-longest mountain range in Europe (after the Scandinavian Mountains, 1,700 km (1,056 mi)). The major portion lies in which nation?

bobbym · 2016-03-02 16:50:21

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Jai Ganesh · 2016-03-03 00:15:05

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The Answer #5847 is correct. Excellent, bobbym!

#5849. The Carter Doctrine was a policy proclaimed by President of the United States Jimmy Carter in his State of the Union Address, which stated that the United States would use military force if necessary to defend its national interests in the Persian Gulf. Name the year and date.

#5850. It is one of the principal rivers in the southwest United States and northern Mexico (the other being the Colorado River). It rises from south-central Colorado in the United States and flows to the Gulf of Mexico. Along the way, it forms part of the Mexico–United States border. According to the International Boundary and Water Commission, its total length was 1,896 miles (3,051 km) in the late 1980s, though course shifts occasionally result in length changes. Depending on how it is measured, it is the fourth- or fifth-longest river system in North America. Name it.

bobbym · 2016-03-03 14:04:58

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Jai Ganesh · 2016-03-03 17:15:10

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Both the Answers, #5849 and #5850, are correct. Marvelous, bobbym!

#5851. The Serengeti ecosystem is a geographical region in Africa. It is located in northern Tanzania and extends to south-western Kenya between 1 and 3 degrees south latitudes and between 34 and 36 degrees east longitudes. It spans approximately 30,000 square kilometers (12,000 sq mi). Name the Kenyan part of the Serengeti.

#5852. The Karnak Temple Complex, commonly known as Karnak, comprises a vast mix of decayed temples, chapels, pylons, and other buildings. Building at the complex began during the reign of Senusret I in the Middle Kingdom and continued into the Ptolemaic period, although most of the extant buildings date from the New Kingdom. Where is it?

bobbym · 2016-03-03 18:26:37

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Jai Ganesh · 2016-03-03 18:56:56

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The Answer #5852 (Egypt) is perfect! Excellent, bobbym!

#5853. Who are Afrikaners?

#5854. Swahili, also known as Kiswahili, is a Bantu language and the first language of the Swahili people. Where is it spoken?

bobbym · 2016-03-05 04:12:59

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