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#7301 2022-05-11 00:07:13

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#8363. When the the 'World Photography Day' celebrated? (World Photography Day is an annual, worldwide celebration of the art, craft, science and history of photography.)

#8364. When is the 'International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition' celebrated? (an international day celebrated August 23 of each year, the day designated by UNESCO to memorialize the transatlantic slave trade.)


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#7302 2022-05-12 00:13:41

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#8365. In which Continent is the Country 'Benin' situated?

#8366. In which Continent is the Country 'Liechtenstein' situated?


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#7303 2022-05-13 00:14:12

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#8367. In which Continent is the Country 'Armenia' situated?

#8368. In which Continent is the Country 'Belarus' situated?


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#7304 2022-05-14 01:04:36

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#8369. When is the 'World Milk Day' celebrated? (World Milk Day is an international day established by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations to recognize the importance of milk as a global food. It has been observed since 2001. The day is intended to provide an opportunity to bring attention to activities that are connected with the dairy sector.)

#8370. When is the 'World Humanist Day'? (World Humanist Day is a Humanist holiday celebrated annually around the world. According to Humanists International, the day is a way of spreading awareness of Humanism as a philosophical life stance and means to effect change in the world. It is also seen as a time for Humanists to gather socially and promote the positive values of Humanism.)


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#7305 2022-05-16 00:07:14

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#8371. When is the 'World Meteorological Day'? (World Meteorological Day was established in 1961 to commemorate the World Meteorological Organization creation on in 1950. This organization announces a slogan for World Meteorology Day every year, and this day is celebrated in all member countries.)

#8372. When is the 'World Down Syndrome Day'? (marked each year, beginning in 2006. It was selected to signify the uniqueness of the triplication (trisomy) of the 21st chromosome which causes Down syndrome.

Every year on on this day, World Down Syndrome Day is observed to create awareness about Down syndrome. It is a condition in which a child is born with an extra 21st chromosome.)


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#7306 2022-05-16 00:08:09

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#8371. When is the 'World Meteorological Day'? (World Meteorological Day was established in 1961 to commemorate the World Meteorological Organization creation on in 1950. This organization announces a slogan for World Meteorology Day every year, and this day is celebrated in all member countries.)

#8372. When is the 'World Down Syndrome Day'? (marked each year, beginning in 2006. It was selected to signify the uniqueness of the triplication (trisomy) of the 21st chromosome which causes Down syndrome.

Every year on on this day, World Down Syndrome Day is observed to create awareness about Down syndrome. It is a condition in which a child is born with an extra 21st chromosome.)


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#7307 2022-05-17 00:06:17

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#8373. Name the retired military officer who served as the 9th President of Guyana from May 2015 to August 2020 (born 15 July 1945). He served for a time as Commander of the Guyana Defence Force and subsequently as National Security Adviser from 1990 to 1992. He was Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly of Guyana from 2012 to 2015.

#8374. Name the Hungarian politician and lawyer (born 9 May 1959) who served as President of Hungary from 10 May 2012 to 9 May 2022. He is a long-time politician of the right-wing Fidesz. As a representative of his party, he took part in the Hungarian Round Table Talks during the end of communism in Hungary in 1989. He was a member of the National Assembly of Hungary from 1990 to 2009 and served as its speaker from 1998 to 2002.


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#7308 2022-05-18 00:06:58

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#8375. What is the approximate population of United States? (on July 1, 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.)

#8376. What is the approximate population of Indonesia? (population of Indonesia according to the 2020 national census.)


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#7309 2022-05-20 00:08:26

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#8377. What is the present population of Brazil? (The population of Brazil is estimated based on various sources from 1550 to 1850. The first official census took place in 1873. From that year, every 8 years (with some exceptions) the population is counted. The Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatistica has postponed the next census until 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.)

#8378. What is the present population of Argentina approximately? (Argentina population pyramid in 2020)


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#7310 2022-05-21 00:12:16

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#8379. Who is the author of 'Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance' (1995)? (explores the events of his early years in Honolulu and Chicago until his entry into Harvard Law School in 1988.)

#8380. Who is the author of 'Dust to Dust' (2000)? (it sets the scene for an apparent lack of understanding in today's world for the alternative person. It is the second novel in the three part Kovac/Liska Series.)


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#7311 2022-05-22 00:15:31

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#8381. What is the currency of Egypt?

#8382. What is the currency of Ghana?


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#7312 2022-05-23 00:17:15

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#8383. What is the currency of People's Republic of China (PRC)?

#8384. What is the currency of Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)?


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#7313 2022-05-24 00:09:08

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#8385. What is the currency of Saudi Arabia?

#8386. What is the currency of UAE (United Arab Emirates)?


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#7314 2022-05-25 00:17:19

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#8387. When is the 'International Day of Sport for Development and Peace (IDSDP)' celebrated? (This date commemorates the inauguration, in 1896, of the first Olympic games of the modern era, in Athens, (Greece)).

#8388. When is the 'World Health Day' celebrated? (World Health Day is a global health awareness day celebrated every year on this day, under the sponsorship of the World Health Organization (WHO), as well as other related organizations.)


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#7315 2022-05-27 00:20:38

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#8389. Name the country in the western part of South America. It is the southernmost country in the world, and the closest to Antarctica; occupying a long and narrow strip of land between the Andes to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It covers an area of 756,096 square kilometers (291,930 sq mi), with a population of 17.5 million as of 2017. It shares land borders with Peru to the north, Bolivia to the north-east, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far south.

#8390. Name the landlocked country at the crossroads of North and Central Africa. It is bordered by Libya to the north, Sudan to the east, the Central African Republic to the south, Cameroon to the south-west, Nigeria to the southwest, and Niger to the west. It has a population of 16 million, of which 1.6 million live in the capital and largest city N'Djamena. Total area is 1,284,000 sq km (496,000 sq mi).


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#7316 2022-05-28 00:46:47

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#8391. When is the 'World Intellectual Property Day' observed? (The event was established by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) in 2000 to "raise awareness of how patents, copyright, trademarks and designs impact on daily life" and "to celebrate creativity, and the contribution made by creators and innovators to the development of societies across the globe". This day was chosen as the date for World Intellectual Property Day because it coincides with the date on which the Convention Establishing the World Intellectual Property Organization entered into force in 1970.)

#8392. When is the 'International Dance Day' takes place? (International Dance Day is a global celebration of dance, created by the Dance Committee of the International Theatre Institute (ITI), the main partner for the performing arts of UNESCO. The event takes place every year on this day, which is the anniversary of the birth of Jean-Georges Noverre (1727–1810), the creator of modern ballet. The day strives to encourage participation and education in dance through events and festivals held on the date all over the world. UNESCO formally recognize ITI to be the creators and organizers of the event.)


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#7317 2022-05-29 00:34:12

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#8393. When is the 'International Day for Biological Diversity' held? (The International Day for Biological Diversity (or World Biodiversity Day) is a United Nations–sanctioned international day for the promotion of biodiversity issues.)

#8394. When is the 'World Savings Day' observed? (The Italian Professor Filippo Ravizza declared this day the "International Saving Day" on the last day of the congress. In the resolutions of the Thrift Congress it was decided that 'World Thrift Day' should be a day devoted to the promotion of savings all over the world. In their efforts to promote thrift, the savings banks also worked with the support of the schools, the clergy, as well as cultural, sports, professional, and women's associations.)


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#7318 2022-05-30 00:17:18

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#8395. Who is the author of 'Dead Souls'? (a novel first published in 1842, and widely regarded as an exemplar of 19th-century Russian literature.)

#8396. Who is the author of 'Days of Grace'? (an autobiography by a tennis player.)


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#7319 2022-05-31 00:08:54

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#8397. Who is the author of 'Doctor Sleep'? (a 2013 horror novel by American writer and the sequel to his 1977 novel The Shining. The book reached the first position on The New York Times Best Seller list for print and ebook fiction (combined), hardcover fiction, and ebook fiction. Doctor Sleep won the 2013 Bram Stoker Award for Best Novel.)

#8398. Who is the author of 'Doctor Zhivago'? (a novel, first published in 1957 in Italy. The novel is named after its protagonist, a physician and poet, and takes place between the Russian Revolution of 1905 and World War II.)


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#7320 2022-06-01 00:17:41

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#8399. Who is the author of Darkness at Noon? (a novel by Hungarian-born British a novelist, first published in 1940.)

#8400. Who is the author of Dune? (a 1965 epic science fiction novel, originally published as two separate serials in Analog magazine.)


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#7321 2022-06-02 00:07:00

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#8401. Who is the author of Coming of Age in Samoa: A Psychological Study of Primitive Youth for Western Civilisation? (First published in 1928, the book launched her as a pioneering researcher and as the most famous anthropologist in the world.)

#8402. Who is the author of Death of Venice? (Death in Venice (German: Der Tod in Venedig) is a novella by a German author, published in 1912. It presents an ennobled writer who visits Venice and is liberated, uplifted and then increasingly obsessed, by the sight of a beautiful Polish boy, Tadzio, so nicknamed for Tadeusz.)


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#7322 2022-06-03 00:17:17

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#8403. Who is the author of Earth (The Book): A Visitor's Guide to the Human Race? (a 2010 humor book)

#8404. Who is the author of Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation? (In the book, published in 2003, the author bemoans the state of punctuation in the United Kingdom and the United States and describes how rules are being relaxed in today's society.)


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#7323 2022-06-04 00:30:57

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#8405. Who is the author of Ends and Means (an Enquiry Into the Nature of Ideals and Into the Methods Employed for Their Realization)? (Published in 1937, the book contains illuminating tracts on war, religion, nationalism and ethics, and was cited as a major influence on Thomas Merton in his autobiography, The Seven Storey Mountain.)

#8406. Who is the author of The Family Reunion? (Written mostly in blank verse (though not iambic pentameter), it incorporates elements from Greek drama and mid-twentieth-century detective plays to portray the hero's journey from guilt to redemption. The play was unsuccessful when first presented in 1939, and was later regarded as unsatisfactory by its author, but has been successfully revived since the 1940s.)


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#7324 2022-06-05 00:17:52

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#8407. When is the World Refugee Day? (It is designed to celebrate and honour refugees from around the world.)

#8408. When is the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking observed? (The International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking is a United Nations International Day against drug abuse and the illegal drug trade.)


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#7325 2022-06-06 03:06:12

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#8409. When is the World Environment Day? (United Nations' principal vehicle for encouraging awareness and action for the protection of the environment. First held in 1973, it has been a platform for raising awareness on environmental issues such as marine pollution, overpopulation, global warming, [[sustainable development ]] and wildlife crime.)

#8410. When is the World Bicycle Day? (The resolution for World Bicycle Day recognizes "the uniqueness, longevity and versatility of the bicycle, which has been in use for two centuries, and that it is a simple, affordable, reliable, clean and environmentally fit sustainable means of transport.")


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