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The word Thailand means "land of the free". A rose imprint that was fossilized in a slate was discovered in Florisant, Colorado, which is said to be thirty-five million years old. U.S. bills are 2.61 inches wide, 6.14 inches long, and are .0043... Read More

1. What does a seed need to grow into a plant? Fertile soil Sunlight Water All 2. When cow dung, human and plant waste are allowed to rot, what do they produce? Manure Loam Soil Rock 3. What is a 'baby' frog called? Tadpole Puppy Kitten... Read More

51. Question: Why is it less difficult to cook rice or potatoes at higher altitudes?Answer: Atmospheric pressure at higher altitudes is low and boils water below 100oC. The boiling point of water is directly proportional to the pressure on its... Read More

76. Question: Why is a new quilt warmer than an old one?Answer: In a new quilt the cotton is not compressed and as such it encloses more air which is bad conductor of heat. Therefore, it does not allow heat to pass. 77. Question: Curved rail... Read More

Field Name Year Man to reach South Pole Roald Amundsen (Norway) 1911 Man to reach North Pole Robert E. Peary (USA) 1909 Woman to reach North Pole Mrs. Karoline Mikkelsen (Norway) 1935 Woman to reach South... Read More

Which is the oldest Satellite orbiting the earth? What is the common name of the Galaxy we inhabit? Where is the 'Sea of Showers'? Which is the only day named after a planet? Who is considered to be the 'Father of Modern... Read More

Which were the Classical civilizations? State who were the: Ancient rulers of Mexico The rulers of Peru and Chile before the Spanish conquest Which two rulers of the ancient world abandoned warfare for religious reasons? ... Read More

Define the following: The Ice Age The Iron Age Jean Jacques Rousseau's ideal of “Liberty, Equality, and Fraternity” became the motto of which Revolution? The spread of knowledge to other countries of Europe in... Read More

(a) “The King was in the counting-house.” Where was the Queen? (b) Which Queen sometimes believed “as many as six impossible things before breakfast”? (a) In Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”, who were the King and... Read More

Which French explorer of the 18th Century had an island, a strait, and a climbing plant named after him? Who organized and led the Kon-Tiki expedition in 1947? Who first sailed around the tip of South America and had the straits named after him? (a... Read More