Sunday, February 01, 2009

QUIZ - 69

1. What is the most common language spoken by Kurdish people?

2. What term describes the naturally occurring phenomenon of dense concentration of harmful algae in marine bodies that lead to the death of fish?

3. The national film awards of France are given out every year in February and are named after the sculptor who designed the trophies. What are these awards called?

4. The Haute Route is considered to be the most challenging ski tour in the world. Between which two points in the Alps does this route stretch?

5. Who are schmooseoisie?

6. What term describes food derived from genetically modified plants and animals?

7. The Henry Draper Medal is awarded by the U.S. National Academy of Sciences for contributions to astrophysics. What did Henry Draper pioneer?

8. Which chemical compound has the highest melting point of all known substances in the world at 4215 Degrees C?

9. 50 years ago the Nobel Prize winning physicist Richard Feynman delivered a famous lecture ‘There is Plenty of Room at the Bottom’. What concept did this lecture give birth to?

10. What famous bridge was known by the nickname of Galloping Gertie?

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