Sunday, August 08, 2010

QUIZ - 108

1) Ug99 is a fungus that threatens to destroy wheat crop worldwide. Why is it called so?

2) Three Gorges Dam is the world’s biggest hydroelectric project (22500 MW). Across which Chinese river is it constructed?

3) Name the three-headed dog that guards the gates to the underworld in Greek and Roman Mythology.

4) What is the name of the international medical humanitarian organization founded by doctors and journalists in France in 1971? It received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1999.

5) What two countries did the Mandelbaum Gate separate till it was dismantled in 1967?

6) What is the name of the first practical bicycle invented by a German baron in 1817?

7) Name the Canadian professor of English and communication specialist who coined expressions like “Global Village” and “The Medium is the Message”.

8) What sport was born on Repack Road in California in 1976?

9) Panhellenic Games refers to the four sports festivals held in ancient Greece. One of them was the Olympic Games. What are the names of the other three games?

10) Which two nations resolved their border dispute by the Treaty of 1818?

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