Between which two countries is the Dead Sea situated?
(A) Jordan and Sudan
(B) Jordan and Israel
(C) Türkiye and United Arab Emirates
(D) United Arab Emirates and Egypt
Today we feature the Dead Sea, situated between Israel and Jordan, and forming part of the border between the two countries. The Dead Sea is fed mainly by the Jordan River, which enters the lake from the north.
Which is the largest ocean in the world?
(A) Hind
(B) Prashant
(C) Atlantic
(D) Arctic
The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of the world ocean basins. Covering approximately 63 million square miles and containing more than half of the free water on Earth, the Pacific is by far the largest of the world's ocean basins. All of the world's continents could fit into the Pacific basin.
Which is the longest continental mountain range in the world?
(A) Himalayas
(B) Andes
(C) Rocky Mountains
(D) Ural Mountains
The world's longest above-water mountain range is the Andes, about 7,000 km (4,300 mi) long. The range stretches from north to south through seven countries in South America, along the west coast of the continent: Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile, and Argentina.
Which river passes through the city of Paris?
(A) Sean
(B) Thames
(C) Neil
(D) Volga
The Seine River flowing through Paris. Seine River, river of France, after the Loire its longest. It rises 18 miles (30 kilometres) northwest of Dijon and flows in a northwesterly direction through Paris before emptying into the English Channel at Le Havre.
The Emu bird is found in which country?
(A) New Zealand
(B) Japan
(C) Australia
(D) Thailand
It is endemic to Australia, where it is the largest native bird and the only extant member of the genus Dromaius. The emu's range covers most of the mainland, but the Tasmanian, Kangaroo Island and King Island subspecies became extinct after the European settlement of Australia in 1788.
The Chinese Buddhist pilgrim, Xuan Zang came to the Indian subcontinent about _____ years ago.
(A) 1100
(B) 1700
(C) 2000
(D) 1400
Chinese Buddhist pilgrims who visited India were Fa Xian, who came 1600 years ago and Xuan Zang, and who came around 1400 years ago.
Which river flows through the Grand Canyon in Arizona, USA?
(A) Missouri River
(B) Colorado River
(C) Mississippi River
(D) Yukon River
Which is the largest tropical rain forest in the world?
(A) Amazon
(B) Bosewas
(C) South East Asian rain forest
(D) Daintree rain forest
The Amazon rainforest is the world's largest tropical rainforest. It is home to around 40,000 plant species, nearly 1,300 bird species, 3,000 types of fish, 427 species of mammals, and 2.5 million different insects.
Which country is called the playground of Europe?
(A) Autry
(B) Holland
(C) Switzerland
(D) Italy
It has a central plateau of rolling hills, plains and large lakes. So, Switzerland is the playground of Europe.
In which ocean is the Bermuda Triangle area located?
(A) Atlantic
(B) Indian
(C) Prashant
(D) Arctic Ocean
Although theories of supernatural causes for these disappearances abound, geophysical and environmental factors are most likely responsible. One hypothesis is that pilots failed to account for the agonic line—the place at which there is no need to compensate for magnetic compass variation—as they approached the Bermuda Triangle, resulting in significant navigational error and catastrophe.
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