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Question 1: A 'bloat' refers to a group of what animal?
Question 2: If you visited Ottawa, which animal would you find featured on the Canadian coat of arms?
The coat of arms of Canada has featured a unicorn as a supporter holding the British royal arms since the 1800s. The other supporter animal is a lion holding the French royal arms.
Question 3: Who composed the "Ride of the Valkyries"?
"Ride of the Valkyries" is from Richard Wagner's opera "Die Walküre," which is the second of the four operas that form "The Ring of the Nibelung" cycle. This piece has become a classic in its own right and has been used widely in popular culture, notably in movies like "Apocalypse Now."
Question 4: In what unit is the electrical resistance measured?
Electrical resistance is measured in units named Ohms in honor of the German physicist Georg Simon Ohm who defined Ohm's law.
Question 5: When was the first appearance of the comic book character Batman?
Batman made his debut in Detective Comics #27, which was published in May 1939. He was created by artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger, and has since become one of the most iconic and enduring comic book characters of all time.
Question 6: Where in Australia is the highest average annual rainfall recorded?
Bellenden Ker, located in Queensland, receives an annual average rainfall of about 8,108 millimetres (319 inches). The high rainfall is due to its location on the windward side of the Great Dividing Range and being adjacent to the Coral Sea.
Question 7: Which company created the first commercially available hybrid gasoline-electric car?
Toyota released the Prius in Japan in 1997. It was the world's first mass-produced hybrid car and was made globally available in 2000.
Question 8: When did the philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche first use the phrase "God is dead"?
Nietzsche first introduced the phrase "Gott ist tot" (God is dead) in his 1882 collection The Gay Science (Die fröhliche Wissenschaft). He expanded upon the concept in later works like Thus Spoke Zarathustra.
Question 9: Which country is home to the ancient city of Petra?
Petra is an archaeological city in southern Jordan famous for its rock-cut architecture. It was the capital city of the Nabataean Kingdom around 300 B.C. and is now Jordan's most popular tourist attraction.
Question 10: How many countries are located on the equator?
The equator passes through 13 countries: São Tomé and Príncipe, Gabon, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Kenya, Somalia, Maldives, Indonesia, Kiribati, Ecuador, Colombia, and Brazil. The equator is the imaginary line that divides the Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
Hippos look right
Just before WWII kicked off in Europe?
A group of hippopotamuses can either be called a pod, herd, or bloat! Yes, we’re also giggling. We all know that bloat means ‘to become swollen with fluid or gas’, so it’s safe to say that these semi-aquatic mammals with barrel-shaped bodies were aptly named.