Adventure: No.QuestionAnswer 1.What does the Japanese word 'Karate' mean literally?Open hand 2.With which water sport are jumping,slaloming and trick riding associated?Water Skiing 3.Which sport was a traditional English 'pub' game?Darts 4.Which modern martial art was developed from 'Jujitsu'?Judo 5.Which game is played at the Embassy World Professional Championship?Snooker 6.What sport is 'angling'?Fishing 7.With what sport would you associate 'alley' or 'lane'?Bowling 8.Which city is known as the 'Pearl of the Orient'?Singapore 9.Which capital city is said to be the oldest in the world and in which country it is located?Damascus,the capital of Syria 10.Which is the largest city in Africa?Cairo,capital of Egypt 11.What was Christopher Columbus's nationality?Italian 12.At the mouth of which river is Hong Kong situated?Perl River 13.Which Central American nation was formerly known as British Honduras?Belize 14.After whom was Bolivia named?Simon Bolivar 15.Which two countries enjoy the highest standard of living in S.America?Venezuela & Argentina 16.Where is the Carribean Sea?Between West Indies & South America 17.Name the only ape that can stand and walk upright?Gibbon 18.Which are the countries linked by the Karakoram Highway?China & Pakistan 19.What does leser mean?Light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation 20.Which sea seperates Japan from the main-land of Asia?The sea of Japan 21.What is a group of dolphins called?Scholl 22.What is a male ant called?A dron 23.Name the mosquito which spreads malaria?The female Anopheles mos quito 24.Istanbul is a major city of Turkey. What was its former name?Constantinople 25.Where is the headquarters of World Meterological Organisation?Geneva 26.Name the countries having the veto power in the U.N. Security Council.U.S.A.,USSR,UK,FRANCE & CHINA 27.What is called the "Roof of the World"?The pamirs in Central Asia 28.Name the only planet that was discovered in the 20th century.Pluto 29.What is the boundary between Russia & Poland called?The Curzon Line 30.How much time does the light take to reach the Earth from the sun?A little more than 8 minutes 31.What is the source of all energy on earth?The energy from the sun 32.Which famous swimmer is known as the 'Albatross'?Michael Gross 33.Where was the martial art taekwon do developed?Korea 34.Who developed taekwon do?Gen.Choi Hong Hi of Korea 35.Which mountain ranges in Spain & California have the same name?Sierra Nevada 36.Which batsman has scored most runs in a day in Test Cricket?Australia's Don Bradman 309 n.o. against England at leeds in 1930 37.Which team won a one dayer twice with a six off of the last ball?Pakistan 38.How many Indians have taken nine or more wickets in an innings in a Test Match?4 -Kapil Dev,Subhash Gupta,Jasu Patel & Anil Kumble 39.Which is the largest plant in the world?The Bis Trees of California 40.What is 'smog'?Smoke -laden fog 41.Who is called the light of the world?Jesus Christ 42.Which is the major language of Egypt?Arabic 43.What does the phrase 'cakes and ale' mean?A carefree or easy living 44.What is the language of Chile?spanish 45.Which country is called the 'Land of Golden Fleece'?Australia 46.Which city of Russia had the old name St.Petersburg?Leningrad 47.Name the only bird which can fly backward as well as forwardThe hemming bird 48.Name the longest river of CanadaMackenzie 49.Name the highest military decoration of France.Croix de Guerra 50.Which gas is commonly used in electric bulbs?Neon 51.Which European city was founded in 1050,destroyed by fire in 1624, and rebuilt?Oslo,capital of Norway 52.What are plants that grow in water called?Hydrophytes 53.Which insect makes the loudest noise?The mle cicada 54.To which country does Greenland belong?Denmark 55.What is the other name for graphite?Plumbago or black lead 56.To which galaxy does the earth belong?The Milky Way 57.Where are the largest deposits of platinum found?Ural Mountains,U.S.S.R. 58.Name the only mammal that flies.The Bat 59.How would you recognize the leader of a wolf pack?The leader holds his tail straight out,while others tails droop. 60.What is a baby rabbit or squirrel called?Bunny 61.What is the study of evil spirits and demons called?Demonology 62.What is a group of Kangaroos called?Mob 63.Which language is most dominant in Latin America?Spanish 64.Who said that 'Well begun is half done'?Horace 65.Name the border line between Afghanistan and Pakistan.The Durand Line 66.Who said that 'Science without religion is lame and religion without science is blind?Albert Einstein 67.Name the longest river of Australia.Murray 68.Name the highest mountain in Canada.Logan 69.Name the only Shakespeare's play that included a dog.Two Gentlemen of Verona 70.Which city is called the 'City of Dreaming Spires'?Oxford 71.After which emperor was July named?Julius Caesar 72.Name the king of England who built the Tower of London.King William I 73.After Amazon, which is the major river of South America?Paraha