When Saudi Arabia announced that it will allow flights from “all countries” to cross over its airspace on flights?
- A. September 2, 2020
- B. September 4, 2020
- C. September 6, 2020
- D. September 8, 2020
Correct Answer: A. September 2, 2020
rapprochement with the Arab Gulf, and a major boon for Israeli air travel, Saudi Arabia on September 2, 2020, announced that it will henceforth allow flights from “all countries” to cross over its airspace on flights to or from the United Arab Emirates.
Correct Answer: D. Groundwater, making the invisible visible
Correct Answer: B. Emma Alam
Pakistan’s Emma Alam on 21 March 2022 won the 13th World Speed Reading Championships finals, beating more than 100 competitors from all over the world. Held in hybrid form, the championships, which were delayed due to Covid-19, concluded this week with a great victory for Team Pakistan. Emma, who defeated her Chinese competitor in the finals, was also crowned in 2020 as the World Memory Champion and holder of two titles of Guinness World Records and also recognized as Pride of Pakistan by Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR). Coming in the fourth position in the World Speed Reading Championships is Abeerah Ather. Team Pakistan also competed in the 12th World Mind Mapping Championship, in which Emma Alam grabbed third position and Ambreen Hameed fourth.
Correct Answer: B. Starfish
When looking at a sea star–or starfish–it’s not really clear which part of its identical five pointed body is considered its head. This question has puzzled biologists for decades, but some new research says that a starfish’s whole body could function like a head. The findings are described in a study published November 1 in the journal Nature and might have solved the mystery of how sea stars and other echinoderms evolved their distinctively shaped bodies.
Correct Answer: D. Russia
Victory Day is a holiday that commemorates the victory over Nazi Germany in 1945. It was first inaugurated in the 15 republics of the Soviet Union, following the signing of the German Instrument of Surrender late in the evening on 8 May 1945 (after midnight, thus on 9 May Moscow Time). The Soviet government announced the victory early on 9 May after the signing ceremony in Berlin. Although the official inauguration occurred in 1945, the holiday became a non-labor day only in 1965, and only in certain Soviet republics.
Correct Answer: B. Russia
Correct Answer: C. 26 years
Israeli Prime Minister and foreign ministers of the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain signing of the historic Abraham Accord, which is the first Arab-Israeli peace deal in 26 years.