Niagara Falls was discovered by:
- A. Louis de Buade
- B. Reuben Gold Thwaites
- C. Jacques Marquette
- D. Louis Hennepin
Correct Answer: D. Louis Hennepin
Niagara Falls was discovered by French explorer, Father Louis Hennepin in December 1678. Niagara Falls is a group of three waterfalls at the southern end of Niagara Gorge, spanning the border between the US state of New York and the Canadian province of Ontario.
Correct Answer: A. Five Stars
Correct Answer: D. Both B and C
Among the Eight countries of SAARC (Pakistan, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Maldives, Bhutan, and later Afghanistan) Sri-Lanka and Maldives are island countries. Where Nepal is a landlocked country.
Correct Answer: C. Jet propulsion
Correct Answer: B. China
Correct Answer: C. Rafael Nadal
Spain’s world number one tennis player Rafael Nadal, who turned 32, has an asteroid named after him. The asteroid, discovered by an astronomical observatory on Nadal’s home island of Majorca, was named after him when he beat Roger Federer in the Wimbledon 2008 final.
Correct Answer: B. Gulf of Mexico
The Gulf of Mexico is the largest Gulf in the World. It has a coastline of about 5,000 kilometers (3,100 miles). The Gulf of Mexico is an ocean basin and a marginal sea of the Atlantic Ocean, largely surrounded by the North American continent.