The name of which North African city literally means ‘white house’?
- A. Rabat
- B. Marrakesh
- C. Casablanca
- D. Cairo
Correct Answer: C. Casablanca
Casablanca is the largest city of Morocco. Located in the central-western part of Morocco bordering the Atlantic Ocean. During World War II, the Germans passed up a chance to kill Franklin D. Roosevelt because they mistranslated the name of the city Casablanca as “White House.” Since “Casablanca” literally means “white house” in Spanish.
Correct Answer: C. Both a & b
Correct Answer: D. Germany
River Danube rises in the Black Forest mountains of western Germany and flows for some 1,770 miles (2,850 km) to its mouth on the Black Sea. The Danube is Europe’s second-longest river after the Volga, passes through 10 countries.
Correct Answer: C. Ostrich
Correct Answer: B. Arthur Holy Compton
Correct Answer: D. Leonardo de Vinci
Correct Answer: A. Rudolf Diesel (1892)