What country suffered the worst two earthquakes in history, killing 830,000 in 1556 and 750,000 in 1976?
- A. USA
- B. Japan
- C. China
- D. India
Correct Answer: C. China
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What is the largest lake in the world?
- A. Caspian Sea
- B. Lake Superior
- C. Lake Victoria
- D. None of these
Correct Answer: A. Caspian Sea
Which country is called “Land of Golden Fleece”?
- A. Italy
- B. Australia
- C. France
- D. Qatar
Correct Answer: B. Australia
Australia is called the land of Golden Fleece because it is the largest producer of wool in the world. The nickname “Land of the Golden Fleece” can also refer to the country of Georgia. Georgia, a nation in Europe, the country gets this nickname from the ancient Greek mythology of the Golden Fleece. Fleece means the woolly cover of sheep or goat.
What is the other name for Daesh?
- A. Al Qaeda
- B. Hezbollah
- C. ISIS
- D. Houthis
Correct Answer: C. ISIS
The other name used for Daesh is ISIS. ISIS stands for the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria or the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. The term “Daesh” is an acronym for the Arabic phrase al-Dawla al-Islamiya al-Iraq al-Sham. Daesh is a militant group.
The body of water which separates Saudi Arabia from Africa is ______.
- A. Caribean Sea
- B. Mediterranean sea
- C. Red sea
- D. Arabian Ocean
Correct Answer: C. Red sea
Which country is the world‘s largest democracy?
- A. China
- B. America
- C. India
- D. Japan
Correct Answer: C. India
Mount Sinai is located in __________.
- A. Iran
- B. Turkey
- C. Egypt
- D. Pakistan
Correct Answer: C. Egypt