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Trivia

Mixed Bag II

1)In what year did apartheid end?
*1994 *1995
*1993 *1992

2)For all the shy guys out there...what is the official term for the fear of beautiful women?
*Trichopathophobia
*Siderodromophobia
*Philematophobia
*Caligynephobia

3)What is taxonomy?
*The study of taxidermy.
*The scientific classification of toxic substances.
*The study of tax laws.
*The scientific classification of organisms.

4)In what country does the annual "Houses of Stone" Music Festival take place?
*Zimbabwe
*Jamaica
*The United States
*Germany

5)What was the name of the ship that carried Charles Darwin to the Galapagos Islands in 1831?
*HMS Herald
*HMS Beagle
*HMS Belfast
*HMS Chanticleer

6)Wilhelm Konrad Roentgen was the discoverer of what?
*the x-ray
*the atom
*the planet Pluto
*homoginization

7)This country is located between France and Spain. Can you name it?
*Malta
*Liechtenstein
*Andorra
*Luxembourg

8)Which Caribbean island has the greatest area?
*Trinidad
*Hispaniola
*Cuba
*Jamaica

9)What is a sapote?
*fruit
*grain
*nut
*succulent

10)Which prefix signifies 'all'?
*pen- *para-
*pan- *poly-

Answers
1)1994
In 1994, Nelson Mandela was elected President of South Africa in the first free multi-racial elections held in that .

2)Caligynephobia.
Trichopathophobia is a fear of hair.
Philematophobia is a fear of kissing.
Siderodromophobia is a fear of travelling on a train.

3)The scientific classification of organisms..
Organisms fall into 6 subgroups: Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, and Species.

4)Zimbabwe.
The festival takes place in the capital city of Harare and celebrates traditional Zimbabwean music.

5)HMS Beagle
The HMS Chanticleer was the ship that was supposed to take Darwin on this trip, but it was not in good enough condition.

6) the x-ray
Roentgen was awarded the 1901 Nobel prize for his efforts.

7)Andorra
Tourism and postage stamps are Andorra's main source of income.

8)Cuba
Cuba contains 114,524 miles.

9)fruit
The source of the fruit sapote is the American 'marmalade' tree.

10)pan
An example is the word pantheism, which is the belief that God is in all things.

 

 

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