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Questions

1) What notable feat did Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan complete in 1522?

 

2) Lake Victoria is the largest lake on which continent?

 

3) Who wrote the novel "Pride and Prejudice"?

 

4) Known for his contribution to physics and mathematics, who was the first person to discover the law of gravity?

 

5) Located in western Pacific Ocean and reaching a depth of 11km, what is the name of the deepest point in the ocean?

 

6) Who directed the 1975 film "Jaws"?

 

7) Alexander Graham Bell is best known for patenting which invention that revolutionised communication in 1876?

 

8) Who painted the famous artwork "The Last Supper"?

 

9) Who wrote the novel "The Catcher in the Rye"?

 

10) What is the name of the largest active volcano in Europe?

 

 

Answers

1) What notable feat did Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan complete in 1522?

First person to circumnavigate the globe

 

2) Lake Victoria is the largest lake on which continent?

Africa

 

3) Who wrote the novel "Pride and Prejudice"?

Jane Austen

 

4) Known for his contribution to physics and mathematics, who was the first person to discover the law of gravity?

Sir Isaac Newton

 

5) Located in western Pacific Ocean and reaching a depth of 11km, what is the name of the deepest point in the ocean?

The Mariana Trench

 

6) Who directed the 1975 film "Jaws"?

Steven Spielberg

 

7) Alexander Graham Bell is best known for patenting which invention that revolutionised communication in 1876?

Telephone

 

8) Who painted the famous artwork "The Last Supper"?

Leonardo da Vinci

 

9) Who wrote the novel "The Catcher in the Rye"?

J.D. Salinger

 

10) What is the name of the largest active volcano in Europe?

Mount Etna