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Questions

1) What is the chemical symbol for water?

 

2) In which country did the sport of golf originate?

 

3) What is the largest mammal on Earth?

 

4) What is the currency of Japan?

 

5) Which famous scientist is credited with discovering the law of gravity?

 

6) In what sport did Steven Burke win a gold medal at both the 2012 and 2016 Olympic games?

 

7) What is the largest organ of the human body?

 

8) Which famous explorer led the first expedition to circumnavigate the Earth?

 

9) Which famous architect designed the Sydney Opera House?

 

10) Which country is famous for its ancient ruins of Machu Picchu?

 

 

 

 

Answers

1) What is the chemical symbol for water?

H2O.

 

2) In which country did the sport of golf originate?

Scotland.

 

3) What is the largest mammal on Earth?

The blue whale.

 

4) What is the currency of Japan?

Japanese yen.

 

5) Which famous scientist is credited with discovering the law of gravity?

Sir Isaac Newton.

 

6) In what sport did Steven Burke win a gold medal at both the 2012 and 2016 Olympic games?

Cycling (Team Pursuit)

 

7) What is the largest organ of the human body?

The skin.

 

8) Which famous explorer led the first expedition to circumnavigate the Earth?

Ferdinand Magellan.

 

9) Which famous architect designed the Sydney Opera House?

Jørn Utzon.

 

10) Which country is famous for its ancient ruins of Machu Picchu?

Peru.