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Which planets have rings around them?

• Jupiter

• Saturn

• Uranus

• Neptune

• All of the above

Answer explanation

All of the above

Jupiter is known to have 4 sets of rings.

Saturn is surrounded by over 1000 rings made of ice and dust.

Uranus has 2 sets of rings.

Neptune has at least five main rings and four prominent ring arcs that we know of so far.

Who is the first Indian to win the Miss Univserse pageant?

• Lara Dutta

• Priyanka Chopra

• Aishwarya Rai

• Sushmita Sen

Answer explanation

Sushmita Sen

Event took place in Plenary Hall of the PICC, Pasay City, Philippines

Outgoing titleholder Dayanara Torres of Puerto Rice crowned Sushimita Sen of India at the end of the event, marking the first time India has won Miss Universe

Fiil up the missing word in the song "Bahay Kubo"

Sinkamas at talong, sigarilyas at mani

Sitaw, bataw, patani.

(a)   , patola, upo't kalabasa

At saka mayroon pang labanos, mustasa,

Answer explanation

Kundol

True or False: Dynamite contains peanuts as an ingredient

• True

• False

Answer explanation

TRUE!

Peanuts, or rather their oil, can create quite a bang if used to make dynamite. The oil makes glycerol, which in turn can be used to make nitro-glycerine, a key ingredient of dynamite. Peanuts aren’t essential however and other ingredients can be used instead.

Name this food

(a)  

Answer explanation

Kimchi Fried Rice

What exactly is the pH value of distilled water?

• 7.0

• 6.9

• 6.55

• None

Answer explanation

There is no exact pH value. It depends on how long it has been exposed to air and temperature.

The value of pure water is about 7 at 25 deg C; this decreases with increasing temperature. Exposure to air makes it more acidic.

If you go into space, do you get taller?

• Yes

• No

• Maybe?

Answer explanation

Yes!

Yes, the cartilage disks in your spine expand due to the lack of gravity, making you taller.

Fill out the missing word

sung by Juan Karlos Labajo

Sa ilalim ng puting ilaw

Sa dilaw na buwan

Pakinggan mo ang aking (a)  

Sa dilaw na buwan

Answer explanation

sigaw

Song Title: Buwan

True of False: Some planes can fly faster than the speed of sound?

• True

• False

Answer explanation

TRUE!

On October 14th, 1947, Captain Charles E. "Chuck" Yeager, flew the Bell X-1 aeroplane 700 miles per hour over the Mojave Desert, California. 

Yeager became the first person ever to travel faster than sound and the first to create a sonic “boom”.

What goes up and down, but always remains in the same place?

(a)  

Answer explanation

stairs