7 days of Quizzmass: History and Geography

Certain instruments are used to measure different physical properties. Which instrument do you use to measure the speed of wind?

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Bridges are used to get across rivers and large gaps. But there is a very famous river that does not have a single Bridge. What is this river that is not crossed by any bridges?

(a)  

A port is an ocean based structure where ships load and discharge cargo and passengers. In the ancient, and even modern world, ports were important for trade purposes. Located in one of the biggest and busiest trader countries in the world, What is the world’s largest port?

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There are two monsoon seasons in Sri Lanka, one of them is caused by winds brought in from the Bay of Bengal. This monsoon lasts from the month of December to the month of February. What is the name of this monsoon?

(a)  

There are three types of rocks: Sedimentary, Metamorphic and (a)   . What is the third type of rock, which occurs when volcanic magma cools, and includes rocks such as Granite, Basalt and Pumice?

Geostationary satellites are satellites that orbit the Earth at the same rate as the Earth's rotation, and are used for a variety of purposes, including telecommunications and weather monitoring. In which direction do the geostationary satellites rotate?

(a)  

Which country is the world’s largest producer of Oil?

(a)  

When charged particles from the sun emitted during solar storms collide with atoms and molecules in the Earth's upper atmosphere it causes magnetic storms that appear to us as colourful lights in the sky. What is the name of this natural phenomena?

(a)  

In 1985, a group of 3 scientists discovered a hole in the Ozone layer of the Earth above a certain continent. What was the Continent that that hole was discovered in?

(a)  

This country’s postal service encourages children to send letters to Santa's workshop with the postal code H0H 0H0. What is this country?

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