Quiz 2

Questions

1. The author of  'Peter Pan' died on 19th June 1937.          Name him.
2. A tragedy at 'Washington Theatre' took place on 14th April, 1865. What was it?
3. What is the name given to the beginning of a river?
4. Which fairy tale statue that travellers see as they enter    Copenhagen harbour?
5. Where is the famous 'La Scala Opera House'?
6. On what river are the Victoria falls?
7. What is the explosion associated with the name of 'Thomas Malthus'?
8. How many horsemen constitute a polo team?
9. Who discovered the planet Uranus?
10. What is a Pulsar?

Answers

1. Sir James Barrie.

2. President Abraham Lincoln of the USA was assassinated.

3. Source

Source

4. The Little Mermaid' from a fairy tale by Hans Christian 

    Anderson.

5. In Milan, Italy, on the site of the church of Santa Maria

    Della Scala.

6. River Zambezi

7. Population Explosion

8. Four

9. William Herschel

10. A star that produces regular pulses of radio waves. The

      pulses are emitted at regular intervals varying from 1/30

      second up to 3 seconds.