General Knowledge Test No 17

280. The name of which city in South America means Vale of Paradise?

Valparaiso.

_____281. Which gas used in advertising signs has the symbol Ne?

Neon.

282. Which branch of mathematics uses symbols to represent unknown quantities?

Algebra.

283. What does the abbreviation RAF stand for?

Royal Air Force.

284. What name is given to the use of live animals in the experiments?

Vivisection.

285. Viti Levu is the largest island of which country?

Fiji.

286. The Golden Arrow was a famous train that ran from Paris to which destination?

Monte Carlo.

287. Which country fought on both sides during World War II?

Italy.

288. What centigrade temperature is gas mark 6 equal to?

200 degrees C.

289. In the game of chess, which piece is called springer in Germany?

Knight.

290. What is the meaning of the Russian word 'mir'?

Peace.

291. Who, in World War II, were Axis Power?

Germany, Italy. Japan.

292. Which scientist used kites to conduct electrical experiments?

Benjamin Frankline.

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