General KnowledgeThe scientist who discovered the electron was?
A) Thomson
B) Rutherford
C) Bohr
D) Planck
J.J. Thomson discovered the electron in 1897 using cathode ray experiments, a major step in atomic physics.
General Knowledge
A)
Indian & Atlantic
B)
Atlantic & Pacific
C)
Arctic & Pacific
D)
Indian & Pacific
The Panama Canal, opened in 1914, links the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, greatly reducing shipping time between east and west.
General Knowledge
A)
Silver
B)
Gold
C)
Platinum
D)
Mercury
Gold has atomic number 79 and symbol Au; its rarity and properties have made it historically valuable for currency and jewelry.
General Knowledge
A)
Stalin
B)
Churchill
C)
Truman
D)
Roosevelt
Winston Churchill used “Iron Curtain” in 1946 to describe the political and ideological divide between Soviet-controlled East and West.
General Knowledge
A)
Columbus
B)
Magellan
C)
Drake
D)
Vasco da Gama
Ferdinand Magellan led the first expedition to circumnavigate the globe (1519–1522); although he died en route, the voyage completed the circuit.
General Knowledge
A)
Rome
B)
Paris
C)
Madrid
D)
Berlin
The Louvre in Paris is the world’s largest art museum, housing the *Mona Lisa* and countless treasures of global civilization.
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