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What are the Italian police called?
- Carabinieri
- Constables
- Landespolizei
- Cozzers
Amazing facts
Italians use up to 250 hand gestures every day. The gestures can vary depending on which part of Italy you are visiting, and the emotionality of each particular individual.
The uniforms of Carabinieri, the Italian police, are designed by Valentino.
What is in the center of Piazza del Popolo, a large square in Rome?
- An Egyptian obelisk
- A statue of Jesus Christ
- A broad-crowned olive tree
- The Statue of Liberty
Amazing facts
The obelisk was broken into three parts and then renovated, and in 1573 Giacomo della Porta built a fountain in the center of which the obelisk stood.
An Egyptian obelisk stands in the center of Piazza del Popolo. It was brought there by the emperor Augustus for the Circus Maximus.
Which of these literary works was not written by William Shakespeare?
- Faust
- King Lear
- Hamlet
- Romeo and Juliet
Amazing facts
William Shakespeare wrote 36 plays.
Faust is a tragic play and a major literary work by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. It was published 200 years after the time of Shakespeare.
What animal doesn't have the word "sea" in its name?
- Boar
- Lion
- Elephant
- Catfish
Amazing facts
Eared seals are very good swimmers next q
What group do husky dogs belong to?
- Sled dogs
- Decorative dogs
- Hound dogs
- Hunting dogs
Amazing facts
Huskies get along well with children. The Eskimos had a tradition: after the birth of a child, a group of huskies were taken into the house to warm the baby.
Huskies are sled dogs. However, they are difficult to train, because they are very independent-minded.
Who was the first billionaire in history?
- Rockefeller
- Rothschild
- Gates
- Jobs
Amazing facts
During his lifetime Rockefeller donated about 100 billion dollars to charity.
At school, John Rockefeller had a dream: to earn $100 billion and live to be a hundred.
What do the British call beans?
- Dutch beans
- French peas
- Japanese seeds
- Chinese nuts
Amazing facts
Only a hundred grams of beans contain about half the daily fiber requirement for an average adult.
There are a total of about 200 different varieties of beans in the world. In the UK, beans are called Dutch beans, since the plant came to England from the Netherlands.
Which metal is liquid at room temperature?
- Mercury
- Aluminium
- Silver
- Strontium
Amazing facts
Mercury is not allowed aboard aircraft because the released mercury can corrode the aluminium of the plane.
Mercury is the only metal and one of two elements that are liquid at room temperature. Mercury solidifies at -39°C.
What is a metronome?
- Rhythm meter
- Pressure meter
- Temperature meter
- Distance meter
Amazing facts
Musical chronometers first began to emerge at the end of the 17th century. The most successful was the metronome created in the 1810s.
A metronome is a device that produces a click at a regular interval of time. It is mostly used by musicians.
Which country has the most electric cars?
- Norway
- Denmark
- Japan
- China
Amazing facts
There are no nuclear power plants in Norway, and almost all of the energy of the country is produced by hydroelectric power stations that use water currents to generate electricity.
Norway provides bonuses to people that use electric cars. These bonuses include exemption from taxes when buying a new vehicle and free parking spaces in public parking lots.