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Questions require 2 answers (1pt each).

 

1. Excepting Rock Creek, which are the two main water courses (rivers) on which the city of Washington DC stands ?

 

A1. Anacosta & Potomac

 

2. There are two herbs beginning with the letter "F" which are commonly used in food preparation; what are they ?

 

A2. Fennel & Fenugreek

 

3. Of the many species of penguin which, respectively, are the tallest and the shortest ?

 

A3. Emperor (45") & Fairy, or 'Little Blue' (14")

 

4. Based on average (mean) depth, which two of the world's oceans are, respectively, the deepest & the shallowest ?

 

A4. Pacific (14,040' ) & Arctic ( 3,240' )

 

5. Apart from the obvious - violet - which are the two common colours of the flower known as the African Violet ?

 

A5. Pink & White

 

6. There are six species of rhinoceros, three of them - the black, white & Sumatran - have two horns. Which three species have only one (One point for one of them, or Two points for two or more) ?

 

A6. Indian, Javan & Vietnamese

 

7. Sites in which two countries - one in Africa, the other in S. America - have experienced, respectively, the highest ever recorded temperature anywhere in the world and the longest period ever without rainfall ?

 

A7. Libya & Chile

 

8. With atomic numbers 89 and 40 respectively, which substances appear first and last when the chemical elements are arranged alphabetically ?

 

A8. Actinium & Zirconium

 

9. There are two collective nouns appropriate to foxes, which are they ?

 

A9. Leash & Skulk

 

10. New Zealand's largest glacier flows down the eastern slopes of the country's highest mountain; can you name them both ?

 

A10. Tasman (Glacier) & Mount Cook

 

 
 

 

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