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Which batsman holds the record for being  'not out' the most times in Test matches. Answer: Bob Willis of  England. He was not out on 55 occasions out of the 128 innings that he played in Test Cricket

Who holds the record for taking maximum Test wickets in a calendar year? Answer: Dennis Lillee of Australia. He took 85 wickets in 1981

From which country did tea orginate? Answer: China

What is the name of the main international airport of New York City? Answer: John F. Kennedy Airport

Which Indian festival is celebrated once in 12 years? Answer: Kumbha Mela

Under which tree did Buddha attain enlightenment? Answer: Bo tree (Bhodhi tree)

Name the national flower of France. Answer: The lily

People of what origin are called Caledonians? Answer: Scottish

That is the study of earthquakes called? Answer: Seismology

On which Monday does the Wimbledon tennis tourney start every year? Answer: Six Mondays back from the first Monday of  August.

Which electrolyte imbalance is responsible for rhythm disturbance of the heart. Answer: Pottasium electrolyte (Pottasium, with Sodium, plays a role in the transmission of impulses by nerve cells. Electrolytes, especially sodium and pottasium occur naturally in the body fluids. Heart disease and medications to treat it cab cause abnormal electrolyte concentrations in the body fluids. Physicians sometimes prescribe diet and medications to correct these disordered concentrations) 

What is the Gate of Tears? Answer: The strait connecting the Red Sea an the Indian Ocean called Bab/el/Mandeb

Which town is known as the Manchester of South India. Answer: Coimbatore

What is a monkey puzzle? Why has it been given his name? Answer: It is the araucaria tree. Its other name is bacause of its many tough spikes which would puzzle even a monkey that wanted to climb it

Where did the tiger originate according to fossil evidence? Answer: Siberia

What is unique about the rattlesnake's tail? Answer: Its tail has horny flat segments which rattle when vibrated

Which fish catches insects by shooting jets of water at them? Answers: Archer fish

What is a squirrel's home called? Answers: Drey

Who defeated Napolean at the Battle of Waterloo? Answer: Arthur Wellesley (1st Duke of Wellington)

Name the Austrian psychologist who elaborated the theory of inferiority complex Answer: Alfred Adler

Name the first queen of the joint kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Answer: Anne. She reigned from 1702 - 1714

What is osphresiology? Answer: The science of odour and the sense of smell

Which batsman has scored five consecutive test centuries? Answer: Everton Weekes of the West Indies

Name the world's longest fresh water lake Answer: Lake Tanganyika in Africa - 420 miles.

Name the USA state that was the first colony to declare its independence from the British crown, but the last to ratify the new USA Constitution. Answer: Rhode Island

Who live in a priory? Answer: Monks and nuns