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VISUALS FOR KNOWLEDGE BOWL 2014. What kind of map shows characteristics of the land , such as mountains, rivers, etc.?. physical map. What church, built by the Emperor Justinian, is known as the “ Church of Holy Wisdom ”?. Hagia Sophia ( h á ya so phe é uh).
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What kind of map shows characteristics of the land, such as mountains, rivers, etc.? physical map
What church, built by the Emperor Justinian, is known as the “Church of Holy Wisdom”? Hagia Sophia (háya so pheé uh)
What is the measurement of the Equator? 0olatitude
What is the measurement of the Prime Meridian? 0olongitude
What French king called himself the Sun King? Louis IV (14th) (loo EE)
What is the name of the best-known map projec-tion of the world? Mercator (mur´katur) Projection
Whose assassination was a cause of World War I? Archduke Franz Ferdinand
What was the code name for the U.S. project to design and build nuclear weapons (bombs)? Manhattan Project
What is the common name for the disease bovine spongiform encephalopathy? mad cow disease
What is the name of the current ruler of England? Queen Elizabeth II (2nd)
What is the scale used to measure the hardness of minerals? Moh’s Scale (moe)
What is the oldest continually occupied city in the United States? St. Augustine, Florida
What design can be found on the ceiling of the Oval Office in the White House? the Presidential Seal
Holy Roman Emperor Charles the Great is more commonly called what? Charlemagne (shar´luh main)
What Greek scientist and mathematician discovered the principles of density and buoyancy while in the bathtub? Archimedes (ark´ uh mee´deez)
What is the name of the holy book for the Muslim faith? the Koran (or Qur’an) [kuh´rahn]
Who was the firstCaucasian man to climb Mt. Everest? Sir Edmund Hillary (hill´ uh ree)
Who is known as the “Father of Medicine”? Hippocrates (hihpah´cruhteez´)
What is the name of our currentpope? Pope Francis
Who is the current President of Mexico? Enrique Nieto (ehn-REE-kay nee-EH-toe)
Who is the current PrimeMinister of England? David Cameron
Who is the current Prime Minister of Canada? Stephen Harper
Who was the oldest man to be elected President of the United States? Ronald Reagan
What World War II general was nicknamed “Old Blood and Guts”? George S. Patton
Who was the first female Supreme Court Justice? Sandra Day O’Connor
What French military officer served with George Washington? the Marquis de Lafayette (lah´fah´ yet)
What is the deepest location in the world’s oceans? MarianaTrench