Ladies First
Who was the first woman pilot to fly solo across the Atlantic?
Amelia Earhart
Fear of germs
Mysophobia
Length of Olympic swimming pool (in meters)?
50 meters
Highest peak
Kanchenjunga;
Located in Sikkim, it is 3rd tallest mountain (after Mount Everest and K2)
“We have it totally under control. It’s one person coming in from China. It’s going to be just fine.”
“Just stay calm. It will go away.”
Trump
Regarding Covid back in Jan 2020 and March 2020 resp
First American woman to go to space
Sally Ride
She was the first American woman to go to space. She flew aboard the space shuttle Challenger in 1983, and later went on to become a science educator and advocate for STEM education.
Fear of public speaking
Glossophobia
Biggest technology company in South Korea?
Samsung
First National park
Jim Corbett National park (established in 1936)
It is named after the famous tiger hunter and animal conservationist, Jim Corbett. This national park is presently situated in the state of Uttaranchal (Uttarkhand).
“I don’t want the federal government involved with that at all. ... I want women, doctors, local political leaders letting the democracy that always allowed our nation to thrive, to put the best ideas forward so states can decide for themselves."
Dr. Mehmet OZ
on abortion during debate with Fetterman
Who was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize (in 1903)?
Marie Curie
Fear of clowns
Coulrophobia (COOl-ruh-FOE-bee-uh)
Demolition of the Berlin wall
1989. Demolition of the wall separating East and West Germany began in this year
Capital of Lakshadweep
Kavaratti.
The Island of Kavaratti lies 360Km of the coast of the State of Kerala in Arabian Sea; 218 mi from nearest Indian city.
Lakshadweep is tropical archipelago of 36 atolls and coral reefs in the Laccadive Sea, off the coast of Kerala, India.
"Our good air decided to float over to China’s bad air."
Hershel Walker
First computer programmer
Ada Lovelace.
She was an English mathematician and writer, known for her work on Charles Babbage's proposed mechanical general-purpose computer, the Analytical Engine.
Fear of Failure
Atychiphobia
Tunnel linking England and France
Channel Tunnel
Triveni Sangam is the confluence of three rivers
Ganga and Yamuna and Saraswati.
Triveni Sangam is situated near Prayagraj.
“If you want to win the war on Christmas, first you take out the person who makes Christmas possible. As I speak, Jewish space lasers are being trained on the North Pole.”
Marjorie Taylor Greene.
Talking about “enemies of Christmas”
First women to join IPS
Kiran Bedi
She later became 1st woman to hold the rank of Director General of Police in India
Fear of dogs
Cynophobia
Name at least one of the 5 rarest gems in the world
Tanzanite (Tanzania)
Red Beryl (Wah Wah mountains in Utah)
Black Opal (Australia)
Alexandrite (Brazil)
Painite (Myanmar)
Term used for employees who lose their job because the work has been moved to another country where labor is cheaper
Bangalored.
The US is getting Bangalored, with Americans supposedly losing jobs to harder-working Indians.
"I’m an elected official, three terms, I had to swear on a Bible. You have to swear on a Bible to be an elected official in the United States of America."
Ted Crockett (Roy Moore's spokesman) over Muslims serving in Congress