Geometry
a mathematical constant whose value is the ratio of any circle's circumference to its diameter
What is pi?
Mass troop movements and close quarters during World War I caused this disease to spread and mutate faster, and the susceptibility of soldiers may have been increased by stress, malnourishment and chemical attacks.
The Greater Tokyo Area, consisting of Tokyo and this other city, is the most populous metropolitan area in the world, with more than 37.4 million residents.
Sometimes called Holy Thursday, this holiday commemorates the Christian belief Jesus rising into heaven. It is one of the universally celebrated feasts of Christian churches, ranking with the feasts of the Passion, of Easter, and Pentecost.
What is Ascension?
This mountain is notable in Greek mythology as the home of the Greek gods.
What is Mount Olympus?
Leonardo da Vinci's 'Vitruvian Man' (ca. 1487) is often used as a representation of this geometric concept in the human body and, by extension, the natural universe.
What is symmetry?
First described in April 2009, the virus appeared to be a new strain of H1N1, which resulted from a previous reassortment of bird, pig, and human viruses, leading to its name.
What is Swine Flu?
These warriors were the hereditary military nobility and officer caste of medieval and early-modern Japan from the 12th century to their abolition in the 1870s.
What are Samurai?
This popular festival of Hinduism symbolizes the spiritual "victory of light over darkness, good over evil, and knowledge over ignorance". The main day of the festival is an official holiday in several countries, including Fiji, India, and Malaysia.
What is Diwali (or Lakshmi Puja)?
This mountain, with an exceptionally symmetrical cone, is commonly used as a cultural icon of Japan and it is frequently depicted in many arts and photographs, as well as visited by sightseers and climbers.
What is Mount Fiji?
Often referred to as the "father of geometry", he was active in Alexandria during the reign of Ptolemy I (323–283 BC). His Elements is one of the most influential works in the history of mathematics, serving as the main textbook for teaching mathematics (especially geometry) from the time of its publication until the late 19th or early 20th century.
Who is Euclid?
In the 19th century, this disease killed an estimated one-quarter of the adult population of Europe and even until 1918, caused one in six deaths in France.
What is Tuberculosis?
Ranked "very high" on the Human Development Index, Japan has the world's second-highest life expectancy behind this country.
What is China (Hong Kong)?
Also called the "Festival of Breaking the Fast", this religious holiday is celebrated by Muslims worldwide tho marks the end of the month-long dawn-to-sunset fasting of Ramadan.
What is Eid al-Fitr?
Most of this volcano is underwater, but when measured from its underwater base, it is the tallest mountain in the world, measuring 10,200 m (33,500 ft) in height.
What is Mauna Kea?
Also known as the golden ratio, this numeric set can be calculated using Fn, where each number is the sum of the two preceding ones, starting from 0 and 1. When drawn as squares with connected side lengths, these numbers create a spiral.
What is the Fibonacci sequence (Fibonacci numbers)?
During the Peloponnesian War, this disease killed a quarter of the Athenian troops and a quarter of the population. It fatally weakened the dominance of Athens, but it killed off its hosts at a rate faster than they could spread it.
What is typhoid fever?
Japan has full religious freedom based on its constitution. Upper estimates suggest that 84–96 percent of the Japanese population subscribe to this, as its indigenous religion.
What is Shinto?
In the Bible, this holiday, immediately following Passover, marks the wheat harvest in the Land of Israel and commemorates the anniversary of the giving of the Torah by God to the Children of Israel.
What is Shavuot?
This mountain is well regarded for hill walking with routes such as the 4–5-hour Faha Route (also called The Pilgrim's Path), and the 6–7-hour traverse of the entire range, is known as "one of the finest ridgewalks in Ireland".
What is Mount Brandon?
Salvador Dalí explicitly used the golden ratio in this post-World War II era masterpiece. The dimensions of the painting are in the golden ratio, as is the dodecahedron in the background. Dalí is quoted as saying that "the Communion must be symmetrical".
What is The Sacrament of the Last Supper?
This disease became a real threat to colonists and indigenous people alike when it was introduced into the Americas along with the slave trade, devastated the Jamestown colony, and may have contributed to the decline of the Roman Empire.
What is Malaria?
This is a Japanese cultural concept usually translated into English as "harmony". It implies a peaceful unity and conformity within a social group, in which members prefer the continuation of a harmonious community over their personal interests
What is Wa?
This national holiday was established in 1948, as a day on which to esteem the personalities of children and plan for their happiness. It is on this day that the Japanese equivalent of the Dragon Boat Festival (端午の節句, Tango no Sekku) is held.
What is Children's Day (こどもの日, Kodomo no Hi)?
The highest mountain located entirely within the India, its name means "Bliss-Giving Goddess", and is regarded as the patron-goddess of the Uttarakhand Himalaya.
What is Nanda Devi?