Geography
What 3 oceans touch the United States?
The North American continent is bordered by the Arctic Ocean to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, and the Pacific Ocean to the west.
What's my middle name?
Dulakshi
True or False - Rosa Parks was the first black woman to refuse to give up her seat to a white person.
FALSE.
Most people know about Parks and the Montgomery, Ala., bus boycott that began in 1955, but few know that there were a number of women who refused to give up their seats on the same bus system. Most of the women were quietly fined, and no one heard much more.
Few people know the story of Claudette Colvin: When she was 15, she refused to move to the back of the bus and give up her seat to a white person — nine months before Rosa Parks did the very same thing.
Besides Ceylon, what is another name Sri Lanka used to be known as?
What is Serendib?
The word, invented by the English writer Horace Walpole in 1754, was based on the word on the title of a Persian fairy tale, The Three Princes of Serendip, in which the princes "were always making discoveries, by accidents and sagacity, of things they were not in quest of." With unspoiled beaches, timeless ruins, incredible wildlife, and stunning landscapes, Sri Lanka is called the land of serendipity for a good reason.
True or False - Australia is wider than the moon (in diameter).
TRUE
The moon sits at 3400km in diameter, while Australia’s diameter from east to west is almost 4000km. The moon, as a sphere, has more surface size, but it’s still pretty amazing.
Would I rather have to fart loudly every time I have a serious conversation or burp loudly every time I laugh?
The burp.
This was hard because I laugh more often than I have serious convos. But burps don't smell as bad and seem less embarrassing.
Who said, "Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we've been waiting for. We are the change that we seek."
Who is BARACK OBAMA?
Pls come back, we miss u
Who was the world famous British Science fiction writer, who also wrote the screen play of ' 2001: A Space Odyssey' who lived in Sri Lanka and was at one time a Chancellor for the Moratuwa University?
Who is Sir Arthur C Clarke?
You only have to cross one country on land to get from North Korea to Norway. What is it?
Russia
What is my favorite article of clothing?
gray hoodie
What is the Supreme court decision that decreed public schools should be integrated?
Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka was a landmark 1954 Supreme Court case in which the justices ruled unanimously that racial segregation of children in public schools was unconstitutional. Brown v. Board of Education was one of the cornerstones of the civil rights movement, and helped establish the precedent that “separate-but-equal” education and other services were not, in fact, equal at all.
According to the Sports Ministry, what is the official National Sport of Sri Lanka?
What country is home to the Earth's greatest vertical drop? (4,101 feet).
Mt. Thor on Baffin Island, Canada, has Earth’s greatest sheer vertical drop (4,101 feet).
You can take one step off the peak and fall nearly a mile before you hit anything.
What is my favorite frozen food to eat in 2020?
A) taquitos
B) dumplings
C) chicken pot pie
D) hot pocket
B - DUMPLINGS ALL DAY EVERY DAY. I'm addicted. I wish I could drink Soy Sauce.
Who is considered the "Godfather of Soul" and the "Queen of Soul"?
(200 for each one you get right)
Who is James Brown and Aretha Franklin
In 2010 what singer was denied entry to Sri Lanka after one of his videos depicted a raunchy pool party in front of a statue of the Buddha?
Who is AKON.
The video was "Sexy Chick" The music video spurred violent protests in the nation’s capital, Colombo.
(Source: The Guardian)
Based on landmass, what is the smallest country in the world?
VATICAN CITY
Based on landmass, Vatican City is the smallest country in the world, measuring just 0.2 square miles, which is smaller than New York City’s Central Park
Name 5 activities I started doing during quarantine
(aside from the ones that everyone is doing like social distancing, wearing a mask, not wearing makeup)
You'll get 100 for every 1 you get right.
-bead weaving
-audio books
-smashball
-posture yoga
-table topics (DEATH)
-rode a bike for the first time in years
-facetime dates (not successful OPPS)
-houseparty app
-oiling my hair regularly
-logic puzzles from the book dikka gave me
Before Bessie Smith, Gertrude Malissa Nix Pridgett Rainey, tore up jazz clubs across the South. Born in Columbus, Ga., she was one of the earliest known American professional blues singers and one of the first blues singers to record.
She first appeared on stage in "A Bunch of Blackberries" at 14.
In 1994, the U.S. Post Office issued a stamp in her honor. In 2004, her song "See See Rider Blues" was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.
What was her stage name???
Ma Rainey
What are the 5 ingredients needed to make Pittu?
5 cups desiccated coconut
1 (15oz) can coconut milk
1 can hot water (use the coconut milk can to measure)
2 tsp salt
8 cups rice flour