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The statue of the God Zeus (Jupiter) at Olympia in Greece is the third wonder of the world. This was a mighty figure, sculpted by the great Greek sculptor Phidias of Athens. The other masterpiece of Phidias is the world's famous statue of Athena ... Surviving the odds The Californian condor with a wing span of three metres is America's largest bird. In 1980, it was estimated that there were 30 condors left in the world, also making it the rarest bird of the U.S. As it nests only on inaccessible cliff tops in ... The space shuttle The space shuttle, developed by U.S. scientists, is a reusable spacecraft. It is launched into space by a rocket but it returns to earth. It can be reused for space travels. It carries satellites into orbit and brings satellites back to the ... Eureka ! (1) A dog is tied to a rope of 2 metres long. Yet the animal could reach a bone that was dropped 5 metres away. How did the dog reach the bone? (2) Five boys took part in a race. Tony finished before Mohan but behind Gopal. Abbas finished ... Quiz time 3.Sappho, the Greek poetess of 600 BC and leader of a female, literary group, lived on which Greek island? 4.In which country is a policeman called a gendarme? 5.On the leaves of which plant do silkworms feed? Answers: ... Chuckles corner
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