Social Science Questions & Answers

The region known as “Scandinavia” historically consisted of Norway and Sweden. Today, it also includes other places where Nordic people live; Denmark, Finland, Iceland and Greenland are now considered part of Scandinavia.

Around 2,000 years ago in ancient Rome, spectators flocked to the Colosseum to watch public “games” featuring fight between hungry animals and human gladiators, chariot races, and mock battles. It was 160ft (49m) high and its arena held 45,000 people. Its ruins are still standing telling its story.

A Postal Index Number or PIN or Pincode is the post office numbering or postal code system used by India Post. It’s six digits long, and was introduced on August 15, 1972. There are nine PIN zones in India. The first digit of the PIN code indicates the region in which a given post office falls, the second digit the …

Northwestern Arizona is famous for its spectacular Grand Canyon. Carved out by the Colorado River, the eroded rock represents millions of years of Earth’s history. The Canyon is 18 miles (29 km) wide in places and more than 6,000-ft (1820 m) deep.

The common names given for Santa’s reindeer in modern culture are Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner/Donder, Blitzen, and Rudolph. Eight of these names are taken more or less directly from Clement C. Moore’s “A Visit From St. Nicholas,” and the ninth from the song “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” and the TV special based upon it. Two of the …

The Suez Canal, a major waterway and trade route that was completed in 1869. Cutting through the Isthmus of Suez to link the two seas, it reduces the sailing distance around the world. Learn More: Suez Canal, a ship canal in Egypt and a major navigational route for world trade. It crosses the Isthmus of Suez and links the Mediterranean …

The Muslims are absolutely not instructed to kill others. God’s just system rightfully allows for self-defense, although some other Muslims have chosen to abuse the verses discussing self-defense. They have warped the meanings into an excuse to harm, oppress, or kill at will. Instead, the Quran censures unprovoked aggression while favoring a peaceful coexistence with others. Hence, we find that …

Surprisingly, there is. This is the tuatara, a reptile which looks like a lizard. In some lizards there is a gland at the front of the brain called a pineal body, shapes like an eye. In most of these lizards, the pineal body is not fully developed, and does nothing at all, but in the tuatara’s case, it is developed …

African royalty first used umbrellas to shield themselves from the hot rays of the sun (The God). To open one in shade was considered as an insult of Sun God. To open it indoors must have been worse, probably punishable by the God. Today, it is considered UNLUCKY.

A new study has authenticated the phrase “cry crocodile tears”, by discovering that crocodiles really do weep while eating — but it is purely physiological reasons that makes them bawl. A University of Florida researcher observed and videotaped four confined caimans and three alligators, both close relatives of the crocodile, while eating on a spit of dry land at Florida’s …