Category: Architecture

Which bird can move both on land and in water? Storks (order Ciconiiformes) Pelecaniformes (pelicans, herons, ibises, etc.) Flamingos (order Phoenicopteriformes) Some members of the order Gruiformes (including cranes and rails, crakes, coots and moorhens) Which animal live in water and land both? Hint: Animals that live in both land and water include frogs, toads, […]

Who was Wakefield and what was he trying to do? In 1848 Wakefield, with John Robert Godley set up the Canterbury Association to plan a Church of England colony in New Zealand. Land for the settlement was obtained from the Ngāi Tahu under the deal known as Kemp’s Deed. Within a year he was trying […]

What does the bass drum do in the orchestra? In many forms of music, the bass drum is used to mark or keep time. The bass drum makes a low, boom sound when the mallet hits the drumhead. In marches, it is used to project tempo (marching bands historically march to the beat of the […]

How do you get a elf on the shelf to come to your house? How do you get a elf on the shelf to come to your house for free? Visit an official Scout Elf Adoption Center. At these special adoption centers, which are typically only open during the holiday season, you and your family […]

How many military campaigns did it take to conquer Canaan? Terms in this set (14) Three major waves of Joshua’s military campaigns. 1. Central Campaign: Divide and conquer, taking central part of land first. Why did the Israelites conquer Canaan? God promised to send “hornets” before Israel to help drive the Canaanites out of the […]

What is slang for dance? boogie – boogy – break – bust a groove – bust a move – crunk – cut a rug – dance up on – footwork – freak – get (one’s) groove on – get (one’s) swerve on – ghost ride the whip – gig – groove – head-bang – juke […]

What is Jerry Brown known for? Colusa County, California, U.S. Edmund Gerald Brown Jr. (born April 7, 1938) is an American lawyer and politician who served as the 34th and 39th governor of California from 1975 to 1983 and 2011 to 2019. He was elected to serve as the 23rd Secretary of State of California […]

Was Engels a socialist? Friedrich Engels (/ˈɛŋ(ɡ)əlz/ ENG-(g)əlz, German: [ˈfʁiːdʁɪç ˈʔɛŋl̩s]), sometimes anglicised as Frederick Engels (28 November 1820 – 5 August 1895), was a German philosopher, economist, historian, political theorist and revolutionary socialist. How did Friedrich Engels feel about communism? It was during his time in Berlin that Engels became a communist, and also […]

How does night turn to day? the sun shines during the day and the moon shines at night. the sun and the moon are on different sides of the Earth and the Earth rotates facing one and then the other. the sun moves to cause day and night. a day is the time it takes […]

When were traffic lights first introduced in the UK? 1926 When did we start using traffic lights? Dece Who invented the traffic light in 1920? William Potts Where was first traffic light installed? On August 5, 1914, the world’s first electric traffic signal was installed on the corner of Euclid Avenue and East 105th Street […]