Which voyage proved that the Earth is round?

Magellan’s voyage
Magellan’s voyage proved that the earth is round. Therefore, so we are all prone to conclude, the earth isn’t flat.

Why is Portuguese pronunciation so hard?

Modern Portuguese developed from Galico-Portuguese, a dead language whose nearest living relative is Galego, spoken in Galiza (Galicia) in northern Spain. Portuguese is guttural with ‘d’ and ‘t’ distinctly pronounced, which is why the Portuguese find it hard not to over stress the ‘ed’ endings of many English words.

Is the shape of the Earth?

The oblate spheroid, or oblate ellipsoid, is an ellipsoid of revolution obtained by rotating an ellipse about its shorter axis. It is the regular geometric shape that most nearly approximates the shape of the Earth. A spheroid describing the figure of the Earth or other celestial body is called a reference ellipsoid.

Which country has the world’s first woman prime minister?

She was the world’s first female prime minister, when she became Prime Minister of Sri Lanka (then the Dominion of Ceylon) in 1960….Sirimavo Bandaranaike.

The Honourable Sirimavo Bandaranaike
Bandaranaike pictured in 1960
Prime Minister of Sri Lanka
In office 14 November 1994 – 10 August 2000
President	Chandrika Kumaratunga

How do you pronounce the Norwegian name Trygve?

Trygve Berge (born 1932), Norwegian Olympic downhill skier. Trygve Bjørgo (1916–1997), Norwegian poet and educator. Trygve Bornø (born 1942), Norwegian footballer. Trygve Braarud (1903–1985), Norwegian botanist….Trygve.