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1 Which language has the most native speakers in the European Union?
German
Who composed the music to the official European anthem?
Beethoven
Who invented the periodic table?
Dmitri Mandeleev in1869
4 Who created the theory of evolution and natural selection?
(Charles) Darwin
5 Who invented the first printing press?
Gutenberg
6 Who wrote the famous detective novel “Murder on the Orient Express”?
A Christie
7 What do we call water when it is in its solid form?
Ice
8 Taylorism is connected with which American car company?
Ford
9 What is the chemical formula for gold?
Au
10 Traditionally, when do English people eat eggs and bacon?
for breakfast
11 Global warming is caused by too much of which type of gas?
Carbon dioxide
12 Who wrote the famous novel “War and Peace”?
Tolstoi
13 What does the first S designate, in the word SMS? Short (Message Service)
Short (Message Service)
14 Who composed the famous “Pastoral Symphony”?
Beethoven
15 Which flower is the symbol of England?
(Red) rose
16 Which country became a member of the European Union in 2013?
Croatia
17 Since reunification, the German capital has been Berlin. What was the capital of the Federal German Republic before the reunification?
Bonn
18 What is the Celtic name of the Republic of Ireland?
Eire
19 What does the letter 'E' represent in the formula E = MC2?
Energy
20 What are cumulus, cirrus and stratus all different types of?
Clouds
21 Who discovered the law of gravity?
Newton
22 Which river flows through London?
Thames
23 What is the name given to the central business district of London?
The City
24 Which currency is used in the United Kingdom?
Pound (sterling)
25 How many states compose the USA today ?
50