What is the capital of Brazil?
A) São Paulo
B) Rio de Janeiro
C) Brasília
D) Recife
C) Brasília
Which of the following is a percussion instrument?
A) Flute
B) Xylophone
C) Viola
D) Clarinet
Answer: B) Xylophone
Which is not a programming language?
A) Python
B) JavaScript
C) Linux
D) C++
Answer: C) Linux
Which is longer?
A) 12 inches
B) 30 centimeters
C) 1 foot
D) 0.5 meter
Answer: D) 0.5 meter
What does “Carpe diem” mean?
A) Seize the day
B) Fight the good fight
C) Beware the dog
D) From many, one
Answer: A) Seize the day
What is the capital of Kazakhstan?
A) Tashkent
B) Almaty
C) Bishkek
D) Astana
D) Astana
Which instrument belongs to the brass family?
A) Oboe
B) Trombone
C) Violin
D) Clarinet
B) Trombone
What does “URL” stand for?
A) Universal Reference Locator
B) Unified Resource Line
C) Uniform Resource Locator
D) User Retrieval Link
Answer: C) Uniform Resource Locator
Which is longer?
A) 1 inch
B) 3 centimeters
D) 1.5 inches
Answer: D) 1.5 inches
What does “Et cetera (etc.)” mean?
A) All are equal
B) And so on
C) Out of many
D) Always onward
Answer: B) And so on
What is the capital of Iceland?
A) Oslo
B) Copenhagen
C) Helsinki
D) Reykjavík
Answer: D) Reykjavík
Which chord is made up of the notes C–E–G?
A) C minor
B) G major
C) C major
D) E minor
C) C major
Which element is used in most phone and laptop batteries?
A) Lithium
B) Lead
C) Mercury
D) Nickel
Answer: A) Lithium
Which person is taller?
A) 180 cm
B) 5 feet 8 inches
C) 172 cm
D) 5 feet 11 inches
Answer: A) 180 cm (≈5 ft 11 in)
What does “E pluribus unum” mean?
A) One for all
B) Out of many, one
C) Unity through strength
D) All things change
Answer: B) Out of many, one
What is the capital of Switzerland?
A) Zurich
B) Geneva
C) Bern
D) Lucerne
Answer: C) Bern
How many black keys are on a standard piano?
A) 32
B) 36
C) 40
D) 42
Answer: B) 36
Which scientist developed the first working alternating current (AC) system?
A) Thomas Edison
B) Alexander Graham Bell
C) Nikola Tesla
D) Isaac Newton
Answer: C) Nikola Tesla
Which is heavier?
A) 1 stone
B) 6 kilograms
C) 14 pounds
D) 10,000 grams
Answer: D) 10,000 grams (10 kg > 1 stone = ~6.35 kg)
What does “Cogito, ergo sum” mean?
A) I see, therefore I believe
B) I conquer, therefore I reign
C) I think, therefore I am
D) I learn, therefore I grow
C) I think, therefore I am
What is the capital of Burkina Faso?
A) Accra
B) Ouagadougou
C) Bamako
D) Niamey
Answer: B) Ouagadougou
What is the interval between C and G?
A) Fifth
B) Third
C) Fourth
D) Sixth
Answer: A) Fifth
Which of these file types is commonly used for lossless audio?
A) MP3
B) WAV
C) JPEG
D) GIF
Answer: ✅ B) WAV
Which distance is longer?
A) 5 kilometers
B) 3 miles
C) 6,000 yards
D) 10,000 feet
Answer: B) 3 miles (≈4.8 km > 5 km)
What does the Greek phrase “gnōthi seauton” mean?
A) To the victor go the spoils
B) Know thyself
C) Speak no evil
D) Truth is eternal
Answer: B) Know thyself