Mexico - Advanced General Knowledge
Which Mexican state is the only one whose name comes from an indigenous language meaning “place of the many rabbits”?
Tlaxcala
Which country has territory in both Europe and Asia and is separated by the Bosporus Strait?
Turkey
A man builds a house with all four sides facing south. A bear walks past the house. What color is the bear?
White - the house is near the North Pole
What am I?
* I have no legs, but I can move very fast.
* I can be found in many homes.
* I have keys, but I don’t open doors.
* You can use me to write or play games.
A keyboard
The company will announce the results tomorrow.
What is the correct passive form?
A) The results will be announced tomorrow.
B) The results will announce tomorrow.
C) The results are announced tomorrow.
D) The results have announced tomorrow.
A
What ancient city, located near Mexico City, was once one of the largest cities in the world and is famous for the Pyramid of the Sun?
Teotihuacán
What is the only continent that lies in all four hemispheres?
Africa
You overtake the person in second place in a race. What position are you now in?
Second place
Clue 1: I am associated with something found inside your cells.
Clue 2: I carry information that helps determine biological characteristics.
Clue 3: My structure is famously described as a double helix.
DNA
Which is correct? “I’d rather you don’t tell him” or “I’d rather you didn’t tell him”?
I’d rather you didn’t tell him.
Which Mexican president nationalized the country’s oil industry in 1938?
Lázaro Cárdenas
Which civilization is credited with developing the first known writing system, cuneiform?
The Sumerians
A farmer has 17 sheep. All but 9 die. How many sheep are left?
9
Clue 1: I am a geographical feature.
Clue 2: I connect two larger bodies of water.
A canal
Complete: “She denied _ the confidential information.”
Clue: to share (verb)
having shared / sharing
What is the name of the peninsula shared by the Mexican states of Yucatán, Campeche, and Quintana Roo?
The Yucatán Peninsula
What is the deepest known point in Earth’s oceans?
Challenger Deep
Before Mount Everest was discovered, what was the highest mountain in the world?
Mount Everest
Clue 1: I was a historical figure.
Clue 2: I was born in Macedonia.
Clue 3: I created one of the largest empires of the ancient world.
Alexander the Great
Reported Speech
“I can’t come to the meeting,” Sarah said.
How do we report it?
A) Sarah said she can’t come to the meeting.
B) Sarah said she couldn’t come to the meeting.
C) Sarah said she didn’t come to the meeting.
D) Sarah said she wouldn’t come to the meeting.
B
Which Mexican volcano is the third-highest peak in North America and the highest mountain in Mexico?
Pico de Orizaba (Citlaltépetl)
Which country has the world’s longest coastline?
Canada
You have two coins that add up to 30 cents, but one of them isn’t a 10-cent coin. What are the coins?
A 20-cent coin and a 10-cent coin. The trick is that one isn’t a 10-cent coin—the other one is.
Clue 1: I am associated with a famous experiment involving electricity.
Clue 2: A key part of my story involves a kite and a storm.
Clue 3: I later became one of America’s Founding Fathers
Benjamin Franklin
Phrasal Verb
I was very tired, so I decided to ___ the invitation.
A) turn up
B) turn into
C) turn down
D) turn over