SPORTS
Which of the following sports does not utilize a stick-like object to move the ball?
a. golf b. tennis c. bowling d. baseball
c. bowling
Which of the following animals is not a bear?
a. brown b. panda c. polar d. koala
d. koala
Which of the following dwarf planets is located in the Asteroid Belt?
a. Ceres b. Eris c. Sedna d. Haumea
a. Ceres
Which French monarch was the subject of a public execution during the French Revolution?
a. Louis XVI b. Louis XIV c. Henry IV d. Napoleon I
a. Louis XVI
What is the opposite color of yellow according to the color wheel?
a. blue b. purple c. green d. orange
b. purple
Which basketball player gained notoriety for breaking several backboards throughout his career?
a. Shaquille O'Neal b. LeBron James
c. Michael Jordan d. Kobe Bryant
a. Shaquille O'Neal
Which of the following is an igneous rock?
a. obsidian b. limestone
c. dolomite d. slate
a. obsidian
Which of the following moons belongs to Saturn?
a. Ganymede b. Oberon c. Triton d. Enceladus
d. Enceladus
Which of the following ships sank the latest?
a. Lusitania b. Andrea Doria
c. Wilhelm Gustloff d. Britannic
b. Andrea Doria
Who is behind the 1889 painting "The Starry Night"?
a. Pablo Picasso b. Henri Rousseau
c. Claude Monet d. Vincent van Gogh
d. Vincent van Gogh
In billiards, what color is ball #8?
a. green b. red c. yellow d. black
d. black
In the formula for mass–energy equivalence, E=mc² what does "c" represent?
a. kinetic energy b. magnitude
c. speed of light d. gravity
c. speed of light
Which of the following celestial bodies is not a galaxy?
a. Whirlpool b. Sombrero c. Horsehead d. Tadpole
c. Horsehead
Which of the following conflicts took place under the Cold War?
a. Soviet-Afghan War b. Battle of Stalingrad
c. First Sino-Japanese War d. Iraq War
a. Soviet-Afghan War
Which of the following artists had lived during the Renaissance period?
a. Raphael Sanzio b. Johannes Vermeer
c. Eugène Delacroix d. Georges Seurat
a. Raphael Sanzio
As of the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics, which of the following sports used to be featured in the event but has since been retired?
a. fencing b. rowing c. tug-of-war d. weightlifting
c. tug-of-war
Which of the following white blood cells is the largest?
a. basophil b. monocyte c. eosinophil d. neutrophil
b. monocyte
Which of the following stars is a blue supergiant?
a. Rigel b. Aldebaran c. Arcturus d. Pollux
a. Rigel
Which year saw the formation of the Dominion of Canada, the first independent dominion in the British Empire?
a. 1865 b. 1866 c. 1867 d. 1868
c. 1867
Which art movement is known for its depiction of objects in illogical or dreamlike scenes and ideas?
a. cubism b. suprematism
c. surrealism d. impressionism
c. surrealism
From 1998 to 2022, how many countries are eligible to participate in the World Cup?
a. 28 b. 32 c. 36 d. 40
b. 32
Which of the following chemical compounds is covalent?
a. copper(II) sulfate b. potassium iodide
c. ammonium hydroxide d. dinitrogen tetroxide
d. dinitrogen tetroxide
What is defined as the zone around a star where a planet could experience temperatures like those on Earth, allowing for the possible existence of liquid water and of life?
a. Kuiper Belt b. Goldilocks zone
c. Oort Cloud d. Scattered disc
b. Goldilocks zone
Which of the following events didn't happen in 1945?
a. Liberation of Auschwitz b. Yalta Conference
c. Formation of the U.N. d. Proclamation of the P.R.C.
d. Proclamation of the P.R.C.
Which of the following artists is not associated with the pop art movement?
a. Richard Hamilton b. Andy Warhol
c. Peter Blake d. Jackson Pollock
d. Jackson Pollock