General knowledge questions
Rewrite this sentence in the passive voice:
- They sell many tickets for the concert.
Many tickets are sold for the concert.
Rewrite this sentence into the passive voice:
- Jenny and Lana watched a film at home last week.
A film was watched by Jenny and Lana at home last week.
Where was the film Avatar filmed?
A) In real locations in the Amazon (=Amazonas).
B) Mostly using digital technology.
C) In Japan.
B) The film Avatar was filmed/shot mostly using digital technology.
What percentage of the fish caught in the world are caught in the Northern hemisphere?
a) Over 50%
b) Over 70%
c) Over 95%
c) Over 95% fish caught in the world are caught in the Northern hemisphere.
Where was the series Game of Thrones mostly filmed?
A) in Canada.
B) in Spain and Ireland.
C) in Spain.
B) The series Game of Thrones was mostly filmed in Spain and Ireland.
What was the first film that was released in colour?
A) The Wizard of Oz
B) Gone with the Wind
C) A Visit to the Seaside
C) A Visit to the Seaside was the first film that was released in colour. It was made in color in 1908. [A Visit to the Seaside (1908) was the first commercially produced film in natural colour. It was an eight-minute British short film]
Where is the highest number of bicycles produced?
a) In Japan
b) In the USA
c) In China
c) The highest number of bicycles is produced in China.
Which animated film was the first to be created by Disney?
A) Cinderella
B) Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
C) Pinocchio
B) Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs was created first. [1937: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs / 1940: Pinocchio / 1950: Cinderella]
When was the first James Bond film released?
A) in 1962.
B) in 1973.
C) in 1980.
A) The first James Bond film was released in 1962. [Dr. No (1962)]
When was the first [type of] car invented?
A) in 1769.
B) in 1703.
C) in 1850.
A) The first car was invented in 1769.
[1769: Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot invents the first steam-powered vehicle capable of carrying passengers, an early car.]
What was the first series that Netflix produced?
A) Stranger Things
B) House of Cards
C) The Crown
B) House of Cards was produced as the first Netflix series. / House of Cards was the first series Netflix produced. [the first self-produced Netflix series in 2013]
Which film was awarded the most Oscars ever?
A) Titanic
B) Ben-Hur
C) The Godfather
B) Ben-Hur was awarded the most Oscars ever (11 Oscars)
When was the first train used for public transport?
A) in the USA in 1870.
B) in England in 1825.
C) in Japan in 1950.
B) The first train was used for public transport in England in 1825. [1825 – Stephenson's Stockton & Darlington (two English towns) Railway was the first publicly subscribed railway to use steam locomotives]
When was the first film ever made?
A) in 1878.
B) in 1910.
C) in 1920.
A) The first film was made/shot in 1878. [the first movie ever made was Eadweard Muybridge’s The Horse in Motion]
Which actress was awarded the most Oscars?
A) Meryl Streep
B) Katharine Hepburn
C) Julia Roberts
B) Katharine Hepburn was awarded the most Oscars (four Oscars).