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Blank Space _________ (sing) by … 

A Lady Gaga. 

B Beyonce. 

C Taylor Swift.

was sung

C, Taylor Swift

100

The 2018 World Cup _____ (win) by … 

A Germany. 

B France. 

C Spain

was won

B, France

100

Pompeii _________ (destroy) by … 

A Mt Etna. B Mt Vesuvius. C Mt Krakatoa.

was destroyed

B, Vesuvius

100

Portuguese ___________  (speak) as the official language in … 

A Argentina. B Chile. C Brazil.

is spoken

C, Brazil

100

The 1896 Olympics ________ (hold) in … 

A Paris. B Rome. C Athens.

were held

C, Athens

200

Hamlet _______ (write) by … 

A Charles Dickens. 

B Jane Austen. 

C William Shakespeare.

was written

C, Shakespeare

200

The original Star Wars film ________ (direct) by … 

A Steven Spielberg. 

B Quentin Tarantino. 

C George Lucas.

was directed

C, George Lucas

200

Pasta _________ (bring) to Italy from … 

A America. B Africa. C China.

was brought

C, China

200

The Mona Lisa ______ (paint) by … 

A Leonardo da Vinci. 

B Vincent Van Gogh. 

C Michelangelo.

was painted

A, Da Vinci

200

In 2020, 500 hours of video ________ (upload) to YouTube every … 

A day. B hour. C minute.

were uploaded

C, minute

300

The words: ‘That’s one small step for man’ _________ (say) by … 

A Neil Armstrong. B John Kennedy. C Barack Obama.

was said

A, Neil Armstrong

300

How many turkeys ___________ (eat) every year at Thanksgiving? 

A About 6 million B About 14 million C About 46 million

are eaten

C

300

The first ever photo _________ (take) in … 

A the USA. B France. C Italy

was taken

B, France

300

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s wedding ________ (watch) by 

A 27 million people. 

B 270 million people. 

C 2.7 billion people.

was watched

A

300

How many people ________ (kill) by lightning in the USA every year? 

A About 50 B About 500 C About 5000

are killed

A

400

How many crimes _________ (commit) in the UK each year? 

A Over 3 million B Over 30 million C Over 300 million

are committed

A

400

Plants ________ (use) to make about … 

A 10% of medicines. 

B 40% of medicines. 

C 90% of medicines.

are used

B, 40%

400

The tallest building in the UK, the Shard, __________ (design) by … 

A an English architect. 

B a German architect. 

C an Italian architect.

was designed

C, Italian

400

In 1953, Mt Everest __________(climb) by … 

A two people: a Nepali-Indian Serpa and a New Zealander. 

B a Canadian. 

C an Australian.

was climbed

A

400

The Grand Canyon __________(visit) by about … million people every year. 

A 2.2 B 5.5 C 18.8

is visited

B

500

In the 1960s, James Bond __________ (play) by … 

A Michael Caine. 

B Clint Eastwood. 

C Sean Connery.

was played

C, Sean Connery

500

John Lennon __________ (kill) in … 

A 1980. B 1970. C 1990.

was killed

A, 1980

500

Martin Luther King ___________ (shoot) … 

A at home. B at a hotel. C on the street.

was shot

B, hotel

500

The Empire State Building _________ (build) in … 

A the 1930s. B the 1920s. C the 1890s.

was built

A, the 1930s

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