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In what year were the first modern Olympic Games held?
A)1883
B)1896
C)1903
D)1893
B 1896.
The 1896 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the I Olympiad, was the first international Olympic Games held in modern history. Organized by the International Olympic Committee, which had been created by Pierre de Coubertin, it was held in Athens, Greece, from 6 to 15 April 1896.
What was Mickey Mouse was originally called?
A) Miska
B) Muska
C) Michael
D)Mortimer
D- Mortimer
"Mortimer Mouse" had been Disney's original name for the character before his wife, Lillian, convinced him to change it, and ultimately Mickey Mouse came to be.
How many elements have the periodic table actually?
A) 110
B) 114
C) 116
D) 118
When was the Beer Garden decree issued?
A) 1812
B) 1822
C) 1832
D) 1842
The decree is the basis for the custom that guests can bring their own food with them and consume it on the premises free of charge
A) 1812.
The beer garden decree was issued on 4 January 1812 and laid the found In a time when there was still no electrical refrigeration, the brewers planted lime and chestnut trees over their beer cellars, and spread a thick layer of gravel on the ground. This kept the cellars cool and the beer fresh for longer. After buying their beer, customers were happy to linger in the shade of the trees and enjoy a glass of “barley juice”. This marked the birth of the genuine beer garden and the new decree allowed the breweries to serve beer outside the inns for the first time. The decree of 1812 is also the basis for the custom that guests can bring their own food with them and consume it on the premises free of charge. You will frequently catch surprised looks on the faces of visitors to Bavaria when local people enter the beer garden and lay out their brought-in pretzels, sausages and other delicacies on the table. “Is that really allowed?”, you can hear them thinking. And the answer is yes, in a “genuine” beer gardenation for a wonderful Bavarian tradition.
The ancient citadel of Machu Picchu was built by which pre-Columbian empire?
A) The Maya Empire
B) The Aztec Empire
C) The Inca Empire
D) The Totonac Empire
C) The Inca Empire.
Inca Pachacuti built it and Manco Inca refortified it after the conquistadors had invaded Cusco, Ollantaytambo served as a temporary capital of the Inca Empire. The most magnificent community the Incas built is the citadel of Machu Picchu built between the mountains of Machu Picchu and Huayna Picchu.
How many countries won the Football World Cup since the beginning in 1930?
A)6
B)7
C)8
D)9
C 8
Winning the FIFA World Cup is a rare accomplishment, with only eight winners over the total of 21 World Cup tournaments since the very beginning in 1930
How many sides or points does a snow crystal have?
A) 6
B) 8
C) 12
D)14
A) 6.
All snowflakes contain six sides or points owing to the way in which they form. The molecules in ice crystals join to one another in a hexagonal structure, an arrangement which allows water molecules - each with one oxygen and two hydrogen atoms - to form together in the most efficient way
In the human body, what is the hallux?
A) The tongue
B) The big toe
C) The elbow
D) The neck
B) The big toe
The hallux, also called the big toe, is the toe innermost (closest to the middle of the body) of the foot. It is usually, but not always, the biggest toe in the body. In humans, the hallux is longer than the toes next to it; this is inherited.
How many times has Oktoberfest has been canceled?
A) 0
B) 18
C) 24
D) 33
C) 24
In 200 years, Oktoberfest has only been cancelled 24 times. The causes were mostly due to the war and cholera epidemics
What country is home to the longest canal in the world?
A) China
B) India
C)Panama
D)Belgium
C) China.
By far the longest canal was the Grand Canal of China, still the longest canal in the world today and the oldest extant one. It is 1,794 kilometres (1,115 mi) long and was built to carry the Emperor Yang Guang between Zhuodu (Beijing) and Yuhang (Hangzhou).
What is the official size of a single match tennis court?
A) 22.64m long x 7.23 m wide
B) 23.77m long x 8.23 m wide
C) 22.64m long x 10.97m wide
D) 23.77m long x 10.97m wide
B- 23.77m long x 8.23 m wide
The court shall be a rectangle, 78 feet (23.77 m) long and, for singles matches, 27 feet (8.23 m) wide. For doubles matches, the court shall be 36 feet (10.97 m) wide.
What do you call the little dot above the i and the j?
A) Dot
B) Glyph
C) Apostrophe
D) Tittle
D) Tittle.
A tittle or superscript dot is a small distinguishing mark, such as a diacritic in the form of a dot on a lowercase i or j. The tittle is an integral part of the glyph of i and j, but diacritic dots can appear over other letters in various languages.
Which is the fastest animal on earth?
A) The Peregrine Falcon
B) Cheetah
C) Pronghorn Antelope
D) Brown Hare
A) The Peregrine Falcon
The Peregrine Falcon is the fastest bird and in fact, the fastest animal on the planet, when in its hunting dive, the stoop, in which it soars to a great height, then dives steeply at speeds of over 322kph (200mph). It reaches horizontal cruising speeds of up to 90 kph (56mph).
What writer and Nobel Laureate was born in Germany in 1917?
A) Heinrich Böll
B) Gunter Grass
C) Martin Walser
D) Carl von Ossietzky
A) Heinrich Theodor Böll (German:21 December 1917 – 16 July 1985) was one of Germany's foremost post–World War II writers. Böll was awarded the Georg Büchner Prize in 1967 and the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1972.
Which is the biggest island of the World?
A) Sumatra
B) New Guinea
C) Greenland
D) Australia
C) Greenland
Greenland is the world's largest island, located between the Arctic and Atlantic oceans, east of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. It is an autonomous territory.
Which football team set a world record for the largest victory in an international football match?
A) Plateau United
B) Germany
C) Australia
D) AS Adema
C- Australia
On 11 April 2001, the Australian and American Samoa national association football teams played each other in a qualifying match for the 2002 FIFA World Cup. The match was played at the International Sports Stadium in Coffs Harbour, Australia. Australia set a world record for the largest victory in an international football match, winning the game 31–0. Australia's Archie Thompson also broke the record for most goals scored by a player in an international match by scoring 13 goals.[1] David Zdrilic, the scorer of eight goals in the match, achieved the second-highest number of goals in an international match since World War I.
What’s the name of the first song recorded by The Beatles?
A) Please Please Me
B) Let it be
C) Love me do
D) Hey Jude
C) Love me do.
The Beatles' first record "Love Me Do" was released on October 5, 1962. It was a moderate success, peaking at #17 on the national music charts. Now, the band needed a good, strong follow-up song. "Please Please Me" was written entirely by John Lennon.
Every person is different, but just how much do you differ, genetically, from other humans?
A) 20% to 25%
B) 2% to 5%
C ) 10% to 15%
D) 0,1% to 1%
D) 0,1% to 1%.
Although the previously accepted value was 0.1% difference, more recent research indicates the variation may range from 0.1 to 0.9%. Even so, you share at least 99% of your DNA with any other person.
Which is the oldest brewery in the world?
A) Bolten Brewery
B) Weihenstephan Brewery
C) Smithwick’s Brewery
D) Weltenburg Abbey Brewery
B) Weihenstephan Brewery
The Weihenstephan Brewery began brewing beer in 1040 and is widely regarded as the oldest brewery in the world – through the nearby Waltenburg started brewing only ten years later and often disputes the claim.
The Hundred Years War was fought between what two countries?
A) Italy and Carthage
B) England and Germany
C) France and England
D)Spain and France
C) France and England.
The Hundred Years' War was fought between France and England during the late Middle Ages. It lasted 116 years from 1337 to 1453. The war started because Charles IV of France died in 1328 without an immediate male heir (i.e., a son or younger brother).
Indianapolis 500 winners traditionally celebrate by drinking what beverage?
A) Milk
B) Sparkling water
C) Champagne
D) Sprite
A- Milk
The winner of the Indianapolis 500 drinks milk in Victory Lane. It's a tradition. In 1936, Louis Meyer drank some in Victory Lane because his mother said it would refresh him on a hot day, according to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
What is the nationality of the original Skype software developers?
A) American
B) Lithuanian
C) Estonian
D) Sweden
C) Estonian
The Skype software was created by Estonians Ahti Heinla, Priit Kasesalu, and Jaan Tallinn. The first public beta version was released on 29 August 2003
What element did Joseph Priestley discover in 1774?
A) Oxygen
B) Hydrogen
C) Chlorine
D) Boron
A) Oxygen.
Oxygen had been produced by several chemists prior to its discovery in 1774, but they failed to recognize it as a distinct element. Joseph Priestley and Carl Wilhelm Scheele both independently discovered oxygen, but Priestly is usually given credit for the discovery. They were both able to produce oxygen by heating mercuric oxide (HgO). Priestley called the gas produced in his experiments 'dephlogisticated air' and Scheele called his 'fire air'. The name oxygen was created by Antoine Lavoisier who incorrectly believed that oxygen was necessary to form all acids.
What did German Baron Karl von Drais invented in 1817?
A) The Bacteriology
B) The Aspirin
C) The bicycle
D) The refrigerator
C) The bicycle
The first verifiable claim for a practically used bicycle belongs to German Baron Karl von Drais, a civil servant to the Grand Duke of Baden in Germany. Drais invented his Laufmaschine (German for "running machine") in 1817, that was called Draisine (English) or draisienne (French) by the press.
How many countries does China share border with?
A) 12
B) 14
C) 16
D) 18
B) 14
China has an area of 3,700,000 square miles and shares borders with 14 self-governing states. China is located in East Asia and had an estimated population of 1.379 billion in 2016. The country has a total land border of 13,743 miles making it the country with the longest land border in the world. China also shares a border with the special administrative regions of Macau and Hong Kong. The border with Hong Kong is 18.64 miles long and the one with Macau 1.86 miles.
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