Geography
What is the name of the tallest mountain in the world?
a. Mount Fuji
b. Mount Everest
c. Mount Kilimanjaro
b. Mount Everest
Which is the only metal that is liquid at room temperature ?
a. gallium
b. cesium
c. mercury
c. mercury
What is considered the largest empire in history?
a. The Mongol Empire
b. The Roman Empire
c. The Otoman Empire
a. The Mongol Empire
From which of these European countries did Brazil become independent on September 7th, 1822?
a. The Netherlands
b. Spain
c. Portugal
c. Portugal
A young boy takes a train to the North Pole on Christmas Eve in what classic 1985 children's book by Chris Van Allsburg?
a. The Transiberian Express
b. The North Pole Express
c. The Polar Express
c. The Polar Express
Which country has the largest population in the world?
a. China
b. USA
c. Japan
a. China
What is the symbol for SILVER ?
a. Sl
b. Ag
c. Si
b. Ag
During World War II, Allied troops stormed the beaches of Normandy. Which country is this in? d
a. Germany
b. France
c. Englan
b. France
During the Brazilian Empire period, which of these was the most important crop, and the source of immense political clout and economic power for a small agricultural elite?
a. sugar cane
b. coffee
c. cotton
b. coffee
What was the name of the snowy owl which Harry Potter received as an eleventh birthday present from Hagrid?
a. Hedwig
b. Petigrew
c. Crookshanks
a. Hedwig
Where is the Eiffel Tower located ?
a. Pisa, Italy
b. San Francisco, USA
c. Paris, France
c. Paris, France
Which is the lightest element?
a. hydrogen
b. oxygen
c. helium
a. hydrogen
What year was the first iPhone released?
a. 2009
b. 2008
c. 2007
c. 2007
In what area of knowledge did Oscar Niemeyer build his career?
a. Music
b. Architecture
c. Physics
b. Architecture
What is the title of the first book in J.K. Rowling's "Harry Potter" series?
a. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
b. Harry Potter and the philosopher's stone
c. Harry Potter and the deathly hollows
b. Harry Potter and the philosopher's stone
What is the name of the smallest country in the world?
a. Luxembourg
b. Vatican City
c. Iran
b. Vatican City
True or False ?
Dymanite contains peanuts as an ingredient.
True
In 1996, a sheep became the first mammal cloned from an adult somatic cell. What was the name of that sheep?
a. Dolly
b. Molly
c. Dotty
a. Dolly
In the 1600s, ................ became Brazil's main export and Portugal's greatest source of wealth.
a. cocoa
b. sugar
c. coffee
b. sugar
Which famous detective was created by Arthur Conan Doyle?
a. Hercule Poirot
b. Miss Marple
c. Sherlock Holmes
c. Sherlock Holmes
What season does Australia experience in December?
a. Summer
b. Winter
c. Fall
a. Summer
What percentage of the human brain is water ?
a. 80%
b. 78%
c. 65%
b. 78%
Who won the 2008 U.S. Presidential election?
a. Barack Obama
b. Bill Clinton
c. Donald Trump
a. Barack Obama
Who was Brazil's first president?
a. Fernando Collor
b. Deodoro da Fonseca
c. Floriano Peixoto
b. Deodoro da Fonseca
True or False ?
"Pride and Prejudice" was written by Emily Brontë.False (It was written by Jane Austen)