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100

What poetic device repeats consonant sounds at the beginning of words?

Alliteration

100

What language does the word “karaoke” originate from?

Japanese

100

I speak without a mouth and hear without ears. What am I?

An echo

100

Which country has the largest population in the world?

India

100

What is the name of the new capital of Indonesia?

Ibu Kota Nusantara

200

What poetic device make comparison without using “like” or “as”?

Metaphor

200

The word “gymnasium” traces back to ancient Greece. What does it mean in Greek?

Place for naked exercise

200

The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I?

Footsteps

200

This country is home to the tallest tower in the world

United Arab Emirates

200

Which planet is known as the “Red Planet”?

Mars

300

What poetic device gives human qualities to non-human things 

Personification

300

What does the Old English word ‘wæter’ mean?

Water
300

What has keys but can’t open locks?

A piano

300

LEGO was invented in this country.

Denmark

300

Who wrote the play “Romeo and Juliet”?

William Shakespeare

400

What type of poem consists of 14 lines and follows a specific rhyme scheme?

Sonnet


400

How much of the English language vocabulary is derived from the Greek language?

30%

400

I am taken from a mine, and shut up in a wooden case, from which I am never released. What am I?

Pencil lead

400

_______, __________, English, Russian, French and _______ are the official languages of UN.

Chinese, Arabic, Spanish

400

Who painted the famous artwork “Starry Night”?

Vincent van Gogh

500

Name the poetry type that is 3-line poem with syllable pattern 5-7-5?

Haiku

500

Suggest the word whose origin is the Latin word ‘liber’ (meaning ‘book’)?

Library

500

Look at me. I can bring a smile to your face, A tear to your eye,
Or even a thought to your mind. But, I can't be seen. What am I?

Memories
500

The word for this country in its native language is Nihon

Japan

500

This country shares a border with 16 other countries

Russia