LANDMARKS
What is the nickname for the Great Bell in the famous clock tower in London?
a. St Mark's
b. La Giralda
c. Big Ben
c. Big Ben
What is the plural form of the word “moose”?
a. mooses
b. moose
c. moosen
b. moose
Who is credited with inventing the World Wide Web?
a. Sir David Attenborough
b. Sir Ken Robinson
c. Sir Tim Berners-Lee
c. Sir Tim Berners-Lee
Which animal can clean its ears with its 18-inch-long tongue?
a. elephant
b. hippopotamus
c. giraffe
c. giraffe
In the classic 1957 children's book, "How the Grinch Stole Christmas," what is the name of the town the Grinch steals holiday presents and decorations from?
a. Smallville
b. Nashville
c. Whoville
c. Whoville
What is the name of the famous orange bridge in California?
a. Brooklyn Bridge
b. Tower Bridge
c. Golden Bridge
c. Golden Bridge
Nowadays everyone ______ internet.
A) had used
B) uses
C) used
D) use
B) uses
What is the term for a million bytes?
a. gigabyte
b. terabyte
c. megabyte
c. megabyte
What animal with a bill and webbed feet is one of the few mammals that lay eggs?
a. a duck
b. a platypus
c. a geoduck
b. a platypus
In "The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe," what magical country does the White Witch put a spell on so that it is always winter but never Christmas?
a. Caledonia
b. Sardinia
c. Narnia
c. Narniac. Narnia
What is the name of the giant marine sinkhole off the coast of Belize?
a. The Black Hole
b. The Bermuda Triangle
c. The Great Blue Hole
c. The Great Blue Hole
The superlative form of far is_______.
A) farthest
B) farther
C) more far
D) most far
A) farthest
After Effects is visual effects software made by which company?
a. Microsoft
b. Google
c. Adobe
c. Adobe
What animal can hold its breath for up to 5 minutes underwater?
a. a rhinoceros
b. a crocodile
c. a hippopotamus
c. a hippopotamus
"Draco Dormiens Nunquam Titillandus," translated as "Never Tickle A Sleeping Dragon," is the official motto for what fictional place of learning?
a. Hogwarts
b. Dartmouth
c. Notre Dame
a. Hogwarts
Which landmark in Singapore is famous for its Supertrees?
a. Gardens by the Bay
b. South Quay
c. Sembawang
a. Gardens by the Bay
What is the past participle of the verb "drink"?
a. drinking
b. drank
c. drunk
c. drunk
Americans use 'busy' when referring to a phone line, what is the equivalent term in the UK?
a. engaged
b. attached
c. registered
a. engaged
What animal is similar to a weasel and is one of the few animals that can eat venomous snakes?
a. honey badgers
b. meercats
c. otters
a. honey badgers
At the conclusion of an 1835 literary fairy tale, a small object is placed in a museum because of its critical role in finding a suitable princess to marry a prince. What is this object that was placed under dozens of mattresses earlier in the tale?
a. button
b. pea
c. needle
b. pea
What is the name of the building that serves as the headquarters of the United States Department of Defense?
a. The White House
b. The Pentagon
c. The Empire State
b. The Pentagon
Which of the following includes a silent letter?
a. see
b. rode
c. write
c. write
A location for storing files on your computer has which name?
a. Directory
b. Suppository
c. Purgatory
a. Directory
What animal can move quickly from side to side, but cannot walk backward or forward?
a. a donkey
b. a kangaroo
c. a horse
b. a kangaroo
What British author wrote the classic 1964 children's novel "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory?"
a. Dr. Seuss
b. Roald Dahl
c. Judy Blume
b. Roald Dahl