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100

What is the famous Australian animal that carries their baby in a pouch and lives on trees. 

koala

100

What is the document called you send with your letter of application that lists your education and experience?

CV

100

The Baudelaire children are called...

Klaus, Violet and Sunny

100

English is often used as a language of communication between people that speak different native languages. What do you call a language like that?

lingua franca

100

The system of rules for a racial seperation in South Africa was called...

Apartheid 

200

What is the capital city of Australia

Canberra

200

How do you start a formal letter if you do not know the name of the person you write to?

Dear Sir or Madam

200
What is the legal document that decides where the Baudelaire kids have to live?

their parents' will

200

What is the main historical reason English is used as an official language in so many countries nowadays?

British Empire/ colonialism

200

What is the peace of clothing called that women often wear in India?

sari

300

Who was the first to discover Australia

James Cook

300

What is the short text about yourself called that you put at the beginning of your CV?

Profile

300

Spell the last name of the kids from the book.

BAUDELAIRE

300

What is the association of the countries called that once belonged to the British Empire (mostly)?

Commonwealth of Nations

300

What is the festival called that is celebrated in India to mark the beginning of spring?

Holi - festival of colours

400

On which Australian island can you find the city Eggs and Bacon Bay

Tasmania

400

What do you call a person in a company that is still learning to do a job while working there. Spell the word correctly.

apprentice

400

Lemony Snicket is not the real author of the book series. It is only a ...

pseudonym

400

About how many people in the world speak English. Guess ±100mio

1.5 Billion (i.e. 1.4billion to 1.6 billion is right)

400

How many countries in the world use English as an official language in government (alone or alongside others)? Guess ±2

53 (i.e. 51 to 55) is correct