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100
What is 12 x 15?
180
100
What is the capital city of North Korea?
Pyongyang
100
I have never ________ to England.
A) be B) went C) been D) gone
100
In what year did Lee Myung Bak become the president of South Korea?
2008
100
Who is Park Geun Hye's father?
Park Chung-hee
200
What is Pi?
3.1459
200
In terms of land mass, which country is the biggest in the world?
Russia
200
The man next door has a garden that is being overrun with cats. Which of the following questions is correct? A) Whose cats are using our neighbor's garden? B) Whose cats are using our neighbors' garden?
A) Whose cats are using our neighbor's garden?
200
In what year did the Korean war begin?
1950
200
What is the name of the river in London, England?
The River Thames
300
What is the formula for Pythagoras' theorem?
a2 + b2 = c2
300
What is the longest river in the world?
The River Nile
300
"I'd like to introduce you to my sister Clara, who lives in Madrid, to Benedict, my brother who doesn't, and to my only other sibling, Hilary." Which of the following is correct? 1) Hilary is male 2) Hilary is female 3) It is impossible to know
1) Hilary is male He's male. The absence of a comma before "who doesn't" implies that there are other brothers. A comma after "my brother" would mean that there was only one brother.
300
When did Park Chung-hee rule South Korea?
December 17, 1963 – October 26, 1979
300
Who is the 44th President of the United States of America?
Barack Obama
400
Would it be cheaper for you to take one friend to the movies twice - or two friends at the same time?
at the same time. If you take one friend to the movies twice, you have to pay for yourself each time
400
Lima is the capital of which country?
Peru
400
Less and fewer often cause people grief. Which of the following is wrong? 1) There's less water in the river these days 2) I eat fewer than five apples a week 3) I drink less than five coffees a day
3) I drink less than five coffees a day It's coffees. For "countable" things use fewer. For things that are not "countable" - such as water in the river - use less.
400
In what year did World War 2 end?
1945
400
What year did Neil Armstrong land on the moon?
1969
500
Mr and Mrs Smith have 6 daughters, each daughter has one brother, how many people are in the family?
Nine. 6 daughters plus ONE brother plus Mr and Mrs Smith)
500
In which country can you find the Boreal forest?
Canada (and parts of Alaska, USA)
500
Which of the following sentences correctly contains a semi-colon? 1) My uncle's whiskers are magnificent indeed; but I have no desire to stroke them 2) Landing a plane isn't hard; I once saw a child do it 3) There are two countries beginning with Z; Zimbabwe and Zambia
2) Landing a plane isn't hard; I once saw a child do it It's landing a plane. Here it links two independent clauses. You do not use it before a conjunction such as "and" or "but". A colon or dash would work better in the last sentence.
500
When did Queen Elizabeth II ascend to the throne of the United Kingdom of Great Britain, Northern Ireland and the Commonwealth countries?
February 1952
500
How many stars are there on the Chinese flag?
5