Languages
Which language has the largest number of native speakers in the world?
A) English
B) Hindi
C) Mandarin Chinese
D) Spanish
Mandarin Chinese
On which date did humans first land on the Moon?
A) July 20, 1969
B) June 6, 1944
C) October 4, 1957
D) August 15, 1947
July 20, 1969
Which automobile company is famous for the slogan “The Ultimate Driving Machine”?
A) Mercedes-Benz
B) BMW
C) Porsche
D) Ferrari
BMW
Which country’s capital is NOT its largest city?
A) Australia
B) Japan
C) Mexico
D) Egypt
Australia
Which celebration in France honors the storming of a prison during the French Revolution?
A) Boxing Day
B) Bastille Day
C) Victory Day
D) Liberation Day
Bastille Day
Which language is written from right to left?
A) Korean
B) Arabic
C) Thai
D) Vietnamese
Arabic
What date is associated with the attack on Pearl Harbor?
A) September 11, 2001
B) December 7, 1941
C) June 28, 1914
D) May 1, 1945
December 7, 1941
Which car part is responsible for charging the battery while the engine runs?
A) Radiator
B) Alternator
C) Muffler
D) Carburetor
Alternator
Which capital city’s name literally means “peace” in Greek?
A) Sofia
B) Irene
C) Pretoria
D) Baghdad
Irene (from the Greek word Eirene meaning peace)
Which country has the most official languages?
A) South Africa
B) India
C) Switzerland
D) Bolivia
South Africa
Which language has the most letters in its alphabet?
A) Russian
B) Greek
C) Khmer
D) Hebrew
Khmer (Language of Cambodia, has 74 letters in alphabets)
Which invention launched the Space Age when it orbited Earth in 1957?
A) Apollo 11
B) Voyager 1
C) Sputnik
D) Hubble Telescope
Sputnik
Which automobile pioneer introduced the moving assembly line for mass car production?
A) Karl Benz
B) Henry Ford
C) Enzo Ferrari
D) Ferdinand Porsche
Henry Ford
Which city is often called the “Gateway to the Rockies”?
A) Calgary
B) Denver
C) Vancouver
D) Edmonton
Calgary
Which famous car is associated with the movie character James Bond?
A) Corvette
B) Aston Martin
C) Ferrari
D) Bentley
Aston Martin
Which European language has three grammatical genders: masculine, feminine, and neuter?
A) French
B) Spanish
C) German
D) Italian
German
Which economic disaster caused widespread unemployment during the 1930s?
A) Dot-com crash
B) Black Tuesday stock market crash
C) Oil Crisis
D) Housing Bubble Collapse
Black Tuesday stock market crash
Which warning light usually appears when tire pressure is low?
A) Battery symbol
B) Oil can symbol
C) Horseshoe-shaped symbol with exclamation mark
D) Steering wheel symbol
Horseshoe-shaped symbol with exclamation mark
Which capital city is famous for its floating markets and tuk-tuks?
A) Hanoi
B) Bangkok
C) Manila
D) Jakarta
Bangkok
Which European capital is built across 14 islands?
A) Copenhagen
B) Stockholm
C) Helsinki
D) Oslo
Stockholm
Which extinct language was written using cuneiform?
A) Akkadian
B) Gothic
C) Aramaic
D) Phoenician
Akkadian
Which disaster led to the evacuation of a city near a nuclear power plant in Ukraine?
A) Fukushima
B) Three Mile Island
C) Chernobyl
D) Bhopal Gas Tragedy
Chernobyl
Which country hosts the famous 24 Hours of Le Mans race?
A) Italy
B) Germany
C) France
D) Spain
France
Which capital city is famous for Red Square and Saint Basil’s Cathedral?
A) Kyiv
B) Prague
C) Moscow
D) Warsaw
Moscow
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