Geography
Madrid
Cleopatra was the queen of __________ in the first century B.C.
Egypt
Use the past tense of the verb:
Have you __________ (begin) studying for the TOEFL exam yet?
begun
In the United States on Thanksgiving, most Americans eat __________.
a) chicken
b) tacos
c) turkey
c) turkey
The first American president was:
a) Abraham Lincoln
b) John Adams
c) George Washington
c) George Washington
Seoul is the capital of which country?
Korea
Johann Gutenberg was famous for inventing __________.
Use the past tense of the verb:
Benjamin _________ (break) Dave's glasses.
broke
In the United States, a pot luck party is __________.
a) a party where everyone sings
b) a party where everyone bangs on pots
c) a party where everyone brings some food to share
c) a party where everyone brings some food to share
Romeo and Juliet was written by:
a) Walt Whitman
b) Ernest Hemmingway
c) William Shakespeare
c) William Shakespeare
Baltimore is the largest city in which US state?
Maryland
The Hundred Years' War was fought between France and __________.
England
Use the past tense of the verb:
I _____ (eat) lasagne at the restaurant last night.
ate
The most popular sport in Japan is __________.
a) baseball
b) karate
c) basketball
a) baseball
George Gershwin was:
a) an American composer
b) an American president
c) an American boxer
a) an American composer
What is the largest city in Switzerland?
Zurich
A disease that killed almost half the poulation of western Europe in the fourteenth century was __________.
The bubonic plague
Use the past tense of the verb:
He _______ (bring) his daughter with him to the dance.
brought
In Thailand, a monk wears a(n) __________ robe.
a) orange
b) green
c) white
a) orange
Which of the following people was *not* a composer?
a) Beethoven
b) Rembrandt
c) Mozart
b) Rembrandt
Yangtze is the longest river in Asia, and is located in which country?
China
This group of people ruled Mexico and neighboring areas in the sixteenth century.
Aztecs
Use the past tense of the verb:
She ______ (be) at the supermarket when I saw her.
was
In India, holy men and women usually wear the color __________.
a) orange
b) yellow
c) white
c) white
The first accurate thermometer was invented by
a) Eli Whitney
b) John Kay
c) Daniel Farenheit
c) Daniel Farenheit