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Blank Space _________ (sing) by …
A Lady Gaga.
B Beyonce.
C Taylor Swift.
was sung
C, Taylor Swift
The 2018 World Cup _____ (win) by …
A Germany.
B France.
C Spain
was won
B, France
Pompeii _________ (destroy) by …
A Mt Etna. B Mt Vesuvius. C Mt Krakatoa.
was destroyed
B, Vesuvius
Portuguese ___________ (speak) as the official language in …
A Argentina. B Chile. C Brazil.
is spoken
C, Brazil
The 1896 Olympics ________ (hold) in …
A Paris. B Rome. C Athens.
were held
C, Athens
Hamlet _______ (write) by …
A Charles Dickens.
B Jane Austen.
C William Shakespeare.
was written
C, Shakespeare
The original Star Wars film ________ (direct) by …
A Steven Spielberg.
B Quentin Tarantino.
C George Lucas.
was directed
C, George Lucas
Pasta _________ (bring) to Italy from …
A America. B Africa. C China.
was brought
C, China
The Mona Lisa ______ (paint) by …
A Leonardo da Vinci.
B Vincent Van Gogh.
C Michelangelo.
was painted
A, Da Vinci
In 2020, 500 hours of video ________ (upload) to YouTube every …
A day. B hour. C minute.
were uploaded
C, minute
The words: ‘That’s one small step for man’ _________ (say) by …
A Neil Armstrong. B John Kennedy. C Barack Obama.
was said
A, Neil Armstrong
How many turkeys ___________ (eat) every year at Thanksgiving?
A About 6 million B About 14 million C About 46 million
are eaten
C
The first ever photo _________ (take) in …
A the USA. B France. C Italy
was taken
B, France
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s wedding ________ (watch) by
A 27 million people.
B 270 million people.
C 2.7 billion people.
was watched
A
How many people ________ (kill) by lightning in the USA every year?
A About 50 B About 500 C About 5000
are killed
A
How many crimes _________ (commit) in the UK each year?
A Over 3 million B Over 30 million C Over 300 million
are committed
A
Plants ________ (use) to make about …
A 10% of medicines.
B 40% of medicines.
C 90% of medicines.
are used
B, 40%
The tallest building in the UK, the Shard, __________ (design) by …
A an English architect.
B a German architect.
C an Italian architect.
was designed
C, Italian
In 1953, Mt Everest __________(climb) by …
A two people: a Nepali-Indian Serpa and a New Zealander.
B a Canadian.
C an Australian.
was climbed
A
The Grand Canyon __________(visit) by about … million people every year.
A 2.2 B 5.5 C 18.8
is visited
B
In the 1960s, James Bond __________ (play) by …
A Michael Caine.
B Clint Eastwood.
C Sean Connery.
was played
C, Sean Connery
John Lennon __________ (kill) in …
A 1980. B 1970. C 1990.
was killed
A, 1980
Martin Luther King ___________ (shoot) …
A at home. B at a hotel. C on the street.
was shot
B, hotel
The Empire State Building _________ (build) in …
A the 1930s. B the 1920s. C the 1890s.
was built
A, the 1930s