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Who painted the Mona Lisa?
Pablo Picasso
Claude Monet
Leonardo da Vinci
Vincent van Gogh
Who developed the first successful polio vaccine in the 1950s?
Frederick Robbins
Jonas Salk
John F. Enders
Thomas Weller
Which of these is NOT a chess piece?
Rook
Bishop
Cleric
Pawn
The collision of two tectonic plates can produce:
A fault line
A mountain range
Sedimentary rock
An abduction zone
Which painting was NOT made by Vincent van Gogh?
The Ninth Wave
Café Terrace at Night
Starry Night
Bedroom in Arles
True or false: Anatomy considers the forms of macroscopic structures such as organs and organ systems.
False
True
What was the aim of the "Umbrella Revolution" in Hong Kong in 2014?
Universal suffrage
Gaining independence
Returning to British rule
Lower taxes
The Maori hold that which island nation was founded by Kupe, who discovered it under a long white cloud?
Fiji
New Zealand
Vanuatu
Hawaii
Who was the longest-serving senator in US history, serving from 1959 to 2010?
Robert Byrd
Strom Thurmond
Joe Biden
Daniel Inouye
True or false: Russia passed a law in 2013 which outlaws telling children that homosexuals exist.
False
True
Which of the following blood vessels carries deoxygenated blood?
Coronary Artery
Aorta
Pulmonary Artery
Pulmonary Vein
Who is the creator of the Calvin and Hobbes comic strip?
Jim Davis
Charles M. Schulz
Scott Adams
Bill Watterson
What is the scientific name for goldfish?
Cyprinus rubrofuscus
Carassius auratus
Goldfish auratus
Betta splendens
In The Hunger Games, what district were Katniss and Peeta from?
8
5
12
13
How long should soft-boiled eggs be cooked for?
2-4 minutes
5-7 minutes
11-14 minutes
8-10 minutes
In which country would you find the Leshan Giant Buddha, the largest and tallest stone Buddha statue in the world?
India
United States of America
Vietnam
China
Which of these is Kirchoff's first law?
"In an electrical circuit, the total current that enters a junction is equal to the total current that leaves the junction."
"In an electrical circuit, the current is directly proportional to the voltage and inversely proportional to the resistance."
How many bones are in the human body?
300
306
206
210
Which material can primary waves pass through?
Gases only
Solids only
Liquids only
Solids, liquids, gases
True or false: A triathlon is a race consisting of swimming, cycling, and skiing.
True
False
The country of Canada is on which continent?
Europe
Africa
North America
South America
If you get an eagle in golf, how many strokes did you get?
Two under par
One over par
One under par
Par
When did the British hand-over sovereignty of Hong Kong back to China?
1900
1999
1841
1997
Which German field marshal was known as the Desert Fox?
Erwin Rommel
Wolfram Freiherr von Richthofen
Wilhelm List
Ernst Busch
3 Comments
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Questions 3 and 12 need attention. In 3, “Bushel” isn’t an answer yet the commentary says it is, and in 12 there are two answers the same (Bill Watterson).
Thanks for bringing those two errors to our attention! We have corrected the typo and replaced the dupe. We really appreciate your help in keeping our quizzes accurate!