1. Is a large island country and continent. It is the smallest of the worlds seven continents. a. Australia. b. Asia c. Africa 2.

Is a popular gemstone that can range in colour from pale pink to deep purple. a. Ruby b. Diamond c.Amethyst. 3. Are holes in the Earth's surface through which the gases and molten rock below escape. a. Volcanoes. b. Mountain c. Hill 4. The largest animal on earth, can grow to nearly 30 meters in length. a. Elephant b. Whales c. Dinosaur 5. Is the icy continent that surrounds the South Pole. a. Iceland b. Antartica c. North Pole 6. Was one of the greatest military leaders in history. In a few years he built an empire that stretched from Greece to India. a. Alexander the Great b. Julius Caesar c. Pontius Pilate 7. It is a religion based on the teachings of an Indian nobleman, Siddhartha Gautama, who became the Buddha, or enlightened one. a. Christianity b. Hinduism c.Buddhism. 8. A creature with the body of a lion, the head of a woman and the wings of an eagle. a. Minotaur b. Hydra c. Great Sphinx 9. In Egyptian History, was a guide to the underworld that was put into the tombs to tell the spirits what they had to do. a. The Book of Lifeb. The Book of Soul c. The Book of the Dead 10. Is considered one of the greatest scientists of all time. He discovered the Special Theory of Relativity he changed beliefs about space and time. a. Albert Einstein b. Charles Darwin c. Isaac Newton 11. Is the eighth planet from the Sun in our Solar System. a. Neptune b. Saturn c.Uranus 12. Is a low-lying country in north-western Europe. a. Netherlands b. Belgium c. Paris 13. Was the queen of England from 1558 until 1603. She was one of the strongest and cleverest of all English rulers, bringing peace and stability to the country after years of unrest. Her reign is remembered as a golden age. a. Queen Anne b. Elizabeth I c. Elizabeth II 14. Was a navigator and explorer. In 1492 he sailed west across the Atlantic Ocean in the hope of discovering a new route to Asia, and landed on a Caribbean island. This made him one of the first Europeans to reach the American continent. a. Ferdinand Magellan b. Marco Polo c. Christopher Columbus 15. Were Nordic peoples from northern Europe. They were great warriors and adventurous explorers. They sailed far beyond their homelands, raiding and settling in other parts of Europe, including Britain and Ireland. a. Vikings b. Anglo-Saxons c. Incas 16. Is a malevolent creature in Norse mythology that lives in caves or on hilltops. Originally hostile to humans, the troll as depicted in stories and folklore has become less malicious and more magical.

a. Elf b. Troll c. Dwarf 17. Were thought of as the best shipbuilders of the ancient world. They designed boats that depended more on wind than on manpower. a. Phoenicians b. Romans c. Egyptians 18. An English monk who lived in the 13th century, wrote down the chemical formula for gunpowder in a secret code. a. Roger Mason b. Roger Hubbs c. Roger Bacon 19. In the early stages of the fighting on the Western Front the armies were mobile. Here British soldiers are taking cover behind a brick wall. Later the armies came to a standstill and built more permanent trenches. a. World War II b. World War I c. English Civil War 20. Is a creature that continues to fascinate people. Explorers in the Himalaya tell stories of wild men of the mountains, and have even taken photographs and plaster casts of their enormous footprints. a. Big Foot b. Sasquatch c. Abominable Snowman 21. Is an important Jewish festival that lasts seven or eight days. At Passover Jews remember the Israelites who were held in Egypt. a. Passover b. Diwali Festival c. Advent 22. The word PRIVYET means? a. Farewell b. Hello c. Fine 23. The poet who published the fable The Fable of the Bees in 1714. a. Jonathan Swift b. Daniel Defoe c. Bernard de Mandeville 24. Zeus, king of the gods, was re-named by what name? a. Jupiter b. Venus c. Juno 25. How many books do the New Testament has? a. 25 b. 26 c. 27 26. Holi and Dawali are 2 of the most popular festivals of what religion? a. Judaism b. Hinduism c. Buddhism 27. What does Id ul-Fitr means? a. Lesser Id b. Middle Id c. Greater Id 28. Is the science of finding and studying evidence of human life in the past. a. Paleontology b. Geology c. Archaeology 29. Which is NOT part of the Indian Sub-Continent? a. Bhutan b. Sri Lanka c. Nepal 30. Arabs arrived and introduced Islam to the coastal areas of India at what century? a. 8th century b. 9th century c. 10th century 31. Who was the ruler of India during the 232 B.C.? a. Akbar the Great b. Ashoka c. Shah Jahan 32. The third largest of the Earths seven continent. a. North America b. South America c. Antartica 33. What kind of Team Sport did James Naismith invented? a. American Football b. Rugby c. Basketball 34. A German Swimmer who won two gold medals at the 1984 Olympic Games a. Mark Spitz b. Michael Gross c. Inge de Bruijn 35. A brilliant Italian artist who lived from 1267 to 1337.

a. Giotto b. Rembrandt c. Caravaggio 36. It is one of the groups of states known as the South Atlantic States. a. Delaware b. Delmarva c. Peninsula 37. What is the large city in Delaware? It has a population of about 20,000. a. Maryland b. Wilmington c. New Jersey 38. It is the seat of the University of Delaware. a. Kent b. Dover c. Newark 39. The word Democracy comes from the Greek word. a. Demotratia b. Demokratia c. Bedekratia 40. It is a land where plants, animals and people cannot get all the water they need because the climate is either too dry or two cold. a. Desert Land b. Tropical Land c. Latitude Land 41. This refers to the way in which the parts that make up an object are put together. a. Design b. Drawing c. Drawn 42. The embryonic germ layer, lying between the ectoderm and the endoderm, from which develop connective tissue, muscles and the urogenitae and vascular system. a. Mesoderm b. Mesozoic c. Mesothorax 43. Inert material in the protoplasm of a cell, such as the yolk of an egg. a. Epistemology b. Metaplasia c. Metaplasm 44. An instrument that converts acoustical waves into an electric current, usually fed into an amplifier, recorder or broadcast transmitter. a. Microphone b. Microphotograph c. Micropaleontology 45. Pertaining to, characteristic of or performed by a soldier or soldierty. a. Militarize b. Military c. Militar Attache 46. A smooth surface on various papers, made by machine also called Machine Finish. a. Mill Finish b. Nill Finish c. Milli Finish 47. The second largest island of the Philippine Republic. a. Visayas b. Mindanao c. Luzon 48. Naturally occurring or prepared water that contains dissolved minerals or gases often used therapeutically. a. Mineral Pitch Water b. Mineral Water c. Mineral Tar Water 49. It is one of the most complete and up-to-date electronic encyclopedias ever produced. a. Websters Encyclopedia b. Jinx Encyclopedia a. Columbia Encyclopedia 50. In what year Mens diving became part of the Olympic Games. a. 1904 b. 1984 c. 1934 51. The first successful airship flew in what year? Powered by Steam Engine a. 1851 b. 1852 c. 1853 52. Who decides what a building should look like? a. Architect b. Interior Designer c. Engineer 53. The very first town in the Middle East. a. Jerusalem b. Jericho c. Israel 54. What place is the massive stone circle called Stonehenge located? a. Paris b. London c. England 55. It is one of the oldest cities in the world.

a. Panama City b. Varanasi c. Sao Paolo 56. What temple in Japan is considered to be the worlds oldest surviving wooden building built around 607 to 670. a. Buddhist Temple b. Shintos Temple c. Judaist Temple 57. A warrior race in Ancient Mexico. a. Maya b. Incas c. Aztecs 58. Who is this Roman Emperor who made Christianity the official religion of the Roman Empire? a. Constantine the Great b. Augustus c. Julius Caesar 59. The designer of the stunning St Pauls Cathedral with its several storey and enormous dome. a. Christopher Wren b. John Montgolfier c. Wilbur Wright 60. An American architect who worked on buildings that blended in with their natural surroundings, calling it organic architecture. a. Ronald Wallace b. Frank Wright c. Wilbert Davis 61. What is Ferdinand de Lesseps nationality, an engineer who was associated with two of the biggest canal projects in history. a. Italian b. French c. Brittish 62. A Canal, which is 163 kilometers long, connects the Mediterranean Sea with the Gulf part of the Red Sea. a. Panama Canal b. Suez Canal c. Amsterdam Canal 63. What year did the Frenchman Nicolas Cugnot built several steam-driven vehicles for driving along roads. a. 1740 b. 1755 c. 1760 64. What is Karl Benz and Gottlieb Daimler nationality? who produced self-propelled vehicles powered by petrol-fuelled engines. a. Swedish b. German c French 65. In what year did the price of petrol first started increasing? a. 1970 b. 1971 c. 1972 66. What is the first name of this German Engineer who invented the Otto Cycle Engine? a. Nikolai b. Nikolaus c. Nikollo 67. A jet engine is a type of gas turbine. Aircraft use what type? a. Turbojet b. Turbofan c. Turboprop 68. The jet engine was invented in what year? a. !928 b. 1930 c. 1931 69. The simplest bridge is a beam bridge it is also known as? a. Girder Bridge b. Grider Bridge c. Gridre Bridge 70. A bridge which structure is made of steel joined at their ends to make triangles. a. Cantilever Bridge b. Beam Bridge c. Truss Bridge