General Information Quiz Reviewer

1. Who invented the LEGO? Ole Kirk Christiansen

2. Who created the World Wide Web? Tim Berners Lee
3. Who created the 45 caliber gun? Samuel Colt
4. What is the real name of Barbie? Barbara Millicent Roberts
5. Who created Barbie? Ruth Handler
6. What is the highest grossing movie with highest number of sold tickets for 2015? Jurassic World
7. Grace Poe Llamanzares announces that she will run for presidency in 2016 election to continue
the goals of his late father FPJ. What is the real name of FPJ? Ronald Allan Kelley Poe
8. What is the only existing structure from the seven classic seven wonders from the list of
Herodotus and the scholar Callimachus? El Giza Pyramid, Egypt
9. A contemporary effort to create list of seven natural wonders chosen through a global poll was
organized. What is this wonder that accumulates the highest number of votes? Amazon
Rainforest and River
10. What is the first warm blooded fish ever discovered? Opah (Lampris guttatus)
11. At the height of 7’7” who are the tallest of all NBA Players recorded in the history? Manute Bol
and George Muresan
12. It is the most played PC game on gaming platform as of July 2015, by sharing playing time.
League of Legends
13. It is the no. 1 highest-grossing game on both Android and iOS, according to industry-research
firm Cowen and Company. Clash of Clans
14. It is the first movie made in the Philippines and shown by a Filipino film maker Jose
Nepomuceno. Dalagang Bukid
15. He is the 266th and current Pope of the Catholic Church, a title he holds ex officio as Bishop of
Rome, and Sovereignof the Vatican City. Jorge Mario Bergoglio
16. It is the oldest tennis tournament in the world and is considered the most prestigious.
Wimbledon
17. The structure in Saint Petersburg, Russia, built, from 1732 to 1917 which is the official residence
of the Russian monarchs. Winter Palace
18. It is termed as the Boracay of the North. Pagudpud
19. Oldest Chinatown in the World is located at _____________. Binondo, Manila
 20. Recently, the Philippines got a slot from the New Seven Urban Wonders of the World? Where is
this located? Vigan, Ilocos Sur
21. What is the most popular spice in the world? Pepper
22. What type of plant do prickly pears grown on? Cactus
23. Which country supplies the world most olive oil? Holland
24. What type of food is Nori? Seaweed
25. It is the largest hotel in the world with 24 floors (Tower 1), 28 floors (Tower 2); Tower 2 Annex,
which was completed in early 2015. First World Hotel
26. According to Forbes, what country is the largest producer of wine? France
27. It is the second most expensive coffee, next to Panama’s Hacienda La Esmeralda which was from
the feces of civet cat originated Indonesia. Kopi Luwak
28. Who created the book Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Heroes of the Olympus and Kane
Chronicles? Richard Russell "Rick" Riordan Jr.
29. What is the length of the great wall of China? 8,851.8 kilometers (5,500.3 miles)
30. The sculptor of the Rizal monument. Richard Kissling

GENERAL INFORMATION QUIZ BEE QUESTIONS

EASY QUESTIONS

1. Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first human in space, making a 108-minute orbital flight
in what spacecraft?

A. Vostok 1
B. MIR 1
C. Sojus II
D. Sputnik 1
Answer: A-Vostok 1
Reference: https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/sts1/gagarin_anniversary.html

2. The teachings of what philosopher was record in “Analects”?

A. Socrates
B. Thomas Aquinas
C. Lao Tzi
D. Confucius
Answer: D-Confucius
Reference: http://www.gradesaver.com/the-analects-of-confucius/study-guide/summary

3. What did Johannes Guttenberg invented in 1440 that change the world?
A. Telephone
B. Paper
C. Wheels
D. Printing Press
Answer: D. Printing Press
Reference: http://www.biography.com/people/johannes-gutenberg-9323828

4. It is the 3rd largest mall in Asia with a gross leasable area of 5,360, 00.
A. SM City North EDSA
B. SM Megamall
C. SM Seaside City Cebu
D. SM Mall of Asia
Answer A. SM City North EDSA
Reference: http://www.worldatlas.com/articles/the-biggest-shopping-malls-in-the-world.html

5. Identification. What is the real name of Barbie?

Answer: Barbara Millicent Roberts
Reference: https://www.buzzfeed.com/briangalindo/18-surprising-things-you-dont-know-about-
barbie?utm_term=.dqz04Lj8k#.cmOoK396Y

6. True or False. Venison is a meat came from a rabbit?

Answer: False. It came from a Deer.
Reference: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venison

7. This is the structure in Saint Petersburg, Russia, built, from 1732 to 1917 which is the official residence
of the Russian monarchs.
A. Moscow Kremlin
B. Peterhof Palace
C. Winter Palace
D. Cathedral Palace
Answer: C- Winter Palace
Reference: http://www.saint-petersburg.com/palaces/winter-palace/

8. It is the first movie made in the Philippines and shown by a Filipino film maker Jose Nepomuceno.
A. Aswang
B. Dalagang Bukid
C. Punyal na Ginto
D. Magkaisang Landas
Answer: B-Dalagang Bukid
Reference: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinema_of_the_Philippines

9. Identification: It is the no. 1 highest-grossing game on both Android and iOS, according to Google Play.
Answer: Clash of Clans
Reference: https://play.google.com/store/apps/collection/topgrossing?hl=en

10. Identification: She is best known for her viral Dubsmash videos and her role as Yaya Dub in the
noontime variety show Eat Bulaga!'s KalyeSerye, What is the real name of this person?
Answer: Nicomaine Dei Capili Mendoza
Reference: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maine_Mendoza

AVERAGE QUESTIONS

1. According to Billboard.com, what is the 2nd most popular song sung by Ed Sheeran in this week’s
survey?
Answer: Shape of You
Reference: http://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100

2. What is the highest grossing movie with 57,686,306 number of sold tickets for 2016?
Answer: Finding Dory
Reference: http://www.the-numbers.com/market/2016/top-grossing-movies

3. If Yuri Gagarin was the first man in space, who was the second man in space?
A. Alan Sheppard
B. Virgil Grissom
C. Scott Carpenter
D. John Glenn
Answer: A-Alan Sheppard
Reference: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Shepard
4. Identification: What was Ghandi’s profession before he became the leader of India?
Answer: Lawyer
Reference: http://www.biography.com/people/mahatma-gandhi-9305898#spiritual-and-political-leader

5. What is the only existing structure from the seven classic seven wonders from the list of Herodotus
and the scholar Callimachus?
Answer: El Giza Pyramid, Egypt
Reference: http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Seven_Wonders_of_the_World
6. It is the oldest tennis tournament in the world and is considered the most prestigious.
Answer: Wimbledon or The Championships
Reference: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Championships,_Wimbledon
7. The Oldest Chinatown in the World is located at _____________.
Answer: Binondo, Manila
Reference: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binondo
8. What type of food is Nori?
Answer: Seaweed
Reference: http://www.allaboutsushiguide.com/nori.html
9. According to Forbes, what country is the largest producer of wine?
Answer: France
Reference: http://www.forbes.com/sites/karlsson/2015/02/16/france-is-the-biggest-wine-producer-in-
2014-but-less-wine-is-made-and-drunk-in-europe/#52168cc027e4
10. Who created the book Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Heroes of the Olympus and Kane
Chronicles?
Answer: Richard Russell "Rick" Riordan Jr.
Reference: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_Riordan
Difficult Questions
1. Who is the Miss Universe 2016?
Answer: Iris Mittenaere
https://www.missuniverse.com/post/2066
2. It is termed as the Boracay of the North.
Answer: Pagudpud
Reference: http://www.thephilippines.com/2015/03/why-pagudpud-is-called-boracay-of-
north.html#.WJaMkxt97IU
3. Recently, the Philippines got a slot from the New Seven Urban Wonders of the World? Where is this
located?
Answer: Vigan, Ilocos Sur
Reference: http://www.businessinsider.com/seven-urban-wonders-of-the-world-2014-12

4. What is at the peak of Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs?

Answer: Self-Actualization
Reference: http://www.simplypsychology.org/maslow.html
5. True or False. Grown-ups cannot swallow and breathe at the same time but babies can.
Answer: True
Reference: http://www.livescience.com/7468-hyoid-bone-changed-history.html
6. The Little Mermaid is a bronze statue depicting a mermaid which is displayed at what country?

Answer: Copenhagen, Denmark

Reference: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Little_Mermaid_(statue)
7. Logic

Answer: He can sleep at night.

Reference: https://www.quora.com/How-can-a-man-go-eight-days-without-sleep

8. Rodrigo "Rody" Roa Duterte also known as Digong, is a Filipino politician and jurist who is
the 16th and current President of the Philippines born on what month?
Answer: MARCH
Reference: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rodrigo_Duterte

9. In Rizal’s Calamba, Laguna ancestral home there is a statue of young Rizal with a dog that the statue
says is named _________.
Answer: Verguenza
Reference: http://theeuthymicdog.blogspot.com/2010/02/jose-rizal-and-askal-dog.html
s10: The quotation above is created by what philosopher?
Answer: Lao Tzu
Reference: http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/movingwords/shortlist/laotzu.shtml