GENERAL INFORMATION QUIZ BEE

Written Phase

Direction: Select the correct answer for each of the following questions. Mark only one answer
for every item by shading the letter of your choice on the answer sheet provided.

1. Grand Central Terminal, Park Avenue, New York is the world's

a. largest railway station c. longest railway station
b. highest railway station d. None of the above

2. Entomology is the science that studies

a. Behavior of human beings
b. Insects
c. The origin and history of technical and scientific terms
d. The formation of rocks

3. Eritrea, which became the 182nd member of the UN in 1993, is in the continent of
a. Asia b. Africa c. Europe d. Australia

4. Who is the god of the grape-harvest, winemaking and wine, of fertility, ritual madness, religious
ecstasy, and theatre in ancient Greek religion and myth?
a. Dionysus b. Silenus c. Anchises d. Bacchus

5. For which of the following disciplines is Nobel Prize awarded?

a. Physics and Chemistry c. Literature, Peace and Economics
b. Physiology or Medicine d. All of the above

6. Hitler party which came into power in 1933 is known as

a. Labour Party b. Nazi Party c. Ku-Klux-Klan d. Democratic Party

7. The oldest University in the Philippines founded by Dominicans in 1611 is

a. Ateneo de Manila University c. Colegio de San Juan de Letran
b. University of Sto. Tomas d. Colegio de Manila

8. For the Olympics and World Tournaments, the dimensions of basketball court are
a. 26 m x 14 m b. 28 m x 15 m c. 27 m x 16 m d. 28 m x 16 m

9. Each year, World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day is celebrated on
a. May 8 b. May 18 c. June 8 d. June 18

10. Famous sculptures depicting art of love built some time in 950 AD - 1050 AD are
a. Khajuraho temples c. Sun temple
b. Jama Masjid d. Mahabalipuram temples

11. Which David presented 'Juke Box Jury'?

a. Bowie b. Banner c. Duke d. Jacob
12. Fire temple is the place of worship of which of the following religion?
a. Taoism b. Judaism c. Zoroastrianism d. Shintoism

13. During World War II, when did Germany attack France?
a. 1940 b. 1941 c. 1942 d. 1943

14. Frederick Sanger is a twice recipient of the Nobel Prize for

a. Chemistry in 1958 and 1980 c. Chemistry in 1954 and Peace in 1962
b. Physics in 1956 and 1972 d. Physics in 1903 and Chemistry in 1911

15. Eugenics is the study of

a. altering human beings by changing their genetic components
b. people of European origin
c. different races of mankind
d. genetic of plants

16. Filaria is caused by

a. Bacteria b. Mosquito c. Protozoa d. Virus

17. Escape velocity of a rocket fired from the earth towards the moon is a velocity to get rid of the
a. Earth's gravitational pull c. Centripetal force due to the earth's rotation
b. Moon's gravitational pullq d. Pressure of the atmosphere

18. GATT (General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade) is

a. international agreement signed in 1947 between -communist nations with the object of
encouraging international trade obstructed by tariff barriers
b. agreement which seeks to achieve its aim by arranging and encouraging bargaining with
trade concessions between members
c. Both option A and B
d. None of the above

19. During World War I Germany was defeated in the Battle of Verdun on the western front and
Romania declared war on the eastern front in the year
a. 1914 AD b. 1915 AD c. 1916 AD d. 1917 AD

20. For seeing objects at the surface of water from a submarine under water, the instrument used is
a. Kaleidoscope b. Periscope c. Spectroscope d. Telescope

21. For purifying drinking water, alum is used

a. for coagulation of mud particles c. to remove salts
b. to kill bacteria d. to remove gases

22. Economic goods are

a. All commodities that are limited in quantity as compared to their demand
b. Commodities that is available according to their demand
 c. Commodities that is available more as compared to demand
d. None of the above

23. Hockey was introduced in the Asian Games in

a. 1958 in Tokyo b. 1962 in Jakarta c. 1966 in Bangkok d. 1970 in Bangkok

24. East Timor, which became the 191st member of the UN, is in the continent of
a. Asia b. Africa c. Europe d. South America

25. In a normal human body, the total number of red blood cells is
a. 15 trillion b. 20 trillion c. 25 trillion d. 30 trillion

26. The per capita birth rate of a population is known as its:

a. Mortality b. Natality c. Population density d. Carrying capacity

27. Who among the following became the chairman of the first Philippine commission?
a. William Taft b. Dean Worcester c. Jacob Schurman d. Luke Wright

28. The only sea with which the ancient Greeks were acquainted:
a. The Euxine Sea c. The Adriatic Sea
b. The Mediterranean Sea d. The Caspian Sea

29. Name the English naturalist who, while credited with being the co-developer of the theory of
evolution by natural selection, is much less famous for this than his co-developer.
a. Erasmus Darwin c. Alfred Russel Wallace
b. Robert Ludlow d. Rudolf Virchow

30. George Polya, who was born in Budapest, Hungary in 1887, was commonly known as
a. Father of Theories c. Father of Books
b. Father of Problem Solving d. Father of Technology
Answer Key for Written Phase:

1. A
2. B
3. B
4. A
5. D
6. B
7. D
8. B
9. A
10. A
11. D
12. C
13. A
14. A
15. A
16. B
17. A
18. B
19. C
20. B
21. A
22. A
23. A
24. A
25. D
26. B
27. C
28. A
29. C
30. B