GENERAL INFORMATION QUIZ BEE

Written Phase

EASY

During the final stage of World War II, the United States detonated two nuclear weapons
over these two Japanese cities.
a. Tokyo and Yokohama c. Kyoto and Osaka
b. Hiroshima and Nagasaki d. Sapporo and Nagoya

It is a large renowned chapel in the Apostolic Palace, the official residence of the Pope in
the Vatican City. It is originally known as the Capella Magna.
a. Sistine Chapel c. Papal Chapel
b. St. Peter’s Basilica d. Magna Basilica

In Greek mythology, he is a hunter from the territory of Thespiae in Boeotia who saw his
reflection in water and fell in love with it, not realizing it was merely an image?
a. Nemesis b. Narcissus c. Hephaestus d. Adonis

Who said this famous quote, “Religion is a set of practice and beliefs related to sacred
things?”
a. Herbert Spencer c. August Comte
b. Karl Marx d. Emile Durkheim

What theory explains the socialization and its effect on the development of one’s self?
a. Social Learning c. Social Development
b. Rational Choice d. Critical Thinking

Great Wall of China is a wonderful structure that seems to be a historic figure in the world.
In what dynasty was the said wall built?
a. Sung b. Xiang c. Chin d. Yuan

The word atom is from a Greek word meaning:

a. small b. visible c. unseen d. indivisible

Eiffel Tower was named after its creator, Alexandre Gustave Eiffel. What is the height of
this tower?
a. 248 meters b. 435 meters c. 523 meters d. 324 meters
Confucius was a great teacher in China that lived from 551 to 479 B.C. His admonitions,
known as Confucianism, were the basis for the life of the people in China. What is the
common name of Confucius?
a. Kung Fu-Tzu b. Kang Pi-Tzu c. King Fa-Tzu d. Khan Pu-Tzu

He is a great mathematician of ancient times who designed machines such as catapult,

compound pulley, and burning mirror.
a. Euclid b. Archimedes c. Newton d. Einstein

The city which was once called the "Forbidden City" was?
a. Peking b. Ottawa c. Sapporo d. Denver

AVERAGE

Who was the first black person to be awarded as the Nobel Peace Prize?
a. Eddie Murphy c. Ralph Johnson Bunche
b. Sammy Davis Jr. d. Chris Rock

In what year was the first computer with a mouse sold?

a. 1968 b. 1976 c. 1990 d. 1979

The Mona Lisa, Leonardo da Vinci’s magnum opus, draws crowds into which famous
European museum?
a. British Museum c. The Musée du Louvre, Paris
b. Uffizi Gallery d. Musée d 'Orsay

Who is the famous mathematician/physicist who was born in the year Galileo died?
a. Charles Babbage b. Blaise Pascal c. Isaac Newton d. Nicolaus Copernicus

Alfred Bernhard Nobel is a Swedish inventor. He has a foundation of giving some awards
for those who have remarkable works in the world. Which of the following did Nobel invent
in the year 1866?
a. Dynamite b. Piano c. Printing Press d. Computer Mouse

Who is the author of the Disney movie, “The Little Mermaid”?

a. Charles Perrault c. Charles Dickens
b. Gerald Stephen Mesdam d. Hans Christian Andersen
In what dynasty was Grand Canal built for transportation?
a. Han b. Ming c. Yuan d. Sui

He was an American Governor General in whose administration saw the resignation of all
the Filipino cabinet member, thus precipitating the cabinet crisis.
a. Elwell Otis b. Cameron Forbes c. Leonard Wood d. Benjamin
Harrison

What is the British courtesy title held by Diana?

a. Princess of Raven c. Princess of Moby
b. Princess of Wales d. Princess of Ville

This place is known as the roof of the world.

a. Atlantic Canada b. Tibet c. Kansai d. Canadian Prairies

The longest river in the world is the ___________.

a. Yangtze b. Amazon c. Yellow d. Nile

DIFFICULT

What mammal lays eggs?

Answer: PLATYPUS

What is the rest mass of a photon?

Answer: ZERO

It is an epic sea story of Captain Ahab’s voyage pursuit of a great white whale.
Answer: MOBY DICK

How many teeth does a normal adult dog have?

Answer: 42

With which color is the great French painter Yves Klein often associated?
Answer: BLUE
John F. Kennedy, President of USA, died on
Answer: 1963

This law states that liquids transmit pressure equally in all directions.
Answer: PASCAL’S LAW

CLINCHER

What invention in about 1450 A.D. revolutionized communication and the world?
Answer: THE PRINTING PRESS

What is the name for the new technology whereby a glass fiber carries as much information
as hundreds of copper wires?
Answer: FIBER OPTICS (OPTO-ELECTRONICS)

What is the name of the largest North American terrestrial rodent, distinguished by its spiny
covering?
Answer: PORCUPINE