HIST: Essay

1. The body of the Egyptian Sphinx was based on which animal?

a. Dog
b. Bull
c. !Lion
d. Horse
2. The prefix Sino As in SinoAmerican is used to refer to what nationality?
a. Japanese
b. Indian
c. Russian
d. !Chinese
3. The Japanese district Akihabara is also known by what nickname?
a. Big Eyes
b. Moon Walk River
c. !Electric Town
d. Otaku Central
4. How many time zones does China have?
a. 3
b. 2
c. 4
d. !1
5. What is the Capital of the United States?
a. Los Angelas, CA
b. Houston, TX
c. New York City, NY
d. !Washington, D.C.
6. What is the smallest country in South America by area?
a. Uruguay
b. Chile
c. !Suriname
d. Brazil
7. Which of these cities has a 4deg; East longitude.
a. !Amsterdam
b. Hong Kong
c. Rio de Janero
d. Toronto
8. In which English county is the city of Portsmouth?
a. Buckinghamshire
b. !Hampshire
c. Surrey
d. Oxfordshire
9. Which of these countries is not a United Nations member state?
a. !Niue
b. Montenegro
c. South Sudan
d. Tuvalu
10. What island in the Canary Islands was the scene of one of the worst air disasters in
history with the collision of two jumbo jets?

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a. Gran Canaria
b. Maui
c. Fuerteventura
d. !Tenerife
1. Talos, the mythical giant bronze man, was the protector of which island?
a. !Crete
b. Sicily
c. Sardinia
d. Cyprus
2. Who was the Roman god of fire?
a. !Vulcan
b. Jupiter
c. Apollo
d. Mercury
3. Neptune039;s greek name was...
a. Apollo
b. Zeus
c. !Poseidon
d. Ares
4. According to Greek Mythology, Zeus can control lightning.
a. !True
b. False
5. In Norse mythology, what is the name of the serpent which eats the roots of the ash tree
Yggdrasil?
a. !Nidhogg
b. Ymir
c. Bragi
d. Odin
6. In Greek mythology, who is the god of wine?
a. Demeter
b. Apollo
c. !Dionysus
d. Hephaestus
7. The Roman god quot;Jupiterquot; was first known as quot;Zeusquot; to the Greeks.
a. !True
b. False
8. Janus was the Roman god of doorways and passageways.
a. !True
b. False
9. What is the name of the first human being in Norse mythology?
a. Ake
b. !Ask
c. Asger
d. Asmund
10. Hel was the daughter of which Norse Mythological figure?
a. Balder
b. !Loki
c. Thor

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d. Odin
1. What is the largest city and commercial capital of Sri Lanka?
a. Negombo
b. Kandy
c. Moratuwa
d. !Colombo
2. The prefix Sino As in SinoAmerican is used to refer to what nationality?
a. !Chinese
b. Japanese
c. Russian
d. Indian
3. If soccer is called football in England, what is American football called in England?
a. Combball
b. Handball
c. !American football
d. Touchdown
4. All of the following are classified as FinnoUgric languages EXCEPT:
a. !Samoyedic
b. Finnish
c. Hungarian
d. Estonian
5. Which of the following countries is within the Eurozone but outside of the Schengen
Area?
a. Malta
b. Greece
c. !Cyprus
d. Portugal
6. What is the smallest country in South America by area?
a. Chile
b. !Suriname
c. Uruguay
d. Brazil
7. Which country is the home of the largest Japanese population outside of Japan?
a. The United States
b. China
c. Russia
d. !Brazil
8. What is the capital of Belarus?
a. !Minsk
b. Vilnius
c. Warsaw
d. Kiev
9. What is the smallest country in the world?
a. !Vatican City
b. Monaco
c. Maldives
d. Malta
10. What national museum will you find in Cooperstown, New York?
a. !National Baseball Hall of Fame

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b. National Toy Hall of Fame
c. Museum of Modern Art
d. Metropolitan Museum of Art

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