STAT310: Document

1. What country is the second largest in the world by area?

a. United States of America
b. Russia
c. !Canada
d. China
2. What colour is the circle on the Japanese flag?
a. Black
b. White
c. !Red
d. Yellow
3. The derisive acronym quot;PIIGSquot; refers to which of the following European
countries and their economic statuses?
a. !Portugal, Ireland, Italy, Greece, Spain
b. Poland, Iceland, Italy, Greece, Serbia
c. Portugal, Iceland, Ireland, Greece, Serbia
d. Poland, Iceland, Italy, Greenland, Spain
4. Which of the following countries banned the use of personal genetic ancestry tests?
a. Austria
b. Sweden
c. !Germany
d. Canada
5. The longest place named in the United States is Lake
Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg, located near Webster, MA.
a. False
b. !True
6. quot;Mongoliaquot; was a part of the now nonexistent U.S.S.R.
a. True
b. !False
7. What is the nickname for the US state Delaware?
a. The Fiftieth State
b. The Second State
c. The Sixteenth State
d. !The First State
8. What is the area of Vatican City?
a. 0.10km2
b. !0.44km2
c. 0.86km2
d. 12.00km2
9. What is the name of New Zealand039;s indigenous people?
a. Samoans
b. Vikings
c. Polynesians
d. !Maori
10. Frankenmuth, a US city nicknamed quot;Little Bavariaquot;, is located in what state?
a. Pennsylvania
b. Kentucky
c. !Michigan

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d. Virginia
1. What tool lends it039;s name to a laststone advantage in an end in Curling?
a. !Hammer
b. Screwdriver
c. Wrench
d. Drill
2. Who was the British professional wrestler Shirley Crabtree better known as?
a. Masambula
b. !Big Daddy
c. Giant Haystacks
d. Kendo Nagasaki
3. In what sport is a quot;shuttlecockquot; used?
a. !Badminton
b. Rugby
c. Cricket
d. Table Tennis
4. In a game of snooker, what colour ball is worth 3 points?
a. Blue
b. Brown
c. !Green
d. Yellow
5. Which driver has been the Formula 1 world champion for a record 7 times?
a. Ayrton Senna
b. Fernando Alonso
c. !Michael Schumacher
d. Jim Clark
6. Which female player won the gold medal of table tennis singles in 2016 Olympics
Games?
a. LI Xiaoxia China
b. Song KIM North Korea
c. Ai FUKUHARA Japan
d. !DING Ning China
7. Which team won 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil?
a. Argentina
b. Netherlands
c. !Germany
d. Brazil
8. Which city did the former NHL team quot;The Nordiquesquot; originiate from?
a. !Quebec City
b. Houston
c. Montreal
d. New York
9. What team did England beat in the semifinal stage to win in the 1966 World Cup final?
a. Soviet Union
b. Brazil
c. West Germany
d. !Portugal
10. Which English football team is nicknamed 039;The Tigers039;?
a. Manchester City

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b. Bristol City
c. !Hull City
d. Cardiff City
1. Talos, the mythical giant bronze man, was the protector of which island?
a. !Crete
b. Sicily
c. Cyprus
d. Sardinia
2. The ancient Roman god of war was commonly known as which of the following?
a. Ares
b. Jupiter
c. !Mars
d. Juno
3. This Greek mythological figure is the godgoddess of battle strategy among other things.
a. !Athena
b. Artemis
c. Apollo
d. Ares
4. Who in Greek mythology, who led the Argonauts in search of the Golden Fleece?
a. Daedalus
b. !Jason
c. Odysseus
d. Castor
5. In Norse mythology, what is the name of the serpent which eats the roots of the ash tree
Yggdrasil?
a. Ymir
b. !Nidhogg
c. Odin
d. Bragi
6. The greek god Poseidon was the god of what?
a. Fire
b. War
c. Sun
d. !The Sea
7. In Greek mythology, Hera is the goddess of harvest.
a. !False
b. True
8. In most traditions, who was the wife of Zeus?
a. Athena
b. !Hera
c. Hestia
d. Aphrodite
9. A wyvern is the same as a dragon.
a. !False
b. True
10. What immense structure is referred to in Norse Mythology as the Yggdrasil.
a. Castle
b. Mountain

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c. !Tree
d. Temple

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