URBN: Handout

1. What cricketing term denotes a batsman being dismissed with a score of zero?
a. !Duck
b. Bye
c. Beamer
d. Carry
2. In what sport is a quot;shuttlecockquot; used?
a. Cricket
b. Table Tennis
c. Rugby
d. !Badminton
3. In a game of snooker, what colour ball is worth 3 points?
a. Brown
b. Blue
c. Yellow
d. !Green
4. Soccer player Cristiano Ronaldo opened a museum dedicated to himself.
a. !True
b. False
5. What was the final score of the Germany vs. Brazil 2014 FIFA World Cup match?
a. 16 0
b. 3 4
c. !7 1
d. 0 1
6. Which female player won the gold medal of table tennis singles in 2016 Olympics
Games?
a. Ai FUKUHARA Japan
b. !DING Ning China
c. Song KIM North Korea
d. LI Xiaoxia China
7. In Baseball, how many times does the ball have to be pitched outside of the strike zone
before the batter is walked?
a. 2
b. 3
c. 1
d. !4
8. During Wimbledon, spectators in the grounds can buy the tennis balls that have been
used in matches.
a. False
b. !True
9. ATP tennis hosted several tournaments on carpet court before being replaced to reduce
injuries.
a. !True
b. False
10. The Mazda 787B won the 24 Hours of Le Mans in what year?
a. 1987
b. !1991
c. 2000

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d. 1990
1. There are no roads inout of Juneau, Alaska.
a. !True
b. False
2. What is the capital of Jamaica?
a. San Juan
b. !Kingston
c. Bridgetown
d. PortauPrince
3. Which European city has the highest mileage of canals in the world?
a. Berlin
b. Amsterdam
c. !Birmingham
d. Venice
4. What is the capital of the US state Nevada?
a. Henderson
b. Las Vegas
c. !Carson City
d. Reno
5. Which country was NOT formerly part of Yugoslavia?
a. Macedonia
b. Serbia
c. Croatia
d. !Albania
6. What is the name of the Canadian national anthem?
a. LeafSpangled Banner
b. !O Canada
c. March of the Puck Drop
d. O Red Maple
7. How many timezones does Russia have?
a. 16
b. 6
c. !11
d. 24
8. What is the capital of Estonia?
a. Tartu
b. !Tallinn
c. Helsinki
d. Riga
9. Which is the world039;s longest river?
a. Missouri
b. Amazon
c. Yangtze
d. !Nile
10. Bir Tawil, an uninhabited track of land claimed by no country, is located along the
border of which two countries?
a. Israel and Jordan
b. !Egypt and Sudan
c. Chad and Libya

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d. Iraq and Saudi Arabia
1. This Greek goddess039;s name was chosen for the dwarf planet responsible for discord
on Pluto039;s classification amongst astronomers.
a. Dysnomia
b. Charon
c. !Eris
d. Ceres
2. According to Greek Mythology, Zeus can control lightning.
a. !True
b. False
3. Who is the Egyptian god of reproduction and lettuce?
a. Mut
b. Meret
c. !Min
d. Menu
4. A minotaur is half human half what?
a. Cow
b. !Bull
c. Eagle
d. Horse
5. What mythology did the god quot;Apolloquot; come from?
a. Greek, Roman and Norse
b. !Greek and Roman
c. Greek and Chinese
d. Roman and Spanish
6. A wyvern is the same as a dragon.
a. !False
b. True
7. What mytological creatures have women039;s faces and vultures039; bodies?
a. Lilith
b. Mermaids
c. Nymph
d. !Harpies
8. The Nike apparel and footwear brand takes it039;s name from the Greek goddess of
what?
a. Honor
b. Courage
c. Strength
d. !Victory
9. Hel was the daughter of which Norse Mythological figure?
a. !Loki
b. Thor
c. Odin
d. Balder
10. Who is a minor god that is protector and creator of various arts, such as cheese
making and bee keeping.
a. Cephisso
b. Carme
c. Autonoe

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d. !Aristaeus

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