CHE527: Worksheet

2021-12-05

1) What do Karen, Richard and Joseph all have in common:

1) Builders

2) Plumbers

3) Electricians

4) Carpenters

2) In which book does the character 'Bastian Balthazar Bux' appear?:

1) Mio, My Son

2) The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

3) The Alchemist

4) The Neverending Story

3) What would you call a baby eagle?:

1) A Lamb

2) An Eyas

3) A Calf

4) An Eaglet

4) Who was the first Norman King of England?:

1) Robert

2) Harold

3) Alfred

4) William

5) Which country's flag fits the description of 'Three equal horizontal bands of white, blue, and red'?:

1) Chad

2) Finland

3) Liberia
 4) Russia

6) Which philosopher famously said 'If God did not exist, it would be necessary to invent Him'?:

1) Baruch Spinoza

2) Epictetus

3) Socrates

4) Voltaire

7) Who's last words were "Thus with a kiss I die"?:

1) Juliet

2) Macbeth

3) Mercutio

4) Romeo

8) In which country would you find Ayutthaya Historical Park?:

1) Libya

2) Guatemala

3) Iraq

4) Thailand

9) What is the plot of the movie Logan?:

1) Born in the stable next door to Christ, a man spends his life being mistaken for a messiah.

2) A law enforcement agent pursues four replicants who have returned to Earth to find their creator.

3) A boy and his little sister struggle to survive in Japan during World War II.

4) A weary mutant leads a quiet life until a mutant child pursued by scientists comes to him for help.

10) What is Bacteriology the study of?:

1) vibrations and oscillations in the Sun

2) present-day landforms, traditionally on Earth but with increasing frequency on nearby planetary

objects

3) the physiological bases of psychological processes

 4) bacteria

11) In Norse myth, there were two separate races of gods: the Aesir gods which included Odin and Thor,

and the ____ gods from whom descended Freya.:

1) Maiar

2) Frost Giants

3) Valhallans

4) Vanir

12) Paul Rudd plays the role of which character in the Marvel Cinematic Unvierse?:

1) Karl Mordo

2) Quentin Beck

3) The Grandmaster

4) Ant Man

13) Which European city is nicknamed the city of a hundred spires?:

1) Vienna

2) Oxford

3) Budapest

4) Prague

14) Which band includes 'Robbie Robertson'?:

1) Rush

2) Crash Test Dummies

3) Simple Plan

4) The Band

15) Which pasta's name means 'Corkscrews'?:

1) Orecchiette

2) Penne

3) Ravioli
 4) Cavatappi

16) Which actor has featued in films including The Expendables and Mulan?:

1) Kenneth Branagh

2) Luke Evans

3) Stephen Fry

4) Jet Li

17) Which of these is a percussion instrument?:

1) French Horn

2) Bagpipe

3) Fife

4) Gong

18) What is the capital city of New Zealand?:

1) Kingstown

2) Victoria

3) Auckland

4) Wellington

19) What is Phenomenology the study of?:

1) a parody of astrology

2) fungi

3) the science of preparing and handling microscopic objects for study

4) the study and science of phenomena as distinct from the science of actual existence or being

20) Which artist first recorded 'Baby I Need Your Lovin'', which was later covered by Johnny Rivers?:

1) Nine Inch Nails

2) Fleetwood Mac

3) UB40

4) The Four Tops

21) In Ancient Egypt which animal was considered sacred?:

1) Dog

2) Lion

3) Dolphin

4) Cat

22) William Michael Albert Broad Is The Real Name Of Which Singer?:

1) Billy Eilish

2) Bill Withers

3) Bill Bailey

4) Billy Idol

23) Which philosopher famously said 'God is not willing to do everything, and thus take away our free will

and that share of glory which belongs to us'?:

1) Jean-Paul Sartre

2) Ludwig Wittgenstein

3) Karl Marx

4) Niccolo Machiavelli

24) Which actor has featued in films including Alice in Wonderland and Blackadder?:

1) Michael Ironside

2) Luke Evans

3) Tom Waits

4) Stephen Fry

25) Where in the world would you most expect to be served Polenta?:

1) Ivory Coast

2) France

3) Ghana

4) Italy
26) Where is Queen Maud Land located?:

1) The United Kingdom

2) The United States of America

3) Australia

4) Antarctica

27) In 1953, Stalin Died. Who ultimately succeeded him as the leader of the Soviet Union?:

1) Putin

2) Gorbachev

3) Lenin

4) Khrushchev

28) What does the flag of United States look like?:

1) Two equal horizontal bands of blue and yellow.

2) Red with a white cross that extends to the edges.

3) Green with a yellow diamond in the center with a blue celestial globe.

4) 13 horizontal stripes of red and white, with a blue rectangle in the top left containing 50 white stars.

29) Which Swedish pop group released the song 'The Winner Takes It All'?:

1) In Flames

2) HammerFall

3) Katatonia

4) ABBA

30) What song did Thelma Houston have a hit with in 1976?:

1) Ice Ice Baby

2) In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida

3) Rebirth of Slick (Cool Like Dat)

4) Don't Leave Me This Way