ENGL: Sheet

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

a. !Lion
b. Dog
c. Bull
d. Horse
2. What state is the largest state of the United States of America?
a. Washington
b. California
c. Texas
d. !Alaska
3. Which of these is NOT a city in India?
a. Ghaziabad
b. !Islamabad
c. Ahmedabad
d. Hyderabad
4. If soccer is called football in England, what is American football called in England?
a. Touchdown
b. Handball
c. Combball
d. !American football
5. The Japanese district Akihabara is also known by what nickname?
a. !Electric Town
b. Otaku Central
c. Moon Walk River
d. Big Eyes
6. How many countries does the United States share a land border with?
a. 3
b. !2
c. 4
d. 1
7. The historical city Timbuktu is located in which West African country?
a. Niger
b. !Mali
c. Burkina Faso
d. Senegal
8. Which of these is the name of the largest city in the US state Tennessee?
a. Thebes
b. Alexandria
c. Luxor
d. !Memphis
9. How many stations does the Central Line have on the London Underground?
a. 51
b. !49
c. 43
d. 47
10. What was the African nation of Zimbabwe formerly known as?
a. Zambia

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b. Bulawayo
c. !Rhodesia
d. Mozambique
1. The Principality of Sealand is an unrecognized micronation off the coast of what
country?
a. Austrailia
b. !The United Kingdom
c. Argentina
d. Japan
2. Which of the following former Yugoslavian states is landlocked?
a. Croatia
b. Montenegro
c. !Serbia
d. Bosnia and Herzegovina
3. What is the right way to spell the capital of Hungary?
a. Boodapest
b. Budapast
c. !Budapest
d. Bhudapest
4. What is the highest mountain in the world?
a. Kangchenjunga
b. Mount Godwin Austen
c. Annapurna
d. !Mt. Everest
5. What is the capital of South Korea?
a. !Seoul
b. Kitakyushu
c. Pyongyang
d. Taegu
6. Into which basin does the Jordan River flow into?
a. !Dead Sea
b. Caspian Sea
c. Salton Sea
d. Aral Sea
7. In which English county is the city of Portsmouth?
a. Buckinghamshire
b. !Hampshire
c. Surrey
d. Oxfordshire
8. Rhode Island is actually located on the US mainland, despite its name.
a. False
b. !True
9. There is an island in Japan called kunoshima, A.K.A. quot;Rabbit Islandquot;, so named
because of it039;s huge population of rabbits.
a. !True
b. False
10. How many states are in Australia?
a. 8
b. !6

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c. 5
d. 7
1. What was the punishment for Sysiphus039;s craftiness?
a. !Cursed to roll a boulder up a hill for eternity.
b. Tied to a boulder for eternity, being pecked by birds.
c. To fell a tree that regenerated after every axe swing.
d. Standing in a lake filled with water he could not drink.
2. According to Algonquian folklore, how does one transform into a Wendigo?
a. Performing a ritual involving murder.
b. !Participating in cannibalism.
c. Drinking the blood of many slain animals.
d. Excessive mutilation of animal corpses.
3. In Greek Mythology, who killed Achilles?
a. Hector
b. !Paris
c. Pericles
d. Helen
4. In Greek mythology, Hera is the goddess of harvest.
a. !False
b. True
5. In most traditions, who was the wife of Zeus?
a. Athena
b. Hestia
c. !Hera
d. Aphrodite
6. According to Greek Mythology, Atlas was an Olympian God.
a. !False
b. True
7. According to the Egyptian Myth of Osiris, who murdered Osiris?
a. Anhur
b. Horus
c. Ra
d. !Set
8. Janus was the Roman god of doorways and passageways.
a. !True
b. False
9. The Nike apparel and footwear brand takes it039;s name from the Greek goddess of
what?
a. Courage
b. !Victory
c. Strength
d. Honor
10. The Norse god Odin has two pet crows named quot;Huginnquot; and
quot;Muninnquot;. What do their names mean?
a. Sleeping amp; Waking
b. War amp; Learning
c. Power amp; Peace
d. !Thought amp; Memory

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