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SECOND-LARGEST CITIES

I’ll name the city and you name the country.

1. Basra.
Ans. Iraq

2. Antwerp
Ans. Belgium

3. Medellín [med-eh-YEEN].
Ans. Colombia

4. Thessaloniki.
Ans. Greece

5. Cork.
Ans. Ireland

6. Mombasa.
Ans. Kenya

7. Concepción.
Ans. Chile

8. Goteburg.
Ans. Sweden

9. Graz [grahts].
Ans. Austria

10. Krakow.
Ans. Poland
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CHARLES DICKENS

Finish these Dickens titles.

1. Great ...
Ans. Expectations

2. Bleak ...
Ans. House

3. A Tale of ...
Ans. Two Cities

4. The Pickwick ...

Ans. Papers

5. The Old Curiosity ...

Ans. Shop

6. Little ...
Ans. Dorrit

7. Hard ...
Ans. Times

8. The Mystery of ...

Ans. Edwin Drood

9. The Cricket on the ...

Ans. Hearth

10. The Life and Adventures of ...

Ans. Nicholas Nickleby or Martin Chuzzlewit
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FUNCTIONAL KNOWLEDGE

What is the proper use of the following things -- that is, would you wear it, eat
it, read it, spend it, or whatever?

1. Fedora.
Ans. Wear it (hat)

2. Pastels
Ans. Draw

3. Tofu
Ans. Eat it (Soy bean cur)

4. Colandar
Ans. Strain water off food (pasta, noodles, potatoes, etc.)

5. Bentley.
Ans. Drive it (car)

6. Ketch, K-E-T-C-H.
Ans. Sail it (sailboat)

7. Sopwith Camel.
Ans. Fly it (airplane)

8. Settee
Ans. Sit on it (seat)

9. Accordion
Ans. Play it (musical instrument)

10. A Franc F-R-A-N-C

Ans. Spend it (Swiss currency)
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ANAGRAMS

Unscramble the letters and name a national capital city.

1. Pairs
Ans. Paris

2. More
Ans. Rome

3. Solo
Ans. Oslo

4. Mail
Ans. Lima

5. Units
Ans. Tunis

6. Hasten
Ans. Athens

7. Animal
Ans. Manila

8. Curse
Ans. Sucre

9. Minks
Ans. Minsk

10. Saunas.
Ans. Nassau
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INVENTIONS FROM CHINA

1. The use of this white stuff to season and preserve food.

Ans. Salt

2. It’s used for winding and unwinding fishing line.

Ans. Fishing reel

3. A device used to summon people to church.

Ans. Bell

4. It’s used in fireworks and bombs.

Ans. Gunpowder

5. It replaced clay tablets as a medium of writing.

Ans. Paper

6. The invention of this process led to the proliferation of books.

Ans. Printing

7. The insertion of needles for medicinal purposes.

Ans. Acupuncture

8. The invention of this device greatly facilitated navigation.

Ans. Compass

9. Grain first cultivated and now the main diet of many Asians.
Ans. Rice

10. Its use facilitated commercial transactions and trade.

Ans. Paper currency
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BORDERING NATIONS
What nation has land borders with only the two given countries?

1. China and India; name either

Ans. Bhutan or Nepal

2. Guatemala and Mexico

Ans. Belize

3. Israel and Syria

Ans. Lebanon

4. France and Spain

Ans. Andorra

5. Algeria and Western Sahara

Ans. Morocco

6. Iraq and Saudi Arabia

Ans. Kuwait

7. Thailand and Indonesia

Ans. Malaysia

8. Costa Rica and Honduras

Ans. Nicaragua

9. Austria and Switzerland

Ans. Liechtenstein

10. Argentina and Brazil

Ans. Uruguay
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NON-ENGLISH WORDS

Each of the following words may be found in a geographical name. You translate
them into English.

1. The Spanish oro

Ans. Gold

2. The French croix

Ans. Cross

3. The Japanese jima, as in Iwo Jima

Ans. Island or sandbar

4. The Italian or Portuguese ponte, as in Ponte Rialto

Ans. Bridge

5. The Romanian negru

Ans. Black

6. The Arabic or Hebrew tel, as in Tel Aviv

Ans. Hill

7. The Mongolian gobi

Ans. Desert

8. The Portuguese or Romanian vale

Ans. Valley or vale

9. The French rue

Ans. Street

10. The Spanish hacienda

Ans. Estate, farm, or plantation
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GEOMETRY CALCULATIONS

Calculate each of the following.

1. Area of a circle with a circumference of 10pi

Ans. 25pi

2. Area of a parallelogram with a base of 15 and a height of 6

Ans. 90

3. Area of a triangle with a base of 15 and a height of 6

Ans. 45

4. Area of a rhombus whose diagonals are 4 and 7

Ans. 14

5. Area of a circle with a radius of 6

Ans. 36 pi

6. Area of an equilateral triangle with a side of 4

Ans. 4 square root of 3

7. Area of a trapezoid whose bases are 8 and 12 with a height of 6

Ans. 60

8. Circumference of a circle with a radius 5

Ans. 10 pi

9. Area of a rhombus whose diagonals are 12 and 15.

Ans. 90

10. Area of a circle with a diameter of 14.

Ans. 49 pi
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GEOLOGY

Give the geological term from these descriptions.

1. Fluid rock from a volcano, flowing on the Earth’s surface.

Ans. Lava

2. A place on a river where water descends straight down.

Ans. Waterfall

3. A ridge near the surface of the water, often containing coral.

Ans. Reef

4. Areas of soil permanently frozen.

Ans. Permafrost

5. A place where water naturally comes out of the earth.

Ans. Spring

6. Where the earth has cracked, such as at San Andreas.

Ans. Fault

7. Unburned, sun-dried bricks used in Mexico and the southwestern United

States.
Ans. Adobe

8. The depression a meteoroid makes when it hits the ground.

Ans. Crater

9. The point on the earth's surface directly above an earthquake's focus.

Ans. Epicenter

10. An open place for the extraction of stone.

Ans. Quarry (accept Gravel pit or Strip mine)
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BUILDINGS

Name the city in which each building is situated.

1. Parthenon.
Ans. Athens

2. Westminster Abbey.
Ans. London

3. Colosseum: An ancient stadium.

Ans. Rome

4. Taj Mahal.
Ans. Agra

5. St. Basil's Cathedral.

Ans. Moscow

6. Dome of the Rock.

Ans. Jerusalem

7. Hagia Sophia
Ans. Istanbul

8. Pantheon: A church since AD 609.

Ans. Rome

9. Burj Khalifa: A skyscraper.

Ans. Dubai

10. Chateau Frontenac.

Ans. Quebec
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TWENTIETH CENTURY

1. Soldiers from what country captured Berlin in 1945?

Ans. U.S.S.R. (Soviet Union)

2. What three countries occupied West Germany before 1949?

Ans. Britain, France, United States

3. Iraq invaded this country in 1980.

Ans. Iran

4. Which Chinese dynasty was overthrown in 1911?

Ans. Manchu or Qing

5. This Egyptian President seized the Suez Canal in 1956.

Ans. Nasser

6. This Russian leader withdrew missiles from Cuba in 1962.

Ans. Nikita Khrushchev

7. In what type of structure was the World War I armistice signed?

Ans. Railway coach/carriage

8. This Argentine revolutionary fought alongside Castro.

Ans. Che Guevara

9. Mao's widow led this group.

Ans. Gang of Four

10. In what cathedral were Prince Charles and Lady Diana married?
Ans. St. Paul's
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CENTURIES

Events from history. You name the century in which they took place.

1. Columbus discovered America.

Ans. 15th or 1400s

2. Kublai Khan ruled the Mongol Empire.

Ans. 13th or 1200s

3. The incandescent electric lamp was invented.

Ans. 19th or 1800s

4. The Battle of Jutland was fought.

Ans. 20th or 1900s

5. The first steam train was invented.

Ans. 19th or 1800s

6. The pyramids were built in Giza.

Ans. 21st BC or 2000s BC

7. Most countries had gained their independence from colonialism by the end of
which century?
Ans. 20th or 1900s

8. The printing press was invented.

Ans. 15th or 1400s

9. Antony was defeated at Actium.

Ans. 1st BC

10. Sir Isaac Newton announced his theory of gravity.

Ans. 17th or 1600s
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ANIMALS IN LATIN

Translate the following animal names from the Latin used in taxonomy to English.

1. Canis
Ans. Dog

2. Equus
Ans. Horse

3. Vaccam
Ans. Cow

4. Aquila
Ans. Eagle

5. Leo
Ans. Lion

6. Simia
Ans. Monkey

7. Aves
Ans. Bird

8. Ursus
Ans. Bear

9. Balena
Ans. Whale

10. Apis
Ans. Bee
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FAKES, PHONIES AND ARTIFICIAL THINGS

1. What's the common term for forging money that's passed off as real?
Ans. Counterfeiting

2. A “quack” is a phony what?

Ans. Doctor

3. Seven-letter word for a fake signature.

Ans. Forgery

4. What do the initials AI mean to a computer programmer?

Ans. Artificial intelligence

5. A fake bird hunters used to attract other birds.

Ans. Decoy

6. This marsupial plays dead when threatened.

Ans. Opossum.

7. An artificial device to replace a missing limb.

Ans. Prosthesis or prosthetic

8. To change your appearance to deceive and prevent recognition.

Ans. Disguise or masquerade

9. This four-letter word for fake can also mean a decorative cover for a pillow.
Ans. Sham

10. The “fake” in “fake fur” is sometimes replaced by what French word?
Ans. Faux (“foe”)
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ARCHIPELAGOS

Name the island group to which these islands belong.

1. Great Britain and Ireland

Ans. British Isles

2. Maui and Oahu

Ans. Hawaiian Islands

3. Jersey and Guernsey

Ans. Channel Islands

4. Andros and New Providence

Ans. The Bahamas

5. Tenerife and Gran Canaria

Ans. Canary Islands

6. Sakhalin and Shikoku

Ans. Japan(ese islands)

7. Mindanao and Luzon

Ans. Philippines (accept Malay Archipelago, a larger grouping)

8. Java and Sumatra

Ans. Indonesia(n Archipelago) (accept Greater Sunda Islands)

9. Cuba and Jamaica

Ans. Greater Antilles (West Indies) (accept Antilles alone)

10. Delos and Naxos

Ans. Cyclades (Prompt on Aegean Islands)
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OPERA

I’ll name the characters and you name the operas.

1. Escamillo, Toreador
Ans. Carmen

2. Amneris, Pharaoh's daughter

Ans. Aida

3. Yakuside, Cio-Cio San's uncle

Ans. Madame Butterfly

4. Frederic, the Pirate Apprentice

Ans. The Pirates of Penzance

5. Canio, head of a troupe of clowns

Ans. I Pagliacci

6. Brünnhilde, a Valkyrie.
Ans. Die Walküre (The Valkyrie)

7. One baritone or tenor who sings the roles of both Voltaire & Pangloss
Ans. Candide

8. Count Almaviva, Governor of Andalusia

Ans. The Barber of Seville or The Marriage of Figaro

9. Sandman and The Gingerbread Witch

Ans. Hansel and Gretel

10. Herod, Tetrarch of Judaea and Perea

Ans. Salome
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CATEGORIES

Classify each of the three items into a category they all belong to:

1. Bananas foster, cherries jubilee, baked Alaska.

Ans. Desserts

2. Walking Stick, Praying Mantis, Cicada

Ans. Insects

3. Stanley Steamer, Duesenberg, Lamborghini

Ans. Cars (automobiles)

4. Cloves, turmeric, saffron

Ans. (Herbs and) spices

5. Cessna, Messerschmitt, Sopwith Camel

Ans. Airplanes

6. Falcon Heavy, V-2, Saturn V [“five”]

Ans. Rockets

7. Kingfisher, Swift, Grebe

Ans. Birds

8. Cadenza, Fantasia, Divertimento

Ans. (Classical) music genres (types of compositions)

9. Parable, Memoir, Fantasy

Ans. (Genres or types) of literature

10. Gambrel, Dome, Dutch Gable

Ans. Roofs
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SHAKESPEARE

Name these Shakespearean characters.

1. She was driven mad by Hamlet.

Ans. Ophelia

2. Prophecies, misunderstood, precede his defeat by Macduff.

Ans. Macbeth

3. With the help of Bassanio, he borrowed 3,000 ducats from Shylock.

Ans. Antonio

4. He kills his wife, then executes himself when he learns of her innocence.
Ans. Othello

5. This daughter of Lear refuses to flatter him.

Ans. Cordelia

6. Unable to trust her nurse, she risks death to avoid a forced marriage.
Ans. Juliet

7. Hamlet kills this king.

Ans. Claudius

8. He is a mischievous sprite in A Midsummer Night's Dream.

Ans. Puck or Robin Goodfellow

9. She was Celia's best friend, her cousin, and daughter of a duke.
Ans. Rosalind

10. Name one of the two Gentlemen of Verona.

Ans. Valentine or Proteus
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WHERE WOULD YOU FIND THIS PLACE?

In which country is each place or thing found?

1. Machu Picchu
Ans. Peru

2. The Alhambra palace complex

Ans. Spain

3. Auschwitz
Ans. Poland

4. Christ the Redeemer statue

Ans. Brazil

5. The Kaaba
Ans. Saudi Arabia

6. Angkor Wat
Ans. Cambodia

7. Petra (Rose City)

Ans. Jordan

8. The Burj al Arab Hotel

Ans. United Arab Emirates (UAE)

9. Mount Kilimanjaro
Ans. Tanzania

10. The Spanish Steps

Ans. Italy
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HEALTH & MEDICINE

1. What organ is directly harmed in cases of siderosis, silicosis, and asbestosis?

Ans. Lung

2. A noncomedogenic skin product won't clog your what?

Ans. Pores

3. In America, basal cell carcinoma is the most common form of what disease?
Ans. Skin cancer (prompt cancer)

4. Folic acid reduces the occurrence of which birth defect whose two-word name
means “divided spine”?
Ans. Spina bifida

5. What word means the probable future course and outcome of a disease?
Ans. Prognosis

6. Used to treat arthritis and other maladies, cortisone is a natural one of this group
of hormones.
Ans. Steroid(s)

7. The American Cancer Society says there’s no safe level of exposure to SHS.
What is SHS?
Ans. Secondhand smoke

8. A river in the Democratic Republic of the Congo gave its name to what lethal
virus?
Ans. Ebola

9. A doctor specializing in the care and diseases exclusively of newborn infants is

called what?
Ans. Neonatologist

10. What does an antipyretic medication do?

Ans. Reduces fever
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STOCK EXCHANGES

1. What stock exchange accounts for 40% of world stock exchange capitalization?
Ans. New York Stock Exchange

2. What second largest exchange and first electronic stock market started in 1971?
Ans. NASDAQ

3. What city’s exchange, the world’s third largest, tracks the Nikkei 225 index?
Ans. Tokyo

4. The Tadawul is the exchange of what nation between the Red Sea and Persian
Gulf?
Ans. Saudi Arabia

5. Located in Mumbai, India's largest exchange is still known by what old name for
that city?
Ans. Bombay

6. Near Dam Square, one of Euronext’s two headquarters is in what city with the
oldest modern stock market?
Ans. Amsterdam

7. What nation's largest is the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange?

Ans. Vietnam

8. In the global top 10, what city’s exchange is a 15-minute walk from the CN
Tower?
Ans. Toronto’s

9. Founded in 1990, the Shenzhen Stock Exchange is found in what Far Eastern
nation?
Ans. China

10. What European English-speaking capital city’s exchange tracks the FTSE
[footsie] 100 Index?
Ans. London
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VOCABULARY

1. What 10-letter verb means to diminish your speed?

Ans. Decelerate

2. What word, meaning not wasteful with money, is an adjective in the Boy Scout
law?
Ans. Thrifty

3. Besides bearded, what seven-letter adjective means “very hairy”?

Ans. Hirsute

4. What word can mean to dismiss from the army, or to fire a gun?
Ans. Discharge

5. Give me the French word for proper conduct in a social setting.

Ans. Etiquette or decorum or politesse

6. It doesn’t end in -ly, but what adverb means toward the mouth of a river?
Ans. Downstream

7. What seven-letter word starting with M means makeup for eyelashes?

Ans. Mascara

8. What three-letter word means to convert hide into leather?

Ans. Tan

9. What word for a casual Oxford shoe can also refer to a strong Irish accent?
1. Ans. A brogue

10. Hanging out in public for no good reason could be viewed as illegal -- which
misdemeanor?
Ans. Loitering or prowling
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CIRCA 1000

1. In England, King Ethelred “The Unready” paid tribute to these marauders.

Ans. Danish Vikings (Accept either)

2. This Norse explorer made a landfall at Vinland in North America.

Ans. Leif Erikson

3. This city was the center of Christian Byzantium.

Ans. Constantinople

4. At the end of the 10th century, caravans from Ghana crossed the Sahara
carrying this metal.
Ans. Gold

5. In 999, these people of the Andes were about to establish an empire in Peru.
Ans. Incas

6. At the end of the 10th century, “foot-binding” of females was fashionable in

this country.
Ans. China

7. Many religious Byzantines were surprised when the year 999 didn’t end in
what?
Ans. Judgment Day (The Apocalypse or end of the world).

8. What was the most powerful European state?

Ans. Holy Roman Empire

9. What heroic poem was written in Old English?

Ans. Beowulf

10. In India, the decimal system was already in place, thanks to the development
of this mathematical concept.
Ans. Zero
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MATH

1. What is the area of a room 12' x 11'?

Ans. 132 square feet

2. What is the perimeter of a room 9' x 11'?

Ans. 40'

3. How much is 2% of 400?

Ans. 8

4. How much is 2 squared + 3 squared?

Ans. 13

5. What is the square root of 144?

Ans. 12

6. If a pen and pencil set cost $2.50 and the pen costs $1.00 more than the
pencil, how much is the pencil?
Ans. 75 cents

7. If 6 men can dig 6 holes in 6 minutes, how long will it take 10 men to
dig 10 holes?
Ans. 6 minutes

8. How many square meters in a square kilometer?

Ans. One million

9. If sweaters costing $20 are reduced 15%, what's the price?

Ans. $17

10. If two sides of a right triangle are 3” and 4”, how long is the
hypotenuse?
Ans. 5”
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PHYSICAL SCIENCE)

1. Which instrument is used to show the direction of a magnetic field?

Ans. Compass

2. You can determine the period of this object (the time of one swing) from the
length of its string.
Ans. A pendulum

3. What is the shape of an inductor?

Ans. Coil

4. Equinoxes occur when these two things are of equal length everywhere on
Earth.
Ans. Day and night

5. This type of mechanics, a field of physics, deals with the forces inside an atom.
Ans. Quantum

6. What does a photovoltaic system convert light into?

Ans. Electricity

7. What astronomical event is characterized by an umbra and a penumbra?

Ans. An eclipse

8. What term do geologists use to denote the uppermost limit of ground water?
Ans. Water table

9. Name the heavenly body that’s about 1 ¼ light seconds from Earth.
Ans. Moon

10. What two isotopes of hydrogen are needed to make a fusion bomb?
Ans. Deuterium and tritium