CHE706: Midterm Exam

2022-04-08

1) In a nine-ball pool set what colour is the number 2 ball?:

1) Yellow

2) Purple

3) Red

4) Blue

2) What is the largest island in the Indian Ocean?:

1) Sumatra

2) Sri Lanka

3) Java

4) Madagascar

3) In which country would you find the city of Timbuktu?:

1) Turkey

2) Scotland

3) Japan

4) Mali

4) How many seams are there on an American football?:

1) Two

2) One

3) Six

4) Four

5) Which tropic passes through Australia?:

1) Tropic of Cancer

2) Tropic of Virgo

3) Tropic of Gemini
 4) Tropic of Capricorn

6) Which author wrote 'The Alchemist'?:

1) Ivan Turgenev

2) Søren Kierkegaard

3) Voltaire

4) Paulo Coelho

7) Which actor originally played the role of Han Solo in Star Wars?:

1) Mark Hamill

2) Brad Pitt

3) Pedro Pascal

4) Harrison Ford

8) Which country has the longest land border?:

1) Russia

2) Brazil

3) Canada

4) China

9) Which site in North America was named after the Mohawk Indian word meaning "thunder of waters"?:

1) Lake Huron

2) Yosemite

3) Appalachian Mountains

4) Niagara falls

10) What horror video game involves surviving environments infested with zombies, and was later

adapted into a movie starring Milla Jovovich?:

1) Left 4 Dead

2) Dead Space

3) The Last of Us
 4) Resident Evil

11) In what state did black sit-ins at segregated lunch counters first start in 1960?:

1) Virginia

2) South Carolina

3) Georgia

4) North Carolina

12) Which author wrote 'Heimskringla'?:

1) Sebastian Brant

2) Agatha Christie

3) Rainer Maria Rilke

4) Snorri Sturluson

13) Which King of France was known as The Sun King?:

1) Henri III

2) Charles the Bald

3) Napoleon Bonaparte

4) Louis XIV

14) In which Massachusetts town were 20 people executed for witchcraft in 1692?:

1) Greensboro

2) Alexandria

3) Wilmington

4) Salem

15) Which type of cheese is used to make fondue?:

1) Mozzarella

2) Feta

3) Gouda

4) Gruyère
16) The Parthenon is an iconic structure located in what city?:

1) Rome

2) Istanbul

3) Moscow

4) Athens

17) Which of these numbers is not a factor of 15?:

1) 3

2) 5

3) 1

4) 4

18) What energy does an Eolic power station generate?:

1) Solar

2) Tidal

3) Nuclear

4) Wind

19) What is a retailer of fresh vegetables and fruits in England called?:

1) A farmstall

2) A fresh provider

3) A produce stand

4) A greengrocer

20) What type of pasta is orecchiette?:

1) Strand pasta

2) Ribbon pasta

3) Stuffed pasta

4) Shaped pasta

21) Which of these countries borders Sweden?:

 1) Poland

2) Lithuania

3) Latvia

4) Norway

22) Which pasta's name means 'rifles'?:

1) Penne

2) Bavette

3) Strozzapreti

4) Fusilli

23) Which artificial material was first used commercially in 1938?:

1) Latex

2) Kevlar

3) Lycra

4) Nylon

24) What is the word for a group of peacocks?:

1) A flight

2) A run

3) A pace

4) A muster

25) Which of these cities is in Czech Republic?:

1) Oslo

2) Berlin

3) Stockholm

4) Prague

26) What is the name of the older brother of Charlie Sheen who made his feature film debut in "Tex" at

the age of 20?:

 1) Martin Sheen

2) Joe Estevez

3) Christian Slater

4) Emilio Estevez

27) Which dictator was executed by firing squad on Christmas Day 1999?:

1) Slobodan Milošević

2) Josef Stalin

3) Colonel Gaddafi

4) Nicolae Ceausescu

28) Which English band released the album 'Sounds of the Universe'?:

1) Level 42

2) Dead or Alive

3) Radiohead

4) Depeche Mode

29) Where would you find the city of Doha?:

1) Lebanon

2) Bahrain

3) Egypt

4) Qatar

30) In which country would you find the Leshan Giant Buddha, the largest and tallest stone Buddha statue

in the world?:

1) Indonesia

2) The USA

3) India

4) China