ECO693: Essay

2018-04-20

1) The language 'Northern Uzbek' belongs to which language family?:

1) Koreanic

2) Kra–Dai

3) Afroasiatic

4) Turkic

2) In which country is the city of Kharkiv?:

1) Kyrgyzstan

2) Tajikistan

3) Belarus

4) Ukraine

3) Which type of tree is known for its fragrant, yellowish-green flowers?:

1) Oak Tree

2) Maple Tree

3) Birch Tree

4) Mimosa Tree

4) Which famous Arab / Israeli war took place in 1973?:

1) The Wailing War

2) The Khartoum War

3) The Hezbollah War

4) Yom Kippur war

5) Whose first hit was "Re-Rewind (The Crowd Say Bo Selecta)" in 1999?:

1) Eminem

2) Justin Timberlake

3) Usher
 4) Artful Dodger

6) Which of these is a competition in Horse Racing?:

1) The Africa Cup of Nations

2) The World Cup Sevens

3) The Copa América

4) The Grand National

7) Which family held the position of Holy Roman Emperor almost uninterrupted from 1438 to 1806?:

1) The Tudors

2) Medicis

3) The Rothschilds

4) The Hapsburgs

8) Name the movie that matches the following plot summary: 'An angel is sent to help a man by showing

him what life would have been like if he had never existed.':

1) WALL·E

2) Ratatouille

3) Psycho

4) It's a Wonderful Life

9) The language 'Tamil' belongs to which language family?:

1) Uralic

2) Koreanic

3) Afroasiatic

4) Dravidian

10) Which ancient continent is said to be submerged?:

1) Gondwana

2) Pangea

3) Europa
 4) Atlantis

11) What is a baby donkey known as?:

1) A Maggot

2) A Bunny

3) An Owlet

4) A Colt

12) Jakarta is a city in which country?:

1) Bangladesh

2) Thailand

3) Mongolia

4) Indonesia

13) Whose smile remained after the rest of it had vanished?:

1) Albert Einstein's

2) Imhotep's

3) Rita Skeeter's

4) The Cheshire Cat's

14) What word is used in the NATO Phonetic Alphabet for the letter U?:

1) Unable

2) Underneath

3) Umbrella

4) Uniform

15) Which of the following describes Alexander Fleming?:

1) Renaissance mathematician and astronomer who believed Sun was the centre of the Universe -

rather than Earth.

2) United most of Western Europe to form the Carolingian Empire.

3) Roman ruler who oversaw the demise of the Roman Republic to be replaced with a Roman
Emperor.

4) Biologist who discovered penicillin.

16) In the Abrahamic scriptures, who asked Pharaoh to let his people go?:

1) Abraham

2) Isaac

3) Jacob

4) Moses

17) Which athletics event consists of two hops and a jump?:

1) Long Jump

2) High Jump

3) Pole Vault

4) The Triple Jump

18) Which author wrote 'The Hunting of the Snark'?:

1) Enid Blyton

2) George Orwell

3) Charles Dickens

4) Lewis Carroll

19) In Western cultures, what is the traditional gift for a 25th wedding anniversary?:

1) Gold

2) Platinum

3) Bronze

4) Silver

20) Which of these cities is in Peru?:

1) Santo Domingo

2) Buenos Aires

3) Belo Horizonte
 4) Lima

21) Which of these countries borders Central African Republic?:

1) Gabon

2) Equatorial Guinea

3) Rwanda

4) Republic of the Congo

22) When was COVID-19 declared a Global Pandemic?:

1) 2019

2) 2021

3) 2018

4) 2020

23) Which author wrote 'The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber'?:

1) C. S. Lewis

2) Edgar Rice Burroughs

3) J. K. Rowling

4) Jin Yong

24) Which of these quotes is from the film 'Chinatown'?:

1) "I could do this all day"

2) "You shall not pass!"

3) "Mother of mercy, is this the end of Rico?"

4) "Forget it, Jake, it's Chinatown."

25) What's the longest river in the Americas?:

1) The Missouri

2) The Mississippi

3) The Rio Grande

4) The Amazon 
26) What is the common name for sodium hydroxide?:

1) Quartz

2) Heavy water

3) Dolomite

4) Caustic soda

27) Which US president popularized the phrase 'the buck stops here' with a sign on his desk?:

1) Richard Nixon

2) Barack Obama

3) Lyndon B. Johnson

4) Harry Truman

28) What would you call a baby wombat?:

1) A Cygnet

2) A Farrow

3) A Caterpillar

4) A Joey

29) Who Make Macintosh Computers?:

1) Microsoft

2) Google

3) Linux

4) Apple

30) What city is the setting for the TV show 'Veep'?:

1) New York City

2) Los Angeles

3) Chicago

4) Washington, D.C.