1.

George Orwell wrote this book, which is often considered a statement on

government oversight.
a. To Kill a Mockingbird
b. The Old Man and the Sea
c. !1984
d. Catcher and the Rye

2. What is Hermione Granger039;s middle name?

a. Jo
b. Jane
c. Emma
d. !Jean

3. Abel Magwitch is a character from which Charles Dickens novel?

a. !Great Expectations
b. Nicholas Nickleby
c. Oliver Twist
d. The Pickwick Papers

4. The quot;Berenstein Bearsquot; is the correct spelling of the educational

children039;s book series039; name.
a. True
b. !False

5. J.K. Rowling completed quot;Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallowsquot; in which
hotel in Edinburgh, Scotland?
a. Sheraton Grand Hotel amp; Spa
b. The Dunstane Hotel
c. Hotel Novotel
d. !The Balmoral

6. Which of these book series is by James Patterson?

a. The Legend of Xanth
b. Harry Potter
c. !Maximum Ride
d. The Bartemaeus Trilogy

7. Which of the following is NOT a work done by Shakespeare?

a. Cymbeline
b. Titus Andronicus
c. Measure For Measure
d. !Trial of Temperance

8. What is the name of Sherlock Holmes039;s brother?

a. Mederi Holmes
b. !Mycroft Holmes
c. Martin Holmes
d. Herbie Hancock Holmes

9. Which of the following was the author of quot;Username Eviequot;?

a. Zoe Sugg
 b. !Joe Sugg
c. Alfie Deyes
d. Joe Weller

10. In which classic novel is there a character named Homer Simpson?

a. Of Mice and Men
b. !The Day of the Locust
c. Catch22
d. A Separate Peace

11. What was the first ever entry written for the SCP Foundation collaborative
writing project?
a. SCP999
b. SCP001
c. !SCP173
d. SCP1459

1. In what year did Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin land on the moon?
a. 1973
b. !1969
c. 1965
d. 1966

2. What was the name of the spy ring that helped the United States win the
Revolutionary War?
a. Unnamed
b. Washington039;s Spies
c. !Culper Ring
d. New York Spy Ring

3. The crown of the Empire State Building was originally built for what purpose?
a. Flag Pole
b. !Airship Dock
c. Antennae
d. Lightning Rod

4. The Kingdom of Prussia briefly held land in Estonia.

a. True
b. !False

5. In what year was the last natural case of smallpox documented?

a. 1990
b. 1982
c. 1980
d. !1977

6. The fourth funnel of the RMS Titanic was fake designed to make the ship look
more powerful and symmetrical.
a. !True
 b. False

7. Adolf Hitler was a german soldier in World War I.

a. !True
b. False

8. Which building was set aflame on August 24th, 1812?

a. Palace of the Nation
b. !The White House
c. Parliament Building
d. Grand National Assembly Building

9. What year did the Vietnam War end?

a. 1978
b. 1967
c. 1969
d. !1975

10. Who crowned Charlemagne as Holy Roman Emperor on Christmas Day in 800?
a. Pope Valentine
b. Pope Stephen V
c. !Pope Leo III
d. Pope Urban IV

11. What was the name commonly given to the ancient trade routes that connected the
East and West of Eurasia?
a. Clay Road
b. Salt Road
c. Spice Road
d. !Silk Road

12. Franz Joseph I was the last emperor of Austria.

a. True
b. !False

1. In what year did Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin land on the moon?
a. 1973
b. 1966
c. !1969
d. 1965

2. Joseph Smith was the founder of what religion?

a. !Mormonism
b. Hinduism
c. Buddhism
d. Christianity

3. The Battle of the Somme in World War I took place in which country?
 a. Italy
b. !France
c. Austria
d. Germany

4. In 1967, a magazine published a story about extracting hallucinogenic chemicals

from bananas to raise moral questions about banning drugs.
a. False
b. !True

5. United States President Ronald Reagan was the first president to appoint a woman
to the Supreme Court.
a. False
b. !True

6. The Hagia Sophia was commissioned by which emperor of the Byzantine Empire?
a. Theodosius the Great
b. !Justinian I
c. Constantine IV
d. Arcadius

7. The quot;Trail of Tearsquot; was a result of which United States President039;s

Indian Removal Policy?
a. John Quincy Adams
b. !Andrew Jackson
c. Harry S. Truman
d. Martin Van Buren

8. Kublai Khan is the grandchild of Genghis Khan?

a. False
b. !True

9. What was the last colony the UK ceded marking the end of the British Empire?
a. Australia
b. !Hong Kong
c. Ireland
d. India

10. Who was the only US President to be elected four times?

a. !Franklin Roosevelt
b. George Washington
c. Theodore Roosevelt
d. Abraham Lincoln

11. Which U.S. president was said to have been too honest to lie to his father
about chopping down a cherry tree?
a. Thomas Jefferson
b. Abraham Lincoln
c. !George Washington
d. James Monroe
12. Which famous military commander marched an army, which included war elephants,
over the Alps during the Second Punic War?
a. Garmanicus
b. !Hannibal
c. Alexander the Great
d. Tiberius