1.

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

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

2. Which famous book is subtitled 039;The Modern Prometheus039;?

a. The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
b. Dracula
c. The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
d. !Frankenstein

3. Who wrote the novel 039;Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas039;?

a. F. Scott Fitzgerald
b. Henry Miller
c. William S. Burroughs
d. !Hunter S. Thompson

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

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

5. Under what pseudonym did Stephen King publish five novels between 1977 and 1984?
a. Mark Twain
b. J. D. Robb
c. Lewis Carroll
d. !Richard Bachman

6. In the quot;Harry Potterquot; novels, what must a Hogwarts student do to enter

the Ravenclaw Common Room?
a. Speak a password
b. !Answer a riddle
c. Rhythmically tap barrels with a wand
d. Knock in sequence

7. Which fictional English county was the setting for Thomas Hardy039;s novels?
a. Ambridge
b. Barsetshire
c. !Wessex
d. Fulchester

8. Who is the author of the series quot;Malazan Book of the Fallenquot;?

a. J. R. R. Tolkien
b. George R. R. Martin
c. Ian Cameron Esslemont
d. !Steven Erikson
1. At which bridge does the annual Oxford and Cambridge boat race start?
a. !Putney
b. Battersea
c. Hammersmith
d. Vauxhall

2. With which team did Michael Schumacher make his Formula One debut at the 1991
Belgian Grand Prix?
a. Ferrari
b. !Jordan
c. Mercedes
d. Benetton

3. How many scoring zones are there on a conventional dart board?

a. !82
b. 42
c. 62
d. 102

4. Skateboarding will be included in the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.

a. False
b. !True

5. Which driver has been the Formula 1 world champion for a record 7 times?
a. Jim Clark
b. Fernando Alonso
c. Ayrton Senna
d. !Michael Schumacher

6. The Olympics tennis court is a giant green screen.

a. False
b. !True

7. Which male player won the gold medal of table tennis singles in 2016 Olympics
Games?
a. Zhang Jike China
b. Jun Mizutani Japan
c. Vladimir Samsonov Belarus
d. !Ma Long China

8. Who won the 2015 College Football Playoff CFP National Championship?
a. Alabama Crimson Tide
b. Wisconsin Badgers
c. Clemson Tigers
d. !Ohio State Buckeyes

9. Which NBA player won Most Valuable Player for the 19992000 season?
a. Kobe Bryant
b. Allen Iverson
c. Paul Pierce
 d. !Shaquille O039;Neal

10. In 2008, Usain Bolt set the world record for the 100 meters with one shoelace
untied.
a. !True
b. False

11. What team did England beat to win in the 1966 World Cup final?
a. !West Germany
b. Brazil
c. Soviet Union
d. Portugal

12. In bowling, what is the term used for getting three consecutive strikes?
a. Eagle
b. !Turkey
c. Birdie
d. Flamingo

13. When was the FC Schalke 04 founded?

a. !1904
b. 1909
c. 2008
d. 1999

1. Gannymede is the largest moon of which planet?

a. Uranus
b. !Jupiter
c. Neptune
d. Mars

2. Which psychological term refers to the stress of holding contrasting beliefs?

a. Blind Sight
b. !Cognitive Dissonance
c. FlipFlop Syndrome
d. SplitBrain

3. Which of these chemical compounds is NOT found in gastric acid?

a. Sodium chloride
b. Hydrochloric acid
c. !Sulfuric acid
d. Potassium chloride

4. Scientists accidentally killed the once known world039;s oldest living creature,
a mollusc, known to be aged as 507 years old.
a. !True
b. False
5. What genetic disease is caused by having an extra Y chromosome XYY?
a. Klinefelter039;s Syndrome
b. Down Syndrome
c. Turner039;s Syndrome
d. !Jacob039;s Syndrome

6. Burning which of these metals will produce a bright white flame?

a. !Magnesium
b. Lithium
c. Lead
d. Copper

7. Coulrophobia is the irrational fear of what?

a. Needles
b. !Clowns
c. Tunnels
d. Cemeteries

8. Which of the following men does not have a chemical element named after him?
a. Niels Bohr
b. Enrico Fermi
c. Albert Einstein
d. !Sir Isaac Newton

9. In human biology, a circadium rhythm relates to a period of roughly how many

hours?
a. 8
b. 16
c. !24
d. 32

10. Which of the following spacecraft never touched the moon?

a. !Mariner 4
b. Apollo 11
c. SMART1
d. Luna 2

11. What causes the sound of a heartbeat?

a. Relaxation of the heart chambers
b. !Closure of the heart valves
c. Blood exiting the heart
d. Contraction of the heart chambers