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JOUR230 Practice Problems Winter 2020 4
JOUR230 Practice Problems Winter 2020 4
What is the name of the main character in the webcomic Gunnerkrigg Court by Tom
Siddell?
a. Cobalt
b. Bismuth
c. !Antimony
d. Mercury
3. In PreSuper Genesis universe of quot;Sonic the Hedgehogquot; comic, what was the
name of Sally Acorn039;s brother?
a. Alexis Acorn
b. Frederick Acorn
c. Maximillian Acorn
d. !Elias Acorn
9. The main six year old protagonist in Calvin and Hobbes is named after what
theologian?
a. Calvin Coolidge
b. Calvin Klein
c. Phillip Calvin McGraw
d. !John Calvin
10. Who was the inspiration for Cuthbert Calculus in the Tintin series?
a. J. Cecil Maby
b. Will Morris
c. Jacques Piccard
d. !Auguste Picard
11. In Bionicle, who was formerly a AvMatoran and is now the Toa of Light?
a. Jaller
b. Tahu
c. !Takua
d. Vakama
4. quot;Kamea,quot; the Gilbertese Islander word for dog, is derived from the
English phrase quot;Come here!quot;
a. False
b. !True
1. What Russian automatic gasoperated assault rifle was developed in the Soviet
Union in 1947, and is still popularly used today?
a. MG 42
b. !AK47
c. RPK
d. M16
2. Spain was formed in 1469 with the marriage of Isabella I of Castile and
Ferdinand II of what other Iberian kingdom?
a. !Aragon
b. Galicia
c. Leoacute;n
d. Navarre
3. In relation to the British Occupation in Ireland, what does the IRA stand for.
a. Irish Reformation Army
b. IrishRoyal Alliance
c. !Irish Republican Army
d. Irish Rebel Alliance
5. In what year did the North American Video Game Crash occur?
a. 1993
b. 1970
c. 1982
d. !1983
7. What was the name of one of the surviving palaces of Henry VIII located near
Richmond, London?
a. Coughton Court
b. !Hampton Court
c. Buckingham Palace
d. St James039;s Palace