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Q: Who did NOT portray General George Patton in the movies?
A: John Wayne
Q: Romanian Cabinet is responsible in front of:
A: the Parliament
Q: What is the Romanian capital?
A: Bucharest
Q:The preferred artistic expression in Japan, practiced by amateurs and professionals alike is:
A: painting
Q: From the 5th to the mid-9th centuries, the art of the Picts is primarily known through:
A: stone sculpture
Q: The members of the Romanian Parliament have a mandate of:
A: 4 year-term
Q: On what river banks is Bucharest situated?
A: Dambovita River
Q: Which lake is entirely in New York State?
A: Lake George
Q: When did Napoleon crown himself Emperor?
A: 1804
Q: Where do you go if you are in Romania and want to go to the seaside ?
A: Black Sea
Q: Because of the highly religious nature of ancient Egyptian civilization, many of the great works of ancient Egypt depict:
A: gods goddesses and Pharaos
Q: The Renaissance style places emphasis on:
A: symmetry proportion geometry and the regularity of part
Q: Between 1996 and 2000, which political coalition was governing in Romania?
A: CDR(Democrat Convention of Romania)
Q: In which neighboring country is Romanian widely spoken?
A: Moldova
Q: During his reign the three principalities largely inhabited by Romanians were for the first time united under a single rule.
A: Michael the Brave
Q: What island nation has Nassau as its capital?
A: Bahamas
Q: What kind of aircraft struck the Empire State Building on July 28, 1945?
A: Bomber
Q: Ancient Egyptian paintings survived due to:
A: the extremely dry climate
Q: Colors were more expressive rather than natural - red skin implied:
A: vigorous tanned youth
Q: Who was the Republican candidate in the election of 1916 trying to beat Wilson?
A: Hughes
Q: Romania is a full member on NATO since:
A: 2004
Q: What is the largest religious community in Romania?
A: Orthodoxy
Q: What is the largest natural lake located entirely within Canada?
A: Great Bear Lake
Q: What is the correct spelling of the surname of the 'Red Baron'?
A: Richthofen
Q: The expression 'Greater Romania' generally refers to the Romanian state in the:
A: Between the two World Wars
Q: Nazca lines were paths the Nazca followed during ceremonies - they were 'walking temples' in a sense. Why is this theory so appealing to archaeologists?
A: It can be easily replicated
Q: Count Dracula portrayed in Bram Stoker's famous tale is actually based on a Romanian ruler. His name was:
A: Vlad Tepes
Q: Who was Romania's Communist dictator until his violent death in 1989?
A: Nicolae Ceausescu
Q: What is the literal translation of the Persian name of the Persian king Xerxes?
A: King of Heroes
Q: The Prime Minister of Romania is appointed by:
A: the President
Q: What city was considered to be Renaissance's 'home'?
A: Florence
Q: Shakespeare was born and raised in:
A: Stratford-upon-Avon
Q: This 6.7 quake in just outside of Los Angeles happened in 1994. In what California valley did it occur?
A: San Fernando Valley
Q: Romania's Parliament is formed of:
A: two chambers(named Senate and The Chamber of Deputies)
Q: Which of these Romanian cities was bombed by the Americans during World War II because of the oil refineries located there?
A: Ploesti
Q: Name the Romanian city renowned for its oil fields, which were heavily bombarded during WWII.
A: Ploiesti
Q: What river flows from the Black Forest to the Black Sea?
A: the Danube
Q: Which was NOT part of the phonetic alphabet during World War Two?
A: Brandy
Q: It was in this town that the first Romanian university was founded in 1860 during the reign of Al.I. Cuza. What is the name of the city?
A: Iasi
Q: Previously reserved for religious use, in Hellenistic Greece the terra cotta figurine was more frequently used for:
A: funerary ceremony
Q: In Italy the city that is renowned as the birthplace of the Renaissance and in particular, Renaissance painting, is:
A: Florence
Q: Who inhabited the Italian peninsula prior to the Romans?
A: Etruscans
Q: In classical antiquity, what name did the Romans give to the present-day Romanians?
A: Dacians
Q: What river is Bagdad situated on?
A: the Tigris
Q: The Canaanites were one of the two main groups that made up the Phoenician civilization. Who was the other group?
A: Philistines
Q: What is the Romanian currency?
A: RON
Q: Chinese furniture began its development around 2002 BC, generally made of:
A: softwood or bamboo
Q: The traditional Japanese manner of painting was:
A: black ink and color on paper or silk
Q: In which period did the first type of dogs appear?
A: Tertiary period
Q: Romania's Council of Ministers is appointed by:
A: the Prime Minister
Q: To which of these is the Romanian language closest?
A: Latin
Q: The Dacians kingdom was turned into the province of Roman Dacia under:
A: Emperor Trajan
Q: The Blue Nile joins the White Nile in Khartoum, then flows from the Sudan into Egypt in which direction?
A: North
Q: Who of the following was NOT recognized as a General of the Army (five star)?
A: Patton
Q: Romania is a full member of European Union since:
A: 2007
Q: What body of water lies between Greenland and Iceland?
A: Denmark Strait
Q: Which one of the following foreign policies was NOT part of the Cold War?
A: appeasement
Q: Which Romanian region is known for its interesting and unique monasteries and churches?
A: Moldavia
Q: Until modern times, the Japanese wrote with:
A: a brush
Q: Which is a Roman achievement in the 2nd century B.C. (200-101 B.C.)?
A: The first paved roads
Q: In 1884, this city was the first European city to have its streets electrically lit. What is the name of the city?
A: Timisoara
Q: Who is considered to be the greatest writer in the English Language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist?
A: William Shakespeare
Q: During the Middle Ages the majority of bronze statues were melted because:
A: of the acute shortage of metal
Q: The lyric 'England's Got a New Queen' refers to Elizabeth II, the current monarch. Which man, Elizabeth's father, preceded her on the throne?
A: George VI
Q: Which is the capital city of Maramures county?
A: Baia Mare
Q: In August 1914, when World War I broke out, Romania declared:
A: neutrality
Q: This sea borders Australia (Northern Territory) and New Guinea (West Irian).
A: Arafura Sea
Q: The U.S. was rocked in 1968 by the assassinations of Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert Kennedy. What cities did the assassinations occur in?
A: Memphis and Los Angeles
Q: Which of these cities is NOT located in Romania?
A: Plovdiv
Q: Who wrote 'Decameron'?
A: Boccaccio
Q: The 'Insular art' or the Hiberno-Saxon style represents the fusion between the Celtic and the:
A: Germanic
Q: What organization was formed in the 1920s that the United States did not join due to the policy of isolationism?
A: League of Nations
Q: Romania's political regime is:
A: semi-Parliamentary
Q: How many countries does Romania border?
A: 5
Q: The union of Romania with Bukovina was ratified in 1919 in the:
A: Treaty of Saint Germain
Q: Many references in ancient history point to the Kingdom of Persia. What is the current name of this country?
A: Iran
Q: In 1979 people were watching the sky for what?
A: Skylab
Q: Which of the following countries isn't a neighbor of Romania:
A: Russia
Q: In Greece, pottery had become an industry by:
A: the 5th century BC
Q: The art of Ancient Greece is usually divided stylistically into four periods. One of them is:
A: the Hellenistic
Q: How did the Kaifeng seawall (in China) break in 1642?
A: rebels destroyed it
Q: The last Romanian 'mineriada' took place in:
A: 1999
Q: What are the highest mountains in Romania?
A: Carpathians
Q: The Greek wall paintings are called:
A: frescoes
Q: They were usually also highly symbolic figures in Egyptian art:
A: animals
Q: On 15 January 1919, 21 people died and another 150 injured in the north end of Boston, Massachusetts from a flood of this unusual type:
A: Molasses
Q: In 1989, Romania began it's transition from:
A: communism
Q: Which Romanian athlete shone during the Montreal Summer Olympics in 1976?
A: Nadia Comaneci
Q: Of the world's nations having a population over one million, which is the smallest in area?
A: Singapore
Q: What are the colors appearing on the Romanian flag ?
A: red yellow and blue
Q: The art form reached its peak in the late 8th century with the most elaborate Insular manuscript called the:
A: Books of Kells
Q: Most Japanese sculpture is associated with:
A: religion
Q: What year did the United States join WW1?
A: 1917
Q: What is the biggest river that runs through Romania?
A: Danube
Q: The first president of Romania after Communism who fell in 1989 was:
A: Ion Iliescu
Q: Which one of the following countries does NOT border South Africa?
A: Angola
Q: Where did the largest known tsunami take place?
A: Ishigaki-shima in the Ryukyu island chain
Q: What is the highest peak in Romania?
A: Moldoveanu
Q: The Renaissance architecture style revives and develops certain elements of:
A: ancient Greek and Roman
Q: Which of the followings belongs to the Roman Architecture:
A: the Pantheon
Q: Who was the most famous American pilot?
A: Eddie Rickenbacker
Q: Romania is formed by:
A: 41 administrative divisions
Q: This is the only country in South America with coasts on both the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean.
A: Colombia
Q: The last glaciation of the most recent Ice Age is sometimes referred to by the name of what river in Europe?
A: Wrm
Q: All territory members of Australia's Senate are elected every:
A: 3 years
Q: French and Germans sign armistice:
A: 6/22/40
Q: In which state or territory is Darwin?
A: Northern Territory
Q: What bay in Canada could hold the entire state of Texas with room to spare?
A: Hudson Bay
Q: In 1994, UNESCO gave the Nazca Lines what special status?
A: World Heritage Site
Q: The chief justice of Australia is appointed by:
A: the Governor General
Q: What happened on December 7, 1941?
A: Japanese bomb Pearl Harbor
Q: Australia has more than one flightless bird. One has a bony projection on its head and wattles on its neck. What is this bird?
A: cassowary
Q: Wellington defeated Napoleon at the battle of Waterloo. In which modern-day country is Waterloo?
A: Belgium
Q: This occurred on April 19, 1995.
A: Oklahoma City Bombing
Q: The two most important political parties in Australia are:
A: Australian Labor Party and Liberal/National Coalition
Q: Who was the last Visigoth king, killed in 711 in the Battle of Rio Barbate against the Moors?
A: Roderic
Q: What are the Australian indigenous people called?
A: Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders
Q: Which of these small landlocked African countries is completely surrounded by the Republic of South Africa?
A: Lesotho
Q: What was the lingua franca of the Ancient World in the time of Tutankhamun?
A: Akkadian
Q: An amphora was the principal mean for transporting:
A: grapes olive oil wine oil olives grain fish and other commodities.
Q: Zen is:
A: a school of Mahayana Buddhism
Q: Of the six vanished ancient Wonders of the World, which was the last to disappear?
A: The Lighthouse of Alexandria
Q: Independent Wallachia has slowly fell under the suzerainty of the Ottoman Empire during the:
A: 15th century
Q: Choose one post-impressionist painter:
A: Vincent Van Gogh
Q: The Empire State Building opened in 1931. How many stories did it have?
A: 102
Q: The Bucovina region was once fully part of Romania. It was split after World War II. To which country does the northern part belong?
A: Ukraine
Q: The feared volcano, Krakatoa, has erupted frequently and violently throughout history, most famously in 1883. Where is it?
A: Indonesia
Q: Who studied under Socrates?
A: Plato
Q: The members of Indonesia's House of Representatives have a mandate of:
A: 5 year-term
Q: Which dance is a sacred ritualized dance of Java connected with the palaces of Yogyakarta and Surakarta, in Indonesia?
A: Bedhaya
Q: What was Indonesia called in the first half of the twentieth century?
A: Dutch East Indies
Q: Japan unconditionally surrenders.
A: 8/10/45
Q: The President of Indonesia is eligible for:
A: 2 mandates
Q: The Indonesian island of Sumatra is dominated by a mountain range called 'Bukit Barisan'. What does 'Bukit Barisan' mean?
A: A row of hills
Q: King Tutankhamen's tomb was:
A: relatively small as he died very young
Q: Trajan's Column commemorates:
A: Trajan's victory upon Dacia
Q: During what Cold War conflict of the 1950's did American troops under United Nations direction face Chinese military units?
A: Korea
Q: Cervantes wrote:
A: Don Quixote
Q: Ancient Egyptian art is characterized by the idea of:
A: order
Q: Which was NOT a World War Two aircraft carrier?
A: USS Forestal
Q: Carol I and II are related to which European royal house?
A: Hohenzollern
Q: What is the largest river in Cambodia?
A: Mekong
Q: There are many theories as to why the Nazca Lines were made. The shape and size of these lines causes some to believe they serve which purpose?
A: runways for spaceships
Q: The hieroglyphic script consisted of:
A: a variety of pictures and symbols
Q: The word 'paper' is derived from 'papyrus', a plant which was cultivated in:
A: the Nile Delta
Q: Where did Neanderthal get its name?
A: From the valley where the remains were first found
Q: Who was the leader of the ancient Romanians, who committed suicide rather than face defeat by the Romans?
A: Decebal
Q: This South Pacific island nation is known among philatelists for being the first country to issue a self-adhesive postage stamp.
A: Tonga
Q: Which ruler was the last Egyptian Pharaoh to hold part of Palestine?
A: Ramses III
Q: The members of the Romanian Parliament have a mandate of:
A: 4 year-term
Q: To which of these is the Romanian language closest?
A: Latin
Q: Romania became a member of the European Union in:
A: 1/1/07
Q: The countries of the Middle East are often in the news today. Which direction is Tehran, Iran from Kabul, Afghanistan?
A: West
Q: What event made Rosa Parks a Civil Rights icon and led to the emergence of Martin Luther King?
A: Montgomery Bus Boycott
Q: According to the Constitution of South Africa (adopted on May 8, 1996) how many official languages are there?
A: 11
Q: In Aristotle work, 'the things concerning the polis' defines:
A: politics
Q: What were the underground system of canals, used by the Persians in order to carry water throughout the desert, called?
A: qanat
Q: Where is the Fishertown of Marstal located?
A: Aeroe Island
Q: In 1920, in the Carinthian Plebiscite, the majority of Carinthian Slovenes voted to remain in:
A: Austria
Q: Denmark is connected to which country by a bridge from Peppar Island?
A: Sweden
Q: When was the Second Republic officially proclaimed?
A: 4/14/31
Q: Changsha is the capital of which southern province?
A: Hunan
Q: 'The Third way' was written by:
A: Antony Giddens
Q: In 1934, who was Public Enemy Number 1?
A: John Dillinger
Q: What ethnic minority of the peoples of Israel has a large presence in the Negev Desert?
A: Bedouins
Q: Why did Sweden intervene in the Thirty Years' war?
A: To help the Protestants
Q: Which group (or family) of languages does Czech belong to?
A: Slavonic
Q: Does the President of South Korea has the right for a second mandate?
A: no
Q: Gunpowder Plot (Guy Fawkes Plot) occurred during which century?
A: 17th century
Q: What is the administrative center (capital) of Yukon territory?
A: Whitehorse
Q: When did Buda, Pest and Obuda merged to form the city of Budapest?
A: 1873
Q: In Bulgaria, a party or coalition, in order to enter Parliament, must win at least:
A: 4.00%
Q: In 1984 what movie villain was introduced?
A: Freddy Kruger
Q: Moldova is bordered by what two countries?
A: Romania and Ukraine
Q: When did the USA buy Alaska from Russia?
A: 1867
Q: Which is the main pass that connects Italy with Austria through the Alps?
A: Brenner Pass
Q: A nation currently under military rule is:
A: Zimbabwe
Q: What happened on July 20, 1969?
A: Americans land on the moon
Q: The Faeroe Islands are also a part of Denmark, what is the capital?
A: Tórshavn
Q: The Parliament of Canada is formed of:
A: Senate and the House of Commons
Q: In _, Switzerland joined the League of Nations.
A: 1920
Q: How many countries does Norway border?
A: 3
Q: Which of the following is NOT one of the original Seven Wonders of the Ancient World?
A: The Great Wall of China
Q: Which city was the target of the second atomic bombing in World War II?
A: Nagasaki
Q: What currency does Sweden use?
A: Krona
Q: In Weber's definition of bureaucracy, the civil servant receives fixed salaries according to:
A: rank
Q: 1n 1947, there was a(n)_peak in Finland.
A: Baby boom
Q: Which branch of the Israel Defense Force has a museum located in the desert?
A: Air Force
Q: In the Netherlands, the members of the Parliament have a mandate of:
A: 4 year-term
Q: On _ Fascist Italy demanded the surrender of Greece.
A: 10/28/40
Q: Eastern Orthodox church was built in the 4th century, during the rule of Constantine. Today, it used as a concert hall because of its great acoustic characteristics.
A: Aya Irini (Hagia Irene)
Q: This group of domed shaped hills in the Northern Territory is known by two names. One is Kata Tjuta. What is the other?
A: Olgas
Q: What was the punishment for the profanely swore?
A: He would not be permitted to attend mass
Q: Which of these Ukrainian towns is not located on the Crimean Peninsula?
A: L'viv
Q: The social-democratic party in USA is:
A: Democratic Socialists of America
Q: Who was the American vice president when the U.S. entered World War Two in December 1941?
A: Henry A. Wallace
Q: Which of the following mountains is the highest in Greece?
A: Mt. Olympus
Q: In a semi-Presidential system, the power is divided between:
A: President and Prime Minister
Q: What were 'cooties'?
A: Imaginary infestations
Q: If you want to go and see the fashion capital in Italy, where do you go?
A: Milano (Milan)
Q: 1894 was a very turbulent year in Australian history - a strike by a group of workers brought violence. What type of workers went on strike?
A: Shearers
Q: Which of these countries does NOT border on Lake Victoria?
A: Burundi
Q: The Nazca Lines were meant to be offered to the Nazca gods, because during the time period of the lines construction, some of events occured, 'Eye of God'. What events might be?
A: solar eclipses
Q: Which one of the following countries does not border Brazil?
A: Ecuador
Q: The Prime Minister of Sweden is elected by:
A: the Parliament
Q: What was the real name of the Josef Stalin?
A: Dzhugashvili
Q: How many deputies to the European Parliament were there before the elections in 2004?
A: 626
Q:A fall in the exchange rate is most likely to lead to
A: Higher demand for exports
Q: An increase in the rate of indirect tax applied to a product will have no effect on its market price if the
A: Demand for the product is perfectly price elastic
Q: Along the short-run Phillips curve, if the inflation rate falls below its expected rate, the unemployment rate _.
A: increases above its natural rate
Q: Which Persian prophet name comes from the term 'From golden Camels'?
A: Zoroaster
Q: What is the national animal of India?
A: Royal Bengal Tiger
Q: For Theodor Lowi, political science is a direct product of:
A: politics
Q: During _’s power, Romania entered the war on the side of the Axis powers.
A: Ion Antonescu
Q: How many martial laws were enforced in Pakistan?
A: 3
Q: Which of the following is not a libertarian-themed show?
A: The West Wing
Q: Liane maximizes her total utility when she allocates all of her available income such that the marginal utility per pound spent on each good _.
A: is the same
Q: The Marketing Mix consists of_
A: Product, Price, Place, Promotion
Q: Market failure arises in the case of pure public goods because of
A: too many property rights for common resources
Q: Who said, 'Great liars are also great magicians'?
A: Adolf Hitler
Q: What commonly used British weapon was known as the Mills Bomb?
A: grenade
Q: Which Italian town is built on seven hills? The most important hill is called Capitol Hill.
A: Roma
Q: One of the boundaries of a political system is:
A: cititzens
Q: What year did Jacques Cartier first travel up the St. Lawrence River?
A: 1534
Q: From its name, it is clear that Interlaken lies between two lakes. One of them is Lake Brienz. What is the name of the other lake?
A: Lake Thun
Q: What are the phases of the business cycle?
A: Contraction, trough, expansion and peak
Q: The balance of trade is the value of _ minus the value of _.
A: exports; imports
Q: Berlin was divided into four sectors in 1945. What four countries occupied these sectors?
A: The United States, the Soviet Union, United Kingdom, and France
Q: 'Politicians are the same all over. They promise to build a bridge even where there is no river.' This was said by whom?
A: Nikita Khrushchev
Q: Along the short-run Phillips curve, if the inflation rate falls below its expected rate, the unemployment rate _.
A: increases above its natural rate
Q: This student of Sun Yat-Sen became the head of the Nationalist Party upon Sun Yat-Sen's death; who was he?
A: Chiang Kai-Shek
Q: What is considered to be Finland's national instrument?
A: kantele
Q: The deputy Prime Ministers of Netherlands are appointed by:
A: the monarch
Q: Queen Elizabeth II became monarch of England when?
A: 1952
Q: When is Australia Day?
A: 26-Jan
Q: Suppose that an 20% increase in the price of good Y results in an increase in the consumption of good X of 8%. This is
A: The substitution effect
Q: If an effective minimum price is imposed by the government, what would be expected to occur?
A: There will be a surplus (excess supply)
Q: Which one of the following is a major macroeconomic objective of the government?
A: All of the above
Q: The second round effects of expansionary monetary policy include _.
A: an increase in the interest rate that is less than the first-round decrease
Q: In his 2001 Nobel Prize winning economic research, Michael Spence emphasizes the purpose of education is to_
A: Signal an individual worker’s productivity to an employer.
Q: Who was Marat?
A: a newspaper editor
Q: Which one of the following countries is Africa's newest country?
A: Eritrea
Q: The most important problem to establish peace in Afghanistan is:
A: drug production(opium and cocaine)
Q: If you wanted to be a WW1 fighter pilot and have the distinction of being an ace just how many planes would you have to shoot down?
A: 5
Q: Which month does the Hot Air Balloon Fiesta take place?
A: October
Q: A philosophic essay of his decided in the end that Sisyphus was indeed happy. Who was it?
A: Albert Camus
Q: Which tea company used chimps to advertise their product?
A: P G Tips
Q: A loss leader is
A: All of the above
Q: Intermediate goods and services _.
A: are used to produce final goods and services
Q: If the government wishes to achieve a fall in unemployment, which of the following policies should it adopt?
A: seek to achieve a depreciation in the exchange rate
Q: Who was the first Tudor monarch?
A: Henry VII
Q: What state has the smallest capital city in the United States?
A: Vermont
Q: One of the boundaries of a political system is:
A: cititzens
Q: Who replaced King Leopold III after riots in the Walloon part of the country had forced him to abdicate in July 1951?
A: His son Baudouin
Q: What is the name of the bridge between Sweden and Denmark?
A: Öresundsbron
Q: Venezuela declared independence on _
A: 7/4/11
Q: Which city boasts about being the last stop for Christopher Columbus before he headed west to discover the New World?
A: Galway
Q: The national legislature of Scotland is:
A: Scottish Parliament
Q: Who was identified as the assassin of Liaquat?
A: Saed Akbar
Q: It is the largest Polish seaport on the Baltic Sea.
A: Gdynia
Q: What is the largest natural lake located entirely within Canada?
A: Great Bear Lake
Q: Adjacent to the Stare Mesto is the Jewish quarter of Prague. What is the name of this area?
A: Josefov
Q: After ruling for 400 years, which family was made extinct when the last male was murdered in 1306?
A: Premyslids
Q: In what year did Jozef Pilsudski make himself dictator of Poland?
A: 1926
Q: Who were the first Native Americans to occupy the land which is now New Mexico?
A: Folsom Paleo-Indians
Q: In economics the term land refers exclusively to all natural resources which occur in nature, including minerals and
A: water supplies
Q: What is the word used for the explosive material that is put inside the breech of an artillery gun?
A: Propellant
Q: Market failure arises in the case of pure public goods because of
A: too many property rights for common resources
Q: The currencies of Cyprus and Lebanon share the same name, the _.
A: Pound
Q: The new Keynesian theory of the business cycle regards _ as the main source of economic fluctuations.
A: anticipated and unanticipated fluctuations in aggregate demand
Q: In 1934, who was Public Enemy Number 1?
A: John Dillinger
Q: What is the official language of Austria?
A: German
Q: The first President of the Fifth Republic of France was:
A: Charles de Gaulle
Q: Until the rapid expansion of Budapest from the about 1860 onwards, which place was regarded as the 'second city' of the Empire?
A: Prague
Q: When is Australia Day?
A: 26-Jan
Q: The suffrage in Slovakia is:
A: universal
Q: Slovakia was a federative state with another country untill 1993. Which one?
A: Czech Republic
Q: First Slovak Republic declared its independence from Czechoslovakia in _.
A: 1939
Q: The Slovakian Constitution was adopted in:
A: 1992
Q: What is the name of the highest peak in Slovakia?
A: Gerlachovsky Stit
Q: During the revolution in 1848-49 the Slovaks supported the _.
A: Austrian Emperor
Q: Slovakia joined in the spring of 2004:
A: both European Union and NATO
Q: How often are parliamentary elections held in Slovakia?
A: every 4 years
Q: How would you say Slovakia in Slovak?
A: Slovensko
Q: Slovakia and the Czech Republic went their separate ways after January 1, 1993, an event called the _.
A: Velvet Divorce
Q: In Slovakia, you can vote from:
A: 18 years-old
Q: The Tatra Mountains form a border with what other country?
A: Poland
Q: The end of Communist rule in Czechoslovakia was in _.
A: 1989
Q: What is the name of the national currency in Slovakia?
A: Slovenska Koruna
Q: How many adminisrative divisions are there in Slovakia?
A: 8 regions
Q: Slovakia is a member state of the_.
A: NATO
Q: In the year 2002 some Slovak sportsmen won the world championship. What sport was it?
A: ice hockey
Q: Which of these villages is not Slovak?
A: Temerin
Q: The President of Slovakia has a mandate of:
A: 5 year-term
Q: First Slovak Republic was led by the clerical fascist leader _.
A: Jozef Tiso
Q: Slovakia joined the European Union in _.
A: 2004
Q: The judges of Slovakia's Supreme Court are elected by:
A: the Parliament
Q: In _ Slovakia, led by Prime Minister Vladimír Meciar, declared itself a sovereign state,
A: 7/1/92
Q: What is the capital city of Slovakia?
A: Bratislava
Q: Which of these cities does not have a chemical factory?
A: Straze
Q: Which of the following European countries did NOT belong to the Warsaw Pact when it was established?
A: Yugoslavia
Q: Which of the followings climates is the Romanian one?
A: temperate
Q: Who invented the printing press in In the mid-fifteenth century?
A: Johann Gutenberg
Q: What animal was very well equipped against cold weather?
A: Woolly Mammoth
Q: What is the name of the waterfall world famous for its height?
A: Angel Falls
Q: What does ICBM stand for?
A: Intercontinental Ballistic Missile
Q: The Hellenistisc architectural terms led to the following 18th century ones:
A: Baroque
Q: In Egypt ramps were used to allow workmen to move up as the height of the pyramids as construction grew. These ramps were made of:
A: sand
Q: Who was the first person to name hurricanes?
A: Clement L. Wragge
Q: Which one of the following countries was formerly known as Upper Volta?
A: Burkina Faso
Q: What happened in 1985?
A: Back to the Future' is the year's highest grossing movie in America
Q: What was a 'blast'?
A: A good time
Q: Romania became a member of the European Union in:
A: 1/1/07
Q: Located in the Pyrenees Mountains, this tiny country's official language is Catalan, but French and Spanish are also commonly spoken.
A: Andorra
Q: Who was the Russian moderate who wanted to restrict the effects of the Russian Revolution in 1917 to just 'Parliamentary Democracy'?
A: Prince Lvov
Q: What creation made St Petersburg jeweler and designer Carl Faberge famous?
A: Eggs with precious stone
Q: The members of the Russian Parliament have a mandate of:
A: 4 year-term
Q: The Trans-Siberian railway runs from Saint Petersburg in the west to Vladivostok in the east. What does the name Vladivostok mean?
A: Rule the east
Q: Known as Sverdlovsk during most of the 20th century, this city was the infamous site of the execution of Czar Nicholas
A: Yekaterinburg
Q: Which of these 4 words might be very useful to a tourist who has to find directions in a Russian town?
A: Nalevo
Q: Russia's form of government is:
A: Federal republic
Q: Which city is situated on the Lena River in the far east of Siberia and the second coldest city in the world?
A: Yakutsk
Q: Which of these was not a member of the 'Five' in the history of Russian Music?
A: Prokofiev
Q: Which city is named from a Sami word meaning 'the edge of the earth' and is the largest city inside the arctic circle?
A: Murmansk
Q: The President of Russia is elected by:
A: people through direct vote
Q: Formerly known as Leningrad and founded near the mouth of the Neva River in 1703, this city is the second largest in Russia
A: St. Petersburg
Q: Which of these aristocrats was involved in the poisoning of Rasputin?
A: Prince Yusupov
Q: The Constitution of Russia was adopted in:
A: 1993
Q: What is the capital city of Russia?
A: Moscow
Q: What do Saint Petersburgers mean by 'White Nights'?
A: Nights that the sun hardly goes under
Q: The perestroika (restructuring) in Russia was an attempt proposed by:
A: Mikhail Gorbachev
Q: What is the name of the belt of coniferous forest that extends from the Finnish border into Northern Siberia?
A: Taiga
Q: What does the Russian Orthodox Church mean by 'black clergy'?
A: Monks that have taken vows
Q: How many other countries share a land border with Russia?
A: 14
Q: What was a 'flattop'?
A: Hair cut
Q: Roman sculpture was heavily influenced by:
A: the Greek examples
Q: Early modern warfare is associated with the start of the widespread use of:
A: gunpowder
Q: In 2006, two anthropology professors rocked the academic world with a theory about the lifestyles of the Neanderthal. What was this radical theory?
A: Women took an active role in hunting large game
Q: Christopher Columbus 'discovered' America and is widely believed to have been Portuguese. However, where was he actually born?
A: Genoa Italy
Q: Which southern city was heavily damaged by a serious earthquake in 1886?
A: Charleston
Q: The author of 'Utopia' is:
A: Sir Thomas More
Q: What are modern humans called?
A: Homo sapiens sapiens
Q: What is the largest city in South America (population)?
A: Sao Paulo
Q: On April 4, 1933, the US Navy lost what huge airship off the coast of New Jersey?
A: Akron
Q: The Roman School was a group of composers of predominantly church music in:
A: Rome
Q: What is the deepest lake in the United States?
A: Crater Lake
Q: For much of the Cold War, The US Strategic Air Commands mainstay was the mighty Boeing B-52. How was this aircraft also known?
A: Stratofortress
Q: This city was known in 1332 as Novum Forum Siculorum. What is the actual name of the city?
A: Targu Mures
Q: An amphora is a type of ceramic vase with:
A: two handles and a long neck narrower than the body
Q: What was the alliance that France made with Czechoslovakia, Romania and Yugoslavia in 1921 called?
A: The Little Entente
Q: What is ikebana?
A: a flower arrangement
Q: Continued conflict in which of these areas of post-1991 Russia caused some friction in US/Russian relations?
A: Chechnya
Q: Which of the following countries borders the Dominican Republic?
A: Haiti
Q: Tsunamis (tidal waves) can crest at more than how many meters?
A: 60
Q: The President of Romania has an mandate of:
A: 5 year-term
Q: Paul Cezanne was a:
A: French artist
Q: What 'forces' did Japan join in 1914?
A: Allied Forces
Q: Which one of the following countries is 100 percent land locked?
A: Chad
Q: What city hosted the 1967 World's Fair?
A: Montreal
Q: To which country did Transylvania belong before World War I?
A: Austro-Ungaria
Q: Renaissance Literature refers to the period in European Literature, which began during the:
A: the 15th century
Q: What is the name of the P-51?
A: Mustang
Q: The Canadian city of York no longer exists. What is it called today?
A: Toronto
Q: In what year did the Andrea Doria collide with the Stockholm off the coast of Massachusetts?
A: 1956
Q: This happened on November 22, 1963.
A: John F. Kennedy was shot
QL In Romania you can vote from:
A: 18 years-old
Q: The 'Black Death' is:
A: plague
Q: Aristotle was:
A: a Greek philosopher
Q: Where did the worst quake disaster in terms of death and destruction ever recorded take place?
A: Shenshi Province China
Q: Which one of the following countries does NOT border Colombia?
A: Chile
What natural disaster occurred in Portugal on November 1, 1755?
2. earthquake
Q: What is Romania's most extracted resource?
A: Oil
Q: The plans of Renaissance buildings have:
A: a square symmetrical appearance
Q: Early Dutch artists were innovators in oil painting. One of them was:
A: Jan van Eyck
Q: Besides Honduras, what other countries does the Gulf of Honduras border?
A: Guatemala and Belize
Q: Bodh Gaya, Pataliputra, Taxila.
A: Maurya
Q: Which General was the commanding officer of the first Allied Troops to cross the Strait of Messina in the invasion of Italy?
A: Field Marshal Bernard L. Montgomery
Q: The name Danzig is no longer used for this European city. What is Danzig now called?
A: Gdansk
Q: Under the IRNF Treaty the Soviet Union had to eliminate certain rockets and missiles. Which of them were NOT eliminated?
A: SS-20 missiles
Q: Ancient Egyptian art refers to the style of painting, sculpture, crafts and architecture developed by the civilization:
A: in the lower Nile Valley
Q: Who was the leader of North Korea at the time of the Korean War?
A: Kim Il Sung
Q: Name one of the most famous violin's makers:
A: Stradivarius
Q: What Visigoth, son of Alaric I, joined his forces with the Romans against the Huns in 451 AD at the Battle of Chalons?
A: Theodoric I
Q: Much of the surviving art of the Ancient Egypt period comes from:
A: tombs and monument
Q: Which U.S. Army General was forced to leave the U.S. Military Academy at West Point in 1906 because he failed geometry?
A: Lt. General Courtney H. Hodges
Q: Although the Japanese did not start writing their history until approx. 600 A.D., the first Japanese people came from the Korean peninsula in what century B.C.?
A: 3rd
Q: If you wanted to go on a cruise, on which sea would you NOT be able to sail?
A: Green Sea
Q: Which of these individuals first identified a member of the early hominid species known as Australopithecus?
A: Raymond Dart
Q: What is the largest of Australia's salt lakes?
A: Lake Eyre
Q: In 1755, on All Saints Day (Nov. 1) a massive earthquake, fire and series of seismic waves laid waste to this European capital:
A: Lisbon, Portugal
Q: Ancient Egyptian art forms were intended to:
A: provide company to the deceased in the “other world”
Q: On May 2, 1900, a bill was passed by the U.S.Congress for the building of a canal. In which country was the proposed canal to be built?
A: Nicaragua
Q: What invention would democratize learning and allow a faster propagation of new ideas in Renaissance?
A: the printing
Q: The preferred artistic expression in Japan, practiced by amateurs and professionals alike is:
A: painting.
Q: Which dynasty was firmly in power along the Yellow River and Yangtze River valleys by the year 1000 B.C.?
A: Zhou
Q: At which place did Khrushchev and Eisenhower meet and agree to resume talks on the Berlin question?
A: Camp David
Q: Which one is NOT the name of a US carrier in WWII?
A: Utah
Q: What is the highest lake (above sea level) in the world?
A: Lake Titicaca.
Q: Renaissance technology is the set of European artifacts and customs, spanning roughly:
A: the 14th through the 16th century
Q: Gunpowder was first invented in:
A: China
Q: What was the first nationwide radio network?
A: NBC
Q: What is the largest city in the Caribbean?
A: Havana
Q: The planned placement of missiles in what pro-Soviet country caused a crisis during 1962?
A: Cuba
Q: Alchemy is sometimes described as an early form of:
A: chemistry
Q: On October 4, 1992, a cargo plane struck an apartment building, killing more than 50 people, in which European city?
A: Amsterdam
Q: By far the most significant contribution of France to music in the Renaissance period was the:
A: chanson
Q: In what year did Germany enter the League of Nations?
A: 1926
Q: What is the southernmost city in the world?
A: Puerto Williams, Chile but Ushuaia
Q: What happened on June 6, 1944?
A: Allied invasion of Normandy
Q: Where is the Sistine Chapel located?
A: Vatican City
Q: Winston Churchill made his famous 1946 'Iron Curtain' speech in which US state?
A: Missouri
Q: The Strait of Magellan is found near what continent?
A: South America
Q: What famous dog was rescued during WW1?
A: Rin Tin Tin
Q: In what year did the Andrea Doria collide with the Stockholm off the coast of Massachusetts?
A: 1956
Q: What country do the Galapagos Islands belong to?
A: Ecuador.
Q: What happened in the year 1981?
Q: Ronald Reagan is shot by John Hinckley
Q: In the Roman period the most prestigious form of art besides sculpture was:
A: the panel painting
Q: Which US President signed the SALT-II treaty?
A: Jimmy Carter
QL Impressionist artists usually paint rapidly to capture the effects of:
A: changing light.
Q: Attis, Adonis, Mithras and Dionysus were Greek equivalents of which Egyptian God?
A: Osiris
Q: Which one of the following countries is an archipelago located in the Indian Ocean?
A: Maldives.
Q: This occurred on April 4, 1968.
A: Martin Luther King Jr. killed
Q: The best known architect associated with the Renaissance is:
A: Michelangelo
Q: Who was the leader of the Soviet Union during the 1968 'Prague Spring'?
A: Leonid Brezhnev
Q: In what year did the United States negotiate the purchase of Louisiana?
A: 1803
Q: Which river flows through the city of Brezoi, in county of Valcea?
A: Lotru
Q: Who did Darius I succeed as ruler of the Persian Empire? (Hint: It was Cyrus the Great's son)
A: Cambyses.
Q: What word did Americans use during WW1 to replace anything German to show their dislike of the Germans? For example German measles became _ measles.
A: liberty
Q: The monumental Pergamon Altar is known as The Altar:
A: 'of the twelve Gods'
Q: The 'peshmerga' are a group of:
A: Kurds
Q: Which one of the following countries is Africa's newest country?
A: Eritrea
Q: When did Cassius Clay defeated Sonny Liston to become 'the greatest'?
A: 1964.
Q: One of the best-known forms of Chinese opera introduced during the Qing Dynasty was:
A: the Beijing opera
Q: What country was considered to be Renaissance's 'home'?
A: Italy
Q: Which wonder of the ancient world was built at Ephesus?
A: The Temple of Artemis
Q: What lake is located on the border of Bolivia and Peru?
A: Lake Titicaca
Q: Which of these was NOT the name of an Egyptian pharaoh?
A: Gilgamesh
Q: What is the world's longest river?
A: Nile
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