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- 2. Section A Geography
- 3. Which country has the most people? A. U.S.A B. Russia C. India D. China
- 4. Which country has the biggest land area? A. China B. Russia C. Jamaica D. Canada
- 5. In which country is mount Everest? India Nepal China Pakistan
- 6. On which continent is the Sahara desert? A. North America B. Asia C. Africa D. Europe
- 7. Paris is the capital of which country? Russia France Belgium Norway
- 8. A man from Ireland is: A. An Irelandish B. An Irelander C. An Irish D. An Irisher
- 9. Which of these is not a capital city? A. London B. Rome C. Beijing D. Sydney
- 10. The longest River in Asia is: A. Yangtze River B. Nile River C. the Amazon River
- 11. Which is the largest ocean in the world? A. Atlantic ocean B. Pacific Ocean C. Indian ocean
- 12. One of these countries was not hit by the 2004 Tsunami: A. Indonesia B. Thailand C. Somalia D. Sri Lanka E. Kenya
- 13. Section B science and Technology
- 14. Which travels faster? A. Light B. Sound
- 15. Which symbol stands for water? A. H2O B. Co2
- 16. Which is heavier? A Gold B Silver
- 17. Shenzhou 5 What is the name of the first manned Chinese spaceship?
- 18. Section C Pop music and sports
- 19. Where is pop singer Michael Jackson from? A. The U.S.A B. Canada
- 20. which country will host the 2008 Olympic games? Germany China
- 21. which country will host the 2006 men’s world football Cup? A. South Africa B. Germany C. Brazil
- 22. Tiger woods Which famous golf player’s mother is from Thailand?
- 23. What country does the football player Ronaldo come from? A. England B. Brazil C. Japan
- 24. what city of China is the NBA star, Yao Ming from? Beijing Shanghai Qingdao
- 25. Which British pop star sang “Candle in the wind” at Princess Diana’s funeral? Elton John
- 26. What does NBA mean in full? A. National Basketball Association B. Nation Basketball Alliance C. National Basketball of America
- 27. Section D Language, Culture
- 28. Which language has a larger population of Speakers? A. English B. Chinese( mandarin ) C. Spanish
- 29. What language is widely spoken in Ireland? A. Irish B. English C. Gaelic
- 30. green What colour is worn when we celebrate St. Patrick’s Day?
- 31. Christmas Which Festival is celebrated in most countries on the 25 th of December?
- 32. In one of these countries people who eat pork are few. why? A. Italy B. Scotland C. Germany D. Saudi Arabia E. Japan
- 34. In what year did World War two begin? A. 1945 B. 1930 C. 1939 D. 1937 E. 1940
- 35. Which Chinese leader carried out the famous “Long March” A. Deng Xiao Ping B. Mao Zedong C. Chou en Lai D. Chiang Kai Chek
- 36. Who was the leader of Germany during world war two? A. Heinreich Himmler B. Adolf Hitler C. Benito Mussolini
- 37. Which British General was responsible for the final defeat of Napoleon at Waterloo? A. Duke of Norfolk B. Duke of Wellington C. Duke of York
- 38. Which of these American Presidents was assassinated ? A. John Fitzgerald Kennedy B. Richard Nixon C. Eisenhower D. Ronald Reagan
- 39. Nelson Mandela of South Africa Which African President spent 27 years in prison?
- 40. Hiroshima and Nagasaki In what two cities of Japan did Americans drop the Atomic Bomb in 1945 ?
- 41. What is 9/11? What year did 9/11 occur? 9/11 refers to the largest terrorist attack on U.S soil, September 11, 2001