“Fight Against Stupidity And Bureaucracy”
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Questions relating to most continents today so truly a global quiz.
Twenty more questions to test your general knowledge.
As always if you get stuck you can find the answers waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay down below, but please NO cheating.
Enjoy and good luck.
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Q. 1. In Australia are there are more people than kangaroos or more kangaroos than people?
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Q. 2. In America what commemoration day was in honor of the Union and Confederate soldiers fallen in the American Civil War, and known as the Decoration Day?
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Q. 3. To be officially considered an astronaut by NASA you must travel how many miles above the surface of the Earth?
a) 50 miles b) 100 miles c) 150 miles d) 200 miles
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Q. 4. In 755 AD the An Lushan rebellion in which over 30 million people died (almost a sixth of the world population) occurred in what country?
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Q. 5. On what part of your body would you find Rasceta?
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Q. 6. What is a young rabbit called?
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Q. 7. What is the most translated book in the world, available in 2454 languages?
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Q. 8. Approximately what proportion of the Earth is covered by the Pacific Ocean?
a) one eighth b) one fifth c) one quarter d) one third
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Q. 9. In what year (excluding test flights) was the first Space Shuttle launched?
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Q. 10. In what year (excluding test flights) was the last Space Shuttle launched?
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Q. 11. What city is known as the ‘Pearl of the Danube’ ?
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Q. 12. What is measured on the Beaufort scale?
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Q. 13. What English naval commander reputedly refused to stop a game of bowls when an enemy fleet was sighted?
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Q. 14. What famous novelists works include ‘Brighton Rock’, ‘The Quiet American’, and ‘Our Man In Havana’ ?
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Q. 15. Which two figures are normally found in a Pietà sculpture?
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Q. 16. What are the three main functions in trigonometry?
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Q. 17. What word links a castle and court associated with the legendary King Arthur and the presidency of JFK?
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Q. 18. Who did Cassius Clay first defeat to win the boxing Heavyweight Championship of the World?
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Q. 19. What are the 12 long triangles on a backgammon board called?
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Q. 20. In music what band is known by the acronym ELO?
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ANSWERS
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Q. 1. In Australia are there are more people than kangaroos or more kangaroos than people?
A. 1. In Australia there are approximately 23.87 million people, but current Federal Government estimates puts the number of kangaroos at 50 – 60 million.
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Q. 2. In America what commemoration day was in honor of the Union and Confederate soldiers fallen in the American Civil War, and known as the Decoration Day?
A. 2. Memorial Day.
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Q. 3. To be officially considered an astronaut by NASA you must travel how many miles above the surface of the Earth?
a) 50 miles b) 100 miles c) 150 miles d) 200 miles
A. 3. The correct answer is a) 50 miles.
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Q. 4. In 755 AD the An Lushan rebellion in which over 30 million people died (almost a sixth of the world population) occurred in what country?
A. 4. In China.
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Q. 5. On what part of your body would you find Rasceta?
A. 5. The lines on the back of your wrist are called Rasceta.
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Q. 6. What is a young rabbit called?
A. 6. A young rabbit is called a ‘kitten’ or a ‘kit’, not a bunny.
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Q. 7. What is the most translated book in the world, available in 2454 languages?
A. 7. The Bible.
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Q. 8. Approximately what proportion of the Earth is covered by the Pacific Ocean?
a) one eighth b) one fifth c) one quarter d) one third
A. 8. The correct answer is d) one third.
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Q. 9. In what year (excluding test flights) was the first Space Shuttle launched?
A. 9. It was launched in 1981, on April 12th.
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Q. 10. In what year (excluding test flights) was the last Space Shuttle launched?
A. 10. It was launched in 2011, on July 8th.
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Q. 11. What city is known as the ‘Pearl of the Danube’ ?
A. 11. Budapest.
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Q. 12. What is measured on the Beaufort scale?
A. 12. Wind speed. It’s full name is the Beaufort wind force scale, although it is a measure of wind speed and not of force in the scientific sense.
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Q. 13. What English naval commander reputedly refused to stop a game of bowls when an enemy fleet was sighted?
A. 13. Sir Francis Drake.
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Q. 14. What famous novelists works include ‘Brighton Rock’, ‘The Quiet American’, and ‘Our Man In Havana’ ?
A. 14. Graham Greene.
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Q. 15. Which two figures are normally found in a Pietà sculpture?
A. 15. The Pietà sculpture depicts the body of Jesus on the lap of his mother Mary after the Crucifixion.
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Q. 16. What are the three main functions in trigonometry?
A. 16. They are ‘Sine’, ‘Cosine’ and ‘Tangent’, often shortened to ‘sin’, ‘cos’ and ‘tan’.
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Q. 17. What word links a castle and court associated with the legendary King Arthur and the presidency of JFK?
A. 17. Camelot.
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Q. 18. Who did Cassius Clay first defeat to win the boxing Heavyweight Championship of the World?
A. 18. Sonny Liston.
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Q. 19. What are the 12 long triangles on a backgammon board called?
A. 19. They are known as ‘Points’.
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Q. 20. In music what band is known by the acronym ELO?
A. 20. The Electric Light Orchestra.
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