STAT310: Test

1. The Rio 2016 Summer Olympics held it039;s closing ceremony on what date?
a. August 19
b. August 23
c. August 17
d. !August 21
2. Tennis was once known as Racquetball.
a. True
b. !False
3. What is the oldest team in Major League Baseball?
a. Cincinnati Reds
b. !Atlanta Braves
c. St. Louis Cardinals
d. Chicago Cubs
4. In Formula 1, the Virtual Safety Car was introduced following the fatal crash of which
driver?
a. Gilles Villeneuve
b. Ronald Ratzenberger
c. !Jules Bianchi
d. Ayrton Senna
5. What year was hockey legend Wayne Gretzky born?
a. !1961
b. 1965
c. 1959
d. 1963
6. When was the first official international game played?
a. !1872
b. 1880
c. 1865
d. 1863
7. Which player quot;kungfu kickedquot; a Crystal Palace fan in January 1995?
a. !Eric Cantona
b. Ashley Cole
c. Mark Hughes
d. David Seamen
8. What is the name of the AHL affiliate of the Toronto Maple Leafs?
a. Toronto Wolfpack
b. Toronto Argonauts
c. Toronto Rock
d. !Toronto Marlies
9. What country hosted the 2014 Winter Olympics?
a. Germany
b. Canada
c. !Russia
d. United States
10. Who was the top scorer of the 2014 FIFA World Cup?
a. Lionel Messi
b. Neymar

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c. !James Rodriacute;guez
d. Thomas Muuml;ller
1. In Norse mythology, Thor once dressed as a woman.
a. !True
b. False
2. Who in Greek mythology, who led the Argonauts in search of the Golden Fleece?
a. Castor
b. Odysseus
c. Daedalus
d. !Jason
3. Which of the following Mesopotamian mythological figures was NOT a deity?
a. !Enkidu
b. Enlil
c. Enki
d. Enkimdu
4. According to Norse mythology, Loki is a mother.
a. False
b. !True
5. What mythology did the god quot;Apolloquot; come from?
a. Roman and Spanish
b. !Greek and Roman
c. Greek and Chinese
d. Greek, Roman and Norse
6. The Maori hold that which island nation was founded by Kupe, who discovered it under
a long white cloud?
a. !New Zealand
b. Hawaii
c. Vanuatu
d. Fiji
7. Janus was the Roman god of doorways and passageways.
a. !True
b. False
8. Who is the god of war in Polynesian mythology?
a. !039;Oro
b. Kohara
c. Mui
d. Hina
9. What is the name of the first human being in Norse mythology?
a. Asger
b. Asmund
c. Ake
d. !Ask
10. Hel was the daughter of which Norse Mythological figure?
a. Thor
b. !Loki
c. Odin
d. Balder
1. What is the largest city and commercial capital of Sri Lanka?

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a. Negombo
b. Kandy
c. Moratuwa
d. !Colombo
2. The prefix Sino As in SinoAmerican is used to refer to what nationality?
a. !Chinese
b. Japanese
c. Russian
d. Indian
3. If soccer is called football in England, what is American football called in England?
a. Combball
b. Handball
c. !American football
d. Touchdown
4. All of the following are classified as FinnoUgric languages EXCEPT:
a. !Samoyedic
b. Finnish
c. Hungarian
d. Estonian
5. Which of the following countries is within the Eurozone but outside of the Schengen
Area?
a. Malta
b. Greece
c. !Cyprus
d. Portugal
6. What is the smallest country in South America by area?
a. Chile
b. !Suriname
c. Uruguay
d. Brazil
7. Which country is the home of the largest Japanese population outside of Japan?
a. The United States
b. China
c. Russia
d. !Brazil
8. What is the capital of Belarus?
a. !Minsk
b. Vilnius
c. Warsaw
d. Kiev
9. What is the smallest country in the world?
a. !Vatican City
b. Monaco
c. Maldives
d. Malta
10. What national museum will you find in Cooperstown, New York?
a. !National Baseball Hall of Fame
b. National Toy Hall of Fame
c. Museum of Modern Art

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d. Metropolitan Museum of Art

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