ENGL: Practice

1 Who recorded the 1975 album 039;Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy039;?
a. Billy Joel
b. !Elton John
c. Joe Cocker
d. John Denver
2 What is the airspeed velocity of an unladen swallow?
a. 15 MPH
b. 20 MPH
c. 200 MPH
d. !24 MPH
3 In the Harry Potter universe, who does Draco Malfoy end up marrying?
a. Millicent Bulstrode
b. Pansy Parkinson
c. !Astoria Greengrass
d. Hermione Granger
4 Who voice acted the character Hiccup in the movie quot;How to Train Your
Dragonquot;?
a. Jack Brauchel
b. John Powell
c. Gerard Butler
d. !Jay Baruchel
5 In World of Warcraft lore, which of the following is known as the God of Spiders in the
troll039;s loa beliefs?
a. !Elortha no Shadra
b. Shirvallah
c. Bwonsamdi
d. Hakkar
6 Who is the original author of the realtime physics engine called PhysX?
a. !NovodeX
b. Nvidia
c. Ageia
d. AMD
7 What kind of train was Stepney, a train on the Bluebell Railway notable for his
appearance in quot;The Railway Seriesquot;?
a. LBamp;SCR D1
b. !LBamp;SCR A1X
c. LBamp;SCR J1
d. LBamp;SCR E2
8 In the Magic: The Gathering universe, which plane does the Homelands expansion take
place in?
a. Llanowar
b. !Ulgrotha
c. Bant
d. Tazeem
9 Which King of England was faced with the Peasants039; Revolt in 1381?
a. Edward II
b. !Richard II

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c. Edward III
d. Henry IV
10 Which of these positions did the astronomer and physicist Isaac Newton not hold?
a. Member of Parliament
b. !Surveyor to the City of London
c. Professor of Mathematics
d. Warden of the Royal Mint
1 In the Batman comics, by what other name is the villain Dr. Jonathan Crane known?
a. Bane
b. Calendar Man
c. Clayface
d. !Scarecrow
2 What was the name of the security vulnerability found in Bash in 2014?
a. Stagefright
b. !Shellshock
c. Bashbug
d. Heartbleed
3 In 2012, which movie won every category in the 32nd quot;Golden Raspberry
Awardsquot;?
a. Thor
b. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
c. !Jack and Jill
d. The King039;s Speech
4 What is the molecular formula of Ozone?
a. !O3
b. C6H2O6
c. SO4
d. N2O
5 What is the name of the formerly rich fishing grounds off the island of Newfoundland,
Canada?
a. Great Barrier Reef
b. !Grand Banks
c. Mariana Trench
d. Hudson Bay
6 In what year did the manga quot;Ping Pongquot; begin serialization?
a. 2014
b. !1996
c. 2003
d. 2010
7 In the MMO RPG quot;Realm of the Mad Godquot;, what dungeon is widely considered
to be the most difficult?
a. Snake Pit
b. The Puppet Master039;s Theater
c. !The Shatter039;s
d. The Tomb of the Acient039;s
8 What year did the effort to deploy the Common Core State Standards CCSS in the US
begin?
a. 2012
b. 1997

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c. 2006
d. !2009
9 In the first episode of YuGiOh: Duel Monsters, what book is Seto Kaiba seen reading at
Domino High School?
a. !Thus Spoke Zarathustra
b. The Republic
c. Beyond Good and Evil
d. Meditations
10 In quot;Resident Evil 3quot;, how many inventory slots does Jill have at the start of the
game?
a. 12
b. 6
c. !10
d. 8
1 What was the name of the Ethiopian Wolf before they knew it was related to wolves?
a. !Simien Jackel
b. Amharic Fox
c. Canis Simiensis
d. Ethiopian Coyote
2 In the Harry Potter universe, what is Cornelius Fudge039;s middle name?
a. James
b. Harold
c. Christopher
d. !Oswald
3 Which of the following is NOT a real element?
a. Hassium
b. Lutetium
c. !Vitrainium
d. Praseodymium
4 Which day in quot;Papers, Pleasequot; does the man in red appear?
a. Day 20
b. Day 17
c. !Day 23
d. Day 15
5 In the Zombies mode of quot;Call of Duty: Black Opsquot;, what is the
quot;PackAPunchedquot; version of the quot;Galilquot; called?
a. Predictive Death Wish
b. Gabig
c. Galvanized Atomic Lead Insertion Liquidator
d. !Lamentation
6 Which monster in quot;Monster Hunter Triquot; was causing earthquakes in Moga
Village?
a. Rathalos
b. Lagiacrus
c. Alatreon
d. !Ceadeus
7 Which of the following was not one of Joseph Stalin039;s ten blows during World War II?
a. Operation Bagration
b. LeningradNovgorod Offensive

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c. !VistulaOder Offensive
d. Crimean Offensive
8 The board game quot;Raquot; was designed by which designer?
a. Allison Kline
b. Bruno Cathala
c. Uwe Rosenburg
d. !Reiner Knizia
9 Benny, Brain, FancyFancy, Spook and ChooChoo were known associates of what
Hanna Barbera cartoon character?
a. Snagglepuss
b. Yogi Bear
c. !Top Cat
d. ScoobyDoo
10 The ontological argument for the proof of God039;s existence is first attributed to
whom?
a. Reneacute; Descartes
b. Immanuel Kant
c. Aristotle
d. !Anselm of Canterbury

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