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TIMES OF OMAN INTERSCHOOL QUIZ

ENGLISH QUIZ - SENIORS
ANSWER KEY
QUALIFYING ROUND 1
Please note - In case of a tie, please use the “star”-marked questions.
The teams which have answered the star-marked questions [Q9, Q13, Q15] will have
higher weightage.

1. The Billie Jean King National Tennis Center hosts which Grand Slam?
US Open

2. Where did Sumo wrestling originate?

Japan

3. Hercule Poirot is a ctional Belgian detective. Which English author

created this character?
Agatha Christie

4. Which English word is derived from the Italian language meaning 'time' or
'rate of speed' (in music)?
Tempo

5. Name the rst successful human space ight which carried the Russian
cosmonaut, Yuri Gagarin.
Vostok 1

6. In which country will one nd the Colosseum, a Flavian Amphitheatre? It

seated around 50,000 spectators.
Italy

7. Which African country with a unique calendar of twelve 30 days’ month

and additional 5/6-day month invites tourists with slogan 'Thirteen months
of Sunshine'?
Ethiopia
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8. What’s the capital of Australia?
Canberra

9. Apart from the US ag, the ag of a famous magazine was carried by

John Glenn on the rst US orbital space ight in 1962 and taken to the
moon by Apollo 11 astronauts in 1969. Which one?
Flag of Nat Geo

10.Sapporo Snow Festival is known for its ice sculpture competition which
attracts artists from around the world. Elaborate artworks from ice and
snow are made. In which country is this festival celebrated?
Japan

11. Which furniture retail giant’s name is an acronym of the initials of the
owner Ingvar Kamprad, the farm he grew up in called Elmtaryd and his
hometown of Agunnaryd?
IKEA

12. In which country would you nd the local currency to be ‘baht’?

Thailand

13. **Which European capital was built on 14 islands and is also part of the
name of a syndrome?
Stockholm**

14. In which continent would one nd Mount Kilimanjaro, which is a dormant

volcano and the highest mountain of this continent?
Africa

15. **Which brand’s mascot nicknamed ‘Poppin Fresh’, apart from its more
popular nomenclature, was created by Leo Burnett?
Pillsbury **

16.Which famous residence in the world has an East Room, Green Room,
Blue Room, Red Room, Map Room, the Treaty Room, China Room, the
Yellow Oval Room and Queens' Bedroom?
White House
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17. Which word means 'level' or ' oor' in Italian but is the name of a musical
instrument in English?
Piano

18. What was discovered by American archaeologist Hiram Bingham in 1911

in the Urubamba Valley and was called a speci c name meaning 'Old
Peak' in the native Quechua language?
Machu Picchu

19. Flanked by the Mojave Desert on the west and the Sonoran Desert on
the east, which 5-million-year old natural wonder was frequently visited by
President Theodore Roosevelt and declared as a national monument in
1908? ?
Grand Canyon

20. The 'Panama Canal' connects the Atlantic Ocean and the ______ Ocean.
Paci c
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