ASTR: Summary

Q: With which doubles partner did John McEnroe have most success?
1. Mark Woodforde
2. Michael Stich
3. Mary Carillo
4. Peter Fleming
A: Peter Fleming
Q: What is the romanized Chinese word for quot;airplanequot;?
1. Qiche
2. Zongxian
3. Feiji
4. Huojian
A: Feiji
Q: The novel quot;Jane Eyrequot; was written by what author?
1. Emily Bronteuml;
2. Charlotte Bronteuml;
3. Jane Austen
4. Louisa May Alcott
A: Charlotte Bronteuml;
Q: Which of the following United States Presidents served the shortest term in office?
1. James A. Garfield
2. Warren G. Harding
3. Zachary Taylor
4. William Henry Harrison
A: William Henry Harrison
Q: Which of the following is the oldest of these computers by release date?
1. TRS80
2. Commodore 64
3. Apple 3
4. ZX Spectrum
A: TRS80
Q: The Quadrangularis Reversum is best described as which of the following?
1. A percussion instrument
2. A building in Oxford University
3. A chess move
4. A geometric theorem
A: A percussion instrument
Q: Which of these is not a layer in the OSI model for data communications?
1. Connection Layer
2. Transport Layer
3. Physical Layer
4. Application Layer
A: Connection Layer
Q: Which of the following is used to measure blood pressure?
1. Ruler
2. Barometer
3. Haemoerythrometer
4. Sphygmomanometer

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A: Sphygmomanometer
Q: Who is a minor god that is protector and creator of various arts, such as cheese making
and bee keeping.
1. Carme
2. Cephisso
3. Aristaeus
4. Autonoe
A: Aristaeus
Q: What is the name of the town in which Lily and James Potter are buried?
1. Godric039;s Hollow
2. Hogsmeade
3. Ottery St. Catchpole
4. Little Hangleton
A: Godric039;s Hollow
Q: What was the last Aphex Twin album released before his decadelong hiatus?
1. Syro
2. Windowlicker
3. Drukqs
4. Collected Ambient Works 8592
A: Drukqs
Q: What French sculptor designed the Statue of Liberty?
1. Freacute;deacute;ric Auguste Bartholdi
2. JeanLeacute;on Geacute;rocirc;me
3. Henri Matisse
4. Auguste Rodin
A: Freacute;deacute;ric Auguste Bartholdi
Q: Who had a 1981 hit with the song quot;Japanese Boyquot;?
1. Sandra
2. Madonna
3. Aneka
4. Toyah
A: Aneka
Q: Who was not in the band quot;The Smithsquot;?
1. Mike Joyce
2. Morrissey
3. Andy Rourke
4. Martin Chambers
A: Martin Chambers
Q: What did the first moving picture depict?
1. A man walking
2. A galloping horse
3. A woman in a dress
4. A crackling fire
A: A galloping horse
Q: How many sonatas did Ludwig van Beethoven write?
1. 31
2. 32
3. 21
4. 50

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A: 32
Q: Which of the following languages does NOT use gender as a part of its grammar?
1. Polish
2. German
3. Danish
4. Turkish
A: Turkish
Q: Which game in the quot;Monster Hunterquot; series introduced the monster
quot;Gobulquot;?
1. Monster Hunter Freedom Unite
2. Monster Hunter Tri
3. Monster Hunter Frontier
4. Monster Hunter Generations
A: Monster Hunter Tri
Q: Which scifi cult films plot concerns aliens attempting to prevent humans from creating a
doomsday weapon?
1. The Man from Planet X
2. It Came from Outer Space
3. The Day The Earth Stood Still
4. Plan 9 from Outer Space
A: Plan 9 from Outer Space
Q: What is the largest freshwater lake by volume?
1. Lake Michigan
2. Lake Baikal
3. Lake Superior
4. Lake Huron
A: Lake Baikal
Q: What was Napoleon Bonaparte039;s name before he changed it?
1. Napoleone di Buonaparte
2. Napoleona de Buenoparte
3. Napoleatilde;o do Boaparte
4. Naapolion van Bonijpaart
A: Napoleone di Buonaparte
Q: The 039;D039; in the term quot;DMailquot; from the game quot;Steins; Gatequot; is
short for what?
1. Dev
2. Demo
3. Deep
4. DeLorean
A: DeLorean
Q: According to the lore of quot;Starboundquot;, what does the quot;Colony Deedquot; do
when it is placed down?
1. Materializes a new being at it039;s location.
2. Teleports a random person to the location.
3. Teleports somebody from somewhere on the planet it is placed.
4. Sends out an advertisement for someone to move in.
A: Sends out an advertisement for someone to move in.
Q: Who founded the Khan Academy?
1. Ben Khan
2. Adel Khan

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3. Kitt Khan
4. Sal Khan
A: Sal Khan
Q: quot;Exilequot; and quot;Revelationsquot; were the third and fourth installments of
which PC game series?
1. Doom
2. Shivers
3. Myst
4. Tropico
A: Myst
Q: Which round does a WW2 M1 Garand fire?
1. .3006
2. .308
3. 7.62
4. 7.62x51mm
A: .3006
Q: What car manufacturer gave away their patent for the seatbelt in the interest of saving
lives?
1. Renault
2. Ferrari
3. Ford
4. Volvo
A: Volvo
Q: Who is Manchester United039;s leading appearance maker?
1. Ryan Giggs
2. Eric Cantona
3. David Beckham
4. Wayne Rooney
A: Ryan Giggs
Q: Which of the following physicists did NOT work on the Manhattan project?
1. Murray GellMann
2. J. Robert Oppenheimer
3. Richard Feynman
4. John VonNeumann
A: Murray GellMann
Q: Which of these Russian cities did NOT contain a stadium that was used in the 2018
FIFA World Cup?
1. Vladivostok
2. Kaliningrad
3. RostovonDon
4. Yekaterinburg
A: Vladivostok

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