ASTR279 Exoplanet Discovery Paper Winter 2021 8

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1.

The two atomic bombs dropped on Japan by the United States in August 1945 were
named 039;Little Man039; and 039;Fat Boy039;.
a. !False
b. True

2. What was the name of the spy ring that helped the United States win the
Revolutionary War?
a. !Culper Ring
b. Unnamed
c. New York Spy Ring
d. Washington039;s Spies

3. When did Jamaica recieve its independence from England?


a. !1962
b. 1492
c. 1963
d. 1987

4. Sargon II, a king of the NeoAssyrian Empire, was a direct descendant of Sargon
of Akkad.
a. True
b. !False

5. List the following Iranic empires in chronological order:


a. Achaemenid, Median, Parthian, Sassanid
b. !Median, Achaemenid, Parthian, Sassanid
c. Median, Achaemenid, Sassanid, Parthian
d. Achaemenid, Median, Sassanid, Parthian

6. Who was the Prime Minister of Japan when Japan declared war on the US?
a. Isoroku Yamamoto
b. !Hideki Tojo
c. Michinomiya Hirohito
d. Fumimaro Konoe

7. Which WWII tank ace is credited with having destroyed the most tanks?
a. !Kurt Knispel
b. Michael Wittmann
c. Otto Carius
d. Walter Kniep

8. When did the United States formally declare war on Japan, entering World War II?
a. June 6, 1944
b. !December 8, 1941
c. September 1, 1939
d. June 22, 1941

9. In World War ll, Great Britian used inflatable tanks on the ports of Great
Britain to divert Hitler away from NormandyDday landing.
a. False
b. !True
10. Which country gifted the Statue of Liberty to the United States of America?
a. England
b. !France
c. Germany
d. Spain

11. After the 1516 Battle of Marj Dabiq, the Ottoman Empire took control of
Jerusalem from which sultanate?
a. Ayyubid
b. Ummayyad
c. !Mamluk
d. Seljuq

12. What country joined the EU in 2013?


a. Turkey
b. Bulgaria
c. Slovenia
d. !Croatia

1. Which Italian city is home of the car manufacturer 039;Fiat039;?


a. Modena
b. Maranello
c. !Turin
d. Rome

2. What country is the Hussarya supercar, made by the car manufacturer


quot;Arrineraquot;, assembled in?
a. Italy
b. Sweden
c. !Poland
d. China

3. Complete the following analogy: Audi is to Volkswagen as Infiniti is to ?


a. Honda
b. Subaru
c. !Nissan
d. Hyundai

4. Jaguar Cars was previously owned by which car manfacturer?


a. Chrysler
b. !Ford
c. General Motors
d. Fiat

5. What UK Train does NOT go over 125MPH?


a. Javelin
b. Pendolino
c. Class 43
d. !Sprinter

6. Which of these is NOT a car model produced by Malaysian car manufacturer Proton?
a. Saga
b. Inspira
c. !Kelisa
d. Perdana

7. Which Variable Valve Timing technology is used by BMW?


a. MultiAir
b. VVEL
c. !VANOS
d. VVTiw

8. The General Motors EV1 was the first streetlegal production electric vehicle.
a. !False
b. True

9. Which one of the following is not made by Ford?


a. Fusion
b. !Camry
c. Model A
d. F150

10. Which of these cars is NOT considered one of the 5 Modern Supercars by Ferrari?
a. 288 GTO
b. F40
c. !Testarossa
d. Enzo Ferrari

11. What is the fastest road legal car in the world?


a. !Koenigsegg Agera RS
b. Hennessy Venom GT
c. Pagani Huayra BC
d. Bugatti Veyron Super Sport

1. What is the title of The Allman Brothers Band instrumental used as the theme to
the BBC motoring show, 039;Top Gear039;?
a. Angela
b. Sandra
c. Erica
d. !Jessica

2. Which of these characters in quot;Stranger Thingsquot; has the power of


Telekinesis?
a. Karen
b. Mike
c. Lucas
d. !Eleven
3. In the show quot;Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagannquot; what is the name of the
character who force everyone to live underground?
a. Kingloname
b. !Lordgenome
c. King Loname
d. Lord Genome

4. What is the name of the quot;Flashquot; and quot;Arrowquot; spinoff featuring a


team of characters that have appeared on both shows?
a. !Legends of Tomorrow
b. The Justice Society of America
c. The Justice Society
d. Heroes of Tomorrow

5. What is the Klingon039;s afterlife called?


a. !Stovokor
b. Karon039;gahk
c. Valhalla
d. New Jersey

6. What is the name of the main antagonists in Battlestar Galactica?


a. The Federation
b. The Collective
c. The Rebels
d. !The Cylons

7. What NBC sitcom once saw two of its characters try to pitch NBC on a sitcom
about nothing?
a. !Seinfeld
b. Friends
c. Frasier
d. Becker

8. In which state of America was the Fresh Prince of BelAir born and raised in?
a. New Jersey
b. Florida
c. California
d. !Pennsylvania

9. Which of these Nickelodeon game shows aired first?


a. Nickelodeon Guts
b. Nick Arcade
c. Finders Keepers
d. !Double Dare

10. What is the name of the inspector in the series quot;On the Busesquot;?
a. Naily
b. Harper
c. Gally
d. !Blakey

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