ENGL: Questions

Question 1:
Category: History
Type: multiple
Difficulty: Hard
In the year 1900, what were the most popular first names given to boy and girl babies born
in the United States??
a. !John and Mary
b. George and Anne
c. Joseph and Catherine
d. William and Elizabeth
Question 2:
Category: History
Type: multiple
Difficulty: Hard
List the following Iranic empires in chronological order:?
a. Achaemenid, Median, Parthian, Sassanid
b. !Median, Achaemenid, Parthian, Sassanid
c. Achaemenid, Median, Sassanid, Parthian
d. Median, Achaemenid, Sassanid, Parthian
Question 3:
Category: Entertainment: Music
Type: multiple
Difficulty: Hard
Which band is the longest active band in the world with no breaks or lineup changes??
a. Rush
b. Radiohead
c. Rolling Stones
d. !U2
Question 4:
Category: History
Type: multiple
Difficulty: Hard
The Battle of Hastings was fought in which year??
a. !1066
b. 1204
c. 911
d. 1420
Question 5:
Category: Entertainment: Music
Type: multiple
Difficulty: Hard
In the Panic! At the Disco039;s song quot;Nothern Downpourquot;, which lyric follows
039;I know the world039;s a broken bone039;.?
a. quot;So sing your song until you039;re homequot;
b. quot;So start a fire in their cold stonequot;
c. !quot;So melt your headaches call it homequot;
d. quot;So let them know they039;re on their ownquot;

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Question 6:
Category: Entertainment: Film
Type: multiple
Difficulty: Hard
Which actors made up the trio in quot;The Good, the Bad, and the Uglyquot;? ?
a. Yul Brynner, Steve McQueen, and Charles Bronson
b. Aldo Giuffregrave;, Mario Brega, and Luigi Pistilli
c. Sergio Leone, Ennio Morricone, and Tonino Delli Colli
d. !Clint Eastwood, Eli Wallach, and Lee Van Cleef
Question 7:
Category: Entertainment: Japanese Anime Manga
Type: multiple
Difficulty: Hard
Which studio animated Afro Samurai??
a. !Gonzo
b. Production I.G
c. xebec
d. Kyoto Animation
Question 8:
Category: Entertainment: Books
Type: multiple
Difficulty: Hard
In which classic novel is there a character named Homer Simpson??
a. A Separate Peace
b. !The Day of the Locust
c. Of Mice and Men
d. Catch22
Question 9:
Category: Science Nature
Type: multiple
Difficulty: Hard
Which of the following elements is typically used in the doping of the semiconductor
silicon??
a. Oxygen
b. Carbon
c. !Boron
d. Iron
Question 10:
Category: Entertainment: Comics
Type: multiple
Difficulty: Hard
What are the Three Virtues of Bionicle??
a. Work, Play, Live
b. Build, Play, Change
c. !Unity, Duty, Destiny
d. Forge, Build, Fight
Question 1:
Category: Mythology
Type: multiple

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Difficulty: Hard
Talos, the mythical giant bronze man, was the protector of which island??
a. Cyprus
b. !Crete
c. Sicily
d. Sardinia
Question 2:
Category: Entertainment: Video Games
Type: multiple
Difficulty: Hard
Which of the following commercial vehicles from Grand Theft Auto IV did NOT reappear in
Grand Theft Auto V??
a. Pony
b. Benson
c. !Steed
d. Mule
Question 3:
Category: Entertainment: Video Games
Type: multiple
Difficulty: Hard
In the game Nuclear Throne, what organization chases the player character throughout the
game??
a. The Fishmen
b. The Bandits
c. The Y.V.G.G
d. !The I.D.P.D
Question 4:
Category: General Knowledge
Type: multiple
Difficulty: Hard
Which of the following languages does NOT use gender as a part of its grammar??
a. Danish
b. German
c. Polish
d. !Turkish
Question 5:
Category: Geography
Type: multiple
Difficulty: Hard
What city is known as the Rose Capital of the World??
a. Miami, Florida
b. !Tyler, Texas
c. San Diego, California
d. Anaheim, California
Question 6:
Category: Geography
Type: multiple
Difficulty: Hard
What is Canada039;s largest island??

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a. Newfoundland
b. !Baffin Island
c. Prince Edward Island
d. Vancouver Island
Question 7:
Category: Vehicles
Type: multiple
Difficulty: Hard
In 2014, over 6 million General Motors vehicles were recalled due to what critical flaw??
a. !Faulty ignition switch
b. Faulty brake pads
c. Malfunctioning gas pedal
d. Breaking fuel lines
Question 8:
Category: Entertainment: Video Games
Type: multiple
Difficulty: Hard
quot;Gimmick!quot; is a Japanese Famicom game that uses a sound chip expansion in the
cartridge. What is it called??
a. !FME7
b. VRC6
c. MMC5
d. VRC7
Question 9:
Category: Entertainment: Video Games
Type: multiple
Difficulty: Hard
Which one of these is NOT an official map in CounterStrike: Global Offensive??
a. decanals
b. demilitia
c. !deseason
d. desugarcane
Question 10:
Category: Geography
Type: multiple
Difficulty: Hard
The Maluku islands informally known as the Spice Islands belong to which country??
a. Chile
b. Fiji
c. New Zealand
d. !Indonesia
Question 1:
Category: Vehicles
Type: multiple
Difficulty: Hard
The difference between the lengths of a Boeing 777300ER and an Airbus A3501000 is
closest to:?
a. 1m
b. 10m

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c. !0.1m
d. 100m
Question 2:
Category: Entertainment: Video Games
Type: multiple
Difficulty: Hard
In the original quot;Super Mario Bros.quot;, what is the acceleration of Mario if he was in
free fall??
a. 110 ms2
b. !91.28 ms2
c. 4.4 ms2
d. 9.42 ms2
Question 3:
Category: Entertainment: Music
Type: multiple
Difficulty: Hard
Who won the 1989 Drum Corps International championships??
a. !Santa Clara Vanguard
b. The Academy
c. The Bluecoats
d. Blue Devils
Question 4:
Category: Science Nature
Type: multiple
Difficulty: Hard
Which is not a type of neuron??
a. !Perceptual Neuron
b. Interneuron
c. Motor Neuron
d. Sensory Neuron
Question 5:
Category: History
Type: multiple
Difficulty: Hard
The Second Boer War in 1899 was fought where??
a. Bulgaria
b. Nepal
c. Argentina
d. !South Africa
Question 6:
Category: History
Type: multiple
Difficulty: Hard
What was the code name for the Allied invasion of Southern France on August 15th,
1944??
a. Operation Market Garden
b. !Operation Dragoon
c. Operation Overlord
d. Operation Torch

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Question 7:
Category: Entertainment: Video Games
Type: multiple
Difficulty: Hard
How many voice channels does the Nintendo Entertainment System support natively??
a. 4
b. !5
c. 3
d. 6
Question 8:
Category: Entertainment: Video Games
Type: multiple
Difficulty: Hard
Which of these characters from Final Fantasy VIII primarily spoke in one word
sentences??
a. !Fujin
b. Raijin
c. Seifer
d. Zell
Question 9:
Category: History
Type: multiple
Difficulty: Hard
Which of the following Physicists aided Nazi Germany in their production of a nuclear
weapon??
a. Albert Einstein
b. Max Planck
c. !Werner Heisenberg
d. John von Neumann
Question 10:
Category: Entertainment: Video Games
Type: multiple
Difficulty: Hard
Which retro video game was released first??
a. Galaga
b. !Space Invaders
c. PacMan
d. Asteroids

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