ECO502: Practice Quiz

2021-01-31

1) Who won the 2018 Academy Award for Best Leading Actor for playing the role of Freddie Mercury in

Bohemian Rhapsody?:

1) Christian Bale

2) Bradley Cooper

3) Willem Dafoe

4) Rami Malek

2) A male goat is known as what?:

1) A Macho

2) A Drone

3) A Ram

4) A Billy

3) Which film won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 2003?:

1) Lost in Translation

2) Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World

3) Mystic River

4) The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

4) Who is the Greek equivalent of the Roman god Pluto?:

1) Artemis

2) Demeter

3) Helen

4) Hades

5) Which book contains the character 'Dean Moriarty'?:

1) The Member of the Wedding

2) 1984
 3) Breakfast at Tiffany's

4) On the Road

6) Name the movie that matches the following plot summary: 'In a post-apocalyptic wasteland, a woman

rebels against a tyrannical ruler.':

1) Warrior

2) City Lights

3) Casino

4) Mad Max: Fury Road

7) Which actor has appeared in films including No Country for Old Men and Skyfall?:

1) Jason Bateman

2) Ken Jeong

3) Sean Penn

4) Javier Bardem

8) What would you call a female badger?:

1) A Worker

2) A Doe

3) A Leopardess

4) A Sow

9) Which Rhode Islander painted portraits of the first 6 presidents of the USA?:

1) Edward Mitchell Bannister

2) Hannah Robinson

3) Ralph Earl

4) Gilbert Stuart

10) What was the name of the scandal that forced President Nixon to resign?:

1) Hotelgate

2) Croneygate
 3) Corruptiongate

4) Watergate

11) In what country do people speak the Language they call Nihongo?:

1) Mongolia

2) Nigeria

3) Angola

4) Japan

12) What is the chemical silicon dioxide often used for?:

1) It is used as an ingredient in the production of glass, bricks, and ceramics.

2) It is used to relieve pain.

3) It is used to manufacture dry wall.

4) It is used as oscillators in radios, watches.

13) Who was the longest-reigning sultan of the Ottoman Empire?:

1) Osman I

2) Mehmed II

3) Murad IV

4) Suleiman I

14) Which author wrote 'A Song of Ice and Fire'?:

1) Stephen King

2) Jack Vance

3) Edgar Rice Burroughs

4) George R. R. Martin

15) Which author wrote 'The Ugly Duckling'?:

1) Beatrix Potter

2) Søren Kierkegaard

3) Oscar Wilde
 4) Hans Christian Andersen

16) Raging Bull was released in which year?:

1) 1965

2) 1970

3) 1975

4) 1980

17) Which of these languages would you find spoken in Mozambique?:

1) Swahili

2) Cantonese

3) Telugu

4) Portuguese

18) What is the French word for an overused or stereotyped phrase?:

1) Bonjour

2) Exposé

3) Passepartout

4) Cliché

19) What do people mean when type the letters 'IDK' in a message on the internet?:

1) Internet Did Kill

2) I'm Definitely King

3) I Didn't Kill

4) I Don't Know

20) The painting "The Triumph of Galatea" by Raphael is a part of which art movement?:

1) Baroque

2) Impressionism

3) Mannerism

4) High Renaissance
21) Which country does one associate with 'Kasutera'?:

1) India

2) Italy

3) Brazil

4) Japan

22) What is the name of the pastime that involves digging into one's family history and tracing its roots?:

1) Archeology

2) History

3) Anthropology

4) Genealogy

23) The country of Liechtenstein is on which continent?:

1) South America

2) Oceania

3) Asia

4) Europe

24) With which sport is Jesse Owens associated?:

1) Volleyball

2) Cricket

3) Cycling

4) Athletics

25) Which Stevie Wonder Hit Featured In The Movie “The Woman In Red”?:

1) I Wish

2) Sir Duke

3) Superstitious

4) I Just Called To Say I Love You

26) What is Biometeorology the study of?:

 1) Unidentified flying objects

2) Skin

3) Male health and disease

4) The effects of atmospheric conditions on living organisms

27) Which author wrote 'Ozymandias'?:

1) H. Rider Haggard

2) Charles Darwin

3) Agatha Christie

4) Percy Bysshe Shelley

28) Which word is defined as 'somebody who walks in front of you through a crowd'?:

1) Firman

2) Salopettes

3) Donkey Engine

4) Whiffler

29) For what is Ethylene glycol frequently used in automobiles?:

1) Brake fluid

2) Engine oil

3) Windscreen washing fluid

4) Anti-freeze

30) When referring to an ecosystem, what word is often paired with "Flora" to refer to the animals?:

1) Mammalia

2) Carnivora

3) Aquatica

4) Fauna