ECO502: Worksheet

2022-06-25

1) Which Of The Worlds Continents Has The Highest Population?:

1) North America

2) Europe

3) Africa

4) Asia

2) What is the second part of the title of the Sophocles play about the king of Thebes?:

1) Max

2) Leo

3) Bob

4) Rex

3) Which of the following describes Aristotle?:

1) Ottoman Emperor.

2) Roman General.

3) Spiritual teacher and central figure of Christianity.

4) Greek philosopher

4) Which of these cities is in Australia?:

1) Queenstown

2) Auckland

3) Wellington

4) Melbourne

5) In "Romeo and Juliet", who said "I have a faint cold, fear thrills through my veins"?:

1) Romeo

2) Mercutio

3) Tybalt
 4) Juliet

6) Which of these countries borders Somalia?:

1) Yemen

2) Eritrea

3) Seychelles

4) Kenya

7) Which book contains the character 'Santiago'?:

1) The Remains of the Day

2) Their Eyes Were Watching God

3) The Color Purple

4) The Old Man and the Sea

8) With which sport is Haile Gebreselassie associated?:

1) Motor racing

2) Tennis

3) Figure skating

4) Athletics

9) What engineering achievement made it much easier to sail between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans?:

1) The Golden Gate Bridge

2) The Bay Bridge

3) The Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta

4) The Panama Canal

10) Who was the first US vice president to assume the presidency upon the death of a president?:

1) Martin Van Buren

2) Franklin D. Roosevelt

3) Calvin Coolidge

4) John Tyler
11) Which of these drinks originates from France?:

1) Whisky

2) Mastika

3) Caesar

4) Pastis

12) Where did the real St. Nicholas live?:

1) Russia

2) Spain

3) Denmark

4) Turkey

13) What type of flared pants were popular during the era of disco music?:

1) Cargo pants

2) Three-quarter lengths

3) Trumpet pants

4) Bell-bottoms

14) Which of these Latin phrases means 'Wisdom is power'?:

1) Hodie mihi, cras tibi

2) Ego te provoco

3) Melita, domi adsum

4) Sapientia potentia est

15) What Is The Name Of The Player In Baseball Who Is Positioned Behind The Home Plate:

1) Pitcher

2) Guard

3) Steer

4) Catcher

16) Which of these is a percussion instrument?:

 1) Lute

2) Ocarina

3) Saxophone

4) Bongo

17) Which country hosted the 1962 FIFA World Cup?:

1) Brazil

2) France

3) Argentina

4) Chile

18) Which author of "Candide" said, "The secret of being a bore is to tell everything"?:

1) Rousseau

2) Hugo

3) Flaubert

4) Voltaire

19) Which of these is an American Football team based in New York?:

1) New York Predators

2) New York Raiders

3) New York Lions

4) New York Giants

20) What is Molinology the study of?:

1) Plant communities

2) Massage

3) The earth's atmosphere

4) Windmills and similar devices

21) Nur-Sultan is the capital city of which country?:

1) Iraq
 2) Cabo Verde

3) Brunei

4) Kazakhstan

22) What did the Karate Kid use to catch a fly?:

1) Sticky tape

2) His fingers

3) A shotglass

4) Chopsticks

23) Which director directed The Dark Knight?:

1) Steven Spielberg

2) Woody Allen

3) Martin Scorsese

4) Christopher Nolan

24) Which film won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 1965?:

1) Darling

2) Doctor Zhivago

3) Ship of Fools

4) The Sound of Music

25) What television show follows host Bear Grylls as he survives in harsh environments in different parts

of the world?:

1) Survivor

2) The Amazing Race

3) Naked and Afraid

4) Man vs. Wild

26) Which of these quotes is from the film 'Captain America: Civil War'?:

1) "There's no crying in baseball!"

 2) "If you build it, he will come."

3) "Toga! Toga!"

4) "I could do this all day"

27) With which sport is Roger Federer associated?:

1) Badminton

2) Swimming

3) Cycling

4) Tennis

28) What is Zoopathology the study of?:

1) a synonym of Pulmonology

2) cells

3) the climate

4) animal diseases

29) Who directed the 1946 classic 'It's A Wonderful Life'?:

1) Orson Welles

2) John Ford

3) Howard Hawks

4) Frank Capra

30) What does the abbreviation A.B.V. Stand for in alcoholic drinks?:

1) Alcohol Bucahol Variance

2) Alcoholic Barrier Vitality

3) Alcoholic Barometric Vice

4) Alcohol By Volume