1. If you are travelling at approximately 28.000 kph,
equivalent to a speed greater than mach 25, what
would you be attempting to do
Get or stay in orbit around the earth, get into the earth's atmosphere
make the neighbours mad
travel faster than light
2. Mark Chapman became infamous for what act
trying to kill Ronald Regan
killing John Lennon
trying to shoot the Pope
3. n 1982 Britain receives a visit from a high
ranking personality that had not visited since
1531, whom
The king of France
The Pope
halley's Comet
4. British scientist Joe Farman in 1985 discovered
that something was missing , what was missing
His sandwich
Ozone(The hole in the ozone layer)
the Link
5.
What brand of cigars does Fidel Castro Smoke
Cuban
Mexican
None
6. From what specific natural product is Manila Hemp made
Poppies
coffee
Bark of the banana plant/tree
7. How many pixels are there in a standard 640x480
Video Display?
234567
307200
The number of pixels really depends on the light and heat energy going through the screen
8. Which nation is credited with the invention of the
wheelbarrow
the Irish
The Chinese
The French
9. What is the correct name for the US rights that are read during arrest?
Myrighthand (Warning)
Miranda (Warning)
Murando (Warning)
10. there are 7 "deadly" Sins name 5
greedy (avarice), lazy, jealousy, anger
Gluttony, greed (avarice), sloth, envy, wrath
Doc,Dopey, Sneezy, Grumpy, Happy,Sleepy, Bashful
11. How many legal opening moves are there in chess
20
22
2
12. What bird is the golf term for a hole played two under par
Birdy
Eagle
parrot
13. What do you call the time divisions of a polo game
Chukkers
Clapets
Puckers
14. Hockey has 11 male players, hurling has 15 male
players and lacrosse has 10 male players on
each team . How many female players are there
on a lacrosse team
12
13
14
15. Who was the first Brazilian to win at Wimbledon
Lula
Gustavo Kuerten
Maria Ester Bueno
16. David Hilton has been capped 41 times playing
rugby for Scotland. For what unusual reason was
he dropped this week from the Scottish squad
He is English
He had been banned for blatantly picking his nose on TV.
he did not like Brave Heart
17. What is believed to be the oldest board game,
originated in Mesopotamia ?
Monopoly
Chess
Backgammon
18. When Brazil recently drew nil:nil against
Colombia in a World Cup 2002 qualifying game,
it was their 39th unbeaten game against South
American opponents in official games. Which
was the last team to beat them?
france
Argentina
Bolivia
19. Freddie Mercury and Mont Serrat Caballe
performed this song together for the opening
ceremony of the olympics. In what year and in
what city?
1988, LA
1996, Atlanta
1992, Barcelona
20. In 1960 four automotive companies who had then
bases in Sao Paulo were responsible for
producing 78% of that year's national volume of
cars. Three of them were Ford, General Motors
and Volkswagen - who was the fourth?
Willy's Overland
fiat
Rover
21. Which 3 Brazilian states do not have either
shoreline or international borders.
Minas,
Minas, Goiás and Tocantins
Tocantins,
22.Just after its discovery Brazil was known as "the Land of ....what, or the Isle of .....what?
Terra de Vera Cruz, Ilha de Santa Cruz
Eutopia
Land of Rice and Beans
23. What are the true first names of Chitaozinho and Xororó
Torvel and Dean
joso and hurval
José and Durval
24.Oscar Niemeyer was one the two most important
arquitects in the construction of Brasília. Who was
the other?
Lúcio Costa
Maluf
Eiffel
25. In the colonization process of Brazil, Gold, Sugar
and Coffee played a major role. In what state was
gold first found in Brazil
Sao Paulo
Bahia
Minas Gerais
26. Together with 4 other merchant ships, the Paraná
was sunk in 1917 and played an important role in
Brazil's economic future. What did Brazil do after
the Paraná sunk
It declared war on Germany
Came off the gold standard
Had a military Coup
27. The mayor of Angra dos Reis, José Marcos Castilho, wants to stop the opening of the Nuclear
Facility Angra 2, planned for the beginning of May. For what reason.
It is going to be too noisy for the Tourists
The bad road conditions around Angra could hamper emergency evacuations in case needed
He is a member of Green Peace
28.Who is the composer of the Brazilian National Anthem?
Xuxa
Tom Jobim
Francisco Manoel da Silva (Text: Osorio Duque Estrada)
29. What does VSOP stand for
Very Special Old Pale
very soft old port
very Special old prodution
30. What shape does the cell of a honeycomb have
Diagonal
Hexagonal
comb
31. What were Willie Wonka's helpers called
Humper Bumbers
Rumfer pumper
Oompa-Loompas
32.The official name of cocoa is Theobroma Cacao. What does that translate as
Food of the gods
Heavan on Earth
Sugar delight
33. What dish is said to bring luck if eaten on the 29th
of each month?
Gnocchi
Fish
rice and beans"
34. What does the term "Macrobiotic" mean
Short Life
Long Life
Small portion
35.The tomato originally comes from what country
Peru
mexico
Cuba
36.Italy and Sicily are separated by what Strait
strait of Gibraltar
strait of hormuz
Strait of Messina
37. Where do the Netherlands and France share a border
Belgium
Mastrich
The Caribbean, St. Maarten/St. Martin
38.Who got beheaded on January the 6th, 1998 but was "put right again" after a few days
Marie Antoinette
The Little Mermaid statue in Copenhagen
John Bobbit
39. 1990 saw two mergers of separated countries.
One was the reunion of Germany. An earlier
merger was that of two separate republics into
one new nation with San'a as its capital. Which
republics merged
Mexico and USA
Irish Republic and Northern Ireland
North and South Yemen
40.In 1990 Singapore changed it's first prime
minister since it became independent in 1959.
What are the four official languages of Singapore
Chines, English, Tamil and Malay
Tamil,Hindi,English, french
Spanish, Dutch, Chinese, English
41.Into what body of water does the Rhone River flow
into?
Atlantic
North Sea
Mediterranean Sea
42.In what country did Peter Pan live
Never land
England
USA
43.In 1793 the city was officially named York. What is
it called now
New York
Toronto
Boston
44. The Mapa Mundi was made in 1507. What is so
special about it?
"Brazil was marked as a country
the World was shown as round
First time that the word America was used for that new continent
45. What was painted on Peter Fonda's motorcycle
helmet in "Easy Rider"?
Stars and stripes/American flag
Swastika
Yin and Yang
46.What was Walt Disney's first full-length feature
cartoon?
Snow white and the 7 dwarfs
Fantasia
The Lion King
47.What actor portrayed the lawyer for the Corleone
family in "The Godfather" movie?
Marlon Brando
Robert Duvall
James Caan
48.
Who was known as "The Girl with the Curl"?
Madonna
Shirley Temple
Mary Pickford
49.
What is David Bowie's real name?
David (Robert) Jones
Robert David Jones
David Smith
50.What Beatles album contained the song
"Michelle"?
Rubber Soul
Yellow submarine
A Hard Day's Night
51.What was The "Aquarian Exposition" in 1969
Moon Landing
Woodstock Festival
Charles Manson
52.What new type of water transport did Christopher
Cockerell design
The hovercraft
The Land Rover
The tank
53. If you would be using an ottoscope, what would
you probably be looking at
The kidneys
The tonsils
The eardrum
54. What is the word "Radar" an acronym of?
Radio detecting and ranging
Royal Academy of Dance
Rabid dogs around
55.To NASA's great disappointment, one of it's
biggest projects, US$ 1.5 billion, was compared
to a "nearsighted person" and could not perform
the task it was built for. What was the name of this
project, launched in April 1990
Project Mercury
The Hubble Space Telescope
The ozone layer scam
56.By what other name was the smilodon known as
A Donkey
The sabre-toothed tiger
The wooly mammoth
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