1) Which country does the sport of pelota come from? a) Ireland b) Brazil c) Spain d) The USA 2) Which Tasmanian marsupial is known for its fiery temper? a) The koala b) the Tasmanian devil c) The Tasmanian tiger d) the wombat 3) Which Ukrainian town suffered an infamous nuclear disaster in 1986? a) Chernobyl b) Kiev c) Kharkiv d) Odessa 4) What is an irrational fear of spiders called? a) claustrophobia b) Arachnaphobia c) Agoraphobia d) glossophobia 5) Name the Chinese writer, born in 551 BC, known for preaching high moral standards. a) Lao Tse b) Mao Tse Tung c) Confusius d) Chang Kai Chek 6) Which London square is famous—or infamous—for its pigeon population? a) Hyde park b) Trafalgar square c) Bristol square d) Luton square 7) Name the French novelist and poet, born in 1802, who was exiled to Jersey and who wrote about a hunchback. a) Montesqieu b) Marcel Proust c) Voltaire d) Victor Hugo 8) I have a cake and a table named after me, and I'm used all around the world. What am I? a) carrot b) coffee c) tea d) chocolate 9) Name the Corsican who captured Toulon and who sold Louisiana to America. a) Napoleon Bonaparte b) Charles de Gaule c) François Mitterand d) Georges Clemenceau 10) I'm called thick when close to the ground, but people smile when I'm high. What am I? a) a bird b) a cloud c) fog d) wind 11) From which country did Christopher Columbus set sail in 1492 on the voyage during which he discovered the West Indies? a) England b) Portugal c) Spain d) The Netherlands 12) Who was the first black president of the United States? a) Martin Luther King b) Malcolm X c) Denzel Washington d) Barack Obama 13) In which year did India get independence? a) 1947 b) 1974 c) 1950 d) 2001 14) Which planet has the most rings? a) Jupiter b) Saturn c) Mars d) Neptune 15) Where is the deepest lake in the world? a) Lake Baikal b) The Aral sea c) the Leman lake d) Lake Ontario 16) Which is the smallest country in the world? a) San Marino b) Luxemburg c) The Vatican d) Monaco 17) What is the name of Mickey Mouse’s long-term sweetheart? a) Minnie b) Milla c) Rosa d) Sweety 18) In what year was the first football World Cup held? a) 1932 b) 1930 c) 1948 d) 1952 19) What is the largest mammal in the world? a) The elephant b) the white shark c) the blue whale d) the octopus 20) What is the primary diet of a koala? a) Eucalyptus bark b) eucalyptus leaves c) hazelnuts d) grass 21) Who was the British Prime Minister during World War II? a) George Harrison b) Woodrow Wilson c) Winston Churchil d) Margaret Thatcher 22) Which American civil rights leader delivered the 'I Have a Dream' speech? a) Malcolm X b) Denzel Washinton c) Bruce Springsteen d) Martin Luther King 23) Who is the founder of Microsoft? a) Bill Gates b) Mark Zuckerberg c) Elon Musk d) Steve Jobs 24) Who is the author of '1984'? a) Karl Marx b) George Orwell c) JK Rowling d) Bill Mahers 25) What planet is known as the Red Planet? a) Venus b) Mercury c) Mars d) Jupiter 26) Who developed the theory of evolution? a) Charles Darwin b) Dwight Eisenhower c) Marie Curie d) Carl Newton 27) What sport is Michael Phelps known for? a) Triathlon b) Curling c) Marathon d) Swimming 28) In the C-Suite, the CEO is the Chief Executive Officer, the COO is the Chief Operating Officer, and the CFO is the Chief ______ Officer. a) freight b) furious c) financial d) foreign 29) What do you call the legal tender (official money) of a country? a) liquidity b) currency c) cash d) banknote 30) In which season would you need to visit Japan to view the Cherry Blossoms? a) spring b) summer c) winter d) autumn

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