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Quiz- Knowledge is power

Concurs de cultura generala
1. Din ce drama provine monologul : A fi sau a nu fi..?
a. Faust b. Trei surori c. Tesatorul d. Hamlet
2. Cum se numeste celebra Universitate din Paris ?
a.Adelaide b. Oxford c. Sorbona d. Universite Laval
3. Ce munti separa Spania de Franta ?
a. Alpi b. Pirinei c. Ceveni d. Vosgi
4. Unde a fost inventata in jurul anului 105 d. Hr. hartia ?
a. Egipt b. China c. Persia d. Pergam
5. Cine a inventat in 1642, barometrul ?
a. Blaise Pascal b. Nikola Tesla c. E. Toricelli d. Ch. de Coulomb
6. Care este cea mai mare planeta a sistemului nostru solar ?
a. Neptun b. Saturn c. Jupiter d. Marte
7. Cum se numesc descendentii colonistilor francezi din SUA?
a. batavi b. armagnaci c. cajuni d. gali
8. Cine a stabilit in 1683 legea gravitatiei ?
a. B. Pascal b. I. Newton c. G. Leibnitz d. C. Huygens
9. Cine a intemeiat orasul indian Calcutta ?
a. maratii b.britanicii c.olandezii d. francezii
10. Cum se numesc locuitorii bastinasi ai Australiei ?
a. maori b. aborigeni c. polinezieni d. iacuti
11. Ce este un troglodit ?
a. dinozaur b. om de pestera c. eschimos d. fosila pietrificata
12. In ce domeniu artistic a creat Edward Grieg ?
a. sculptura b. muzica c. grafica d. dramaturgie
13. Cine a intemeita in 1718 orasul New Orleans ?
a. englezii b. francezii c. spaniolii d. olandezii
14. Ce inseamna cuvantul japonez Kamikaze ?
a. vant divin b. flux c. taifun d. cometa
15. Ce este un tabu ?
a. lucru intangibil b. simbol hindus c. talisman d. ttem
16. Cine a scris romanul Lupul de mare ?
a. Karl May b. J. Conrad c. Jack London d. J.F. Cooper
17. Ce calitate remarcabila avea Adonis, tanarul din mitologie ?
a. putere b. frumusete c.darul profetiei d.inteligenta
18. . Cum se numeste o poveste scurta cu o intorsatura comica ?
a. short story b. anecdota c. nuvela d. fabula
19. Ce savant a studiat reflexul conditionat la caini ?
a. I.Pavlov b. K.Lorenz c. B.Skinner d. C.Jung
20. Unde a calatorit venetianul Marco Polo ?
a. China b. America c. Africa d. Rusia
21. Loch Ness is a famous ..
a. food b. animal c. town d. lake e. person
22. In what legendary place was found king Arthurs court ?
a. Camelot b. El Dorado c. Colchida d. Atlantida
25. Where can you find Ayers Rock ?
a. Antarctica b. SUA c. Australia d. Noua Zeelanda
26. What is Carnegie Hall ?
a. opera b. musical theatre c. concert hall d. casino
27. How is the Greek goddess of victory called ?
a. Galateea b. Nike c. Leto d. Eris
28. Who wrote Gullivers Travels in 1726 ?
a. D. Defoe b. J. Swift c. A. Pope d. L. Sterne
29. Odd one out:
a. villa b. bungalow c. flat d. warehouse e. cottage
30. The capital of Scotland is :
a. Glasgow b. London c. Liverpool d. Edinburgh
31. What fabulous story wrote Lewis Caroll (1832-1898) ?
a. Harry Potter b. the Jungle Book c. Alice in the Wonderland d. Lord of the Rings
32. Where is Hadrians Wall ?
a. Germany b. Italy c. Great Britain d. Romania
33. How many stripes are on the American flag ?
a. 13 b. 10 c. 15 d. 20

34. The Union Jack is :

a. a state b. an area c. a flag d. a sculpture e. a film
35. A foot has five.
a. fingers b. toes c. teeth d. hips e. eyes
36. What word can precede all these: coat, drop, check, bow, fall ?
a. snow b. cotton c. wind d. water e. rain
37. What letter of the alphabet is an insect ?
a. D b. E c. C d. B e. K
38. If something comes out of the blue it is:.
a. airborne b. instant c. depressing d. unexpected
39. Ra is the ancient sun god of .
a. the Greeks b. the Romans c. the Incas d. the Egyptians

40. The Big Apple is the popular name for

a. Philadelphia b. New York City c. San Francisco d. Chicago