Geography
/ 10
Which city in Jordan has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1985?
2Petra
1Nineveh
Good Answer!
Petra is a Nabataean city located in the south of present-day Jordan. It has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1985
Wrong Answer!
Petra is a Nabataean city located in the south of present-day Jordan. It has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1985
Geography
/ 10
What is the capital of Poland?
2Warsaw
1Kyiv
Good Answer!
Warsaw has been the capital of Poland since 1596 and since 1999 the capital of the Mazowieckie voivodship. It is situated on the Vistula River, about 320 km from the Baltic Sea and the Carpathians.
Wrong Answer!
Warsaw has been the capital of Poland since 1596 and since 1999 the capital of the Mazowieckie voivodship. It is situated on the Vistula River, about 320 km from the Baltic Sea and the Carpathians.
Literature
/ 10
What is the name of the main character in Mary Shelley's novel, Frankenstein or the Modern Prometheus?
2Victor Frankenstein
1Alphonse Frankenstein
Good Answer!
Frankenstein or the Modern Prometheus is an epistolary novel published by Mary Shelley in 1818. It relates the creation then the abandonment by Victor Frankenstein, of a living being assembled with parts of dead flesh.
Wrong Answer!
Frankenstein or the Modern Prometheus is an epistolary novel published by Mary Shelley in 1818. It relates the creation then the abandonment by Victor Frankenstein, of a living being assembled with parts of dead flesh.
History
/ 10
Which political regime was overthrown in the Russian Revolution of 1917?
2Tsarist regime
1Communist regime
Good Answer!
The Russian revolution is the set of events that led in February 1917 to the spontaneous overthrow of the Tsarist regime in Russia, then in October of the same year to the seizure of power by the Bolsheviks and the installation of a Leninist ("communist") regime.
Wrong Answer!
The Russian revolution is the set of events that led in February 1917 to the spontaneous overthrow of the Tsarist regime in Russia, then in October of the same year to the seizure of power by the Bolsheviks and the installation of a Leninist ("communist") regime.
Arts
/ 10
With Georges Braque, which artistic movement is Pablo Picasso the founder?
1Cubism
2Surrealism
Good Answer!
Pablo Picasso is considered the founder of Cubism with Georges Braque and a companion art of surrealism.
Wrong Answer!
Pablo Picasso is considered the founder of Cubism with Georges Braque and a companion art of surrealism.
History
/ 10
What is the name of Franklin Roosevelt's interventionist policy to fight the Great Depression in the United States?
1New Deal
2Social Security Act
Good Answer!
The New Deal is the name given by US President Franklin Delano Roosevelt to his interventionist policy put in place to fight the effects of the Great Depression in the United States. This program took place between 1933 and 1938.
Wrong Answer!
The New Deal is the name given by US President Franklin Delano Roosevelt to his interventionist policy put in place to fight the effects of the Great Depression in the United States. This program took place between 1933 and 1938.
Geography
/ 10
In which region of Europe is Germany located?
1Central Europe
2Eastern Europe
Nature
/ 10
In which polar region can tabular icebergs be observed?
2Antarctic
1Arctic
Sciences
/ 10
How many astronauts in the Apollo space program have walked on the moon?
212
19
Good Answer!
Twelve astronauts walked on the Moon, all Americans (as part of the Apollo program from July 1969 to December 1972).
Wrong Answer!
Twelve astronauts walked on the Moon, all Americans (as part of the Apollo program from July 1969 to December 1972).
History
/ 10
During the Civil War who are the opponents of the United States of America?
1The Confederate States of America
2Slavers
Good Answer!
The American Civil War was a civil war between 1861 and 1865 between the United States of America and the Confederate States of America.
Wrong Answer!
The American Civil War was a civil war between 1861 and 1865 between the United States of America and the Confederate States of America.
