CHE686: Midterm Exam

2018-06-17

1) With which sport is Lionel Messi associated?:

1) Track and field

2) Badminton

3) Boxing

4) Football

2) Where would you find the city of Algiers?:

1) Cameroon

2) Democratic Republic of the Congo

3) Senegal

4) Algeria

3) Name the movie that matches the following plot summary: 'A woman works with a hardened boxing

trainer to become a professional.':

1) Lawrence of Arabia

2) Vertigo

3) Monsters, Inc.

4) Million Dollar Baby

4) Which people were led by Genghis Khan?:

1) The Huns

2) The Parthians

3) The Greeks

4) The Mongols

5) With Which Sport Would You Associate A Lonsdale Belt?:

1) Karate

2) Kickboxing

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 3) Judo

4) Boxing

6) Who was the ruler of the Principality of Monaco who married actress Grace Kelly in 1956?:

1) Prince Monét

2) Prince Javier

3) Prince Louis

4) Prince Ranier

7) Which book contains the character 'Alden Pyle'?:

1) The Swimmer

2) Tinker

3) The World According to Garp

4) The Quiet American

8) Name the movie that matches the following plot summary: 'Prisoners of war plan to escape from a

German camp during World War II.':

1) La Haine

2) Kill Bill: Vol. 1

3) There Will Be Blood

4) The Great Escape

9) What is Paleontology the study of?:

1) the kidneys and their diseases, a branch of medicine

2) enzymes

3) ants

4) fossils of ancient life

10) What is the approximate age of the universe?:

1) 13.8 quadrillion years

2) 13.8 million years

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 3) 13.8 thousand years

4) 13.8 billion years

11) Which is the only sea below sea level?:

1) Red Sea

2) Black Sea

3) Baltic Sea

4) Dead Sea

12) Which of the following describes Edward Jenner?:

1) Scientist who discovered The Theory of Relativity.

2) Composer and organist.

3) Italian explorer who landed in America.

4) Developed the world's first vaccine (for smallpox).

13) Which English rock band released the song 'Angie'?:

1) McFly

2) Delirious?

3) Depeche Mode

4) The Rolling Stones

14) Which dessert was created in honour of a famous ballet dancer?:

1) Peach Melba

2) Eton Mess

3) Creme Brulee

4) Pavlova 

15) What kind of government dominated most of Europe during the 17th century?:

1) Democracy

2) Constitutional Monarchy

3) Parliamentary Democracy

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 4) Absolute Monarchy

16) What is Glaciology the study of?:

1) the atmosphere

2) animals

3) cetaceans - whales, dolphins, and porpoise

4) glaciers

17) What nursery rhyme includes a dish and a spoon running away together?:

1) Humpty Dumpty

2) Mary Had a Little Lamb

3) Baa Baa Black Sheep

4) Hey Diddle Diddle

18) Which of these countries borders Kuwait?:

1) Bahrain

2) Qatar

3) Iran

4) Iraq

19) What is a baby monkey known as?:

1) A Pup

2) A Bunny

3) A Piglet

4) An Infant

20) What is the capital city of Rwanda?:

1) Kuala Lumpur

2) Bishkek

3) Ljubljana

4) Kigali

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21) In Formula One what does it mean when they are waving a black flag?:

1) The Race Has Been Won

2) A Driver Has Died

3) The Fastest Lap Has Been Set

4) A Driver Has Been Disqualified

22) Which actor played the role of Inspector Jacques Clouseau in The Pink Panther?:

1) Daniel Day-Lewis

2) Marlon Brando

3) Robert Duvall

4) Peter Sellers

23) Which author wrote 'The Phantom of the Opera'?:

1) Victor Hugo

2) Alphonse Daudet

3) François-René de Chateaubriand

4) Gaston Leroux

24) Which actor played the role of Gordon Gekko in Wall Street?:

1) Al Pacino

2) Daniel Day-Lewis

3) Mike Myers

4) Michael Douglas

25) What Is The Largest Species Of Penguin?:

1) King

2) Gentoo

3) Adelie

4) Emperor

26) Which country's flag fits the description of 'Five equal horizontal bands of red alternating with white. A

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 blue triangle on the left containing a white star.'?:

1) Sweden

2) Sri Lanka

3) Iceland

4) Puerto Rico

27) Which author wrote 'The Amber Spyglass'?:

1) J. R. R. Tolkien

2) Christopher Tolkien

3) Neil Gaiman

4) Philip Pullman

28) Which American music duo released the song 'Cecilia'?:

1) MercyMe

2) Three 6 Mafia

3) The Velvet Underground

4) Simon & Garfunkel

29) Which book contains the character 'Aureliano Buendia'?:

1) The Sound and the Fury

2) Under the Volcano

3) The English Patient

4) One Hundred Years of Solitude

30) What is Islamology the study of?:

1) waves or wave motions

2) algae

3) the nature and origins of knowledge

4) the Islam

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