HIST208 Lec Notes 4

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Q: Talos, the mythical giant bronze man, was the protector of which island?
1. Cyprus
2. Crete
3. Sardinia
4. Sicily
A: Crete
Q: Which Elton John hit starts with the line quot;When are you gonna come downquot;?
1. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
2. Bennie and the Jets
3. Rocket Man
4. Crocodile Rock
A: Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
Q: Which one of these rulers did not belong to the Habsburg dynasty?
1. Philip V
2. Philip II
3. Charles V
4. Francis Joseph
A: Philip V
Q: Who wrote the lyrics for Leonard Bernstein039;s 1957 Brodway musical West Side
Story?
1. Himself
2. Oscar Hammerstein
3. Stephen Sondheim
4. Richard Rodgers
A: Stephen Sondheim
Q: What is centralism?
1. Remaining politically neutral.
2. Conforming to one single common political agenda.
3. The grey area in the spectrum of political left and right.
4. Concentration of power and authority in a central organization.
A: Concentration of power and authority in a central organization.
Q: Which card is on the cover of the Beta rulebook of quot;Magic: The Gatheringquot;?
1. Elvish Archers
2. Rock Hydra
3. Island
4. Bog Wraith
A: Bog Wraith
Q: Which of these is not a layer in the OSI model for data communications?
1. Physical Layer
2. Connection Layer
3. Transport Layer
4. Application Layer
A: Connection Layer
Q: Which of these is NOT a real tectonic plate?
1. Eurasian Plate
2. Atlantic Plate
3. North American Plate
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4. Nazca Plate
A: Atlantic Plate
Q: Which is not a country in Africa?
1. Senegal
2. Liberia
3. Somalia
4. Guyana
A: Guyana
Q: Which pulp hero made appearances in Hellboy and BPRD comics before getting his
own spinoff?
1. Roger the Homunculus
2. The Wendigo
3. Lobster Johnson
4. The Spider
A: Lobster Johnson
Q: In which city, is the Big Nickel located in Canada?
1. Sudbury, Ontario
2. Calgary, Alberta
3. Victoria, British Columbia
4. Halifax, Nova Scotia
A: Sudbury, Ontario
Q: What town was quot;Springfieldquot; from quot;The Simpsonsquot; originally named
after?
1. Springfield, Illinois
2. Springfield, Missouri
3. Springfield, Massachusetts
4. Springfield, Oregon
A: Springfield, Oregon
Q: What is the scientific name of the cheetah?
1. Acinonyx jubatus
2. Panthera onca
3. Felis catus
4. Lynx rufus
A: Acinonyx jubatus
Q: Botanically speaking, which of these fruits is NOT a berry?
1. Concord Grape
2. Blueberry
3. Banana
4. Strawberry
A: Strawberry
Q: The heavy metal band Black Sabbath hail from which English city?
1. London
2. Birmingham
3. NewcastleUponTyne
4. Manchester
A: Birmingham
Q: Coulrophobia is the irrational fear of what?
1. Tunnels
2. Needles
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3. Clowns
4. Cemeteries
A: Clowns
Q: What was the UK quot;Who Wants to be a Millionaire?quot; cheating scandal known
as?
1. Ingram Cheater
2. Major Fraud
3. Millionaire Crime
4. Coughing Major
A: Major Fraud
Q: What was the date of original airing of the pilot episode of My Little Pony: Friendship is
Magic?
1. May 18th, 2015
2. April 14th, 1984
3. November 6th, 2010
4. October 10th, 2010
A: October 10th, 2010
Q: Who is the only US president to serve two nonconsecutive terms in office?
1. Grover Cleveland
2. James K. Polk
3. Franklin D. Roosevelt
4. Thomas Jefferson
A: Grover Cleveland
Q: In the SHMUP series, quot;Gradiusquot;, what is the name of the antagonist faction you
fight against?
1. Bacterion
2. Bydo
3. Belsar
4. ORN Empire
A: Bacterion
Q: Which of the following Inuit languages was the FIRST to use a unique writing system
not based on the Latin alphabet?
1. Greenlandic
2. Inuktitut
3. Inuinnaqtun
4. Inupiat
A: Inuktitut
Q: In the game Nuclear Throne, what organization chases the player character throughout
the game?
1. The Fishmen
2. The I.D.P.D
3. The Bandits
4. The Y.V.G.G
A: The I.D.P.D
Q: Disney039;s Haunted Mansion is home to a trio of Hitchhiking Ghosts. Which of these
is NOT one of them?
1. Phineas
2. Gus
3. Ezra
4. Harry
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A: Harry
Q: In the original DOOM 1993 which of the following is NOT a cheat code?
1. IDFA
2. IDCLIP
3. IDSPISPOPD
4. IDDQD
A: IDCLIP
Q: Burning which of these metals will produce a bright white flame?
1. Copper
2. Lead
3. Lithium
4. Magnesium
A: Magnesium
Q: In the quot;Jurassic Parkquot; universe, what was the first dinosaur cloned by InGen in
1986?
1. Velociraptor
2. Troodon
3. Triceratops
4. Brachiosaurus
A: Velociraptor
Q: In Magic: The Gathering, what was a tribute card to Jamie Wakefield039;s late wife
Marilyn, who loved horses?
1. Vryn Wingmare
2. Timbermare
3. Sungrace Pegasus
4. Loyal Pegasus
A: Timbermare
Q: What major programming language does Unreal Engine 4 use?
1. Assembly
2. C
3. C++
4. ECMAScript
A: C++
Q: Which of these Cherry MX mechanical keyboard switches is both tactile and clicky?
1. Cherry MX Brown
2. Cherry MX Black
3. Cherry MX Red
4. Cherry MX Blue
A: Cherry MX Blue
Q: Panic! At the Disco039;s sixth album quot;Pray For The Wickedquot; was released on
which date?
1. February 21, 2018
2. May 9, 2018
3. June 22, 2018
4. March 13, 2018
A: June 22, 2018
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