HIST175 Topic 3

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1.

What is the name of the former country that was succeeded by countries such as
Serbia, Croatia and Slovenia?
a. Czechoslovakia
b. South Ossetia
c. Abkhazia
d. !Yugoslavia

2. Greenland is almost as big as Africa.


a. !False
b. True

3. The mountainous Khyber Pass connects which of the two following countries?
a. !Afghanistan and Pakistan
b. Pakistan and India
c. India and Nepal
d. Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan

4. Which of the following Inuit languages was the FIRST to use a unique writing
system not based on the Latin alphabet?
a. !Inuktitut
b. Inupiat
c. Greenlandic
d. Inuinnaqtun

5. Which of these is NOT an island that is part of the Philippines?


a. !Java
b. Luzon
c. Palawan
d. Mindanao

6. There are no deserts in Europe.


a. False
b. !True

7. What is the nickname for the US state Delaware?


a. !The First State
b. The Sixteenth State
c. The Fiftieth State
d. The Second State

8. What is the name of the Canadian national anthem?


a. March of the Puck Drop
b. O Red Maple
c. !O Canada
d. LeafSpangled Banner

9. The Maluku islands informally known as the Spice Islands belong to which
country?
a. Fiji
b. Chile
c. !Indonesia
d. New Zealand

10. How many states are in Australia?


a. !6
b. 8
c. 7
d. 5

11. What is the capital of Wisconsin, USA?


a. Wisconsin Dells
b. Green Bay
c. Milwaukee
d. !Madison

12. Which of these countries is not a United Nations member state?


a. !Niue
b. South Sudan
c. Tuvalu
d. Montenegro

1. Which quot;Toy Storyquot; character was voiced by Don Rickles?


a. Slinky Dog
b. Hamm
c. !Mr. Potato Head
d. Rex

2. Who is the only voice actor to have a speaking part in all of the Disney Pixar
feature films?
a. Dave Foley
b. !John Ratzenberger
c. Geoffrey Rush
d. Tom Hanks

3. Which city did Anger berate for ruining pizza in quot;Inside Outquot;?
a. !San Francisco
b. Washington
c. Minnesota
d. California

4. In the Pixar film, quot;Toy Storyquot; what was the name of the child who owned
the toys?
a. Danny
b. !Andy
c. Edward
d. Matt

5. What is the cartoon character, Andy Capp, known as in Germany?


a. Helmut Schmacker
b. !Willi Wakker
c. Dick Tingeler
d. Rod Tapper

6. In the show quot;Foster039;s Home For Imaginary Friendsquot;, which character


had an obsession with basketball?
a. !Wilt
b. Mac
c. Coco
d. Cheese

7. In quot;The Simpsonsquot;, where did Homer and Marge first meet?


a. At Church
b. At 742 Evergreen Terrace
c. At High School
d. !At Summer Camp

8. In quot;Gravity Fallsquot;, how much does Waddles weigh when Mable wins him in
quot;The Time Traveler039;s Pigquot;?
a. 10 pounds
b. !15 pounds
c. 30 pounds
d. 20 pounds

9. Night on Bald Mountain was one of the musical pieces featured in Disney039;s
1940039;s film Fantasia.
a. False
b. !True

10. Which singer provided the voice of Metroid039;s Mother Brain in the animated
series quot;Captain N: The Game Masterquot;?
a. Freddie Mercury
b. !Levi Stubbs
c. Janet Jackson
d. Joan Jett

1. When was the play quot;Macbethquot; written?


a. 1628
b. !1606
c. 1605
d. 1723

2. Which Shakespeare play inspired the musical 039;West Side Story039;?


a. !Romeo amp; Juliet
b. Othello
c. Macbeth
d. Hamlet

3. Which of these musicals won the Tony Award for Best Musical?
a. Newsies
b. !Rent
c. American Idiot
d. The Color Purple

4. Who is the musical director for the award winning musical quot;Hamiltonquot;?
a. Leslie Odom Jr.
b. !Alex Lacamoire
c. LinManuel Miranda
d. Renee EliseGoldberry

5. In Shakespeare039;s play Julius Caesar, Caesar039;s last words were...


a. Aegri somnia vana.
b. !Et tu, Brute?
c. Vidi, vini, vici.
d. Iacta alea est!

6. Who serves as the speaker of the prologue in Shakespeare039;s Romeo and Juliet?
a. Montague
b. !Chorus
c. Refrain
d. Capulet

7. After England, more Shakespeare plays are set in this present day country than
in any other.
a. United States
b. !Italy
c. Greece
d. France

8. Who played quot;Charlie Pricequot; in the musical quot;Kinky Bootsquot; on


Broadway in New York from May 26th Aug 6th 2017?
a. Dallon Weekes
b. !Brendon Urie
c. Tom Cruise
d. Ed Sheeren

9. The World Chess Championship in Chess, Act 1 is set in which Italian city?
a. Rome
b. !Merano
c. Milan
d. Venice

10. Which of these plays was famously first performed posthumously after the
playwright committed suicide?
a. Much Ado About Nothing
b. The Birthday Party
c. !4.48 Psychosis
d. Hamilton

11. Who played Marquis de Lafayette and Thomas Jefferson in the original Broadway
run of Hamilton?
a. !Daveed Diggs
b. Wayne Brady
c. LinManuel Miranda
d. Javier Muntilde;oz

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