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When did our sun form?
6000 years ago
2,700,000 years (2.7 million years) ago
4,500,000,000 years (4.5 billion years) ago
3,200,000,000,000 years (3.2 trillion years) ago
In the following number series, which is the missing number?
S = 1 ; 3 ; 5 ; 7 ; 11 ; ..?.. ; 17 ; 19
12
13
15
42
Which European country had the largest GDP (Gross Domestic Product) in 2019?
Italy
France
Germany
UK
Most modern cars have engines equipped with a Turbo-charger. What best describes a “Turbo”?
A device that uses energy from the exhaust gases to compress fresh air into the engine inlet in order to burn more fuel and produce more power.
A device that uses energy from the exhaust gases to power a turbine linked to the prop shaft.
A device to keep the engine cool in order to make it more reliable
A device that does not do much in term of engine power but sounds cool and help sell cars
In which chronological order, did the following countries abolish slavery?
1811 Spain
1833 UK
1848 France
1888 Brazil
1811 France
1833 Brazil
1848 Spain
1888 UK
1811 UK
1833 France
1848 Brazil
1888 Spain
1811 France
1833 UK
1848 Spain
1888 Brazil
If one is “Myopic”, one is:
Idiotic
Long sighted
Resident of Myo-Pikzu in China
Short sighted
What is the name of this flower?
Azalea
Hydrangea
Rhododendron
Begonia
Which one of the following Football clubs did Kevin Keegan play for?
Hamburger SV (Hamburg)
Manchester City (Manchester)
Sampdoria (Genoa)
Bayern Munich (Munich)
What is RISC short for in computer-lingo?
Reduced Instruction Set Chip
Danger
Reduced Inflation Sale Computer
Reduced Instruction Set Computer
Dado; Dovetail; Miter and Rabbet are names of . . ?
1960s Rock Bands that performed at WoodStock?
Carpentry joints
Type of breads
Fish
Who is Elmer the archenemy of?
Bugs Bunny
Wile E coyote
Peter Pan
Peter Rabbit
Who sang the following lyrics?
“On a dark desert highway,
cool wind in my hair,
warm smell of colitas rising up through the air”
Bee Gees
Mammas & Papas
The beach boys
The Eagles
Who sang the following lyrics?
“What have I become
My sweetest friend?
Everyone I know
Goes away in the end”
Elton John
George Michael
Johnny Cash
Leonard Cohen
How many tiles in a double-six set of dominos?
24
28
32
36
Who sang the following lyrics?
"Look at the stars
Look how they shine for you
And everything you do
Yeah they were all yellow"
Oasis
Blur
Elton John
Coldplay
When did Earth form?
6000 years ago
2,700,000 years (2.7 million years) ago
4,500,000,000 years (4.5 billion years) ago
3,200,000,000,000 years (3.2 trillion years) ago
When did the earliest life (single cell organism) appear on Earth?
6000 years ago
300,000 years ago
2,000,000 years (2million years) ago
4,000,000,000 years (4 billion years) ago
If Cos(x) = y.
What is the value of y when
x=32π rad?
22
−23
-0.5
-1
What is the highest mountain in Europe (not including Russia) and how high above sea level is it approximately?
Mont Blanc, 4810m
Mont Blanc, 4410m
Zumsteinspitze, 4630m
Mont Blanc, 4960m
Why are most motor vehicle equipped with a “differential”?
To help mechanics recognise the left side from the right side
Because, on average, women have small weak arms and need help to turn the steering wheel
Because when a car turn, the outer wheels have to cover a different distance than the inner wheels
To allow different voltages to be used in the engine bay
Chose the most likely explanation:
When the tide goes out, the sea water goes . . . . .
To the other side of the country
To the other side of the world
To the bottom of the ocean
Towards where it is high tide at the time
What is a “Gendarme”?
A French policeman
A French military
A French marionette
A French aperitif
Yan, Tan, …?
Dan
Yap Yap Yap
Tethera
Peter Pan
What type of cloud is this?
Cyrus
Cumulus
Cumulonimbus
Turbochargus
Who sang the following lyrics?
“Ah, push it, push it good Ah, push it, push it real good”
Michael Jackson
George Michael
Salt n Pepa
Bob Dylan
Who sang the following lyrics?
“I met my love by the gas works wall
Dreamed a dream by the old canal
I kissed my girl by the factory wall”
Dire Straits
Silly Wizard
Tom jones
The Pogues
Which country is Monmouthshire a county of?
England
Northern Ireland
Scotland
Wales
How many “gates” or “hoops” on a golf croquet court?
4
5
6
7
8
What is the age of “Lucy” one our earliest Humanoid ancestor?
6000 years
300,000 years
3,000,000 years (3 million years)
4,000,000,000 years (4 billion years)
When did “Homo sapiens”, (our species), first evolved on Earth?
6000 years
60,000 years
500,000 years
3,000,000 years (3 million years)
In the following number series, which is the missing number?
S = 1 ; 2 ; 3 ; 5 ; . . ? . . ; 13
6
8
10
42
Which is the longest distance between the following European capitals? (as crow flies)
Berlin – Rome
Amsterdam – Vienna
Brussels – Zagreb
Paris – Madrid
All things being equal and regular,
a car going twice as fast as another similar car will stop in …???... as the slower car?
Same distance
Twice the distance
4 times the distance
8 times the distance
Which of the following cities has the latitude nearest to the latitude of Montreal?
Bergen (Norway)
Bilbao (Spain)
Port au Prince (Haiti)
Moscow (Russia)
What is the prime definition of “Pride” in the Oxford dictionary?
A feeling derived from one’s own achievement
A feeling derived from belonging to a group
A feeling of happy homosexuality
A label of butter
What is the name of this plant?
French Marigold
Dandelion
St John Wort
Passion Flower
Which of the following clubs never had Steve McManaman as a player?
Liverpool
Real Madrid
Man City
Juventus
How many Kilo Hertz in a Mega Hertz?
10
1000
1,000,000
1,000,000,000
Who is Tweety's nemesis?
Elmer
Tobby
Sylvester
O'Malley
Which of the following films did not feature Humphrey Bogart?
Casablanca
The African queen
The Caine mutiny
Back door to heaven
Who sang the following lyrics?
“Oh if I was a blackbird, could whistle and sing
I'd follow the vessel my true love sails in
And in the top rigging I would there build my nest
And I'd flutter my wings o'er her lily-white breast”
The Pogues
Silly Wizard
Big Country
Biffy Clyro
“Dance Monkey” the song from “Tone and I” is gonna be one of the songs of summer 2020.
Where is the artist “Tone and I” from?
Australia
England
Netherland
US
When does Genetic Science indicate that the 1st Homo sapiens left Africa to colonise the rest of the world?
Note: All of us, in Europe, Asia, Americas, and Australasia are likely descendants from the members of that 1st tribe who drifted out of Africa.
6000 years ago. (approx. 220 generations)
60,000 years ago. (approx. 2200 generations)
500,000 years ago. (approx. 18,500 generations)
3,000,000 years (3 million years) ago
If I am 7 years older than my sister,
that she is 7 times the age of my dog
which is twice as old as my guinea pig
which was born 1.5 years ago.
How old am I?
42
35
28
21
Which was the most populous city in the world in 2019?
London
Mexico City
New York
Shanghai
Which of the following countries had the lowest GDP (Gross Domestic Product) in 2019?
China
India
Japan
UK
USA
What is the adult insect called?
Daddy long leg
Dragonfly
Ladybird
Red Admiral Butterfly
What are MIPS?
Unit of transportation flow equivalent to a million individuals per seconds
Unit of computing speed equivalent to a million instruction per seconds
The electrical “Maximum Isolation Protection Standard”
A name for chips made of marrow instead of potato
Thomas O’Malley, Berlioz, Toulouse and Lafayette are all characters of which Disney cartoon?
The Aristocats
101 Dalmatians
The Lion King
Spies in disguise
Who sang the following lyrics?
“If you want a father for your child
Or only want to walk with me a while across the sand
I’m your man.”
Bob Dylan
Tom Waits
Leonard Cohen
Tom Jones
“Replicants” were the main subject of which of the following films?
Witness
Indiana Jones: Raiders of the lost arch
Indiana Jones: Kingdom of the crystal skull
Blade Runner
Another one of the songs of Summer 2020 is “Blinding Lights”
Anecdote: The group singing the song asked their fans to vote for Major Tom so that he would get to number 1 in the charts instead of them.
Who sings it?
Dojo Cat
Maroon 5
The Black Eyed Peas
The Weeknd
In golf croquet, how many points win a game?
3
5
7
9
11
What is the area of a rectangular field that measures
10000 cm by 0.5 km ?
0.5 Hectare (5000 m2)
5 Hectare (50000 m2)
5 Are (500 m2)
5 Arpent (20206 m2)
In order to tighten a bolt into a captive nut, should?
The bolt be hammered into place
The bolt be rotated around its axis anti-clockwise
The bolt be rotated around its axis clockwise
None of the above. It is the nut that must be rotated anti-clockwise around it’s axis
How many levels/steps are there in the Beaufort scale?
6
8
12
14
Which of the following principalities or micro states do not have a frontier with France?
Andorra
Luxemburg
Monaco
Liechtenstein
Which of the following is not a computer programming language . . . yet?
COBOL
FORTRAN
PASCAL
PRIDE
Which came first?
The Egg
The Chick
The Hen
The Cockerel
Which English county has the following flag?
Cumbria
Lancashire
Norfolk
Yorkshire
Which of the following is not a Charles Dickens character?
Tiny Tim
Bill Sikes
Sydney Cardboard
Ebenezer Scrooge
Jacob Marley
For an atom to be electrically neutral, it must have. . ?
The same number of Protons; Neutron and Electrons
The same number of Protons and Electrons
The same number of Neutrons and Protons
The same Number of Neutrons and electrons
Which human body part has a bit that is named after a famous Homeric character?
Arm
Head
Torso
Leg
Which of the following terms is used to describe atomic decay?
Fission
Fusion
Melt down
Implosion
Who sang the following lyrics?
“I come from down in the valley
Where mister when you're young
They bring you up to do like your daddy done
Me and Mary we met in high school
When she was just seventeen”
The Pogues
Bruce Springsteen
Johnny Cash
Bob Dylan
What do you get if you multiply one VOLT by one AMP?
Coulomb
Joule
Ohm
Watt
