Trivia

A Spoonful of Knowledge

1.Which is the tallest building on Earth?
° Empire State Building
° Space Needle
° Sears Tower
° CN Tower
2.In which city would you find "the Kremlin"?
° Minsk
° St. Petersburg
° Moscow
° Berlin
3.Which battle was Napolean's final defeat?
° Hastings
° Kings Cross
° Waterloo
° Euston
4.In which part of the body are the hamstrings?
° Legs
° Heart
° Neck
° Arm
5.What does PS stand for at the end of a letter?
° Personal Sentence
° Postscript
° IBM
° Perse
6.What instrument measures atmospheric pressure?
° Speedometer
° Thermometer
° Chronometer
° Barometer
7.What breed is the cartoon dog Snoopy?
° Bloodhound
° Beagle
° Boxer
° Poodle
8.Which animal gathers in groups known as prides?
° Bears
° Horses
° Lions
° Wolves
9.Which of these countries has a red, white and blue flag?
° China
° France
° Japan
° Sweden
10.Which of these is a prime number?
° 24
° 15
° 21
° 17
11.Which of these are famous monuments in Egypt?
° Cubes
° Triangles
° Squares
° Pyramids
12.Which of these is not a primary colour?
° Yellow
° Blue
° Purple
° Red
13.Which rabbit is well-known for his phrase, "What's up, Doc?"
° Roger Rabbit
° Bugs Bunny
° Peter Rabbit
° Brer Rabbit
14.What would a doctor use to take your temperature?
° Mirror
° Pencil
° Stethoscope
° Thermometer
15.In ancient Greece, Homer was a famous what?
° Philosopher
° Warrior
° Poet
° Mathematician
16.The term skyscraper was used to describe what?
° Hot Air Balloons
° Tall Buildings
° Tall Ships
° Castles
17.What is the value of the Roman Numeral V?
° Five
° Five Hundred
° Fifty
° Ten
18. Which stone did primitive man mainly use for making tools and starting fires?
° Marble
° Flint
° Limestone
° Chalk
19.Which animal is known as the king of beasts?
° Gorilla
° Lion
° Bear
° Tiger
20.What are "the devil's bones?"
° Chalk
° Dice
° Flint Rock
° Bamboo canes

Answers
1. CN Tower 2. Moscow 3. Waterloo 4.Legs 5. Postcript 6. Barometer 7. Beagle 8. Lions 9. France 10. 17 11. Pyramids 12. Purple 13. Bugs Bunny 14. Thermometer 15. Poet 16. Tall Ships 17. Five 18. Flint 19. Lion 20. Dice

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