1) Which of the following countries never had a colony on the North American mainland?
a) Germany
b) The Netherlands
c) Sweden
2) What was the name of William Shakespeare’s only son?
a) Hamlet
b) William
c) Hamnet
3) What was the first winner of the Best Animated Feature award at the Oscars?
a) Shrek
b) Ice Age
c) Monsters, Inc.
4) What was banned under Oliver Cromwell’s government?
a) Music
b) Theatre
c) Books
5) Which is the deepest lake in the world?
a) Lake Titicaca
b) Lake Baikal
c) Late Tanganyika
6) What nationality was Christopher Columbus?
a) Spanish
b) Portuguese
c) Italian
7) In which country is Africa’s most northerly point?
a) Morocco
b) Algeria
c) Tunisia
8) How often does Halley’s comet orbit Earth?
a) Every 12 years
b) Every 76 years
c) Every 114 years
9) In Prokofiev’s Peter and the Wolf, what instrument is the wolf represented by?
a) Flute
b) French horn
c) Clarinet
10) In Homer’s Odyssey, how did Odysseus escape a Cyclops?
a) He clung to the underside of a sheep
b) He tricked the Cyclops into drinking too much
c) He sacrificed some of his own men
Answers: 1.) a , 2.) c , 3.) a , 4.) b , 5.) b , 6.) c , 7.) c , 8.) b , 9.) b , 10.) a
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