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The Greatest General Knowledge Exam - Teh Epic Exam
Section I - 50 Multiple Choice
1. Wig Wam is a band hailing from...
a) Norway
b) Ukraine
c) Sweden
d) Latvia
2. The population of Verdun-sur-le-Doubs is...
a) 1 199
b) 1 143
c) 180
d) 164
3. Who was the Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi from 1936-1940?
a) Jacob Snieder
b) Dennis Murphee
c) Brad Dye
d) Phil Bryant
4. In which year was "Camille" released?
a) 1914
b) 1925
c) 1936
d) 1947
5. Ozzy Osbourne is a?
a) Heavy metal artist
b) Idiot
c) TV star
d) A and C
6. LINK+ is a networked catalog of participating whats in California and Nevada?
a) Police stations
b) Hospitals
c) Museums
d) Libraries
7. Medeon (pop. 5050) is a town in which country?
a) Greece
b) Italy
c) Bosnia and Herze...whatever it is.
d) USA
8. In what month did Mighty River Power abandon its coal plans at Marsden B?
a) Jan.
b) Mar.
c) Apr.
d) Dec.
9. ONIM's ID for a particular chemical is 607937, what is the chemical?
a) NANOG
b) NANI
c) MGI
d) TNOL
10. Brian Brown played in what Australian football club from 1984-88?
a) Sydney FC
b) Brunswick Juventus
c) AC Melbourne United
d) Adelaide City FC
11. Who was the first Japanese footballer to score in the Copa Libertadores?
a) Hopoda Toyada
b) Osaka Fukinishi
c) Nozomi Hiroyama
d) Osama Hashiratina
12. What is the term for applying image editing techniques to create an illusion or deception?
a) Photo editing
b) Photo manipulation
c) Photo cropping
d) Photo deceptivity
13. Dick Smith Foods was taken to court in 2003 by which company?
a) Tim Tam Corp.
b) Coca Cola Amatil
c) Arnott's Biscuits Holdings
d) Whirpool, Inc.
14. Which plant in the Myrtacecae family is endemic to Mauritius?
a) Vaughani Eugenia
b) Eucalypt Florana
c) Magnoliophyta Eugenia
d) Eugenia vaughanii
15. C.L. Moore published what collection of short stories in 1977?
a) Black God's Shadow
b) Jirel Meets Magic
c) Hellsgarde
d) DarkLand
16. What entertainment shopping center was opened in 1999 in San Francisco?
a) Metreon
b) Titantron
c) Macreon
d) Micreon
17. Ambassador Ryan Crocker works in which embassy?
a) English Embassy in Australia
b) Japanese Embassy in the US
c) US Embassy in Iraq
d) Spanish Embassy in Spain
18. Who was the first Prime Minister of South Africa?
a) Botha
b) Ernelo
c) Pongola
d) Beyers
19. Brian Moloney's father is?
a) Edward Moloney
b) Matthew Moloney
c) Daniel Moloney
d) Martha Moloney
20. Aubuous is a town and commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques département in which country?
a) Germany
b) France
c) Holland
d) Italy
21. Hohenzollernsche Lande was a province of which Kingdom?
a) France
b) Russia
c) Germany
d) Prussia
22. Defaid Mynydd Cymru is known in Welsh as?
a) Welsh Mountain Sheep
b) Black Sheep
c) Defmyncy - a town
d) Wool
23. Flipshot was also known as Icarus in which series?
a) Indiana Jones
b) James Bond
c) He-Man
d) Power Rangers
24. Which Rolls-Royce car was only made 6 times?
a) Hexa Series
b) 3000 series
c) 15hp
d) 103-6
25. Newsradio 780, a Chicago-based radio station's full name is?
a) Newsradio 780 AM
b) WBBM (AM)
c) NGFT FM
d) Newsradio 780 FM
26. Which asteroid has a low but non-zero chance of hitting the Earth on October 31, 2041?
a) 3057-FA5
b) 1735 RK1
c) 510 CK
d) 2006 XG1
27. Terry Waller, a North American Baptist missionary created what way to drill wells?
a) Arcus Well Drilling Method
b) Baptist Well Drilling
c) Waller Well Drilling
d) Terry Waller Well Drilling Method
28. Whitehorse Bluff is a what in Wells Gray-Clearwater Volcanic Field in south-west British Columbia?
a) Toga
b) Toya
c) Tuya
d) Tuga
29. Ori Harmelin plays the lute for which band?
a) Ensemble Santeney
b) Trossigen
c) Mit ganczern willen
d) Kees Booke
30. Holicong Middle School does NOT offer which language?
a) Spanish
b) Italian
c) French
d) German
31. John Everett Millais' 1856 painting is called?
a) Peace Concluded
b) Irish Wolfhound
c) Ruskin
d) Coats, Hats and Trousers
32. GMHC is a non-profit volunteer supported and community based AIDS service organisation in which country?
a) England
b) Australia
c) Canada
d) America
33. El'Azizia is a municipality in what country?
a) Egypt
b) Libya
c) Morocco
d) Iraq
34. Dan Ross' ninth album is entitled?
a) Robot Monster
b) So Much Time
c) Bubble Radio
d) Oh Baby
35. Which French actor was born on April 9, 1933?
a) Claude Florient
b) Neuilly du Saine
c) Leon Morin
d) Jean-Paul Belmondo
36. One Andrew Osenga album is entitled?
a) Wanted
b) Letters to the Editor, Vol. 1
c) Swing Wide
d) Anna the Alien
37. Which teacher has taught at Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, Halifax, Valencia and Yale University?
a) V.H. Acconci
b) Hannibal Vito
c) Bernadette Mayor
d) Brian Shawin
38. Manhomen County in Minnesota has a town with a population of just over 100?
a) Bejou
b) Chief
c) Beaulieu
d) Naytawasuh
39. Frank Clifford Whitmore's nickname is?
a) Maxy
b) Rocky
c) Frankie
d) Clifford
40. Which is one of the four districts in the Union Territory of Puducherry, India?
a) Culcutta
b) Velankanni
c) Karaikal
d) Ayiramkaliyamman
41. Regina, in the Saskatchewan Province, Canada, passed it's first zoning bylaw in what year?
a) 1915
b) 1927
c) 1931
d) 1955
42. Which hockey player weighs 180lb, is 5'11'' tall, shoots left and is a center?
a) Charles Tarp
b) Steven Johnson
c) Patrick Parker
d) Joe Jensen
43. Trevor Baxendale wrote a BBC Books Original Novel in 2000 based on the British Sci-Fi TV Series "Doctor Who". What was the name of the book?
a) Eighth Doctor
b) Fitz
c) Coldheart
d) Compassion
44. The book with the ISBN 0230014933 is named?
a) Cat O'Nine Tales
b) A Roman Tragedy
c) The Man Who Robbed His Own House
d) Inprisoned
45. The female form of Naruto's main character, Naruto Uzumaki, is generically named?
a) Naruto
b) Naruko
c) Naruzo
d) None of the above.
46. St Boniface's College's (in the Plymouth area in the Southwest of England) motto is?
a) Onward and upward
b) Excelsior
c) Do Good
d) Our Best Always
47. Mulberry Bush School in Standlake in Oxfordshire, was founded by?
a) Sophie Mulberry
b) Catelyn Mulberry Bush
c) Kelly Bush Mulberry
d) Barbara Dockar-Drysdale
48. Hungary's time zone is?
a) GMT +1
b) GMT +2
c) GMT +1.5
d) GMT + or - 0
49. Crash 'n' Burn, an experimental film made in 1977 was directed by?
a) Mick McLaren
b) Clive McLaren
c) Les McLaren
d) Ross McLaren
50. Mariagerfjord is a municipality in what Danish region?
a) Mitdjylland
b) Kommunefacta
c) Nordjylland
d) Hobro
Special prize for person who gets the most marks!
1. Sandrock149 - 12/50 (24%)
2. ???
3. ???
-----------
The Greatest General Knowledge Exam - Teh Epic Exam
Section I - 50 Multiple Choice
1. Wig Wam is a band hailing from...
a) Norway
b) Ukraine
c) Sweden
d) Latvia
2. The population of Verdun-sur-le-Doubs is...
a) 1 199
b) 1 143
c) 180
d) 164
3. Who was the Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi from 1936-1940?
a) Jacob Snieder
b) Dennis Murphee
c) Brad Dye
d) Phil Bryant
4. In which year was "Camille" released?
a) 1914
b) 1925
c) 1936
d) 1947
5. Ozzy Osbourne is a?
a) Heavy metal artist
b) Idiot
c) TV star
d) A and C
6. LINK+ is a networked catalog of participating whats in California and Nevada?
a) Police stations
b) Hospitals
c) Museums
d) Libraries
7. Medeon (pop. 5050) is a town in which country?
a) Greece
b) Italy
c) Bosnia and Herze...whatever it is.
d) USA
8. In what month did Mighty River Power abandon its coal plans at Marsden B?
a) Jan.
b) Mar.
c) Apr.
d) Dec.
9. ONIM's ID for a particular chemical is 607937, what is the chemical?
a) NANOG
b) NANI
c) MGI
d) TNOL
10. Brian Brown played in what Australian football club from 1984-88?
a) Sydney FC
b) Brunswick Juventus
c) AC Melbourne United
d) Adelaide City FC
11. Who was the first Japanese footballer to score in the Copa Libertadores?
a) Hopoda Toyada
b) Osaka Fukinishi
c) Nozomi Hiroyama
d) Osama Hashiratina
12. What is the term for applying image editing techniques to create an illusion or deception?
a) Photo editing
b) Photo manipulation
c) Photo cropping
d) Photo deceptivity
13. Dick Smith Foods was taken to court in 2003 by which company?
a) Tim Tam Corp.
b) Coca Cola Amatil
c) Arnott's Biscuits Holdings
d) Whirpool, Inc.
14. Which plant in the Myrtacecae family is endemic to Mauritius?
a) Vaughani Eugenia
b) Eucalypt Florana
c) Magnoliophyta Eugenia
d) Eugenia vaughanii
15. C.L. Moore published what collection of short stories in 1977?
a) Black God's Shadow
b) Jirel Meets Magic
c) Hellsgarde
d) DarkLand
16. What entertainment shopping center was opened in 1999 in San Francisco?
a) Metreon
b) Titantron
c) Macreon
d) Micreon
17. Ambassador Ryan Crocker works in which embassy?
a) English Embassy in Australia
b) Japanese Embassy in the US
c) US Embassy in Iraq
d) Spanish Embassy in Spain
18. Who was the first Prime Minister of South Africa?
a) Botha
b) Ernelo
c) Pongola
d) Beyers
19. Brian Moloney's father is?
a) Edward Moloney
b) Matthew Moloney
c) Daniel Moloney
d) Martha Moloney
20. Aubuous is a town and commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques département in which country?
a) Germany
b) France
c) Holland
d) Italy
21. Hohenzollernsche Lande was a province of which Kingdom?
a) France
b) Russia
c) Germany
d) Prussia
22. Defaid Mynydd Cymru is known in Welsh as?
a) Welsh Mountain Sheep
b) Black Sheep
c) Defmyncy - a town
d) Wool
23. Flipshot was also known as Icarus in which series?
a) Indiana Jones
b) James Bond
c) He-Man
d) Power Rangers
24. Which Rolls-Royce car was only made 6 times?
a) Hexa Series
b) 3000 series
c) 15hp
d) 103-6
25. Newsradio 780, a Chicago-based radio station's full name is?
a) Newsradio 780 AM
b) WBBM (AM)
c) NGFT FM
d) Newsradio 780 FM
26. Which asteroid has a low but non-zero chance of hitting the Earth on October 31, 2041?
a) 3057-FA5
b) 1735 RK1
c) 510 CK
d) 2006 XG1
27. Terry Waller, a North American Baptist missionary created what way to drill wells?
a) Arcus Well Drilling Method
b) Baptist Well Drilling
c) Waller Well Drilling
d) Terry Waller Well Drilling Method
28. Whitehorse Bluff is a what in Wells Gray-Clearwater Volcanic Field in south-west British Columbia?
a) Toga
b) Toya
c) Tuya
d) Tuga
29. Ori Harmelin plays the lute for which band?
a) Ensemble Santeney
b) Trossigen
c) Mit ganczern willen
d) Kees Booke
30. Holicong Middle School does NOT offer which language?
a) Spanish
b) Italian
c) French
d) German
31. John Everett Millais' 1856 painting is called?
a) Peace Concluded
b) Irish Wolfhound
c) Ruskin
d) Coats, Hats and Trousers
32. GMHC is a non-profit volunteer supported and community based AIDS service organisation in which country?
a) England
b) Australia
c) Canada
d) America
33. El'Azizia is a municipality in what country?
a) Egypt
b) Libya
c) Morocco
d) Iraq
34. Dan Ross' ninth album is entitled?
a) Robot Monster
b) So Much Time
c) Bubble Radio
d) Oh Baby
35. Which French actor was born on April 9, 1933?
a) Claude Florient
b) Neuilly du Saine
c) Leon Morin
d) Jean-Paul Belmondo
36. One Andrew Osenga album is entitled?
a) Wanted
b) Letters to the Editor, Vol. 1
c) Swing Wide
d) Anna the Alien
37. Which teacher has taught at Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, Halifax, Valencia and Yale University?
a) V.H. Acconci
b) Hannibal Vito
c) Bernadette Mayor
d) Brian Shawin
38. Manhomen County in Minnesota has a town with a population of just over 100?
a) Bejou
b) Chief
c) Beaulieu
d) Naytawasuh
39. Frank Clifford Whitmore's nickname is?
a) Maxy
b) Rocky
c) Frankie
d) Clifford
40. Which is one of the four districts in the Union Territory of Puducherry, India?
a) Culcutta
b) Velankanni
c) Karaikal
d) Ayiramkaliyamman
41. Regina, in the Saskatchewan Province, Canada, passed it's first zoning bylaw in what year?
a) 1915
b) 1927
c) 1931
d) 1955
42. Which hockey player weighs 180lb, is 5'11'' tall, shoots left and is a center?
a) Charles Tarp
b) Steven Johnson
c) Patrick Parker
d) Joe Jensen
43. Trevor Baxendale wrote a BBC Books Original Novel in 2000 based on the British Sci-Fi TV Series "Doctor Who". What was the name of the book?
a) Eighth Doctor
b) Fitz
c) Coldheart
d) Compassion
44. The book with the ISBN 0230014933 is named?
a) Cat O'Nine Tales
b) A Roman Tragedy
c) The Man Who Robbed His Own House
d) Inprisoned
45. The female form of Naruto's main character, Naruto Uzumaki, is generically named?
a) Naruto
b) Naruko
c) Naruzo
d) None of the above.
46. St Boniface's College's (in the Plymouth area in the Southwest of England) motto is?
a) Onward and upward
b) Excelsior
c) Do Good
d) Our Best Always
47. Mulberry Bush School in Standlake in Oxfordshire, was founded by?
a) Sophie Mulberry
b) Catelyn Mulberry Bush
c) Kelly Bush Mulberry
d) Barbara Dockar-Drysdale
48. Hungary's time zone is?
a) GMT +1
b) GMT +2
c) GMT +1.5
d) GMT + or - 0
49. Crash 'n' Burn, an experimental film made in 1977 was directed by?
a) Mick McLaren
b) Clive McLaren
c) Les McLaren
d) Ross McLaren
50. Mariagerfjord is a municipality in what Danish region?
a) Mitdjylland
b) Kommunefacta
c) Nordjylland
d) Hobro