General Knowledge
The Treaty of Tordesillas (1494) divided the New World between which two powers?
A) Spain and France
B) Spain and England
C) Spain and Portugal
D) Portugal and France
The Treaty of Tordesillas split new overseas territories between Spain and Portugal, mediated by the Pope to avoid conflict.
General Knowledge
A)
Ferdinand Magellan
B)
Francis Drake
C)
Vasco da Gama
D)
James Cook
Ferdinand Magellan led the first expedition to circumnavigate the globe (1519–1522); although he died en route, the voyage completed the circuit.
English
A)
Saturn
B)
Neptune
C)
Jupiter
D)
Uranus
Jupiter is the largest planet, a gas giant with strong magnetic fields and dozens of moons, dominating the outer Solar System.
General Knowledge
A)
Volcanic Belt
B)
Earthquake Zone
C)
Ocean Currents
D)
Coral Reefs
The Ring of Fire is a horseshoe-shaped zone around the Pacific Ocean, known for frequent volcanic eruptions and seismic activity.
General Knowledge
A)
Han Wudi
B)
Qin Shi Huang
C)
Liu Bang
D)
Sun Yat-sen
Qin Shi Huang (221 BCE) unified China, standardized writing, and began construction of the Great Wall.
General Knowledge
A)
Sumerian Cuneiform
B)
Mayan Glyphs
C)
Egyptian Hieroglyphs
D)
Linear B
The Rosetta Stone contained inscriptions in three scripts, allowing scholars to unlock Egyptian hieroglyphs for the first time.
English
A)
Russia
B)
USA
C)
France
D)
China
Due to overseas territories, France spans the most time zones of any country when its territories are included across the globe.
English
A)
Marie Curie
B)
Bertha von Suttner
C)
Mother Teresa
D)
Aung San Suu Kyi
Bertha von Suttner received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1905 for her peace activism and pioneering influence on the peace movement.
General Knowledge
A)
Deoxyribonucleic Acid
B)
Deoxyribose Nitrogen Acid
C)
Double Nucleic Acid
D)
Deoxyribonitric Acid
DNA, or Deoxyribonucleic Acid, carries genetic instructions in living organisms, forming the blueprint of biological development.
General Knowledge
A)
Language Relativity
B)
Structuralism
C)
Universal Grammar
D)
Pragmatism
The Sapir-Whorf hypothesis suggests language influences thought and worldview, highlighting the relativity between culture and speech.
General Knowledge
A)
Churchill
B)
Stalin
C)
Roosevelt
D)
Truman
Winston Churchill used the term “Iron Curtain” in 1946 to describe the division of Eastern and Western Europe.
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