QUIZ 255

Check your Knowledge Quotient!

1. James Cameron has been sued by British artist Roger Dean over claims that he copied ideas for the 3D film Avatar.

A. True

B. False

C. Both of the above

D. None of the above

2. Nine time Oscar-nominated Avatar is the highest-grossing film of all time.

           

A. True

B. False

C. Both of the above

D. None of the above

3. Danes are the happiest people in Europe.

           

A. True

B. False

C. Both of the above

D. None of the above

4. James Cameron won the best director Oscar for the film Titanic.

           

A. True

B. False

C. Both of the above

D. None of the above

5. Denmark has a 37-hour week.

A. True

B. False

C. Both of the above

D. None of the above

Best of luck!

Answers

1 – A, 2 – A, 3 – A, 4 – A, 5 – A

QUIZ 254

Check your Knowledge Quotient!

1. The medieval Norse community on Greenland starved to death because they refused to eat fish and seal like the natives, but insisted on maintaining a tradition of cattle farming that was unsuited to their fragile northern habitat.

A. True

B. False

C. Both of the above

D. None of the above

2. Qatar is an Arab and Muslim nation.

           

A. True

B. False

C. Both of the above

D. None of the above

3. Qatar is home to the satellite TV station Al-Jazeera.

           

A. True

B. False

C. Both of the above

D. None of the above

4. Sheikh Tamim Al-Thani is the Emir of Qatar.

           

A. True

B. False

C. Both of the above

D. None of the above

5. Pentagon’s biggest military base in the Middle East is in Qatar.

A. True

B. False

C. Both of the above

D. None of the above

Best of luck!

Answers

1 – A, 2 – A, 3 – A, 4 – A, 5 – A

QUIZ 253

Check your Knowledge Quotient!

1. Kangaroo  meat is low in saturated fats, full of iron, free-range and organic.

A. True

B. False

C. Both of the above

D. None of the above

2. Kangaroos produce far less of the greenhouse gas methane than cattle.

           

A. True

B. False

C. Both of the above

D. None of the above

3. 70% of the kangaroo meat is exported mainly to Russia.

           

A. True

B. False

C. Both of the above

D. None of the above

4. Of 48 species of kangaroo in Australia, only five can be commercially harvested.

           

A. True

B. False

C. Both of the above

D. None of the above

5. The United Nations is even promoting insects as a sustainable source of protein.

A. True

B. False

C. Both of the above

D. None of the above

Best of luck!

Answers

1 – A, 2 – A, 3 – A, 4 – A, 5 – A

QUIZ 252

Check your Knowledge Quotient!

1. Standard & Poor's lowered the Cyprus credit ratings to "selective default" from CCC/C.

A. True

B. False

C. Both of the above

D. None of the above

2. Cyprus secured a loan package worth 10bn euros from its EU partners and the International Monetary Fund.

           

A. True

B. False

C. Both of the above

D. None of the above

3. It is estimated that about one half to a third of all Cyprus bank deposits are of Russian origin.

           

A. True

B. False

C. Both of the above

D. None of the above

4. Cyprus, which adopted the euro in 2008, has its monetary policy decided by the European Central Bank in Frankfurt.

           

A. True

B. False

C. Both of the above

D. None of the above

5. Wolfgang Schauble is the German Finance Minister.

A. True

B. False

C. Both of the above

D. None of the above

Best of luck!

Answers

1 – A, 2 – A, 3 – A, 4 – A, 5 – A

QUIZ 251

Check your Knowledge Quotient!

1. Der Spiegel is a magazine from Germany.

A. True

B. False

C. Both of the above

D. None of the above

2. Jean Asselborn is __’s Foreign Minister.

           

A. Luxemborg

B. Spain

C. Both of the above

D. None of the above

3. Rafael Correa is President of __.

           

A. Ecuador

B. Luxemborg

C. Both of the above

D. None of the above

4. UK is said to have greatest concentration of CCTV in the world.

           

A. True

B. False

C. Both of the above

D. None of the above

5. __ invented a flashlight that only needs the warmth of the hand to turn on.

A. Ann

B. Ann Makosinski

C. Both of the above

D. None of the above

Best of luck!

Answers

1 – A, 2 – A, 3 – A, 4 – A, 5 – B

QUIZ 250

Check your Knowledge Quotient!

1. Acharuli is a Georgian folk dance.

A. True

B. False

C. Both of the above

D. None of the above

2. Ardha is a Arab tribal war dance.

           

A. True

B. False

C. Both of the above

D. None of the above

3. Arkan is a Ukranian dance.

           

A. True

B. False

C. Both of the above

D. None of the above

4. Atan is a Pashtun dance.

           

A. True

B. False

C. Both of the above

D. None of the above

5. Azonto is a Ghanaian dance.

A. True

B. False

C. Both of the above

D. None of the above

Best of luck!

Answers

1 – A, 2 – A, 3 – A, 4 – A, 5 – A

QUIZ 249

Check your Knowledge Quotient!

1. Xongo is the dance of Macumba ritual in Brazil.

A. True

B. False

C. Both of the above

D. None of the above

2. Xtoles is the Mayan warriors dance of Mexico.

           

A. True

B. False

C. Both of the above

D. None of the above

3. Zapateado is a Spanish dance.

           

A. True

B. False

C. Both of the above

D. None of the above

4. Zapateado is a man’s dance because of intricate stomping.

           

A. True

B. False

C. Both of the above

D. None of the above

5. Bihu is a folk dance from India.

A. True

B. False

C. Both of the above

D. None of the above

Best of luck!

Answers

1 – A, 2 – A, 3 – A, 4 – A, 5 – A

QUIZ 248

Check your Knowledge Quotient!

1. Salsa is a Cuban dance.

A. True

B. False

C. Both of the above

D. None of the above

2. Samba is a Brazilian dance.

           

A. True

B. False

C. Both of the above

D. None of the above

3. Samba is also referred as ‘Batucado’.

           

A. True

B. False

C. Both of the above

D. None of the above

4. Son is a Cuban dance.

           

A. True

B. False

C. Both of the above

D. None of the above

5. Arrabalero is Argentina Tango.

A. True

B. False

C. Both of the above

D. None of the above

Best of luck!

Answers

1 – A, 2 – A, 3 – A, 4 – A, 5 – A

QUIZ 247

Check your Knowledge Quotient!

1. Pachanga is a Columbian dance.

A. True

B. False

C. Both of the above

D. None of the above

2. Plena dance is from Puerto Rico.

           

A. True

B. False

C. Both of the above

D. None of the above

3. Porro is a Columbian dance.

           

A. True

B. False

C. Both of the above

D. None of the above

4. Minuet is a dance from France.

           

A. True

B. False

C. Both of the above

D. None of the above

5. Rumba was originally a marriage dance.

A. True

B. False

C. Both of the above

D. None of the above

Best of luck!

Answers

1 – A, 2 – A, 3 – A, 4 – A, 5 – A

QUIZ 246

Check your Knowledge Quotient!

1. Maxixe is a Brazilian dance.

A. True

B. False

C. Both of the above

D. None of the above

2. Mento is a popular native dance of Jamica.

           

A. True

B. False

C. Both of the above

D. None of the above

3. Milonga is a Spanish dance.

           

A. True

B. False

C. Both of the above

D. None of the above

4. Minuet is a dance from France.

           

A. True

B. False

C. Both of the above

D. None of the above

5. Modinha is a Brazilian dance.

A. True

B. False

C. Both of the above

D. None of the above

Best of luck!

Answers

1 – A, 2 – A, 3 – A, 4 – A, 5 – A

QUIZ 245

Check your Knowledge Quotient!

1. Lambada is a Brazilian dance.

A. True

B. False

C. Both of the above

D. None of the above

2. Macumbo is a African-Brazilian dance.

           

A. True

B. False

C. Both of the above

D. None of the above

3. Mambo is a Cuban dance.

           

A. True

B. False

C. Both of the above

D. None of the above

4. Marcha is a Latin American dance.

           

A. True

B. False

C. Both of the above

D. None of the above

5. Martinique Beguine is a popular ballroom dance from St. Lucia island and Martinique.

A. True

B. False

C. Both of the above

D. None of the above

Best of luck!

Answers

1 – A, 2 – A, 3 – A, 4 – A, 5 – A

QUIZ 244

Check your Knowledge Quotient!

1. Kankukus is a Afro-Brazilian dance.

A. True

B. False

C. Both of the above

D. None of the above

2. Kankukus is a dance from Mestiso Indians.

           

A. True

B. False

C. Both of the above

D. None of the above

3. La Cueca is a Chilean dance.

           

A. True

B. False

C. Both of the above

D. None of the above

4. La Cuacea is danced with handkerchiefs.

           

A. True

B. False

C. Both of the above

D. None of the above

5. La Raspa is a Mexican dance from Vera Cruz.

A. True

B. False

C. Both of the above

D. None of the above

Best of luck!

Answers

1 – A, 2 – A, 3 – A, 4 – A, 5 – A

QUIZ 243

Check your Knowledge Quotient!

1. Gauracha is a Spanish dance.

A. True

B. False

C. Both of the above

D. None of the above

2. Ibo is a Caribbean dance.

           

A. True

B. False

C. Both of the above

D. None of the above

3. Jarabe is a Mexican folk dance.

           

A. True

B. False

C. Both of the above

D. None of the above

4. Jarabe is also known as ‘Mexican Hat Dance’.

           

A. True

B. False

C. Both of the above

D. None of the above

5. Jarana is a Mexican folk dance.

A. True

B. False

C. Both of the above

D. None of the above

Best of luck!

Answers

1 – A, 2 – A, 3 – A, 4 – A, 5 – A

QUIZ 242

Check your Knowledge Quotient!

1. Farandole dance is from France.

A. True

B. False

C. Both of the above

D. None of the above

2. Faruca dance is from Spain.

           

A. True

B. False

C. Both of the above

D. None of the above

3. Faruca is a complete ‘male’ dance.

           

A. True

B. False

C. Both of the above

D. None of the above

4. Gato is an Argentine dance performed by two couples.

           

A. True

B. False

C. Both of the above

D. None of the above

5. Gaujira is a dance from Cuba.

A. True

B. False

C. Both of the above

D. None of the above

Best of luck!

Answers

1 – A, 2 – A, 3 – A, 4 – A, 5 – A

QUIZ 241

Check your Knowledge Quotient!

1. Dominican Merengue dance is from Dominican Republic.

A. True

B. False

C. Both of the above

D. None of the above

2. Escondido is an Argentine dance.

           

A. True

B. False

C. Both of the above

D. None of the above

3. Escondido in Argentina means ‘hide’.

           

A. True

B. False

C. Both of the above

D. None of the above

4. Fado folk dance is from Portugese.

           

A. True

B. False

C. Both of the above

D. None of the above

5. Fandango is the modern Spanish dance for couples.

A. True

B. False

C. Both of the above

D. None of the above

Best of luck!

Answers

1 – A, 2 – A, 3 – A, 4 – A, 5 – A