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1. Art Who Jamaican painted African Tulip Dorothy Henriques -Wells
2. Art Which Jamaican painted Calabash Tree Karl Craig
3. Art Which Jamaican painted Oh! What a Beautiful Country, But We Have Such a Cross to Dorothy Henriques -Wells
Bear
4. Art Which Jamaican painted A People Under Crisis Christopher Gonzalez
5. Art Which Jamaican painted Children In Jeopardy Christopher Gonzalez
6. Art Which Jamaican painted Mother and Child Christopher Gonzalez
7. Art Which Jamaican painted portrait of William 'Woody' Josephs (acrylic on canvas), David Muir
8. Art What is the correct title for the painting known as the Rockeby Venus by the Spanish The toilet of Venus
painter Velazquez?
9. Art Name one of the two European cities where one can find a Picasso Museum Paris and Barcelona
10. Art Which Jamaican artist did the work St. Peter's Prayer? Carl Abrahams
11. Art What name is used to describe a painting or sculpture of the virgin Mary holding the Pieta
body of the dead Christ
12. Art Who painted the Annunciation between 1472 and 1475 Leonardo da Vinci
13. Art Who painted Coronation of the Virgin? Leonardo da Vinci
14. Art Who introduced the Flemish technique of oil panting to Venice in 1475? Antonello da Messina
15. Art What was the nationality of the artist Peter Paul Ruebens? Flemish
16. Art Which local artist painted the Pieta? (located in the Kingston Parish Church) Susan Alexander
17. Art Which local artist painted Madonna and Child? (located in the Kingston Parish Church) Osmond Watson
18. Art Who sculpted Bacchus between 1496 and 97 Michelangelo (di Lodovico
Buonarroti)
19. Art Who sculpted Perseus in bronze between 1545 and 53 Benvenuto Cellini
20. Art Who painted Descent from the Cross? Sir Peter Paul Reuben
21. Art With which art period or movement do we associate Vincent Van Gogh? Post Impressionism
22. Art Who painted Sunflowers? Vincent Van Gogh
23. Art Who painted Madonna of the Rocks? Leonardo da Vinci
24. Art Who founded the art movement fauvism? Henry Matisse
25. Art Who panted Daydreaming in 1897? Paul Gauguin
26. Art Who painted Horseman in 1947? Marino Marini
27. Art Who did the tempera on panel entitled The Miraculous Draft of Fishes in 1444 Konrad Witz
28. Art Who painted the The Tower of Babel in 1563? Pieter Bruegel the Elder
29. Art Who sculpted Adoration of the Magi circa 1259-60? Nicola Pisano

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30. Art Who painted the Rouen Cathedral in 1894 Claude Monet
31. Art What was the nationality of Paul Cezanne? French
32. Art What was the nationality of Salvador Dali? Spanish
33. Art Who wrote the Technical Manifesto of the Futurist Painters in 1910? Umberto Buccioni
34. Art Who started the Blue Rider art movement in Munich in 1911? Wasily Kadinsky
35. Art Who painted a satirical eight-part series entitled The Rakes Progress? William Hogart
36. Art Who painted Water Lilies in the nineteenth century? Claude Monet
37. Art Who painted The Last Supper in the sixteenth century? Leonardo da Vinci
38. Art Which Jamaican artist painted Mahogany Woman Albert Huie
39. Art Who painted the Last Judgement Michelangelo
40. Art Who in 1821 began the reconstruction of Buckingham house as a royal palace? John Nash
41. Art Who redesigned parts of Buckingham palace in 1913? Sir Aston Webb
42. Art Who sculpted the statue of Dr. Arthur Wint in front of the National Stadium Alvyn Marriot
43. Art Which 18th century artist works include Age of Innocence, Captain Robert Orme and Sir Joshua Reynolds
Lady Cockburn?
44. Art Who did the work entitled The Burial of the Count de Orgaz El Greco (Domnikos
Theotokpoulos)
45. Art What is the style of the masterpiece The Burial of the Count de Orgaz Mannerism
46. Art How long did take Michelangelo to complete his frescoes of the Sistine chapel ceiling? 4.5 years
47. Art Which artist painted the Marriage of Giovanni Arnolfini? Jan Van Eyck
48. Art Which art movement was founded by Picasso and Braque? Cubism
49. Art Who painted the Birth of Venus and Mars? Sandro Botticelli
50. Art Which Yorkshire sculptor, known for his reclining figures, was an official war artist in Henry Moore
World War II?
51. Art Which French post impressionist painter spent 8 years of his life painting in Tahiti Paul Gauguin
52. Art Which artist born in 1483 was associated with the formation of what we now call the Raphael (Rafaello Santi)
high renaissance?
53. Art Which artist did the work entitled be in love and you will be happy Raphael (Rafaello Santi)
54. Art Which English monarch did Hans Holbein the younger paint in 1536? Henry VIII
55. Art Which animal sculpture by Edward Landseer stands at the 4 corners of Trafalgar Lion
square?
56. Art By what name is the artist Domnikos Theotokpoulos better known? El Greco
57. Art Who painted Composition with Three Figures in 1926 oil on canvas? Salvador Dali
58. Art Who painted bouquet of fine lovers Marc Chagall

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59. Art Who painted Madonna adoring the sleeping child (Tempera on wood)? Giovanni Bellini
60. Art Who painted The Madonna adoring the sleeping Child (Oil on Canvas)? Guido Reni
61. Art Name the British landscape painter who painted Stonehenge? John constable
62. Art Name the Italian renaissance painter whose original name was Alessandro di Mariano Sandro Botticelli
Filipepi
63. Art What was the nationality of the artist Donatello? Italian
64. Art Who painted Christ on the Sea of Galilee in 1854? Eugene Delacroix

65. Art Who was commissioned in 1981 to paint portraits of the prime ministers of Jamaica? Barry Watson
66. Art Who painted Massacre at Chios? The French artist Eugne
Delacroix.
67. Art Who painted Virgin of the Rock? Leonardo Da Vinci
68. Art Who painted Christ of Saint John of the Cross? Salvador Dali
69. Art Who did the bronze statue of the youthful David naked posed with his foot on Goliath's Donatello (Donato di Niccol di
severed head? Betto Bardi)
70. Art Who did the bronze statue of the youthful David triumphantly posed over the head of Andrea del Verrocchio
the slain Goliath?

71. Art Which Jamaican artist painted Be Still? Mallica Kapo Reynolds
72. Art Which local artist painted Resurrection 2009 oil on canvas? Carl Craig
73. Art In which country did the art form fauvism originate? France
74. Art Who founded surrealism? Andre Breton (in 1924)
75. Art Which art movement was known as the bad painters? Neo-expressionism

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76. Bible Who was the first Martyr in the bible? Stephen
Knowledge
77. Bible How was Stephen in the bible killed? By stoning
Knowledge
78. Bible Who is the ancient Egyptian sun god? Ra
Knowledge
79. Bible What name was given to the portable place of worship for the Hebrew tribes during the Tabernacle
Knowledge period of wandering that preceded their arrival in the Promised Land?
80. Bible What name is given to the song of thanksgiving uttered by Zechariah on the occasion of Benedictus (Luke 1: 68-79)
Knowledge the birth of his son?
81. Bible Which was the smallest of the 12 tribes of Judah? Benjamin
Knowledge
82. Bible In which book of the bible is it said, The Lord is not slack concerning his promise? 2nd Peter
Knowledge
83. Bible In which book of the bible is it said that strong meat belong to them that are of full age? Hebrews
Knowledge
84. Bible Who was the individual at whose feet people laid their coat in order to stone Stephen? Saul
Knowledge
85. Bible Complete the following beatitude Blessed are the peacemakers. for they shall be called the
knowledge children of God
86. Bible Complete the following line from John's Gospel in the beginning was the word.. .and the word was with God and
knowledge the Word was God.
87. Bible Who owned the field in which Ruth worked? Boaz
knowledge
88. Bible Who lead the rebellion against Moses in the bible? Korah, Abiram and Dathan
Knowledge
89. Bible What is the Hebrew name of Abednego? Azariah
Knowledge
90. Bible Name the God worshiped in many ancient Middle Eastern communities, especially among Baal
Knowledge Canaanites, for whom he was a fertility deity.
91. Bible Who was the Roman god of war and protector of Rome? Mars
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92. Bible What are the rectangular superstructure of ancient Egyptian tombs, built of mud brick or Mastabas

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Knowledge later, stone, with sloping walls and a flat roof called?
93. Bible Which of Jacobs Sons was described a strong ass crouching between two burdens? Issachar
Knowledge
94. Bible Which psalm begins deliver me oh lord from the evil man Psalm 140
Knowledge
95. Bible Which Jewish festival celebrates the persuasion of the Persian king Ahasuerus (Xerxes I) by Purim
Knowledge his wife Esther and her cousin Mordecai to cancel an order for the extermination of Jews in
his realm, plotted by the king's chief minister, Haman?
96. Bible Complete the beatitude Blessed are the poor in spirit ...... ....for theirs is the kingdom of
Knowledge heaven
97. Bible Who was the 9th son of Jacob? Issachar
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98. Bible Place the following books in order of occurrence in the bible, Solomon. Ecclesiastes, Isaiah Ecclesiastes, Solomon, Isaiah
Knowledge
99. Bible Which prophetess was struck with leprosy Miriam
knowledge
100. Bible Who in the bible said are there any more sons in my womb? Noami
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101. Bible How old was Noah when he died? 950yrs
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102. Bible Which epistle in the bible states that in the last days perilous times shall come? 2nd Timothy
Knowledge
103. Bible Which prophet was an early Biblical critic, who condemned the book of Kings and the book Hosea
knowledge Judges?
104. Bible What is the meaning of Jehovah-Shammah The Lord is present
knowledge
105. Bible State the seventh commandment? Thou shall not commit adultery
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106. Bible State the first commandment? Thou shalt have no other gods
knowledge before me
107. Bible Complete the beatitude Blessed are the pure in heart for they shall see God
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108. Bible Complete the beatitude Blessed are the peacemakers for they shall be called the
Knowledge children of God
109. Bible Who accompanied Paul on his second missionary journey? Silas

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Knowledge
110. Bible Who accompanied Paul on his first missionary journey? Barnabas
Knowledge
111. Bible Which of the gospels tell of the story of Nicodemus visiting Jesus one night to listen to his John
Knowledge teachings
112. Bible According to the laws of Moses how many witnesses were required for a man to be put to 2 or 3
Knowledge death?
113. Bible Which group of people imprisoned Samson Philistines
Knowledge
114. Bible What is the meaning of Jehovah Raah? The lord my shepherd
Knowledge
115. Bible How many letters did Paul write to the Christians? 13
Knowledge
116. Bible Who taught Joseph many languages? Gabriel
Knowledge
117. Bible Which Psalm begins "I will lift up my eyes unto the hills from whence cometh my help"? 121
knowledge
118. Bible Which Psalm begins the earth is the lord and the fullness thereof; the world and they 24
knowledge that dwell therein
119. Bible What happened to Saul When he was confronted by a bright light while he was on his way He was blinded.
knowledge to Damascus?
120. Bible Which prophet died when king Josiah died? Jeremiah
knowledge
121. Bible In which religion is the festival, muharram celebrated? Islam
knowledge
122. Bible Which old testament prophet asked, "Would a man rob God?"? Malachi
knowledge
123. Bible In which religion is the Hanukah festival celebrated? Judaism
knowledge
124. Bible Who was Paul's travelling companion when he was locked in prison? Silas
knowledge
125. Bible By what other name was Jesus' disciple, Nathaniel known? Bartholomew
knowledge
126. Bible Which of king Saul's sons was murdered in bed? Ishboshet
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127. Bible What were the demons that possessed the man that lived among the fools called? Legions
knowledge
128. Bible What was the second plague on Egypt? Frogs
knowledge
129. Bible What was the third plague on Egypt? Lice
knowledge
130. Bible What was the food of John the Baptist while he was in the wilderness? Locust and honey
knowledge
131. Bible Who gave the order to have John the Baptist beheaded? Herod
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132. Bible Who was the father of Ishboshet? King Saul
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133. Bible What is the name given to the robe worn by a Bishop? Chasuble
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134. Bible What is the name given to the staff carried by a Bishop? Crosier
Knowledge
135. Bible What is the name given to the hat worn by a Bishop? Mitre
Knowledge
136. Bible According to the Bible, who is the only King of Israel to kill both a king of Judah and a King Jehu
Knowledge of Israel
137. Bible Which King of Babylon went insane and lived in the fields, where he ate grass and let his Nebuchadnezzar
Knowledge hair and fingernails grow long
138. Bible How many years did Noah lived 950 years
Knowledge
139. Bible What is the meaning of the name Baal? Lord our Master
Knowledge
140. Bible Name all the kings who reigned during the time Hosea prophesied? Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz and
Knowledge Hezekiah, kings of Judah, and
during the reign of Jeroboam son
of Jehoash king of Israel
141. Bible Who was the second son of Hosea? Lo-Ammi
Knowledge
142. Bible What is the surname of Simon in the bible? Peter
Knowledge
143. Bible What is the collective name of the first 4 books of the New Testament? Gospels

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Knowledge
144. Bible What is the meaning of the biblical name Ahaz The lord sustains
Knowledge
145. Bible What is the meaning of the biblical name Jonah Dove
Knowledge
146. Bible In which book of the bible is the tower of Babel first mentioned? Genesis
Knowledge
147. Bible What is a Kabah? A small shrine located near the
Knowledge centre of the Great Mosque in
Mecca and considered by Muslims
everywhere to be the most sacred
spot on Earth.
148. Bible What is the mihrab? a niche set into the middle of the
Knowledge qibla wall of a building in order to
indicate the direction of Mecca
149. Bible Of which is Religion is the lotus flower a symbol? Buddhism
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150. Bible In the Bible who was the father of Samuel? Elkannah
Knowledge
151. Bible In the Bible who requested the head of John the Baptist? Salome ( daughter of Herodias)
Knowledge
152. Bible In the Bible who had a vision of the statue made of many metals? King Nebuchadnezzar
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153. Bible Which biblical characters name meant son of consolation? Barnabas
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154. Bible Who were the sons of Noah? Ham, Jepheth and Shem
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155. Bible Which denomination was founded as The International Bible Students Association? Jehovahs Witnesses
Knowledge
156. Bible Who was the wife of king Ahab? Jezebel
Knowledge
157. Bible After Ahab's death who became king of Israel? Jehoram (Jezebel's son)
Knowledge
158. Bible Which prophet encouraged the general Jehu to revolt against Jehoram? Elisha
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159. Bible Who was the famous wife of Uriah? Bathsheba

Knowledge
160. Bible Who was the first to see Jesus after his resurrection? Mary Magdalene
Knowledge
161. Bible Which Roman priest and physician became the patron saint of lovers? St. Valentine
Knowledge
162. Bible Which Biblical woman who was raised from the dead by the apostle Peter? Dorcas
Knowledge
163. Bible What is the meaning of the name Jehovah-Shalom The lord is Peace
Knowledge
164. Bible What is the meaning of Jehovah-Rophe? The lord my healer
Knowledge
165. Bible When is All Souls Day celebrated? November 02
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166. Bible When is All Saints Day celebrated? November 1
Knowledge
167. Bible In the bible who was Joels father? Pethuel
Knowledge
168. Bible In the bible who was Gideons father? Joash
knowledge
169. Bible What is the meaning of the word eschew? to avoid habitually
Knowledge
170. Bible Which book occurs first in the bible Nehemiah or Ezra? Ezra
Knowledge
171. Bible Which Jewish leader in the bible was a cupbearer to the Persian ruler Artaxerxes I? Nehemiah
Knowledge
172. Bible Who founded the salvation army in 1865? William Boothe
Knowledge
173. Bible In which year was William Boothes organisation renamed the Salvation Army? 1878
Knowledge
174. Bible In the Bible who was the father of Rehoboam? Solomon
Knowledge
175. Bible In the Bible who was the father of David? Jesse
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176. Bible In which book of the bible is to be found the quote for all have sinned and come short of Romans (3:23)

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Knowledge the glory of God?

177. Bible In the bible who Joshuas Father? Nun
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178. Bible In the bible who was Samsons father? Manoah
Knowledge
179. Bible Blessed is the man that walketh not in the council of the ungodly nor standeth in the way Psalm 1
Knowledge of the sinner nor sitteth in the seat of scornful is the first line of which psalm?
180. Bible What is the 8th book of the bible? Ruth
Knowledge
181. Bible Place the following books of the bible Joel, Amos and Hosea in order of occurrence? Hosea, Joel, Amos
Knowledge
182. Bible What was the profession of Peter, a disciple of Jesus? Fisherman
Knowledge
183. Bible Which passage in the bible is called the love chapter? 1st Corinthians 13
Knowledge
184. Bible In the bible who was Jeremiahs father Hilkiah
Knowledge
185. Bible What was the relationship of Naomi to Ruth? Mother in Law
Knowledge
186. Bible Who was the 1st born of the twin sons Jacob or Essau? Essau
Knowledge
187. Bible Name the group of chiefly prominent and wealthy evangelical Anglicans including William Clapham Sect
Knowledge Wilberforce who shared common political views concerning the liberation of slaves and the
abolition of the slave trade?

188. Bible What was the biblical name for the region encompassing modern-day Israel, Lebanon and Canaan
Knowledge adjoining coastal lands including parts of Jordan, Syria and north-eastern Egypt?
189. Bible Name the ninth biblical plague of Egypt? Darkness
Knowledge
190. Bible State the first verse of psalm 90? LORD, thou hast been our dwelling
Knowledge place in all generations.
191. Bible What does the name Emmanuel mean? God with us
Knowledge
192. Bible In the bible to whom were these words spoken obedience is better than sacrifice? Saul
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193. Bible Complete this quote from the bible have fought a good fight, I have finished my I have kept the faith
Knowledge course....?
194. Bible From which book of the bible is the following quote taken I have fought a good fight, I Second Timothy 4:7
Knowledge have finished my course, I have kept the faith?
195. Bible Name the runaway slave that was mentioned in the book of Philemon? Onesimus
Knowledge
196. Bible What is the Hebrew name for the day of atonement? Yom Kippur
Knowledge
197. Bible What was the first epistle recorded in the bible? Romans
Knowledge
198. Bible Which biblical character met her death when she was thrown from a window? Jezebel
Knowledge
199. Bible Who succeeded Rehoboam as King of Israel? Abijah
Knowledge
200. Bible In the book of Acts how many deacons were chosen by the early Christian church? 7
Knowledge
201. Bible In which two books of the bible can one find the Lords prayer? Mathew & Luke
Knowledge
202. Bible Who was the Egyptian creator God? Ptah
Knowledge
203. Bible On which Island was the apostle Paul shipwrecked? Malta
Knowledge
204. Bible According to the bible which portable chest symbolizes the presence of God in Israel? Arc of the Covenant
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205. Biology What is the chemical name of vitamin D1 Calciferol

206. Biology Name the first stage of meiosis Prophase
207. Biology Which bone is in contact with the oval window in the ear? Stirrup or Stapes
208. Biology What term is used to refer to a severe pain in the chest which can lead to heart attack? Angina
209. Biology What term is used to refer to the degeneration of an artery wall due to the formation of Atheroma
fatty deposits?
210. Biology MRI is used in medical diagnosis. Give the meaning of MRI? Magnetic Resonance Imaging
211. Biology Name the scar found on the seed where it was attached to the ovary of a plant. Hilum
212. Biology What name is given to the minute opening in the integument of an ovule of a seed plant Micropyle
213. Biology What name is given to the carbohydrate like substance that supports the trachea? Cartilage
214. Biology On which food group does the enzyme pepsin act? Protein
215. Biology To which phylum does man belong? Chordata
216. Biology What is the meaning of lobotomy? Surgical procedure in which nerve
pathways in a lobe or lobes of the
brain are severed from those in
other areas. [It can also refer to
the surgical removal of specific
regions of the brain.]
217. Biology What is the scientific name given to the ear drum? Tympanic Membrane, tympanum
218. Biology What is the condition caused by severe protein deficiency chiefly in young children Kwashiorkor
weaned on a diet chiefly of starchy foods?
219. Biology What name is given to the eating disorder, mostly in young women, characterized by a anorexia nervosa
failure to maintain body weight at a normal level because of an intense desire to be thin, a
fear of gaining weight or a disturbance in body image?
220. Biology What word is used to describe cancer that spreads into nearby tissue or lymph nodes and Malignant
or to more distant sites via the blood or lymphatic system?
221. Biology What word usually describes a tumour that is not cancerous Benign
222. Biology Which mineral is needed for the manufacture of thyroxine in the body? Iodine
223. Biology Name the vitamin which has a derivative that is a component of the visual pigment Vitamin A (retinol)
rhodopsin
224. Biology What name is given to the oxygen carrying pigment of the blood Haemoglobin
225. Biology What type of bacteria converts nitrates to nitrogen Denitrifying bacteria
226. Biology What name is given to the long duct that leads from each testis and carries sperm to the vas deferens

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ejaculatory ducts?
227. Biology What is the meaning of CRF in biology Corticotrophic Releasing Factor
228. Biology What is meaning of ADH in biology Anti diuretic Hormone
229. Biology What type of joint is the wrist joint? Condyloid
230. Biology What are the products of the enzymatic digestion of fats with pancreatic lipase? Fatty acids and glycerol
231. Biology To which phylum does the hydra belong? Cnidaria (org. Coelenterata)
232. Biology What is the name of the valve found between the left atrium and left ventricle of the Mitral valve (bicuspid valve)
mammalian heart
233. Biology Name the three major plasma proteins found in human blood? Albumen, fibrinogen, Globulin
234. Biology What is identified by the DCPIP test Vitamin C
235. Biology What is identified by the ethanol oil emulsion test Fat
236. Biology What is identified by the Biuret test? Protein
237. Biology What is vitamin code for tocopherol? Vitamin E
238. Biology What name is given to the young plant shoot that sprouts from a germinating seed Plumule
239. Biology Which digestive enzyme break downs protein to polypeptides? Pepsin
240. Biology Where in the human body are haploid cells made? Testes and Ovaries
241. Biology What is hypogeal germination? Germination in which the
cotyledons remain below ground.
242. Biology Which vitamin prevents xerophthalmia? Vitamin A
243. Biology What condition results when light rays are bent too severely and the image focuses in Near sightedness or myopia
front to the retina
244. Biology What condition results from a deficiency of thyroxine in young children? Cretinism
245. Biology Name the two major organs of the respiratory system? Lungs and trachea
246. Biology Name two of the major organs of the digestive system? mouth, stomach, intestines or
rectum
247. Biology What is the name of the structures amoebae use to move around? Pseudopodia
248. Biology Define Osmosis The net movement of solvent
molecules through a semi
permeable membrane from a
solution of lower solute
concentration to one of higher
solute concentration
249. Biology Which are the smallest organelles in the eukaryote cell? Ribosomes
250. Biology What is the sub-specialty of medicine that focuses on the health care of the elderly called? Geriatrics
251. Biology What is haematuria? Blood in the urine

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252. Biology What is myology? Study of muscles

253. Biology What name is given to the disorder caused by excess production of growth hormone after Acromegaly
puberty with the most common symptoms of this condition being abnormal growth of the
extremities of the body usually hands and feet?
254. Biology What type of fruit is the pawpaw? Berry
255. Biology What is the name of the rest and preparation stage between cell divisions called? Interphase
256. Biology What is the longest stage of mitosis called? Prophase
257. Biology Who discovered enzymes? Eduard Buchner
258. Biology What is another name for parturition? Birth
259. Biology What is the meaning of NAD? Nicotinamide Adenine
Dinucleotide
260. Biology Which two colours of light are mostly absorbed by chlorophyll in photosynthesis? Red and blue
261. Biology Which colour of light is mostly reflected by chlorophyll? Green
262. Biology What are the main organs of the nervous system? Brain and spinal chord
263. Biology Which organ of the body is affected by pyelitis? Liver
264. Biology Which organ system of the body includes the kidney? Excretory
265. Biology What is another name for the occurrence of varicose veins? Varicosis
266. Biology What is another name for pertusis? Whooping cough
267. Biology What name is given to the thick cheek tooth in humans that normally develops after 17 Wisdom tooth
years of age?
268. Biology Which part of the tooth contains small blood vessels and nerves? Pulp cavity
269. Biology What is the collective name for flora and fauna? Biota
270. Biology One type of lymphocyte is the B- cell. What is the name of the other? T- cell
271. Biology What is another name for vitamin D? Calciferol
272. Biology What is another name for ascorbic acid? Vitamin C
273. Biology What is a compound of more than two amino acids called? Polypeptide
274. Biology What enzyme is found in saliva? Salivary amylase
275. Biology What is another name for salivary amylase? Ptyalin
276. Biology Who discovered the circulation of blood? William Harvey
277. Biology What is the light sensitive pigment of the eye called? Rhodopsin
278. Biology What is the collective name given to metabolic reactions that build up substances in the Anabolism
body?
279. Biology What is the collective name given to metabolic reactions that result in the breakdown of Catabolism

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complex materials?
280. Biology What is the biological name for ear wax? Cerumen
281. Biology What is the lower jawbone called Mandible
282. Biology What are the eye sockets called Orbits
283. Biology What are the bones of the neck called Cervical vertebrae
284. Biology What is the upper jawbone called? Maxilla
285. Biology Which eye defect is caused when the image is formed in front of the retina? Myopia
286. Biology What is Blennophobia? The fear of slime
287. Biology What are the secretions of ductless glands called? Hormones
288. Biology In medicine what does the acronym NSAID mean? Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory
Drug
289. Biology What names are given to drugs that relieve pain without blocking nerve impulse Analgesic
conduction or markedly altering sensory function?
290. Biology Which hormone increases the reabsorption of sodium ions in the kidneys? Aldosterone
291. Biology What is the primary function of Antidiuretic hormone? regulates the kidney's water
conservation and urine production
292. Biology What is the botanical name of sweet potato? Ipomoea Batatas
293. Biology Witch medical device is abbreviated the EEG Electroencephalogram
294. Biology In medicine what is Webbers test used for? To determine hearing acuity
295. Biology What is the secretion of a goblet cell called? Mucus
296. Biology Where in the seed is food stored? Endosperm
297. Biology To the nearest trillion how many red blood cells are in the human body? 25
298. Biology What are tendrils? A slender strand usually produced
from the node of a stem and
composed of stem or leafstalk
tissue by which a climbing plant
clings to a supporting structure.
299. Biology What name is given to foreign substances in the body that induce an immune response Antigens
300. Biology If 30% of the bases in DNA are cytosine what percent is thymine? 20%
301. Biology What is the name of complex formed by carbon monoxide and haemoglobin? Carboxyhaemoglobin
302. Biology What process takes curry from the pot in the kitchen to the nose? Diffusion
303. Biology What is the chemical name of vitamin K1? Phytonadione
304. Biology What is the chemical name of vitamin K2? Menaquinone
305. Biology What is the chemical name of vitamin K3? Menadione
306. Biology What is the spread of cancer cells from the initial or primary site of the disease to another Metastasis

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part of the body usually by blood or lymph called?

307. Biology Which medical term refers to an inability to control urination? Enuresis
308. Biology What name is given to the muscles in the eye that adjust the focal length of the lens? Ciliary Muscles
309. Biology What is the chemical name for vitamin E? Tocopherol
310. Biology Give the name of the specialized joints found in the cranium? Sutures
311. Biology What is the common name of the sternum? Breast bone
312. Biology What is the white, horny polysaccharide found in the external skeleton of crabs, lobsters Chitin
and many insects called?
313. Biology For approximately how long does a red blood cell live? 3 months
314. Biology What names is given to the watery part of blood left after the proteins have been Serum
removed?
315. Biology Name the ligament that attaches the front of the tibia with the back of the femur and anterior cruciate ligament (ACL)
functions especially to prevent hyperextension of the knee
316. Biology Who discovered the cause of malaria? Alphonse Laveran (1889)
317. Biology Who many pairs of legs has an insect? Three
318. Biology Name the hormone that is primarily responsible for maintaining the lining of the uterus? Progesterone
319. Biology What part of the plant embryo becomes the root? Radicle
320. Biology What part of the plant embryo becomes the shoot? Plummule
321. Biology What is the outer coating of a seed called Testa
322. Biology What type of joint is found in the wrist? Gliding joint or plane joint or
arthrodial joint
323. Biology What cells in the skin produce melanin? Melanocytes
324. Biology What is produced by the initial release of energy by Adenosine triphosphate Adenosine diphosphate and
phosphate
325. Biology What is the young of an Ostrich called? Chick
326. Biology What disease results from a deficiency of Vitamin D in the human diet? Rickets (accept Osteoporosis as
well)
327. Biology Who is credited with founding the field of eugenics? Francis Galton
328. Biology What name is given to the soft woolly hair covering the foetus of some mammals? Lanugo
329. Biology Which disease is prevented in adults by vitamin A? Xerophthalmia
330. Biology What name is given to the flap covering the gills in a bony fish? Operculum
331. Biology Which order of insects is called the true bugs? Heteroptera
332. Biology In which order of insects is to be found ladybugs? Coleoptera
333. Biology What is the vertical, fleshy, underground stem that acts as a vegetative reproductive Corm
structure in certain seed plants called?

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334. Biology Who invented the incandescent electric lamp in 1879? Thomas Alva Edison (not to be
confused with Sir Joseph Swan
who in 1880 independently of
Edison also invented an
incandescent electric lamp )
335. Biology What name is given to the cluster of capillaries in the bowmans capsule of the Kidneys? Glomerulus
336. Biology Which vitamin prevents scurvy? Vitamin C (ascorbic acid)
337. Biology Which element prevents goitre? Iodine
338. Biology What is the worlds largest reptile? Komodo Dragon
339. Biology Name the worlds largest mammal? Blue Whale
340. Biology What is ornithology? Study of birds
341. Biology What is the study of the properties and life phenomena exhibited by a plant, plant type, or Botany
plant group called?
342. Biology What name is given to any plant that grows upon or is attached to another plant or object Epiphyte
merely for physical support?
343. biology What type of pathogen causes Cholera Bacteria
344. Biology What is the name give to human spongiform encephalopathy? Jakob Cruetzfelt Syndrome
345. Biology What is the common name of bovine spongiform encephalopathy Mad cow disease
346. Biology Which of the following enzymes has the highest specificity sucrase, lipase or pepsin? Sucrase
347. Biology What type of skeleton has an earthworm? Hydrostatic
348. Biology What is a lithoscope? A tubular instrument equipped
with a light and used to examine
the interior of the urinary bladder
and ureter otherwise known as a
cytoscope
349. Biology Which bird specifically lays the smallest eggs? Vervain humming bird
350. Biology What is the chemical name of vitamin A? Retinol
351. Biology What are the names of the main types of plasma proteins in humans? Fibrinogens, Albumins and
Globulins (immunoglobulins)
352. Biology Who first demonstrated the Anopheles mosquito to be the vector for the malaria disease? Ronald Ross (1897)
353. Biology In which garden did Judas Iscariot betray Jesus? Garden of Gethsemane
354. Biology How many steps are a part of the cellular process mitosis? 5
355. Biology Which spherical organelle is the centre of control of the cell? Nucleus
356. Biology What is the chemical name of vitamin B6? Pyroxidine
357. Biology In which organ of the body are the auricles to be found? Heart

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358. Biology True or False nicotine makes blood vessels constrict? True
359. Biology Name the fluid that fills the semicircular canals in the ear? Endolymph
360. Biology What is the hardening substance produced for support through strengthening of wood Lignin
(xylem cells) in trees?
361. Biology What is the hardest substance produced by animals? Enamel
362. Biology What is the name of the water proofing substance produced by the cells of the cork oak Suberin
tree?
363. Biology What is genealogy the study or investigation of ancestry and family history? Genealogy

364. Biology What does EEG mean in medicine? Electroencephalography or

Electroencephalogram
365. Biology What is the name of the fleshy tissue between tooth and tooth socket that holds the tooth periodontal membrane, also called
in place, attaches it to the adjacent teeth, and enables it to resist the stresses of chewing? Periodontal Ligament
366. Biology What name is given to the process of creating an equivalent RNA copy of a sequence of Transcription
DNA?
367. Biology What name is given to thin outer layer of the euglena? Pellicle
368. Biology Where is the site of T cell maturation in the human body? Thymus Gland
369. Biology In which stage of the oestrus cycle does the Graffian follicle develop in the ovary? Proestrus
370. Biology Which stage in the oestrus cycle is progesterone secreted by the corpus luetium? Dioestrus
371. Biology Name the inherited metabolic disorder characterized by production of thick, sticky mucus Cystic fibrosis
which affects lungs function and interferes with digestive enzymes and block nutrient
absorbtion?
372. Biology Give another name for Graves disease? Exophthalmic Goitre ( Basedow
disease)
373. Biology What substance is produced by microbes which kills other microbes? Antibiotics
374. Biology Which plant tissue comprises actively dividing cells? Meristem
375. Biology Which is the smaller bone between the Knee and the ankle? Fibula
376. Biology In biology this is the transformation of one type of tissue into another? Metaplasia
377. Biology In which parts of the brain are endorphins produced? Pituitary gland and the
hypothalamus
378. Biology Which phase of meiotic interphase do the chromatids become visible? Leptotene
379. Biology This is the increase in size of a tissue or organ due to an increase in the number of its Hyperplasia
component cells?
380. Biology What is the study of the causation of disease? Etiology
381. Biology What name is given to dentition consisting of more than one type of teeth? Heterodont dentition

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382. Biology What names is given an acute pain radiating along the course of one or more nerves Neuralgia
usually without demonstrable changes in the nerve structure?

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383. Chemistry Which substance is produced by the Bosch Process? Hydrogen

384. Chemistry What is the name given to the number of particles in a mole of substance? Avogadro's constant
385. Chemistry How many moles of water are produced when 2 moles of sulphuric acid are neutralized by Two
a base?
386. Chemistry What is in Benedict's solution? An aqueous solution of sodium
carbonate, copper (II) sulphate
and sodium citrate used for
testing for reducing gents
particularly sugars.
387. Chemistry Which substance is produced by the Frasch process? Sulphur
388. Chemistry Which substance is given off at the anode if concentrated hydrochloric acid is Chlorine
electrolysed?
389. Chemistry What specific name is given to the allotrope of carbon consisting of 60 carbon atoms in Buckminsterfullerene
hexagonal groups arranged in the shape of a soccer ball?
390. Chemistry What is the chemical name of the substance referred to as hypo? Sodium thiosulphate
391. Chemistry What is the chemical name of the substance referred to as calamine? Zinc Carbonate
392. Chemistry What is the formula of calcium phosphate? Ca3(PO4)2
393. Chemistry What is the formula of methanol? CH3OH
394. Chemistry What name is given to a 37% solution of methanal in water used as a preservative, Formalin
embalming agent and disinfectant?
395. Chemistry What is the symbol for the element magnesium? Mg
396. Chemistry Who discovered the neutron? Sir James Chadwick
397. Chemistry What elements make up the alloy pewter? Lead and tin
398. Chemistry Which element has an atomic number of 47 Silver
399. Chemistry What is the accurate relative atomic mass of silver 107.8682
400. Chemistry What substance is produced by the Contact process? Sulphuric Acid
401. Chemistry What substance is produced by the Oswald process? Nitric Acid
402. Chemistry Which gas is produced when concentrated sulphuric acid reacts with methanoic acid? Carbon Monoxide
403. Chemistry What is the oxidation state of sulphur in the SO32- ion? +4
404. Chemistry What is the oxidation state of sulphur in the H 2SO4 molecule? +6
405. Chemistry Who is credited with the discovery of sulphuric acid? Zakariya Al-Razi
406. Chemistry What is the atomic number of Fluorine 9
407. Chemistry What is another name for tribenzene? Anthracene

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408. Chemistry What is the formula of calcium nitrate? Ca(NO3)2

409. Chemistry What is the common name for octadecanoic acid? Stearic Acid
410. Chemistry Which element has the symbol Cm Curium
411. Chemistry Place the following elements in increasing order of reactivity Hg, Ca and Na Hg, Ca, Na
412. Chemistry What is the SI unit of radioactivity? Becquerel
413. Chemistry What is the common name of nitrous oxide Laughing gas
414. Chemistry What is the formula of the carboxylic group? -COOH
415. Chemistry What is the symbol for Plancks constant? H
416. Chemistry What is produced at the cathode when copper (II) chloride solution is electrolysed between Copper
inert electrodes?
417. Chemistry How does the electron number change when a chemical species is reduced? It increases
418. Chemistry What is the atomic number of Krypton? 36
419. Chemistry What type of equilibrium results when the rate of the backward and forward reaction in a Dynamic
reversible system is the same?
420. Chemistry What is the atomic number of the element fermium? 100
421. Chemistry What is the atomic number of the element with symbol Cf? 98
Chemistry State value of Avogadros constant to 4 decimal places 6.0221 1023
422. Chemistry What was the nationality of the chemist Joseph Gay-Lussac? French
423. Chemistry What is the formula of monobasic sodium phosphate? NaH2PO4
424. Chemistry What is the formula of dibasic sodium phosphate? Na2HPO4
425. Chemistry What is the formula of carbonic acid? H2CO3
426. Chemistry What is the formula of heavy water? D2O
427. Chemistry Going across a period, how does the metallic nature of the element change? Decreases
428. Chemistry Going down a group, how do the number outer electrons change? Remain unchanged
429. Chemistry What is a monobasic acid? One that produces one mole of
hydrogen ions per mole of acid
430. Chemistry What kind of salts cannot be formed from monobasic Acids Acid Salts
431. Chemistry State the Heisenberg uncertainty principle Certain pairs of physical
properties, such as position and
momentum, cannot be
simultaneously known to
arbitrarily high precision. That is,
the more precisely one property is
measured, the less precisely the
other can be measured

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432. Chemistry What is the value of Faradays constant? 96,485.3399 Cmol-1

433. Chemistry What word describes a substance that behaves as both an acid and a base? Amphoteric
434. Chemistry What is the formula of Acetone? CH3COCH3
435. Chemistry What word describes solids that are not crystalline in nature? Amorphous
436. Chemistry Name the commonest allotrope of oxygen? Ozone
437. Chemistry Which class of compounds are abbreviated CFCs? Chlorofluorocarbons
438. Chemistry What are the products of the combustion reaction between methane and oxygen? Carbon dioxide and water
439. Chemistry What are the products of the reaction between dilute hydrochloric acid and sodium Sodium chloride and water
hydroxide?
440. Chemistry True or false, alkenes are saturated. FALSE
441. Chemistry What colour is iron (III) chloride solution? Orange
442. Chemistry Which group of hydrocarbons have carbon- carbon triple bonds? Alkynes
443. Chemistry Who discovered thallium? Sir William Crooks (1861)
444. Chemistry What are the products when zinc is dissolved in dilute hydrochloric acid? Zinc chloride and hydrogen gas
445. Chemistry What are the products of the reaction between ammonium chloride and sodium Sodium chloride and ammonia and
hydroxide? water
446. Chemistry What is the accurate relative atomic mass of chlorine? 35.4532
447. Chemistry How many protons are in a bromide ion? 35
448. Chemistry What is the symbol of iodine? I
449. Chemistry What is the symbol of uranium? U
450. Chemistry What is the formula of ascorbic acid CH8O6
451. Chemistry What gas is produced when calcium carbide reacts with water? Ethyne (acetylene)
452. Chemistry What is the formula of the calcium phosphate used in baking soda? CaH4P2O8
453. Chemistry Who founded the field of Stereochemistry Louis Pasteur
454. Chemistry What is the chemical name of Salt Petre? Potassium Nitrate
455. Chemistry What is the chemical name of calamine? Zinc Carbonate
456. Chemistry Give the chemical name for Wolfromite? Iron Manganese Tungstate
457. Chemistry Give the chemical name for Scheelite? Calcium Tungstate (CaWO4)
458. Chemistry What is the chemical formula for Gibbsite? Al(OH)3
459. Chemistry What metal is extracted from Limonite? Iron
460. Chemistry What is the formula for Silicon Carbide SiC
461. Chemistry State Charles Law If the number of particles and the

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pressure are kept constant, the

volume of a gas is directly
proportional to its absolute
temperature
462. Chemistry State Avogadros Law Equal volumes of gases at the
same conditions of temperature
and pressure contain the same
number of molecules (particles)
463. Chemistry What is the common name for the chemical with formula KNO 3? salt petre
464. Chemistry What is the trivial name of compound 1,2,3 propanetriol Glycerol
465. Chemistry What is the name of the explosive made by the nitration methylbenzene? Trinitrotoluene or TNT
466. Chemistry What is the formula of calcium phosphate? Ca3(PO4)2
467. Chemistry In the complete combustion of one mole of hexane, how many moles of oxygen gas are 9.5
used up?
468. Chemistry In the complete combustion of one mole of pentene, how many moles of oxygen gas are 7.5
used up?
469. Chemistry What is the chemical name of the substance called Oil of Vitriol? H2SO4
470. Chemistry How many moles of sulphuric acid are required to completely neutralise 0.05 moles of 0.025
sodium hydroxide?
471. Chemistry What is the colour of dinitrogen oxide? Colourless
472. Chemistry What is the colour of the aqueous manganate(VI) ion? Green
473. Chemistry What is the colour of the aqueous manganate(VII) ion? Purple
474. Chemistry What is the oxidation state of nitrogen in NH 3? -3
475. Chemistry What is the formula of Napthalene? C10H8
476. Chemistry Carbohydrates are complex alcohols, True or False True
477. Chemistry What is the collective name for the group B metals? Transition Metals
478. Chemistry What is produced when 1 molecule of fat is hydrolysed? 1molecule of glycerol and 3
molecules of fatty acids
479. Chemistry True or False: fatty acids are long chained carboxylic acids usually naturally occurring? True
480. Chemistry Which elements primarily constitute the alloy constantan? Nickel and Copper
481. Chemistry What is the charge on an electron to 2 significant figures? 1.6x10-19 C
482. Chemistry What is the symbol for the element antimony? Sb
483. Chemistry Give the most common allotrope of oxygen? Ozone
484. Chemistry Expand the term CFC Chlorofluoro Carbon
485. Chemistry Who was credited for the discovery of Polonium? Marie Curie

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486. Chemistry The presence of salt adds impurities to pure water. How does this affect its boiling point? It increases the temperature of the
boiling point.
487. Chemistry A large amount of heat energy is required to melt ice. Does this occur at a reduced, Constant temperature
increased or constant temperature?
488. Chemistry Suggest why ice between 2 and 0 degrees Celsius would heat up faster than water at the Specific heat capacity of ice is
same temperature? less than that of water.
489. Chemistry What was the original name of the alkenes? Olefins
490. Chemistry What is the symbol of element Thallium? Tl
491. Chemistry What is the symbol of element Xenon? Xe
492. Chemistry What is the formula of bicarbonate of soda? NaHCO3
493. Chemistry What is the symbol for Zirconium Zr
494. Chemistry What is the rarest naturally occurring isotope of hydrogen? Tritium
495. Chemistry What is the formula of tetrathionic acid? H2S4O6
496. Chemistry What is the formula of sodium thiosulphate Na2S2O3
497. Chemistry What is the formula of ammonium dichromate? (NH4)2Cr2O7
498. Chemistry What is the group of elements with atomic numbers from 89 102 called? Actinides
499. Chemistry What is the formula of iodoform? CHI3
500. Chemistry What is the collective name of the elements with atomic numbers 57 to 71? Lanthanides
501. Chemistry What is the SI unit for catalysis Katal
502. Chemistry What substances are produced when a reactive metal is allowed to react with an acid? Salt and hydrogen gas
503. Chemistry What is the formula of milk of magnesia? Mg(OH)2
504. Chemistry What are the products of the roasting of zinc sulphide in air? Zinc oxide and sulphur dioxide
505. Chemistry What is the formula of tin(II) sulphide SnS
506. Chemistry Which elements symbol is Eu? Europium
507. Chemistry Which elements symbol is Er? Erbium
508. Chemistry What name is given to the energy expended to convert a one mole of a solid salt into its Lattice energy
constituent ions in their gaseous states?
509. Chemistry What is the main ore of aluminium? Bauxite
510. Chemistry What is the formula of aluminium nitrate? Al(NO3)3
511. Chemistry Who won the noble prize for chemistry in 1902? Hermann Emil Fischer
512. Chemistry What are the products the reaction between chlorine gas and water? Hypochlorous acid and
hydrochloric acid
513. Chemistry Who won the 1970 Nobel prize for chemistry? Luis Leloir
514. Chemistry What is the flow of a gas through an aperture whose diameter is small as compared with Effusion
the distance between the molecules of the gas called?

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515. Chemistry What is the name of the compound referred commercially as Freon-12? Dichlorodifluoromethane
516. Chemistry In which period is the element potassium? Four
517. Chemistry What is the commercial name of polytetrafluoroethylene Teflon
518. Chemistry What is the primary chemical component of the mineral witherite? Barium Carbonate
519. Chemistry Which trio of scientist won the 2010 Nobel prize for chemistry Richard F. Heck, Ei-ichi Negishi,
Akira Suzuki
520. Chemistry What is the systematic name of picric acid? 2,4,6-trinitrophenol
521. Chemistry Which illicit drug is referred to as LSD? Lysergic acid diethylamide
522. Chemistry True or False lead does not react with steam True
523. Chemistry What is the formula of phosgene (dichloromethanal) COCl2
524. Chemistry What is the formula of phosphene? PH3
525. Chemistry Place the elements gold, silver, lead in order of decreasing reactivity? Lead, silver , gold
526. Chemistry Place the following in order of decreasing reactivity, aluminium, Potassium, mercury? Potassium, aluminium and
mercury
527. Chemistry The Chlor-Alkali process is an important industrial process involving the electrolysis of Hydrogen, chlorine
brine. Name the two gases that are produced in this process.

528. Chemistry Who is credited with being the first man to isolate oxygen? Joseph Priestley
529. Chemistry Which is deeper on average Atlantic or Indian? Indian
530. Chemistry If aqueous copper(II) chloride solution is electrolysed with inert electrodes what is Copper
produced at the cathode?
531. Chemistry What two particles make up a nucleon? Proton and neutron
532. Chemistry What is the formula of titanium (IV) Chloride TiCl4
533. Chemistry What is the colour of litmus in acidic media? Red
534. Chemistry What is the colour of methyl orange in alkaline media? Yellow
535. Chemistry What is the present day name of the olefines? Alkene
536. Chemistry What name is given to a molecule or portion of a molecule that has a tendency to interact Hydrophile
with or be dissolved by water?
537. Chemistry What is produced by the Raschig-Hooker process? Phenol
538. Chemistry What is the percentage concentration of hydrochloric acid? 37%
539. Chemistry What commercial process converts ammonia to nitric acid? Ostwald Process
540. Chemistry What reagent can be used to differentiate between Al 3+(aq) and Pb2+(aq)? Potassium Iodide (accept
potassium chromate or any
soluble chloride or sulphate)
541. Chemistry What is the formula for sodium amide? NaNH2

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542. Chemistry Give the chemical formula of Sodium Benzoate? C6H5COONa

543. Chemistry Which element is most used as a moderator in nuclear reactors? Carbon
544. Chemistry This term refers to the purification of metals by electrolysis? Electrolytic refining

545. Chemistry What is the relative atomic mass of gold? 197 ( 196.966 5694)
546. Chemistry What is the relative atomic mass of silver? 107.8682
547. Chemistry This is a semiprecious stone of quartz which is violet or purple in colour? Amethyst
548. Chemistry This non metallic element is widely used as control rods in nuclear reactors and is also Boron
used to make hard metallic alloys
549. Chemistry What is the chemical formula for Freon-12? CCl2F2
550. Chemistry This is the speed of an object divided by the speed of sound where both measurements Mach Number
are done under the same conditions such as the same temperature and pressure?
551. Chemistry Give the chemical formula for Aminobenzene? C6H5NH2 (phenylamine or aniline)
552. Chemistry Who penned the handwritten original US constitution document Jacob Shallus
553. Chemistry What name is given to the alloy of copper and nickel in approximately equal proportions? Constantan (55% copper and 45%
nickel)
554. Chemistry Greenockite is an ore of which element? Cadmium
555. Chemistry Invar is an ore of which three elements? 63.8% iron, 36% nickel and 0.2%
carbon
556. Chemistry Which process is used to extract Titanium? Kroll Process
557. Chemistry What is formed by the oxidation of primary alcohols? Aldehydes
558. Chemistry The Rashig - Hooker process is used to produce which chemical? Carbolic acid, Phenol
559. Chemistry Whose law states that the ratio between the volumes of the reactant gases and the Gay-Lussacs Law of combining
products can be expressed in simple whole numbers? volumes

560. Chemistry Whose law states that in a mixture of gases, the sum of the partial pressure of each gas John Dalton
equals the total pressure?

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561. Current Who is the managing director of Jamaica Money Market Brokers? Donna Duncan Scott
Affairs
562. Current Who is the prime minister of Antigua and Barbuda? Baldwin Spencer
Affairs
563. Current Who is the prime minister of Belize? Dean Barrow
Affairs
564. Current Who is the chief minister of Montserrat? Ruben Meade
Affairs
565. Current Who is the president of Suriname ? Ronald Venetiaan
Affairs
566. Current Who is the Governor of Turks and Caicos? Gordon Wetherell
Affairs
567. Current Who is the minister of defence? Bruce Golding
Affairs
568. Current Identify the person in the picture Audrey Sewell permanent
Affairs secretary in the MOE

569. Current Identify the person in the picture Errol Miller of the Electoral
Affairs Advisory Commission

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570. Current Where are the head quarters of the international maritime organisation (IMO) London
Affairs
571. Current What does the acronym OPEC mean? Organization of Petroleum
Affairs Exporting Countries
572. Current What does the abbreviation NTCS mean in the local transport circles National Transport Cooperative
Affairs Society
573. Current Who is the Mayor of Mandeville? Cllr. Brenda Ramsey
Affairs
574. Current Who is the president of the Jamaica Exporters Association? Marjorie Kennedy
affairs
575. Current Who is the president of the Press Association of Jamaica? Jenni Campbell
affairs
576. Current Who is the president of the Jamaica Bankers Association? Minna Israel (President and Country Head of
Affairs RBTT Bank Jamaica Ltd)

577. Current What is the meaning of JALGO? Jamaica Association of Local

Affairs Government Officers
578. Current What is the meaning of JUPOPE? Jamaica Union of Public Officers
Affairs and Public Employees
579. Current Who is the general manager of TVJ? Kay Osbourne
Affairs
580. Current Who is the chairman of the RJR group? Lester Spaulding
Affairs
581. Current Who is the PNPs shadow minister on finance? Omar Davies

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Affairs
582. Current Where are the headquarters of the UN arm abbreviated the UNDP New York
Affairs
583. Current What is the full ministerial portfolio of Audley Shaw? Minister of Finance and the Public
Affairs Service

584. Current How many G15 summits have there been to date? 15
Affairs
585. Current Who is the president of the NTCS? Ezroy Milwood
Affairs
586. Current Who is the managing director and chairman of the RJR communications Group? J.A. Lester Spaulding
affairs
587. Current Who is the custos of St. Ann Hon. Radcliffe Walters, C.D.
Affairs
588. Current Who is the current president of Columbia? Juan Manuel Santos
Affairs
589. Current Who is the current president of Guatemala? lvaro Colom Caballero
Affairs
590. Current Who is the Jamaican Ambassador to the US? Audrey P. Marks
Affairs
591. Current Identify the person the picture Antoinette Haughton-Cardenas
Affairs

592. Current Identify the person the picture Louise Frazer Bennett
Affairs

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593. Current In which city is the headquarters of the International Maritime Organization? London
Affairs
594. Current In which city can the headquarters of the Economic and Social Commission for Western Beirut
Affairs Asia be found?
595. Current Who is the mayor of New York City? Michael Bloomburg
Affairs
596. Current Who is the president of the Medical Association of Jamaica? Winston Delahaye
Affairs
597. Current Who is the police commisioner of New York City? Raymond W Kelly
Affairs
598. Current Identify the person in the picture Neville Gallimore.
Affairs

599. Current Identify the person in the picture Ryan Peralto

Affairs

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600. Current Who is the chairman of the public accounts committee of parliament? Dr. Omar Davies
Affairs
601. Current . Identify the person in the picture Colin Powel
Affairs

602. Current What does the abbreviation VMBS mean in local financial circles? Victoria Mutual Building Society
Affairs
603. Current What does the abbreviation JNBS mean in local financial circles? Jamaica National Building society
Affairs
604. Current Who is the US assistant secretary of state? Arturo Vanzuela
affairs
605. Current Who is the chairman of the British Oil Company, BP? Carl Henrick Svanburg
affairs
606. Current Which oil company suffered an oil rig explosion in the Gulf of Mexico on April 20, 2010? BP
affairs

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607. Current Who is the president of BP America? Carl Henrick Svanburg

affairs
608. Current Who became CEO of the British oil company, BP, as of October 1, 2010? Robert Dudley
affairs
609. Current Who did Robert Dudley replace as the CEO of BP? Tony Hayward
affairs
610. Current Who is the head of the St. Catherine North police division? Senior Superintendent of Police
affairs Anthony Castell
611. Current Who is the general manager of Flow? Michelle English
affairs
612. Current Who is the Minister of Information? Daryl Vaz
affairs
613. Current Who is the Minister of Mining and Energy? James Robertson
affairs
614. Current Expand the local abbreviation, COJ Company Office of Jamaica
affairs
615. Current Who is the compliance manager of the Company Office of Jamaica Heather Sutherland
affairs
616. Current Which organisation is responsible for ensuring that companies file their annual returns? Company Office of Jamaica
affairs
617. Current Who is the president of the People's National Party? Portia Simpson miller
affairs
618. Current Who is the American ambassador to Jamaica? Pamela Bridgewater
affairs
619. Current Which organisation was originally called the Office of the Registrar of Companies? Company Office of Jamaica
affairs
620. Current The Office of the Registrar of Companies was founded as a part of which organisation? Registrar General Department
affairs
621. Current Who is the founding director of Mayberry investments Ltd? Doris Berry
affairs
622. Current Who is the chairman of Mayberry investments Ltd? Chris Berry
affairs
623. Current Who is the vice- chairman of Mayberry investments Ltd? Mark Berry
affairs
624. Current Who is the CEO of Mayberry investments Ltd? Gary Peart

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affairs
625. Current Who is the managing director of Mayberry investments Ltd? Erwin Angus
affairs
626. Current Who is the chairman of the Gleaner Company Ltd? Oliver Clarke
affairs
627. Current Who is the managing director of the Gleaner Company Ltd? Oliver Clarke
affairs
628. Current Who is the information technology manager at the Gleaner Company Ltd? Robin Williams
affairs
629. Current Who is the chairman for Jamaicans For Justice? Dr. Carolyn Gomes
affairs
630. Current Who is the general secretary of the People's National Party? Peter Bunting
affairs
631. Current Who is the state minister in charge of local government? Robert Montague
affairs
632. Current Which institution is the owner of Newstalk 93 FM? The University of the West Indies
affairs
633. Current Who is the president of the St. Catherine Cooperative Credit union? Winston Fletcher
affairs
634. Current Who is the head of the Jamaica Fire Brigade in Manchester? Livingston Morgan
affairs
635. Current Who is the MP for Central St. Catherine? Olivia 'Babsy' Grange
affairs
636. Current Who is the managing director of the National Commercial Bank? Patrick Hylton
affairs
637. Current Who is Jamaica's attorney general? Dorothy Lightburne
affairs
638. Current Who is the head of communication at the Jamaica Constabulary force? Karl Angel
affairs
639. Current Expand the local acronym LIFE? Local Initiative Facility for the
affairs Environment
640. Current Who is the custos of Hanover? David Stair
affairs
641. Current Who is the MP of Eastern Hanover? Donavan Hayles
affairs

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642. Current Who was the first chairman of the FINSAC commission? Boyd Carey
affairs
643. Current Expand the acronym FINSAC Financial Sector Adjustment
affairs Company
644. Current Who is the president of the medical association of Jamaica? Winston Delahaye
affairs
645. Current Who is the minister of Industry, commerce and investment? Carl Samuda
affairs
646. Current Who is the CEO of Lime- Jamaica? Chris Dehring
affairs
647. Current Which government ministry is responsible for the Students loan Bureau? Ministry of finance
affairs
648. Current Who is the chairman of the Observer? Gordon Butch Stewart
affairs
649. Current Who is the president of Colombia? Juan Mario Santos
affairs
650. Current Which international football team is known as the Soca Warriors? Trinidad and Tobago
affairs
651. Current Who is the coach of the Soca Warriors? Russel Latapy
affairs
652. Current Who is the coach of the Jamaica women's cricket team? Cleon Smith
affairs
653. Current Who is Usain Bolts manager? Norman Peart
affairs
654. Current Expand the acronym URTA. United Racehorse Trainers
affairs Association
655. Current Who is the captain of Jamaica's national karate team? Gregory Larkland
affairs
656. Current Who is the coach of Jamaica's national karate team? Gilbert Bellamy
affairs
657. Current Who is the director of the Grammy foundation? Will I. Am
affairs
658. Current Expand the acronym, SBAJ. Small business association of
affairs Jamaica
659. Current Who is the secretary of the small business association of Jamaica Bridgette Steele

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affairs
660. Current Who is the general secretary of the National Democratic Movement? Michael Williams
affairs
661. Current Who is the CEO of Digicel Jamaica? Mark Linehan
affairs
662. Current Who is Jamaica's solicitor general? Douglas Leys
affairs
663. Current Who is Jamaica's police commissioner? Owen Ellington
affairs
664. Current Who is the opposition spokesperson on justice? A.J. Nicolson
affairs
665. Current Who is the opposition spokesperson on security? Peter Bunting
affairs
666. Current Who is the CEO of Agro- investment Corporation? Hershelle Brown
affairs
667. Current Expand the acronym, PAC public accounts committee
affairs
668. Current Expand the acronym, NATO. North Atlantic Treaty Organisation
affairs
669. Current What is the meaning of UAWU in local trade union circles University and Allied Workers
Affairs Union
670. Current In which city is the headquarters of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Geneva (Switzerland)
Affairs
671. Current In which city is the headquarters of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Paris
Affairs Organization UNESCO?
672. Current Who is the chairman of the Police Federation? Sgt Raymond Wilson
Affairs
673. Current Who is the chairman of the National Integrity Action Forum (NIAF)? Professor Trevor Munroe
Affairs
674. Current Who is the executive director of the Scotiabank Jamaica Foundation? Joylene Griffiths
Affairs
675. Current Who is the Vice President of the NWU Granville Valentine
Affairs
676. Current Who is the Cuban ambassador to Jamaica Yuri Gala Lopez
Affairs

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677. Current Where in Jamaica would you find the statue of Noel Nethersole Nethersole Place (in front of BOJ)
Affairs
678. Current Who is the managing director of the Jamaica flour mills Derrick Nembhard
affairs
679. Current Who is the chairman of UDC Wayne Chen
Affairs
680. Current Who is the director general of the ODPEM Ronald Jackson
Affairs
681. Current Where is the headquarters of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific Bangkok, Thailand
Affairs (ESCAP)
682. Current Who is the chairman of the OECS Roosevelt Skeritt
Affairs
683. Current What is the name of the new political party founded by Betty-Ann Blaine (NNC) New Nation Congress
Affairs
684. Current Who is the current premier of the Peoples Republic of China? Wen Jiaboa
Affairs
685. Current Who is the current monarch of Cambodia? King Norodom Sihamoni
Affairs
686. Current What is the meaning of USAID United States Agency for
Affairs International Development
687. Current Who is the chairman of the Jamaica Labour Party JLP? Ken Baugh
Affairs
688. Current Who is the president of Russia? Dmitry Medvedev
Affairs
689. Current Who is Jamaicas auditor general? Pamella Munroe-Ellis
Affairs
690. Current Who is the parliamentary secretary attached to the ministry of health? Senator Aundre Franklyn
Affairs
691. Current Who is the president of Greece? Karolos Papoulias
Affairs
692. Current Who is the president of Yemen? Ali Abdullah Saleh
Affairs
693. Current Who is the prime minister of Somalia? Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke
Affairs
694. Current Who is the president of the Republic of Angola? Jose Eduardo Dos Santos

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Affairs
695. Current Who is the president of the Republic of Finland? Tarja Kaarina Halanen
Affairs
696. Current Who is the president general of the BITU? Kavan Gayle
Affairs
697. Current Who is the commissioner of customs? Danville Walker
Affairs
698. Current Which local programme is called LAMP? Land Administration and
Affairs Management Programme
699. Current Who is Usain Bolts publicist? Carole Beckford
Affairs
700. Current Who is the project director of LAMP? Gloria Brown
Affairs
701. Current Who is the Director General of ODPEM? Ronald Jackson
Affairs
702. Current What is the probability of getting an integral factor of six from throwing a fair dice once? 2/3
Affairs
703. Current Who is the President and CEO of Victoria Mutual Building Society Richard Powell
Affairs
704. Current Who is executive director of the National Solid Waste Management Agency (NSWMA) Joan Gordon Webbley
Affairs
705. Current Who is the opposition spokesman on health? Dr. Fenton Ferguson
Affairs
706. Current Identify the person in the picture Dr. Fenton Ferguson
Affairs

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707. Current Identify the person in the picture Joan Gordon Webbley
Affairs

708. Current Who is the JDF chief of staff? Brigadier Anthony Anderson
Affairs
709. Current Who is the president of the Small Business Association of Jamaica SBAJ? Dalma James
Affairs
710. Current Who is the president of JHTA? Wayne Cummings
Affairs
711. Current Who is the CEO of NCB Foundation? Sheree Martin
Affairs
712. Current Who is the president of the Jamaica Chamber of Commerce Milton Samuda
Affairs
713. Current Who is the Chairman of National Housing Trust? Howard Mitchell
Affairs
714. Current Who is the Managing Director of the National Housing Trust? Cecile Watson
Affairs
715. Current Who is the world bank special representative to Jamaica? Badrul Haque
Affairs
716. Current Who is Usain Bolts Manager? Norman Peart
Affairs
717. Current Who is the director of public Prosecution? Paula Llewellyn
Affairs
718. Current Who is the US secretary of State? Hillary Clinton
Affairs
719. Current Who is the permanent secretary of the Ministry of Justice? Robert Rainford
Affairs
720. Current Who is the managing director of Red stripe Allan Barnes

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Affairs
721. Current Which organisation is known by the acronym AMCHAM? American Chamber of Commerce
Affairs of Jamaica
722. Current Who is the founder and managing director of Paymaster Limited? Audrey P. Marks
Affairs
723. Current Who is the UAWU Vice president? Clifton Grant
Affairs
724. Current Who is the executive director of the Child Development Agency Carla Francis Edie
Affairs
725. Current Who is the chairman of ICWI? Dennis Lalor
Affairs
726. Current Who is the president of the Jamaica Olympic association? Mike Fennel
Affairs
727. Current Who is the prime minister of St Lucia? Stephenson King
Affairs
728. Current Who is the prime minister of St Vincent and the Grenadines? Ralph Gonzalvez
Affairs
729. Current Who is the current chancellor of Germany? Angela Merkel
Affairs
730. Current Who is the president of Guatemala? Alvaro Colom Caballero
Affairs
731. Current Who is the president of the JGRA (Jamaica Gasoline Retailers Association)?
Affairs
732. Current Who is Jamaicas U-17 football coach? Wendel Downswell
Affairs
733. Current Who is the junior minister for labour? Andrew Gallimore
Affairs
734. Current Who is the CEO of RADA? Al Powell
Affairs
735. Current At what age did professor Barry Chavannes die? 70
Affairs
736. Current What post did Barry Chavannes last hold at the UWI Mona? Dean of The Faculty of Social
Affairs Science
737. Current What is the full ministerial portfolio of Olivia Grange? Minister of Youth, Sports and
Affairs Culture

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738. Current Who is the permanent secretary in the ministry of Labour and Social Security Mr. Alvin McIntosh
Affairs
739. Current Who is Jamaicas minister of Justice? Dorothy Lightbourne
Affairs
740. Current Who is the pro vice chancellor and principal of UWI Mona? Prof. Gordon Shirley
Affairs
741. Current Who currently heads the People's National Movement PNM in Trinidad? Patrick Manning
Affairs
742. Current Who is the current leader of the People's National Congress, PNC in Guyana? Mr. Robert Corbin
Affairs
743. Current Who is the president of Peru? Alan Garcia
Affairs
744. Current Who is the solicitor General of Jamaica? Douglas Leys
Affairs
745. Current Who is the president of the medical association of Jamaica? Winston Delahaye
Affairs
746. Current Who is the president of the Jamaican senate? Oswald Harding
affairs
747. Current What is the address of Gordon House? 81 Duke Street, Kingston
Affairs
748. Current Who is the deputy speaker of house of representatives in Jamaica? Mrs. Marisa Colleen Dalrymple
Affairs Philibert
749. Current Who is the leader of opposition business in the Jamaican senate? Senator Arnold Joseph Nicholson,
Affairs QC
750. Current Who is the president and CEO of Ford Motor Company? Alan Roger Mulally
Affairs
751. Current Who is the mayor of May Pen? Cllr. Milton Brown
Affairs
752. Current What is the main ore of lead? Galena
Affairs
753. Current Who is the mayor of Spanish town? Cllr. Dr. Andrew Wheatley
Affairs
754. Current What is the General manager of Sandals Grande Ocho Rios Brain Roper
Affairs
755. Current What is the meaning of the abbreviation OECS? Organisation of Eastern Caribbean

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Affairs States
756. Current Who is the current Director General of the OECS? Dr. Len Ishmael.
Affairs
757. Current What does the abbreviation of CSME mean? CARICOM Single Market and
Affairs Economy
758. Current Who is the chairman of the OECS Roosevelt Skerrit (Dominica)
Affairs
759. Current Which local organisation is referred to as the JADF? Jamaica Agricultural Development
Affairs Foundation
760. Current Which local organisation is referred to as JDIC? Jamaica Deposit Insurance
Affairs Corporation
761. Current Who is the chief executive officer of JDIC Antoinette McKain
Affairs
762. Current Who is the mayor of Portmore? Keith Hinds
Affairs
763. Current Who is the CEO of the Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA)? Ms. Jennifer McDonald
Affairs
764. Current Who is the Jamaica Cricket Association President? Paul Campbell
Affairs
765. Current Who is the general secretary of the Jamaica labour party? Karl Samuda
affairs
766. Current Who was the second prime minister of India? Gulzarilal Nanda
Affairs
767. Current Who is the president of the Ivory Coast? Laurent Koudou Gbagbo
affairs
768. Current Who is the president of the Republic of the Congo? Denis Sassou Nguesso
Affairs
769. Current Who is the Director General of the PIOJ? Dr. Gladstone Hutchinson
Affairs
770. Current Who is the director General of STATIN? Ms Sonia Jackson
Affairs
771. Current Who is the current president of Nicaragua? Daniel Ortega
Affairs
772. Current Who is the Minister of State in the ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce? Andrew Gallimore
affairs

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773. Current Who is the CEO of the National Works Agency (NWA)? Patrick Wong
Affairs
774. Current Unabbreviate UNRWA in reference to international affairs? United Nation Relief & works
Affairs Agency
775. Current Who is the president of the Jamaica Employers Federation? Wayne Chen
Affairs
776. Current Who is the managing director of Mothers? Carlyse Hudson
Affairs
777. Current Who CEO of Megamart? Gassan Azan
Affairs
778. Current Who is the president of the All-island Cane Farmers Association? Allan Rickards
Affairs
779. Current Who is the chairman of the Jamaica Broilers Group? Robert Levy
Affairs
780. Current Who is the spokesman of the Jamaica Defence force? Colonel Rocky Meade
affairs*
781. Current Who is the head of the United Nations in Jamaica? Minh Pham
Affairs*

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782. English Form an adjective from obtrude Obtrusive

Language
783. English Who or what is a cur a mongrel or inferior dog or a surly
Language or cowardly fellow
784. English What is the young of a horse called? Foal
Language
785. English Does the word fatuous mean? Silly, inanely foolish
Language
786. English What does the word impel mean? To force into action
Language
787. English By adding a prefix state an antonym of responsible. Irresponsible
Language
788. English Correct the following sentence. "The road was blocked so everyone had to use the alternate should be alternative
Language alternate route."
789. English Correct the following sentence. "His idea was discriminated among a large group of young Discriminated should be
Language people." disseminated.
790. English Using the word drag, give an expression meaning, to be deliberately slow to act. to drag one's feet
Language
791. English Spell the word acreage. A-C-R-E-A-G-E
Language
792. English Give a 4 letter word starting with d, meaning to spread paint roughly on a surface. Daub
Language
793. English Give a 4 letter word starting with c, meaning a group of people with a common ancestry. Clan
Language
794. English Spell Besiege B-E-S-I-E-G-E
Language
795. English What is the meaning of word servile? meanly or cravenly submissive,
Language abjectly subservient
796. English What word refers to a type of cheek make up and is the French for red? Rouge
Language
797. English What part of Speech is sideways in the following sentence crabs are known for walking Adverb
Language sideways
798. English Identify the adverbs in the following sentence I often have eggs for breakfast, however, I Often, however and again

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Language shall not eat fried eggs again.

799. English Give a word starting with the letter P which means air operated? Pneumatic
language
800. English What is the suffix matic mean? Operated
language
801. English What is a Fuselage? The body of an aeroplane
Language
802. English What is Fusillade The continuous discharge of
Language firearms
803. English Complete the proverb a pound of care wont pay an ounce of debt
language
804. English Differentiate between an almanac and a calendar? Almanac a publication containing
language astronomical and meteorological
data for a given year, A calendar is
a tabular register of days
according to a system usually
covering one year and referring
the days of each month to the
days of the week
805. English Differentiate between a journeyman and an apprentice? Journey man is a qualified
language tradesman who works for another
while an apprentice is learning the
trade by being employed to a
qualified tradesman at low wages.
806. English Form an adjective from suburb Suburban
Language
807. English What is meant by the expression to live on ones hump? To be self sufficient
Language
808. English What is referred to as booze? intoxicating drink; esp. hard liquor
Language
809. English Spell instalment I-N-S-T-A-L-M-E-N-T
Language
810. English Spell campaign C-A-M-P-A-I-G-N
Language
811. English Form an adjective from solitude Solitary

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Language
812. English What name is given to the lending of money at unlawfully high rates of interest? Usury
Language
813. English Give another word for taboo Prohibited, banned
Language
814. English Differentiate between Capacious and Capricious? Capacious spacious, containing a
Language large amount of space.
Capricious means impulsive, prone
to unpredictable and sudden
changes
815. English Differentiate between allude and elude? Allude to make indirect reference
Language to and elude means to avoid
816. English Differentiate between adverse and averse? Adverse means antagonistic
language towards and averse means
reluctance.
817. English Form a noun from severe? Severity
Language
818. English What word means to bet on a horse and flat bottomed boat Punt
Language
819. English What word means to hit with fist and mixed drink in a bowl? Punch
Language
820. English Correct the following sentence Sharon and myself stayed home on Thursday. Sharon and I stayed home on
Language Thursday
821. English Spell Massacre M-A-S-S-A-C-R-E
Language
822. English In the sentence Sharon and I stayed home on Thursday what type of pronoun is I Personal
Language
823. English What does it mean to kiss the rod To accept punishment
Language
824. English Differentiate between imply and infer? Imply means to suggest and to
Language infer means to deduce
825. English What name is given to an argument or form of reasoning comprising two premises sharing Syllogism
Language a common term and conclusion that must be true if the premises are true?
826. English What name is given to a word that reads the same backward and forward? Palindrome
Language

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827. English What name is given to an undercover or indirect payment for a commercial favour? Payola
Language
828. English Give the meaning and the adverb of the word Ubiquitous Omnipresent adv. Ubiquitously
Language
829. English Spell pronunciation P-R-O-N-U-N-C-I-A-T-I-O-N
Language
830. English Spell Hippopotamus H-I-P-P-O-P-O-T-A-M-U-S
Language
831. English What does a costermonger sell? Fruit and vegetables
Language
832. English Who or what is a recidivist? One who relapses into crime
Language
833. English What is large joyful gathering of a youth group called? Jamboree
Language
834. English What are the stripes on the sleeves of policemen and other officers to denote their rank Chevrons
Language called?
835. English Complete the proverb as you make your bed..... ......so shall you lie in it
Language
836. English What does the expression to be between Scylla and Charybdis mean? To be in an impossibly difficult
Language position
837. English Give an English proverb equivalent in meaning to every donkey to him sankey Every dog has his day
Language
838. English Give a seven letter word beginning with the letter D which is a synonym for extinct? Defunct
Language
839. English Differentiate between affluent and effluent? Affluent means wealthy, flowing in
Language abundance while effluent refers to
an outflowing branch of a main
stream or lake or waste material
such as smoke, liquid industrial
refuse.
840. English Differentiate between compose and comprise? Compose means to form by
Language putting together and comprise
means to be made up of
841. English What name is given to a place where aeroplanes are kept? Hangar
Language

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842. English Spell the word sombre S-O-M-B-R-E

language
843. English Give a four letter word beginning with G that is a derogatory term for a person who walks Gimp
Language with a limp or is crippled?
844. English Form a noun from popular Popularity
Language
845. English What word starting with A means situated before or toward the front or situated near or Anterior
Language toward the head or part most nearly corresponding to a head?
846. English Form a noun from populous? Populousness
Language
847. English What word starting with D means relating to or situated near or on the back especially of Dorsal
Language an animal or of one of its parts
848. English Spell mortgage? M-O-R-T-G-A-G-E
Language
849. English What does the word abet mean? to actively second and encourage
Language an activity or plan or to assist or
support in the achievement of a
purpose
850. English What does it mean to abhor? To hate
Language
851. English Spell Malaise? M-A-L-A-I-S-E
Language
852. English Spell Questionnaire? Q-U-E-S-T-I-O-N-N-A-I-R-E
Language
853. English Give a nine letter word beginning with I which means to flood? Inundate
Language
854. English What is the meaning of reticent? 1. Inclined to be silent or
Language uncommunicative in speech;
reserved
2 : restrained in expression,
presentation, or appearance
3 : reluctant; silent
855. English Whats the young of a bear called Cub
language
856. English What name is given to the young of a seal Pup

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language
857. English Given a 7 letter word beginning with D which means chaotic failure and is a synonym for Debacle
Language fiasco?
858. English What is the young of a turkey called? Poult
Language
859. English What does the abbreviation POW mean? Prisoner of War
Language
860. English What is the name given to the suffering of death on account of adherence to a cause Martyrdom
Language especially to one's religious faith
861. English What is the meaning of the word pectoral? Relating to breast and Chest
Language
862. English Spell the word acquiesce? A-C-Q-U-I-E-S-C-E
Language
863. English Spell Roommate? R-O-O-M-M-A-T-E
Language
864. English Spell carburettor? C-A-R-B-U-R-E-T-T-O-R
Language
865. English What is the meaning of the root word duco as in education mean? I lead
Language
866. English What is the female sheep called? Ewe
Language
867. English What word refers to the internal diameter of a tube or the bore of a firearm and to the Calibre
Language degree of quality or excellence of something?
868. English What does the expression vis a vis mean? Face to face
Language
869. English What is the meaning of contiguous? Adjoining
Language
870. English What is the meaning of derelict? Abandoned and ownerless
Language
871. English What is flotsam? Wreckage or cargo that remains
Language afloat after a ship has sunk or
floating refuse or debris
872. English What is Jetsam The part of a ship, its equipment,
Language or its cargo that is cast overboard
to lighten the load in time of

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distress and that sinks or is

washed ashore
873. English What is lagan? Goods thrown into the sea with a
Language buoy attached so that they may
be found again
874. English What is the meaning of the word askew? Out of line, out of true position
Language
875. English Give a 15 letter word beginning with P which means ambassador Plenipotentiary
Language
876. English What is the meaning of vituperate? to abuse or censure severely or
Language abusively
877. English What is the meaning of propitiate To appease or pacify; to gain or
Language regain the favour or goodwill
878. English What does the English expression to pull a leg? mean To tease
Language
879. English Which word means both "slowed down" and "a person mentally less developed than is Retarded
Language normal for their age"?
880. English Who is a libertine? One who does not retrain his
Language sexual desires
881. English Give a nine letter word for a person who goes to another country, usually for permanent Immigrant
Language residence called?
882. English What is the diminutive of man Mannequin
Language
883. English What is the meaning of the term of Latin origin Status quo? to keep the things the way they
Language presently are
884. English What does the suffix acy mean? quality of
Language
885. English Covert the following sentence to reported speech mama said I love you papa Mama told papa that she loves
Language him
886. English Complete the following English proverb the road to hell is paved with? good intentions
Language
887. English This term beginning with E refers to the Holy Communion or the lords supper? Eucharist
Language
888. English Differentiate between the words intimate as a noun and as an adjective? (n)to suggest, (adj) close
Language relationship

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889. English Differentiate between the words Integrate and Denigrate? Integrate means to combine,
Language denigrate means to put down, to
defame, blacken or criticize
unfairly
890. English Spell the word Gourmandise G-o-u-r-m-a-n-d-i-s-e
Language
891. English Who or what is a coco head? A dull person
Language
892. English This is the exclusive right given to an inventor to allow him to sell inventions for a limited Patent
Language time?
893. English This is a nine letter word beginning with I which means a complicated situation in a Imbroglio
Language story?
894. English Which word originally from West Africa means sorcery? Obeah
Language
895. English The word buccaneer is derived from which French word? Boucan or boucaner
Language
896. English Form an adjective from the word governor? Gubernatorial
Language

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897. French How do you say in English arriver du train To get off the train
898. French How do you say in English, No fumar No smoking
899. French Silence is golden
What equivalent English expression to the French La parole est d'argent, mais le silence
est d'or?

900. French What is the meaning of the expression Sans souci? Without care
901. French What is meaning of the expression raison detre? Reason for being
902. French What is the French for thumb? Le Pouce
903. French What does the French fatique mean Tired
904. French Translate the French Quelle heure est- il? What time is it?
905. French What the French word or expression for 100? Cent
906. French When is Le Paques Easter
907. French What is the French for ninety? quatre-vingt-dix
908. French What does the French verb coupe mean? To cut
909. French Translate "la boutique hors taxe" to English. duty free shop
910. French Translate "un vendetta de cinema" to English. movie star
911. French What in a post office are los timbres? Postage stamps
912. French What is demain? Tomorrow
913. French What does the expression melanger meler mean? To mix
914. French What is the French word for the English expression- to operate a machine Manoeuvrer
915. French What does the French word malgra translate to in English In spite of
916. French What is the meaning of the verb vendre? To sell
917. French Barking dogs seldom bite
Give and English equivalent idiom to the French Chien qui aboie ne mord pas?

918. French Give an English idiomatic expression equivalent in meaning to the French There are none so blind as they
Il n'est pire aveugle que celui qui ne veut pas voir? who will not see
919. French What does the French verb avoir mean? To have
920. French What is the English for the French Le Spectacle? Show
921. French What is the meaning of the French phrase petit dejeuner Breakfast

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922. French What is the meaning of une bouteille vide Empty Bottle
923. French What is meant by the French expression a tour de force? An exceptional creative
achievement, a particularly adroit
manoeuvre or a feat requiring
great strength.
924. French What is une craie? Chalk
925. French Translate: "il est professeur en Allemagne". He is a teacher in Germany
926. French Give the equivalent English idiom to the French Mieux vaut tard que jamais? Better late than never
927. French A bird in hand is worth two in a
Give the equivalent English idiom to the French Moineau la main vaut mieux que grue bush
qui vole?

928. French Give the equivalent English idiom to the French Ne vendez pas la peau de l'ours avant Don't count your chickens before
de l'avoir tu? they have hatched
929. French Give the equivalent English idiom to the French On ne peut avoir le lard et le cochon? You can't have your cake and eat
it
930. French No news is good news
Give the equivalent English idiom to the French Pas de nouvelle, bonne nouvelle?

931. French Who is the head of the Major Investigation Task Force of the Jamaica constabulary force? Assistant Commissioner of Police
Les Green,
932. French What is le coeur diplomatique? The diplomatic core
933. French What is le corps electoral? The electorate
934. French What does the French froid senrhumer mean? To catch a cold
935. French* In a theatre what is la delantere? Front Seat

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936. General Who sailed across the pacific in a raft? Thor Heyerdahl
Knowledge
937. General Name the raft used by Norwegian explorer and writer Thor Heyerdahl in his 1947 Kon Tiki
Knowledge expedition to sail across the pacific?
938. General Name the inventor of the short hand system of writing Isaac Pitman
Knowledge
939. General Where did the Allied leaders meet in 1945 to plan the future of Europe? Yalta
knowledge
940. General What is the meaning of UTASP in reference to local trade union circles Union of Technical Administrative
knowledge and Supervisory Personnel
941. General Which currency is used in Mauritius? Rupee
knowledge
942. General What does the abbreviation FRCO mean? Fellow of the Royal College of
Knowledge Organists
943. General What does the abbreviation MRCS mean? Member of the Royal College of
knowledge Surgeons
944. General What name is given to the fear of height? Altophobia
Knowledge
945. General What name is given to the Israeli parliament? Knesset
Knowledge
946. General Name the Judicial Capital of South Africa? Bloemfontein
Knowledge
947. General What is the name of the traditional currency of Portugal? Portuguese Escudo
Knowledge
948. General Which wedding anniversary is the bronze anniversary? Eighth
Knowledge
949. General Who is the Greek goddess of memory? Mnemosyne
Knowledge
950. General What is the currency used in Suriname? Guilder
Knowledge
951. General In mythology who is the three headed dog that guards the gates of Hades? Cerebrus
Knowledge
952. General What is the capital of Lesotho? Maseru

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Knowledge
953. General What is the capital of Croatia? Zagreb
Knowledge
954. General Which wedding anniversary is celebrated as the Jade anniversary? 55
knowledge
955. General What is the capital of the channel islands of Jersey? St. Helier
Knowledge
956. General What is the capital of the channel islands of Guernsey? St. Peter Port
Knowledge
957. General In which city would one find the Sears Tower? Chicago
Knowledge
958. General What is the currency used in South Korea? South Korean won
Knowledge
959. General What currency is used in Poland? Zloty
Knowledge
960. General What currency is used in Vietnam? Dong
Knowledge
961. General What name is given to the popes reign? Fishermans reign or Pescatori
Knowledge
962. General Which sign of the zodiac is represented by the period March 21 April 19? Aries
Knowledge
963. General Which sign of the zodiac is represented by the period April 20 may 20? Taurus
Knowledge
964. General In mythology what was the name of the valley that was part of the field that Acteon Garagaphic
Knowledge hunted?
965. General What was the name of the huntress goddess that lived at Garagaphic? Diana
Knowledge
966. General What is the meaning of the Chinese concept Feng Shui? Traditional Chinese method of
Knowledge arranging the human and social
world in auspicious alignment with
the forces of the cosmos, including
qi and yin-yang.
967. General Who is the Greek good of fire? Hephaestus
Knowledge
968. General What is the nation currency of Turkey Turkish lira

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Knowledge
969. General In which city is Westminster Abbey to be found London
Knowledge
970. General What is the capital Scotland? Edinburgh
Knowledge
971. General What is the capital of Wales? Cardiff
Knowledge
972. General What is the capital of Ireland? Dublin
Knowledge
973. General What is the capital of Northern Ireland? Belfast
knowledge
974. General Where in the Caribbean can the Freeport international airport be found? Bahamas
knowledge
975. General Where can the Fort de France international airport be found? Martinique
knowledge
976. General What is the study of the correct pronunciation of words Orthoepy
knowledge
977. General What is the study of the science of spelling? Orthography
knowledge
978. General What is the science of making precise measurements from aerial images and using Photogrammetry
knowledge those images to make physical maps?
979. General What is the study of prison management and punishment for crimes? Penology
knowledge
980. General What was first called conoa by the Arawaks? Canoe
knowledge
981. General What was first called hamaca by the Arawaks? Hammock
knowledge
982. General What is the name of the band that holds a horse's saddle into place? Girth
knowledge
983. General What name is given to the saddle, bridle and other parts of a horse's harness? Tack
knowledge
984. General What is VAT in economics? Value added tax
knowledge
985. General What is the name of Charles Darwin's book about evolution? Origin of the species
knowledge

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986. General What does non compus mentis mean? Not of sound mind
knowledge
987. General What does RPI mean in economics? Retail price index
knowledge
988. General What is the scientific study of animal behaviour called? Ethology
knowledge
989. General What type of vehicle is a skiff? Boat
Knowledge
990. General In which city is the Sears tower to be found? Chicago
Knowledge
991. General True or False, 18 Karat gold is purer that 14 Karat gold True
Knowledge
992. General Who is the opposition spokesman on the Public Service and Finance Omar Davies
Knowledge
993. General What is the monetary unit used in Kiribati Australian Dollar
Knowledge
994. General What is the monetary unit used in North Korea Won
Knowledge
995. General What was the name given to Charles Gordon after his journey to China Chinese Gordon
Knowledge
996. General Who was the English-American writer and political pamphleteer whose works include Thomas Paine
Knowledge Common Sense, The Rights of Man and Crisis papers?
997. General Who was the missionary to China who died in 1970 in Taipei Taiwan and whose story is Gladys Aylward
Knowledge told in the book The Small Woman by Alan Burgess?
998. General Who was the English Victorian heroine of the seas who in 1838, along with her father, Grace Darling
Knowledge saved 13 people from the wreck of the SS Forfarshire?

999. General Who founded the Red cross? Henry Dunant

Knowledge
1000. General What was the birth name of Harry Houdini, the master of escape who died in 1926? Henrich Weiss
Knowledge
1001. General What is xenophobia? The fear of strangers
Knowledge
1002. General What is pyrophobia? The fear of fires
Knowledge

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1003. General From which University was William Penn expelled? Harvard University
Knowledge
1004. General What is panophobia? The fear of everything
Knowledge
1005. General What is belonophobia? The fear of pins and needles
Knowledge
1006. General What is pogonophobia? The fear of beards
Knowledge
1007. General What is atephobia? The fear of imperfection
Knowledge
1008. General What is ombrophobia? The fear of rain
Knowledge
1009. General What is chromophobia? The fear of colour
Knowledge
1010. General What is phonophobia? The fear of noise
Knowledge
1011. General What is agarophobia? The fear of open spaces
Knowledge
1012. General What is mysophobia? The fear of dirt
Knowledge
1013. General What is zoophobia? The fear of animal
Knowledge
1014. General Who is a kleptomaniac? A person who has a compulsive
Knowledge urge to steal
1015. General What is triskaidekaphobia? The fear of the number 13
Knowledge
1016. General What is musophobia ? The fear of mice
Knowledge
1017. General What is claustrophobia? The fear of closed spaces
Knowledge
1018. General What is erythrophobia? The fear of blushing
Knowledge
1019. General What is hydrophobia? The fear of water
Knowledge
1020. General What is microphobia? The fear of small things

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Knowledge
1021. General What is acrophobia? The fear of heights
Knowledge
1022. General What is nyctophobia? The fear of darkness
Knowledge
1023. General What is demophobia? The fear of crowds, masses
Knowledge
1024. General What is chronophobia? The fear of time
Knowledge
1025. General What is chrematophobia The fear of money
Knowledge
1026. General Which Norse deity is Tuesday named for? Tiw (accept Tyr)
knowledge
1027. General Which Norse deity is Wednesday named for? Odin (accept Wotan or Wodin)
Knowledge
1028. General Which Norse deity is Friday named after? Frigg (accept Frigga or Friia)
Knowledge
1029. General Which city is considered the oldest in the world? Damascus
Knowledge
1030. General What is an isogram? a line on a map or chart along
Knowledge which there is a constant value
1031. General Who is the patron saint of Dancers and Comedians St. Vitus
Knowledge
1032. General What is the 16th letter of the Greek Alphabet? Pi
Knowledge
1033. General In economics what is the gold standard? Monetary system in which the
knowledge standard unit of currency is a fixed
quantity of gold or is freely
convertible into gold at a fixed
price.
1034. General From which disease did the witter D.H. Lawrence die in the 1930s Tuberculosis
Knowledge
1035. General To what popular sport was the 17th century English writer Isaac Walton dedicated Angling
Knowledge
1036. General What is the official language of Andorra? Catalan

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Knowledge
1037. General What is the national currency of Paraguay? Guarani
Knowledge
1038. General Who was the Greek goddess of wisdom? Athena
Knowledge
1039. General What are tower like multi-storeyed structures of stone, brick or wood, usually associated Pagodas
Knowledge with a Buddhist temple complex and enshrining sacred relics called?
1040. General Name the American oil magnate and philanthropist who has a square in New York John D Rockefeller
Knowledge named after him?
1041. General What industry term describes a wine which has high alcohol content? Robust
Knowledge
1042. General What industry term is used to describe the perfume given off by wine? Bouquet
Knowledge
1043. General What is the capital of the US virgin islands? Charlotte Amalie
Knowledge
1044. General Who is the father of Medicine? Hippocrates
Knowledge
1045. General In Greek mythology, who was the son of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra who avenged Orestes
Knowledge his father by killing Aegisthus and his mother Clytemnestra?
1046. General What is the capital of Austria? Vienna
Knowledge
1047. General For which Roman god is the month of January named? Janus
Knowledge
1048. General Which countrys anthem is entitled the Star Spangled Banner? United States of America
Knowledge
1049. General Where and in which year was Earl Lovelace born? Trinidad, 1935
Knowledge
1050. General Who invented the jet engine? Frank Whittle
Knowledge
1051. General Which of the Wright brothers flew the Flyer in 1903? Orville Wright
Knowledge
1052. General In which mountain range is the Abominable snowman reputed to be? Himalayas
Knowledge
1053. General For which Roman god is the first month of the Gregorian calendar named? Janus
Knowledge

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1054. General What celebration in Barbados celebrates the end of the sugar cane season? Crop over
Knowledge
1055. General What name is given to an attendant on a ship? Steward
Knowledge
1056. General What is the national currency used in Peru? New Sol
Knowledge
1057. General What is the capital of Austria? Vienna
Knowledge
1058. General What is the national currency used in Nicaragua? crdoba oro
Knowledge
1059. General What is the capital of the Bahamas? Nassau
Knowledge
1060. General Who, in 1884, founded the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society, today one of the world's Charles T. Russell
Knowledge largest publishers?
1061. General Which animal is called the sea cow by Jamaicans? Manatee
Knowledge
1062. General Which country is known as the land of Tulips? Scotland
Knowledge
1063. General Which country is known as the playground of Europe? Switzerland
Knowledge
1064. General Who won the 2004 Nobel prize for peace? Wangari Muta Maathai
Knowledge
1065. General Who won the 2003 Nobel prize for peace Shirin Ebadi
knowledge
1066. General What is the national language of Brazil? Portuguese
knowledge
1067. General Who was awarded a Nobel prize in both 1958 and 1980 and at that time became the Frederick Sanger
Knowledge fourth person ever to be awarded two Nobel prizes?
1068. General Which US state is nicknamed the sunset state? Oregon
Knowledge
1069. General Who is the Roman goddess of War? Minerva
Knowledge
1070. General In which year was the general consumption tax (GCT) introduced in Jamaica? 1991
Knowledge
1071. General What names is given to the form of government that subordinates all aspects of its Totalitarianism

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Knowledge citizens' lives to the authority of the state, with a single charismatic leader as the
ultimate authority.
1072. General What names is given to the Principle or political system of unqualified submission to Authoritarianism
Knowledge authority, as opposed to individual freedom of thought and action
1073. General What is another name for a tightrope walker? Funambulist
Knowledge
1074. General Which state of the US is named after an English queen? Virginia
Knowledge
1075. General Which school has won Schools Challenge Quiz the most times? Kingston College
Knowledge
1076. General Which school won the inaugural Schools Challenge Quiz? St. Hughs
Knowledge
1077. General Which local company is the second oldest rum producer in the world? Appleton Estate (1749)
Knowledge
1078. General What is the name given to a professional whistler? Siffleur
Knowledge
1079. General What is the meaning of the abbreviation CET? Common External Tariff
Knowledge
1080. General What is the meaning of callisthenics? Calisthenics are a form of dynamic
Knowledge exercise consisting of a variety of
simple, often rhythmical,
movements, generally using
minimal equipment or apparatus.
1081. General Puntarenas is a famous city in which country? Costa Rica
Knowledge
1082. General What is given to a puppet figure manipulated from above by strings attached to a Marionette
Knowledge wooden cross for control?
1083. General What is the Greek equivalent of the roman goddess Juno? Hera
Knowledge
1084. General What is the principal mandate of the United Nations Security Council? The maintenance of international
Knowledge peace and security (through the
establishment of peacekeeping
operations, the establishment of
international sanctions and the
authorization of military action et

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cetera).
1085. General In Roman mythology who Jupiters wife? Juno
Knowledge
1086. General Charles Babbage was the father in law of which famous poet Lord Byron
Knowledge
1087. General Who succeeded Shakespeare as principal writer to the kings men? John Fletcher
Knowledge
1088. General It is one of the most prestigious venues in the world for both classical music and popular Carnegie Hall
knowledge music, it was built in 1891 by philanthropist Andrew Carnegie; name it?
1089. General What is consomm? A Clear meat soup or broth
knowledge
1090. General What was the original name of the Bristol airport? Lulsgate airport
Knowledge
1091. General What does the letter KC as appearing after the name of person mean? Kings Council (QC; Queens Council
Knowledge during the reign of a female
monarch)
1092. General What culinary delicacy is the roe of the Russian Sturgeon? Caviar
Knowledge
1093. General Which countrys name is abbreviated UAE? United Arab Emirates
Knowledge
1094. General Who was the roman god of the sea? Neptune
Knowledge
1095. General Name the brightest star in the night sky Sirius (the Dog star)
Knowledge
1096. General What is the national currency of Honduras? Lempira
knowledge
1097. General Where will the 2011 mobile world congress be held? Barcelona, Spain
knowledge
1098. General Name the Englishwoman who used false identities, such as a German princess, to marry Mary Carleton
Knowledge and defraud a number of men?
1099. General Which professionals swear the Hippocratic oath? Doctors
Knowledge
1100. General Which country has the largest Muslim population? Indonesia
Knowledge
1101. General This term refers to the microscopic study of the structure of metals? Metallography

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Knowledge
1102. General Who or what is a phylogynist? An admirer of women
Knowledge
1103. General This term beginning with a refers to an official inspection of a companys account? Audit
Knowledge
1104. General This is the study of time measurement or the art of making instruments for indicating Horology
Knowledge time ?
1105. General What name is given to the applied science concerned with designing and arranging Ergonomics
Knowledge things people use so that the people and things interact most efficiently and safely?
1106. General In law what is known as an act of God? An unpreventable accident or
Knowledge event that is the result of natural
causes such as flood, storm or
earthquake.
1107. General This is a market where there is only one buyer? Monopsony
Knowledge
1108. General Who won the Nobel Peace Prize for 2008? Martti Ahtisaari
Knowledge

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1109. Geography Atmospheric pressure depends primarily on three factors what are they? Altitude, temperature, earth
rotation
1110. Geography Which countries are usually referred to as the antipodes? Australia and New Zealand
1111. Geography What is the name given to the line of longitude 180 east or west? International date line
1112. Geography In which parish does the milk river originate? Manchester
1113. Geography In which parish does one find the wag water river St. Mary
1114. Geography In which month does the equinox occur in the northern hemisphere? September
1115. Geography In which ocean is to be found the Easter island? Pacific
1116. Geography In which country is the Trafalgar falls to be found? Dominica
1117. Geography In which country can be found the famous resort town of Yalta? Ukraine
1118. Geography In which country can be found Harrison's cave? Barbados
1119. Geography How are the Richter and Mercalli scales of earthquake measurement different? Richter scale measure earthquake
intensity in terms of the energy
released and the Mercalli scale
measures earthquake intensity in
terms of damage to terrain and
structures
1120. Geography Name the three major islands that make up the Cayman islands Grand Cayman, Little Cayman and
Cayman Brac.
1121. Geography What is the study of the atmosphere and its phenomena especially as it relates to Meteorology
weather and weather forecasting?
1122. Geography What is the study of the average course or condition of the weather at a place usually Climatology
over a period of years?
1123. Geography Name the world's highest capital? La Paz
1124. Geography What is the present day name of Kampuchea? Kingdom of Cambodia
1125. Geography How many kilometres make a nautical mile? 1.85
1126. Geography What is the name of the archipelago at the southern extremity of South America? Tierra del Fuego
1127. Geography Name the two countries that share Tierra del Fuego Chile and Argentina
1128. Geography Which has a smaller mass Neptune or Jupiter? Neptune
1129. Geography Which is further from the sun Jupiter or Saturn? Saturn
1130. Geography Name the large (about 9000 square miles) salt marsh in west-central India and southern Rann of Kutch
Pakistan.
1131. Geography Which dates back further Permian or Ordovician Ordovician

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1132. Geography In which country can be found the Benito river? Equatorial Guinea
1133. Geography What name is given to either of the two moments in the year when the Sun's apparent Solstices
path is farthest north or south from the Earth's Equator?
1134. Geography On Which date is the summer solstice in the northern hemisphere? June 21 or 22
1135. Geography What name is given to either of two moments in the year when the Sun is exactly above Equinoxes
the Equator and day and night are of equal length all over the Earth?
1136. Geography Name two features of lateral earth movements Folds, Rift valleys, block
mountains and horsts
1137. Geography Name two features water deposition Beaches, deltas, alluvial plains,
levees
1138. Geography Portsmouth and Marigot are towns found in which country Dominica
1139. Geography What is a valley glacier? Valley glaciers are streams of
flowing ice that are confined
within steep walled valleys, often
following the course of an ancient
river valley.
1140. Geography What is a storm on the Beaufort scale? 10
1141. Geography Which country was referred to as New Granada? Columbia
1142. Geography In which province of Canada is the capital city of Ottawa to be found? Ontario
1143. Geography In which country is to be found the Andalusian mountains? Spain
1144. Geography What is ooze? Oozes are deep ocean sediments
containing at least 30% biogenous
material
1145. Geography In which ocean can be found the Andaman Islands? Indian Ocean
1146. Geography To which country do the Aeolian Islands belong? Italy
1147. Geography Which countrys capital is Bujumbura? Burundi
1148. Geography Which countrys capital is Maroni Camoros
1149. Geography What name is given to is the apparent curvature of global winds, ocean currents, and Coriolis effect
anything else that moves freely across the Earth's surface, due to the rotation of the
Earth on its axis
1150. Geography What name is given to the temperature at which a given parcel of humid air must be Dew point
cooled, at constant barometric pressure, for water vapour to condense into water
1151. Geography Which countrys flag is shown? South Africa

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1152. Geography Which countrys flag is shown? South Korea

1153. Geography What is the name of the Island volcano in the centre of the Sunda Strait, between Java Krakatoa
and Sumatra, Indonesia?
1154. Geography In which country do we find the Misti Volcano? Peru
1155. Geography On which river is the angels falls to be found? Caroni
1156. Geography What is the highest peak in Turkey? Mount Ararat
1157. Geography Which two bodies of water are joined by the Suez Canal? Red sea and Mediterranean Sea
1158. Geography Name the most populous city in the world? Tokyo Yokohama Conurbation
1159. Geography What are tropical storms called in the Bay of Bengal? Cyclones
1160. Geography What are tropical storms called in south East Asia? Typhoons
1161. Geography What is the area at the foot of a hill called? Piedmont
1162. Geography Which instrument is used to measure height above sea level? Altimeter
1163. Geography What name is given to the region between the coastline and the plateau in South Karoo
Africa?
1164. Geography In which country can the Xingu national park be found? Brazil
1165. Geography What name is given to the coarse debris deposited at the base of mountains? Scree
1166. Geography What name is given to small stony or glassy fragments of lava? Lapilli (sing. lapillus)
1167. Geography What is the name of the cloud of hot gas, ash and rocks ejected from a volcano? Pyroclast
1168. Geography What is China's largest desert? Takla Makan
1169. Geography What is the largest shifting sand desert in the world? Takla Makan
1170. Geography Where can the celestial mountains (Tien Shan) be found? China
1171. Geography Where can the Junga Basin be found? China
1172. Geography In which country can the Jia Yu Guan fortress be found? China
1173. Geography In which country can the kashgar oasis be found? China
1174. Geography What is the most northerly desert in the world? Gobi
1175. Geography In which country can Randal's Island be found? USA
1176. Geography Which countrys flag is shown? Guyana

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1177. Geography Which countries flag is shown? The Bahamas

1178. Geography Which countries flag is shown? Nauru

1179. Geography Which countries flag is shown? Afghanistan

1180. Geography What are the chief rivers in India? Indus, Ganges and Brahmaputra
1181. Geography What is the present day name of French Sudan? Mali
1182. Geography What is the original name of the United Arab Emirates? Trucial States
1183. Geography What is the present day name of Northern Rhodesia? Zambia
1184. Geography What is the present day name of Southern Rhodesia? Zimbabwe
1185. Geography What is the present day name of Eastern Pakistan? Bangladesh
1186. Geography What is the present day name of Upper Volta? Burkina Faso
1187. Geography What is the present day name of Formosa? Taiwan
1188. Geography What is the name of the highest mountain in St. Kitts? Mt Misery
1189. Geography Which countrys capital is port Louis? Mauritius
1190. Geography Which countrys capital is Antananarivo? Madagascar
1191. Geography Name the symbol of the Avogadros constant? L
1192. Geography Name the symbol of the Molar Gas Constant? R
1193. Geography Which strait is found between Corsica and Sardinia? The strait of Bonifacio
1194. Geography What is an Isallobar? Lines on a map connecting places
having equal changes in
atmospheric pressure within a
given period of time
1195. Geography What is defined as a boundary separating two masses of air where the leading edge of Cold Front
the cooler mass of air is replacing (at ground level) the warmer mass of air.
1196. Geography What is the name of the highest point in Switzerland Monte Rosa
1197. Geography What is the capital of the Republic of the Marshall Islands? Majuro
1198. Geography What is the capital of Nauru? Yaren
1199. Geography Into Which sea does the Ural river flow? Caspian Sea

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1200. Geography In which country can Mount Fujiyama be found? Japan

1201. Geography What is the only country to be crossed by both the tropic of Capricorn and the equator? Brazil
1202. Geography In which mountain range is the McKinley peak, the highest point in North America, to be Alaskan
found?
1203. Geography What is the capital of South Australia? Adelaide
1204. Geography What is the capital of Tasmania? Hobart
1205. Geography What is the capital of the Canadian province Manitoba? Winnipeg
1206. Geography What is the value for the solar parallax constant? 8.794148 arc sec
1207. Geography In geography what is a Pamir knot? The Pamir is a high mountainous
plateau that is sometimes
described as a "knot" because it
lies at the intersection of several
of Asia's great mountain ranges:
the Himalaya, the Karakoram, the
Hindu Kush, and the Tian Shan.
1208. Geography What name is given to soil transported by rivers and floods? Alluvium
1209. Geography Give the name of the strong dry wind blowing north-easterly from the Sahara to the Harmattan
north west African coast?
1210. Geography These are steady current of air blowing towards the equator from the North-East and Trade Winds
South-easterly directions. Name them
1211. Geography Which areas at sea are referred to as the horst latitudes? 30 N and 30 S
1212. Geography What geographical term describes the process by which a stream bed is raised as Aggradations
sediments are deposited?
1213. Geography What geographical term describes wastage of glacial ice through melting and Ablation
sublimation?
1214. Geography What is the capital of Burundi? Bujumbura
1215. Geography What is the capital of Chad? NDjamena
1216. Geography In which country would one find the Karakum desert Turkmenistan
1217. Geography In which country would one find the Gibson desert Australia
1218. Geography What is the diameter of the Earth at the equator? 7926.381 miles/12,756.24 km
1219. Geography If you are in Georgetown, Guyana in what direction would the prevailing winds be North-east
blowing?
1220. Geography If you are in Vancouver, Canada in what direction would the prevailing winds be West
blowing?
1221. Geography What geographical term describes the zone of calm or light winds around the equator? Doldrums

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1222. Geography What Geographical term describes the boundary at which two air masses with different Front
meteorological properties meet?
1223. Geography Where in the Caribbean can the V.C. Bird International airport be found? Antigua and Barbuda
1224. Geography Where in the Caribbean can the Grantley Adams airport be found? Barbados
1225. Geography Name the country with the longest coastline? Canada
1226. Geography Name the country that has the shortest coastline? Monaco
1227. Geography Give the name of the instrument used to measure the height above sea level? Altimeter
1228. Geography What is the instrument used to measure distances on a map? Opisometer
1229. Geography What is the capital of the Canadian province New foundland St. John
1230. Geography What is the capital of Canadian province of New Brunswick Fredericton
1231. Geography Name the three (3) types of solar ellipse Total, Partial, Annular
1232. Geography Which is the only country in the world that completely surrounds two other counties Italy
1233. Geography Its mean distance from the Sun is 141 million miles (227 million km). Its day is 24.6 Mars
Earth hours and its year about 687 Earth days, name the planet.
1234. geography What name is given to the level of water vapour in the atmosphere? Humidity
1235. Geography What name is given to a blinding snow storm? Blizzard
1236. Geography When does the Atlantic hurricane season end? Nov 30
1237. Geography Which landlocked mountainous African countrys population consisting of mostly Tutsis Rwanda
and Hutus?
1238. Geography Name the longest river in Guyana? Essequibo
1239. Geography What is name of the lowest region of the atmosphere with the upper boundary of about Troposphere
68 mi (1013 km) above the Earth's surface?
1240. Geography Which strait separates Iran from the Arabian Peninsula? Hormuz (strait of)
1241. Geography What is the outermost layer of the atmosphere called? Exosphere (from 300 mi above
ground level and gradually
dissipating)
1242. Geography What is the legislative capital of Swaziland? Lobamba
1243. Geography What is an isohyet? a line on a map or chart
connecting areas of equal rainfall
1244. Geography In which country doe find the Chari and Logone rivers? Chad
1245. Geography What is an isotherm? a line on a map or chart of the
earth's surface connecting points
having the same temperature at a
given time or the same mean
temperature for a given period

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1246. Geography In which city does one find Ohara international airport Chicago
1247. Geography Name the tallest peak in Indonesia? Puncak Jaya
1248. Geography What is the highest point in Martinique? Mount Pelee
1249. Geography Into which body of water does the Mississippi Missouri river system empty? Gulf of Mexico
1250. Geography Into which body of water does the Nile empty Mediterranean Sea
1251. Geography In which country can one find the Aswan High Dam? Egypt
1252. Geography Across which river is the Aswan High Dam built? Nile
1253. Geography Name the world's largest active volcanic crater? Kilauea
1254. Geography What is the highest peak in Angola? Morro de Mco
1255. Geography What is the highest point in Sierra Leone? Loma Mansa (Bintimani)
1256. Geography What name is given to debris left after a glacier melts? Moraine
1257. Geography It is known as the Yardung river in Tibet, the Dihang in the Himalayas, the Jamuna in Brahmaputra River
Bangladesh; what is it called India?
1258. Geography Name the river that rises in the borderland of south-central Russia and Mongolia and Yenisey River
flows generally north along the edge of the West Siberian Plain to empty into the Kara
Sea
1259. Geography Name the highest point in Belize? Victoria Peak
1260. Geography Name the worlds second largest barrier reef? Belize Barrier Reef
1261. Geography What is the capital of the Canadian province Manitoba? Winnipeg
1262. Geography What is the capital of the Canadian province Nanavut? Iqaluit
1263. Geography Which river forms the boundary between Poland and Germany? Oder
1264. Geography In which country does one find the Vistula river? Poland
1265. Geography What is the capital of British Columbia, Canada? Victoria
1266. Geography What was the original name of the Falkland islands? Islas Malvinas
1267. Geography What type of drainage pattern develops on alternate bands of hard and soft rock? Trellis
1268. Geography What name is given to the cutting of step like structures into the soil to reduce the level Terracing
of runoff that takes place down a slope?
1269. Geography Who discovered Newfoundland? Leif Eriksson (Icelandic Viking)
1270. Geography What is the present day name of British Honduras? Belize
1271. Geography True or false on average which is deeper the pacific or the Indian ocean? True
1272. Geography What is the more common name of the Neolithic Period? New Stone Age
1273. Geography Which two countries border Italy to the north? Switzerland and Austria
1274. Geography What is a large body of igneous rock, sometimes dome shaped, formed beneath the Batholith
Earth's surface by the intrusion and solidification of magma called?
1275. Geography In which Caribbean island can be found Trafalgar Square now called National Heroes Barbados (Bridgetown)

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Square?
1276. Geography In which country can the Silver Strand Falls be found? United States of America
1277. Geography What was the original name of Sri Lanka? Ceylon
1278. Geography What is the capital of Sri Lanka? Sri Jayawardenapura-Kotte,
1279. Geography Which state of the US can the Grand Canyon be found? Arizona
1280. Geography In which country does find the Bristol airport? England
1281. Geography Name the country with the worlds largest deposits of potash? Canada
1282. Geography What is another name of cyclonic rainfall? Depression
1283. Geography What is another name for relief rainfall? Orographic
1284. Geography What is the name of the highest peak in Nicaragua? Pico Mogoton
1285. Geography Name the earliest epoch of the paleogene period? Paleocene
1286. Geography In which period did the first dinosaurs appear? Triassic
1287. Geography To the nearest million years how long ago was the Jurassic period? 245
1288. Geography Name the heart shaped lake found in northern Israel? Sea of Galilee (lake Tiberius)
1289. Geography Which strait separates Taiwan from the Philippines? Strait of Luzon
1290. Geography What is the name of the highest point in Madagascar? Maromokotro
1291. Geography Name the main tributary of the Essequibo river in Guyana? Potaro
1292. Geography Which country was formerly known as British Honduras? Belize
1293. Geography What was the former capital of Belize before Belmopan? Belize City
1294. Geography Which South America country can one find the towns of Curitiba and Manaus? Brazil
1295. Geography Which South American country can one find the Towns of Vina Del Mar and Temuco? Chile
1296. Geography What name do geologists give to a plateau that rises abruptly from low-lying lands or Continental Plateau (Examples are
the sea? the Tibetan Plateau and the Massif
Central in France)
1297. Geography What name is given to the plains (temperate grasslands) of Russia? Steppes
1298. Geography What is the more common name for the International Bank for Reconstruction and World Bank
Development (IBRD)?
1299. Geography Which desert is located south of the Colorado river in Argentina? Patagonian Desert
1300. Geography Which is the largest of the Baltic Islands? Saaremaa (also called Sarema)
1301. Geography Which is the most mountainous country in Europe? Switzerland
1302. Geography Which city hosts the headquarters of the United Nations Development Programme New York
(UNDP)
1303. Geography What name is given to the type of dry terrain where softer sedimentary rocks and clay- Badlands
rich soils have been extensively eroded by wind and water
1304. Geography What name is given to an isolated hill or a lone mountain that has risen above the Inselberg

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surrounding area, typically by surviving erosion?

1305. Geography What name is given to a plateau area that has been severely eroded so that the relief is Dissected plateau
sharp?
1306. Geography Name the theory describing the mass equilibrium in the Earth's crust, which treats all Isostacy
large portions of the crust as though they were floating on a denser underlying layer.
1307. Geography These are curves on a graph representing readings taken at constant pressure? Isobars
1308. Geography What type of tide is caused by the pulling of the sun and the moon at right angles to Neap tides (smallest)
each other?
1309. Geography What type of tide is caused when the sun, earth and moon are in a straight line? Spring tides (largest)
1310. Geography Give the date of the vernal equinox? 21-Mar
1311. Geography What is the solid outer layer of a planet or moon called? Crust

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1312. History After the death of Forbes Burnham who took over as president of Guyana in 1981? Desmond Hoyte
1313. History Who commanded the US forces during the invasion of Grenada in 1983? Norman H. Schwarzkopf
1314. History In what year did the motto In God we trust first appear on the US coin 1864
1315. History Which Vietnamese city was renamed Ho Chi Minh City? Saigon
1316. History Who was Jamaica's last Spanish governor? Don Cristobel Arnaldo de Yssasi
1317. History Who was Jamaicas first Spanish governor? Juan Esquivel
1318. History Who initiated Protestantism in Europe? Martin Luther
1319. History What was the name of Jamaica's first flag? Union Jack
1320. History Where did the word Powers meet after World War II to discuss post war Germany and Yalta (USSR)
Europe as a whole?
1321. History In which country do we find the Kikuyu tribe? Kenya
1322. History In which year was the battle of the Saints fought? 1782
1323. History In which year was the act of Union treaty that effected the union of England, Wales and 1707 (May 1)
Scotland under the name of Great Britain?
1324. History In which year was Namibia granted independence 1990
1325. History What is the present day name of Basutoland? Kingdom of Lesotho
1326. History What is the present day name for French Somaliland? Djibouti
1327. History Who was president of Egypt between 1970 and 1981? Anwar el Sadat
1328. History Who was prime minister of Israel between 1977and 1983? Menachem Begin
1329. History In which year was Lesotho granted independence 1966
1330. History In which year did Donald Sangster become prime minister of Jamaica? 1967
1331. History In which year was OPEC established? 1960
1332. History Who was the last emperor of Brazil? Pedro II (Dom Pedro de Alcntara)
1333. History Who was the first emperor of Brazil? Pedro I (Dom Pedro)
1334. History Name the war of that was mainly a struggle between the Habsburg-controlled Holy The 30 years war (1618 1648)
Roman Empire and the Protestant principalities that relied on the chief anti-Catholic
powers of Sweden and the Netherlands.
1335. History In which year was the great plague of London? 1655
1336. History In which years was the bubonic plague of Europe? 1347 1351
1337. History In which years was the war of Spanish succession 1701 1714
1338. History Which treaty ended the war of Spanish succession Treaty of Utrecht
1339. History Which treaty ended the thirty years war? Peace of Westphalia
1340. History Who wrote Principia Mathematica? Isaac Newton

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1341. History Name the Austrian scholar and musicologist best known for his 1862 thematic catalogue Ludwig Von Kochel
of Mozart's works?
1342. History In what year was the battle of Marengo? 1800 (June 14)
1343. History In what year was the battle of Trafalgar? 1805 (Oct. 21)
1344. History Who commanded the Franco-Spanish fleet at the battle of Trafalgar? Pierre de Villeneuve
1345. History Who commanded the English fleet at the battle of Trafalgar? Horatio Nelson
1346. History In which year was the six day war? 1967
1347. History Give the start and end years of queen Victoria of Englands reign? 1837 1901
1348. History Give the years of the 1st Boer War? 1899 -1902
1349. History In which year was Joan of Arc burnt at the Stake? 1431
1350. History What was the great schism? A period when rival popes in
Avignon and Rome fought for
control of the Roman Catholic
Church
1351. History How many people were killed by the black death in Europe in the 14 th century 25 million
1352. History How many people were killed in the great plague of London? 75,000
1353. History Give the years of the great schism? 13781417
1354. History Which king summoned the model parliament in 1295? Edward 1
1355. History In which year did Marco Polo travel to Kublai Khans Court? 1271
1356. History In which year did pope Gregory IX establish the inquisition? 1231
1357. History Give the years that Mansa Musa ruled the Mali Empire? 1312 1337
(disputed 1307 or 12 1332 or
37)
1358. History Name the British theologian, philosopher and church reformer who in 1380 became John Wycliffe
involved in the translation of the predominantly Latin bible to English.
1359. History In which year did Genghis khan capture Peking? 1214
1360. History In which year did Genghis Khan invade Russia? 1223
1361. History In which year did Johannes Gutenberg complete his 42 line Bible ? 1455
1362. History Give the start and end year of the war of the Roses 1455 1485
1363. History Who became the Tsar of Russia in 1547? Ivan IV ( the Terrible)
1364. History Name the Japanese cities that were bombed by the US using nuclear devices during Nagasaki and Hiroshima
world war 2
1365. History When did the bombing of pearl harbour take place? Dec 07, 1941
1366. History In which year was the Spanish American war 1898
1367. History From which trade union did the PNP emerge? Nation Workers Union

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1368. History The past UN general secretary U Thant was a native of which country? Burma (Myanmar)
1369. History Which roman emperor came to be regarded as mad, giving public lyre and theatrical Nero
performances to the disgust of his subjects?
1370. History In which year was the Norman conquest of England? 1066
1371. History In which year was the Hindenburg disaster? May 6, 1937
1372. History In which year was a crash of airship 101 1930
1373. History In which year was the construction of the Suez Canal completed? 1869
1374. History In which year was the construction of the Manchester ship Canal completed? 1894
1375. History In which year was the construction of the Eurotunnel completed? 1994
1376. History In which year was the construction of the Panama Canal completed? 1914
1377. History What is the nationality of the past United Nations Secretary-General Boutros Boutros- Egyptian
Ghali?
1378. History Who came to power in Argentina in 1946 Juan Peron
1379. History In which year was the Falkland war fought? 1982
1380. History Name the polish army general who was chief of state between 1981 and 1989 and Wojciech Jaruzelski
president between 1989 and 1990 of Poland.
1381. History In which year was the Arab League formed? 1945
1382. History Which of the British colonies was the first to establish a post office? Jamaica
1383. History Who became Soviet Premier in 1958 Nikita Khrushchev
1384. History What was Jamaicas first University Queens College
1385. History In which year was the league of nations founded? 1919 (28 April)
1386. History Who founded the Grenada National Party? Herbert Augustus Blaize (1953)
1387. History Who was the prime minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines when complete Milton Cato
independence from Britain was won in 1979?
1388. History Which US president came between Buchannan and Johnson? Abraham Lincoln
1389. History Which US president came between Hoover and Truman? Franklyn D. Roosevelt
1390. History In what year was the Jamaica observer founded? 1993
1391. History In which year was Harvard University founded? 1636
1392. History In which year did the Titanic sink? 1912
1393. History In which year did Iraq invade Kuwait? 1992 (August 02)
1394. History In which year was the Magna Carta signed by king John at Runneymeade? 1215
1395. History In which year was the battle of Hastings 1066
1396. History Which group of arawaks have a name meaning chief? Tainos
1397. History Which group of arawaks lived in the Bahamas? Lucayan

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1398. History When was the Morant Bay Rebellion? 1865

1399. History Who was the chief architect of the Morant Bay rebellion? Paul Bogle
1400. History Which Caribbean newspaper was first published in 1834? The Gleaner
1401. History Who was the British prime minister at the end of world war 2? David Lloyd George
1402. History Who was the British prime minister at the start of world war 1? Neville Chamberlain
1403. History Which country did the USA buy the US Virgin Island from? Denmark
1404. History Which country passed the Munroe doctrine? USA
1405. History In which year did the Challenger Shuttle explode? 1986 (28th Jan)
1406. History How many people were killed in the Challenger Shuttle Explosion? 7
1407. History In what year was Alaska purchased from Russia? 1867 (March 30)
1408. History In which year was the Suez canal opened? 1869
1409. History Which European countrys territory was once part of Gaul France (accept Belgium)
1410. History In which year was Indira Ghandi assassinated? 1984
1411. History Which country was made by the merger of the territories Sabah, Sarawak and Malaya in Federation of Malaysia
1963
1412. History Who was the first president of Tanzania? Julius Nyerere
1413. History Which country was made by the merger of the territories of Zanzibar and Tanganyika in Tanzania
1964?
1414. History Who was the first prime minister (196270) and later first president (196671, 198085) Milton Obote
of Uganda?
1415. History Who was president of Uganda between 1971 and 1979? Idi Amin
1416. History Who was the chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organisation in 1969? Ysir Araft
1417. History Name the Oglala Sioux Indian chief that united with chief Sitting Bull for the battle of Crazy Horse
the Little Bighorn?
1418. History Name the guerrilla organization and political party, whose name means conquest in FATAH (Palestine National
Arabic that was founded by Ysir Araft and Khall al-Wazr in the late 1950s? Liberation Movement)
1419. History In which year was Adolph Hitler appointed Chancellor of Germany 1933
1420. History Who referred to Jamaicas withdrawal from the West Indies federation as one from ten Eric Williams
leaves nothing?
1421. History Who was the 1st prime minister of independent Guyana? Forbes Burnham
1422. History In which year was the battle of the little big horn? 1876
1423. History In which year was the battle of Jutland? 1916

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1424. History Who was the leader of the Sioux at the battle of the Little Bighorn? Chief Sitting Bull
1425. History What is the present day name of Dutch Guiana? Suriname
1426. History Who commanded the federal troops at the battle of the Little Bighorn Gen George Custer
1427. History What is the name given by historians to the last German offensive on the Western Front Battle of the Bulge
in WW II, an unsuccessful attempt to divide the Allied forces and prevent an invasion of (Dec. 16, 1944 Jan. 16, 1945)
Germany?
1428. History When were women given the right to vote in Jamaica? 1917
1429. History What is the name of the Argentine Cruiser sunk after a British attack during the Falkland General Belgrano
war in May 1982?
1430. History In what year did King Edward the VIIth found the order of merit? 1902
1431. History Which British prime minister is credited with forming the London police force, the first Sir Robert Peel (in 1829)
organised police force in the world?
1432. History Who in 1968, while campaigning for the Democratic presidential nomination in Los Robert Kennedy
Angeles, was assassinated by a Palestinian immigrant?
1433. History Who was the Palestinian immigrant who assassinated Robert Kennedy? Sirhan Sirhan,
1434. History Who in 1968 while supporting striking sanitation workers in Memphis was assassinated? Martin Luther King Jr.
1435. History Who assassinated Martin Luther King Jr.? James Earl Ray
1436. History Who succeeded Lal Bahadur Shastri as Indian prime minister? Indira Ghandi
1437. History Who became the first prime minister of independent India in 1947 Jawaharlal Nehru
1438. History In which year was the worlds first artificial satellite Sputnik 1 launched? 1957 (oct)
1439. History When was the Emancipation act passed? 1833
1440. History Which English king was nicknamed the sailor king William IV
1441. History Between which two countries was the Falkland war fought? Britain and Argentina
1442. History In which year was the Munroe Doctrine was first enunciated? 1823 (Dec. 2)
1443. History Name the treaty that ended the first Opium War, Treaty of Nanjing
1444. History Which war was ended by the Treaty of Westminster of 1674? Third Anglo-Dutch War
1445. History In which year was the Treaty of Westminster signed that ended the First Anglo-Dutch (8 May) 1654 (from 1652)
War?
1446. History In which year was the July revolution? 1830
1447. History Name the insurrection that brought Louis-Philippe (the citizen king) to the throne of July revolution
France.
1448. History Which country owns the English Channel? France
1449. History Who founded the Boys Brigade? William Smith
1450. History What was the first African American flying unit in the U.S. military? Tuskegee Airmen

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1451. History Which US president resigned over the Watergate scandal? Richard Nixon
1452. History Which US president fought in the battle of New Orleans? Andrew Jackson
1453. History Who invaded Russia in 1223? Genghis Khan
1454. History Who invaded Burma in 1287? Kublai Khan
1455. History Who was James the first of Englands elder son? Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales
1456. History Which war was dubbed the war to end all wars? World War 1
1457. History Who was the last and arguably the most progressive Spanish Governor of Trinidad? Don Jose Maria Chacon
1458. History From which country did Mozambique gain its independence? Portugal
1459. History Which political party formed the government in Mozambique after independence? The Liberation Front of
Mozambique, better known by the
acronym FRELIMO
1460. History When did Columbus first arrive in Trinidad and Tobago? 1498
1461. History In what year did Columbus set off on his maiden excursion to the new world? 1492
1462. History In which year did the treaty of Madrid make Jamaica an official territory of England? 1670
1463. History Who founded the People's National Movement in 1956? Dr. Eric Williams
1464. History In which year did the treaty of Ryswick settle the Nine Years' War, which pitted France 1697
against the Grand Alliance of England, Spain, the Holy Roman Empire and the United
Provinces?

1465. History When was Battle of Buena Vista fought? February 1847
1466. History Give the beginning and end years of the Mexican War sometimes called the Mexican- 1846 1848
American War?
1467. History Name the treaty that ended the Mexican war? Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
1468. History In which year was glorious revolution that resulted in the deposition of James II and the 1688
accession of his daughter Mary II and her husband William III.
1469. History In which year, led by John Erskine the 6th earl of Mar, did the Jacobites try to seize the 1715
crown for James Edward, the Old Pretender?
1470. History In which year was the battle of Sedgemoor? 1685
1471. History Who in 1958 was elected president of the new Fifth Republic of France? Charles de Gaulle
1472. History Which island was sighted and named Concepcin by Columbus in 1498? Grenada
1473. History In which year did Grenada gain its independence? 1974
1474. History What is the common name given to the original record or summary of William I the Doomsday Book
Conqueror's survey of England?
1475. History In which year was the Doomsday book completed? 1086
1476. History On what date did Columbus first sight the Bahamas? Oct. 12, 1492

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1477. History Which island did Columbus call San Salvador? Watling Island
1478. History In which year was the battle of Agincourt? 1415
1479. History In which year was the battle of Trafalgar? 1805
1480. History In which month and year was the Kendal train crash? Sept 1957
1481. History In which year was the battle of the Nile? 1798
1482. History Who wrote The Introduction to the Principles of Morals and Legislation one of the major Jeremy Bentham
texts on utilitarianism
1483. History Name the Czech playwright and dissident who became the first president of the Czech Vclav Havel
Republic in 1993?
1484. History Name the Spanish general who was the head of the government of Spain from 1939 to Francisco Franco
1975?
1485. History In which year did the continent of Africa appear on the world map? 1507
1486. History In which year was the Amistad mutiny? 1839 (July 2)
1487. History Who in 1841 successfully argued before the U.S. supreme court that the Africans from John Quincy Adams
the Amistad schooner should be freed?
1488. History What name was given to the U.S. foreign-policy statement first enunciated in 1823, Munroe Doctrine
declaring the Western Hemisphere off-limits to European colonization?
1489. History Which American presidents home was called Monticello? Thomas Jefferson
1490. History In which year was battle of Lepanto fought? 1571 (Oct 07)
1491. History In which year did Malta gain its independence from Britain? 1964
1492. History Which country in 1942 received Britain's George Cross for heroism and devotion, the Malta
first time that this medal was not conferred on an individual?
1493. History Given the start and end year of the Crimean war? 1853 (Oct) to 1856 (Feb)
1494. History In which year did Norman Manley die? 1969
1495. History What name was given to the alliance between Austria, Britain, the Dutch Republic, and Quadruple Alliance
France, formed to prevent Spain from altering the terms of the Peace of Utrecht (1713)?
1496. History In which year was Germany last reunited? 1990
1497. History Name the Jewish leader fought the Greeks between 166 and 164 BC when Antiochus IV Judas Maccabaeus
Ephiphanes tried to impose the Greek religion on the Jews?
1498. History In Judaism what name is given to the holiday celebrating the rededication of the Second Hanukkah
Temple of Jerusalem by order of Judas Maccabaeus in 164 BC after its desecration three
years earlier by order of Antiochus IV Epiphanes?
1499. History In what year was the trade embargo imposed against Cuba? 1962 (Feb 07)
1500. History Name the treaty that ended the War of the Austrian Succession? Aix-la-Chapelle
1501. History Who was the king of England at the time of the Boston Tea Party? George III

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1502. History Name French king who was guillotined Louis XVI
1503. History Who liberated Argentina from Spain? Jose de San Martin
1504. History In which year was the PNP founded? 1938
1505. History In which year was the NDM founded? 1995
1506. History In which year did P.J. Patterson become prime minister of Jamaica? 1992
1507. History In which year did Michael Manley become prime minister of Jamaica? 1972
1508. History In which year did Edward Seaga become prime minister of Jamaica? 1980
1509. History In which battle did the Ottoman Turks meet their final defeat? Battle of Lepanto
1510. History Name the American president who resisted communist expansion? Harry Truman
1511. History Who was the American president between 1969 and 1974? Richard Nixon
1512. History In which year was the battle of Colluden? 1746
1513. History When was the Peloponnesian war? 431 -404BC
1514. History What was the colonial name of Botswana? Bechuanaland
1515. History What was the colonial name of Ethiopia? Abyssinia
1516. History Who prime minister of great Britain at the beginning of the 19 th century? William Pitt Jr
1517. History When was the St. Andrew and Kingston parish councils amalgamated? 1923
1518. History When was Kinston made Jamaicas capital 1872
1519. History Which US president spent one year in office? James Garfield
1520. History Who defeated Hoover in the 1932 US presidential elections? F. D. Roosevelt
1521. History Name the Australian outlaw who made himself a suit of armour from stolen plough Ned Kelly
shares
1522. History Which two cities featured in the Punic wars? Carthage and Rome
1523. History In which year was the bay of pigs invasion? 1961
1524. History In which years was the regency in England? 1811 1820
1525. History Name the only British Prime Minister to have been assassinated? Spencer Perceval (in 1812)
1526. History Which Greek philosopher and mathematician claimed the earth as a sphere rotating on Pythagoras
its own axis?
1527. History Who was queen Victorias of England royal grandfather? George III
1528. History Which European state did George I rule before becoming king of England? Hanover
1529. History Who was the first PM of independent Barbados? Errol Barrow
1530. History In which district of Manchester was Norman Manley born? Roxborough
1531. History In which year did NATO come into being? 1949 (April 14)
1532. History On which date was St. Pauls Cathedral destroyed by the great fire of London September 02. 1666
1533. History What name was given to a government license authorizing a private vessel to attack Letter of Marque
and capture enemy vessels, and bring them before admiralty courts for condemnation

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and sale?
1534. History In which year was Haiti made independent? 1804
1535. History In which year was Trinidad made independent? 1962
1536. History In which year was the emancipation act passed? 1833
1537. History In which year was the Somerset case? 1772
1538. History Who succeeded William Wilberforce in the abolition movement in the British House of Sir Thomas Fowell Buxton
Commons?
1539. History In which year was the Battle of Diamond Rock 1805
1540. History In which year did British Guiana gain universal adult suffrage? 1953
1541. History In which year was the battle of Luzon fought? 1945
1542. History In which country was the headquarters of the world council of churches in 1948? Netherlands
1543. History In which country was the Lome convention signed? Togo
1544. History After which war was the Philippines ceded to the US? Spanish American war
1545. History Name the treaty that concluded the Spanish-American War? The Treaty of Paris (1898)
1546. History Which country occupied the Philippines between 1942 to 45? Japan
1547. History Who was the president of Malawi from 1966 to 1994? Hastings Kamuzu Banda
1548. History Who was the wife of George IV of England? Queen Consort Caroline (Caroline
of Brunswick-Wolfenbtt)
1549. History Who was the 37 US president? Richard Nixon
1550. History When was the US constitution adopted? September 17, 1787
1551. History Name the initiative launched in the early 1980s by the foreign ministers of Colombia, The Contadora Group
Mexico, Panama and Venezuela to deal with the military conflicts in El Salvador,
Nicaragua and Guatemala, which were threatening to destabilize the entire Central
American region?
1552. History Name the initiative in the mid-1980s to settle the military conflicts that had plagued Esquipulas Peace Agreement
Central America for many years, and in some cases (notably Guatemala) for decades. It
built upon groundwork laid by the Contadora Group from 1983 to 1985?
1553. History In what year did the BBC have its first broadcast? 1922
1554. History Give the exact date of D-Day in World war I? June 6 1944
1555. History Which two men shared the Nobel peace prize in 1993? Frederik Willem DeKlerk and
Nelson Mandela
1556. History Who lead the allied forces against Iraq (Desert Storm operations) in 1991? Norman H. Schwarzkopf
1557. History Which English explorer of the 17th century introduced tobacco and potatoes to England? Sir Walter Raleigh
1558. History What was the name of Sir Walter Raleighs ship in the battle with the Spanish armada Ark or Ark Raleigh (later Ark
Royal)

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1559. Information In Information technology what is the meaning of ROM? Read only memory
Technology
1560. Information What is the meaning of the abbreviation MIPS? Millions of instructions per second
Technology
1561. Information What is the meaning of the abbreviation FLOPS? Floating point operations per
Technology second
1562. Information What is the meaning of the abbreviation POP? Post Office Protocol
technology
1563. Information What name is given to the transfer of data from a local computer to the memory of Upload
Technology another device usually a remote computer?
1564. Information What does the acronym BASIC mean? Beginners all-purpose symbolic
Technology instruction code
1565. Information What is the meaning of DAB? Digital Audio Broadcasting
Technology
1566. Information In information technology what do the letters ALU mean? Arithmetic Logic Unit
Technology
1567. Information In information technology what do the letters SPX mean? Sequenced Packet Exchange
Technology
1568. Information What is the meaning of OTP in information technology? One Time Programmable
Technology
1569. Information How many bytes make a kilobyte? 1024
Technology
1570. Information Give a word that means billions of clock cycles? Gigahertz
Technology
1571. Information What is the meaning of the computer acronym SIMM? Single Inline Memory module
Technology
1572. Information What is the meaning for the computer acronym DIMM Double Inline Memory module
Technology
1573. Information What name is given to the common pathway through which processor data and Bus
Technology commands travel through peripheral devices?
1574. Information Name one of the fundamental sections of a central processing unit. control unit or arithmetic and logic
Technology unit
1575. Information True or false. The information on a ROM chip stored by a manufacturer can be later FALSE

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Technology changed by the user.

1576. Information When was NATO founded? 1949
Technology
1577. Information What is the computer programming language that employs simple English Logo
Technology commands and is used especially for introducing school children to computers?
1578. Information Name the high-level, procedural programming language created in 1987 by Dan Hypertalk
Technology Winkler
1579. Information What is the meaning of the acronym ENIAC? Electronic Numerator Integrator
Technology and Calculator
1580. Information What is the meaning of POST? Power on Self test
Technology
1581. Information What name is given to the process of eliminating errors in or malfunctions of a Debug
Technology computer program?
1582. Information What is the process of using a standard telephone line for computer Dial up
Technology communications called?
1583. Information What is does the abbreviation VLSI mean? Very Large Scale Integration
technology
1584. Information What is the meaning of the abbreviation EDBIC? Extended Data Binary Information
Technology Code
1585. Information What is the meaning of the acronym COBOL Common Business-Oriented
Technology Language
1586. Information What is the meaning of the abbreviation MTBF? Mean Time Between Failures
Technology
1587. Information What is the meaning of the acronym GUI? Graphical User Interface
Technology
1588. Information What is the name of a computer program that translates an entire set of Compiler
Technology instructions written in a higher-level symbolic language such as C into machine
language?
1589. Information What name is given to the device on a computer that changes an analogue signal to Modem
Technology encode digital information and vice versa?
1590. Information What does the abbreviation MICR mean? Magnetic Ink character
Technology Recognition
1591. Information What does the abbreviation OMR mean? Optical Mark Reader
Technology
Information Name the programming language originally developed by James Gosling at Sun Java

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Technology Microsystems and released in 1995

1592. Information Sun Microsystems is now a subsidiary of which software giant? Oracle Corporation
Technology
1593. Info``rmation In information technology this term refers to the range of frequency with which a Bandwidth
Technology communication channel will pass without attenuation?
1594. Information Who founded Wikipedia? Jimmy Wales
Technology

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1595. Jamaica Heritage What is the old name of Matildas Corner in Liguanea Toll Gate
1596. Jamaica Heritage In which parish does one find the district of Wait - a - Bit Trelawney
1597. Jamaica Heritage In which parish is the town of Balaclava to be found? St. Elizabeth
1598. Jamaica Heritage Who is the main hospital in St. Thomas named after? Princess Margaret
1599. Jamaica Heritage The Hermitage dam is built on which river in Jamaica? Wag water river
1600. Jamaica Heritage Who became the governor of Jamaica in 1889? Sir Henry Arthur Blake,
1601. Jamaica Heritage Who became the governor of Jamaica in 1898? Sir Augustus William Lawson
Hemming,
1602. Jamaica Heritage Of what material is the National costume of Jamaica made? Madras bandana (predominantly
red plaid cotton)
1603. Jamaica Heritage How old was Marcus Garvey when he died? 53 years
1604. Jamaica Heritage Which Jamaican politician resigned from office in 1972 to spend more time with his Robert Lightbourne
family?
1605. Jamaica Heritage Who became governor of Jamaica in 1877? Sir Anthony Musgrave
1606. Jamaica Heritage Who was Jamaicas first ambassador to the US? Sir Neville Ashenheim
1607. Jamaica Heritage Who was the first Jamaican born Roman catholic archbishop? Robert Samuel Carter
1608. Jamaica Heritage In what year did Norman Manley die? 1969
1609. Jamaica Heritage From which Trade Union was Alexander Bustamante expelled in 1937? Jamaica Workers and Tradesman
Union
1610. Jamaican heritage How many quatties make up a mac-o-fippance? Ten
1611. Jamaican heritage In what year was the concession given to William Parker to build ferry, an area on 1677
the highway between Kingston and Spanish town once part of a swamp?
1612. Jamaican Heritage In which parish of Jamaica do we find district of dinner time St. Thomas
1613. Jamaican Heritage In which parish of Jamaica was Norman Manley Born? Manchester
1614. Jamaican Heritage In which parish of Jamaica was Alexander Bustamante Born? Hanover
1615. Jamaican Heritage In which parish of Jamaica is to be found the district of Stony Gut? St. Thomas
1616. Jamaican Heritage Where in the Jamaica can one find Giddy House? Fort Charles, Port Royal
1617. Jamaican Heritage Given another name for tie leaf? Dokunnu or Blue draws
1618. Jamaican Heritage Who was Jamaica's first native Gov. Gen.? Sir Clifford Campbell
1619. Jamaican Heritage What is the name commonly given to the rain tree in Jamaica Guango
1620. Jamaican Heritage In what year did Hugh Shearer become president of the Jamaica Labour Party? 1967
1621. Jamaican heritage What is done on the nine night after death to encourage the duppy of a loved one to The bed and mattress of the loved
leave the house and enter the grave? one is leaned against the wall.

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1622. Jamaican Heritage What name do Jamaicans give to the offspring of a mare and a Jack ass? Burro
1623. Jamaican Heritage In which parish was Marcus Mosiah Garvey Born? St. Ann
1624. Jamaican Heritage In which parish is kumina primarily practised? St. Thomas
1625. Jamaican Heritage In which country did Marcus Mosiah Garvey die? England
1626. Jamaican Heritage Where would one find the character called pitchy patchy? John Canoe band
1627. Jamaican heritage Complete the Jamaican proverb beg water... .....cyan bwile cow kin
1628. Jamaican heritage In which parish of Jamaica can be found the district of Bull Savannah? Saint Elizabeth
1629. Jamaican heritage In which parish of Jamaica can be found the district of Poor Mans Corner? St. Thomas
1630. Jamaican Heritage What is the name given to a male child born on a Thursday? Quao
1631. Jamaican Heritage What is the day name given to a boy born on a Saturday? Kwame
1632. Jamaican Heritage Who was the first person to climb Catherines Peak? Catherine Long
1633. Jamaican Heritage In which parish of Jamaica is Boscobel? St. Mary
1634. Jamaican Heritage Where in Jamaica can be found Devils race course St. Catherine
1635. Jamaican Heritage Who was the first woman in the Jamaican Parliament? Madame Rose Leon
1636. Jamaican Heritage When was the first rail line opened in Jamaica? 1845
1637. Jamaican Heritage What was the original name of National Heroes Park? George VIth Memorial Park
1638. Jamaican Heritage What is grog? A mixture of rum and water
1639. Jamaican Heritage Complete the following proverb,"Ass caan too good fi carry..." im owna grass
1640. Jamaican Heritage Complete the following proverb, "Rock stone deh a riva bottom" neva know sun hot.
1641. Jamaican Heritage How many national holidays are celebrated in Jamaica? 10
1642. Jamaican Heritage Complete the following line from the national pledge for schools. "And play our in advancing the welfare of the
part..." whole human race.
1643. Jamaican Heritage Complete the following line from the national song for schools. "I pledge my heart to serve with humble pride.
forever..."
1644. Jamaican Heritage Who or What is a peenie wallie? Firefly
1645. Jamaican Heritage Who or what is a poppyshow? A person conspicuous in dress and
or behaviour.
1646. Jamaican Heritage What does labor omnia vincit mean? Labour conquers all
1647. Jamaican Heritage Explain the following Jamaican proverb a compunction mek monkey sleep wid Needs and wants make people do
puss things that they wouldn't normally
do.
1648. Jamaican Heritage Explain the figurative expression to backbite a person To slander or speak ill of unjustly
1649. Jamaican Heritage Explain the figurative expression to blow hot and cold To be one way at one time and be
the opposite immediately after

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1650. Jamaican Heritage What is meant by wen man can dance him say music no good People never accept responsibility
for their own faults
1651. Jamaican Heritage In which year did Capt. Robert Bligh bring breadfruit to Jamaica? 1793
1652. Jamaican Heritage Who founded the Jamaica Constabulary Force in 1867? J. P. Graff
1653. Jamaican Heritage Which monarch was the Half Way Tree Clock erected in honour of? Edward VII
1654. Jamaican Heritage In which year was Bath botanical gardens opened? 1779
1655. Jamaican Heritage Which parish in Jamaica do we find Green Island? Hanover
1656. Jamaican Heritage Where in Jamaica can Lluidas Vale be found? St. Catherine
1657. Jamaican Heritage Where in Jamaica can the Bonnie View hotel be found? Portland
1658. Jamaican heritage What was the birth name of three finger jack? Jack Mansong
1659. Jamaican heritage According to Jamaican folklore who was Anancys wife? Crookie
1660. Jamaican Heritage Which animal was known as the carrion cow? John Crow
1661. Jamaican Heritage Who built Devon House? George Stiebel
1662. Jamaican Heritage When was the Gros Michel (aka Big Mike) banana brought Jamaica? 1835
1663. Jamaican Heritage In which parish is to be found the district of white horses St. Thomas
1664. Jamaican Heritage In which parish is to be found a place called Inverness? St. Ann
1665. Jamaican Heritage In which parish is to be found a place called Tweedside? Clarendon
1666. Jamaican Heritage In which parish of Jamaica can one find Fonthill? St. Elizabeth
1667. Jamaican Heritage Who was governor general of Jamaica in 1967 Sir Clifford Campbell
1668. Jamaican Heritage In which year was Alexander Bustamante conferred with the Order of National Hero? 1971
1669. Jamaican Heritage In which district was Alexander Bustamante born? Blenheim
1670. Jamaican Heritage In which parish of Jamaica is the Tryall Water Wheel Hanover
1671. Jamaican Heritage What is the meaning of the Jamaican proverb jackass seh worl no level? Life is unfair
1672. Jamaican Heritage Compete the following Jamaican proverb when jackass carry salt ....? im lick im hampa
1673. Jamaican Heritage What event in history does the folk form Brukins celebrate? The abolition of slavery
1674. Jamaican Heritage What does the Jamaican term bikkle mean? Food (particularly leftover food)
1675. Jamaican Heritage What do Jamaicans refer to as bur bur? Prickle
1676. Jamaican Heritage Which Jamaican proverb means we should never denigrate a person's character Me likkle but me tallawa
because of his/her size?
1677. Jamaican Heritage What does the Jamaican term Cooya mean? Look here
1678. Jamaican Heritage What does the Jamaican term boonoonono? Good
1679. Jamaican Heritage In which parish is to be found the folly ruins? Portland
1680. Jamaican Heritage What type of person is referred to as an anansy in Jamaica? A trickster
1681. Jamaican Heritage What in Jamaica is referred to as anansy web? Cob web
1682. Jamaican Heritage Which river does one associate with the folk character Alexander Bedward? Hope River

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1683. Literature What does the Latin gratis mean? Free of charge (complementary)
1684. Literature In Antony and Cleopatra, what was the name of Caesars sister, who was also Octavia
Anthonys wife
1685. Literature Whole wrote the book "Tales of a Tub? Jonathan Swift
1686. Literature Given the next line of the poem the fleas that tease in the high Pyrenees and the wine that tastes of tar
1687. Literature The autobiography of which poet and novelist was entitled Ba Ba Black Sheep? Rudyard Kipling
1688. Literature Who wrote the novel Minty Alley? CLR James
1689. Literature Who wrote the novel New Day Vic Reid
1690. Literature Which author was nicknamed the inspired idiot? Oliver Goldsmith
1691. Literature Which author penned the work the three musketeers? Alexander Dumas
1692. Literature Which novelist wrote New Day? V. S. Reid
1693. Literature Which novelist wrote The Leopard V. S. Reid
1694. Literature Who authored Rites of Passage? William Golding
1695. Literature Who wrote the poem to a crippled school master? Mervyn Morris
1696. Literature Who wrote River of Gods Ian McDonald
1697. Literature Who authored the tales of Peter rabbit? Beatrice Potter
1698. Literature Who wrote the novel Good Scent from a Strange Mountain? Robert Olan Butler
1699. Literature Who wrote the Novel Driving Miss Daisy? Alfred Uhry
1700. Literature In Namba Roys Black Albino who was the leader of the maroons? Tomaso
1701. Literature Who wrote the work Candide? Voltaire (Franois-Marie Arouet)
1702. Literature Who wrote Uncle Toms Cabin Harriet Beecher Stowe
1703. Literature Who wrote a Study in Scarlett? Sir Author Conan Doyle
1704. Literature What was the name of the first Sherlock Holmes story penned by Sir Author Conan A study in Scarlett
Doyle
1705. Literature Who wrote the last of the Mohicans? James Fennimore Cooper
1706. Literature Who wrote the novel Women in love D. H. Lawrence
1707. Literature Who wrote the poem Don Juan? Lord Byron
1708. Literature Who authored this side of paradise considered his autobiography? F Scott Fitzgerald
1709. Literature Which F Scott Fitzgerald Book was about the Jazz age? The Great Gatsby
1710. Literature Who authored call of the Wild? Jack London
1711. Literature Who authored fireflies? Shiva Naipaul
1712. Literature Who wrote the Lignum Vitae Blows? Tom Redcam (T. H. McDermot)( b.
1870)

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1713. Literature Who wrote Moll Flanders? Daneil Defoe

1714. Literature Name the famous American author of the novel entitled The Long Goodbye Raymond Chandler
1715. Literature Who authored the Otterbury Incident Cecil Day-Lewis
1716. Literature In which of Shakespeare's plays does one find the character Brutus? Julius Caesar
1717. Literature In which of Shakespeare's plays does one find the character Oberon? A Midsummer night's dream
1718. Literature Who wrote the novel Song of the Earth Jonathan Bate
1719. Literature Name the Jamaican poet and playwright who authored Only as the Wind Blows Basil 'Ku-Soonogo' Lopez
1720. Literature Who wrote the novel Old Devils Kingsley Amis
1721. Literature Who wrote the novel A Clockwork Orange? Anthony Burgess
1722. Literature In Mark Twains the Adventures of Tom Sawyer who was toms half brother Sid
1723. Literature Who wrote the novel the Red Badge of Courage? Stephen Crane
1724. Literature Who wrote the novel Hard Times? Charles Dickens
1725. Literature What names is given to a dramatic monologue that gives the illusion of being a Soliloquy
series of unspoken reflections?
1726. Literature What is a short, usually pastoral, poem in the form of a dialogue or soliloquy called? Ecclogue
1727. Literature Name the Greek playwright who works include Medea (431), Hippolytus (428) and Euripides
Electra (418)?
1728. Literature What name is given to a speech often in verse addressed to the audience by an Prologue
actor at the beginning of a play?
1729. Literature What name is given to a speech often in verse addressed to the audience by an Epilogue
actor at the end of a play it can also refer to the final scene of a play that comments
on or summarizes the main action?
1730. Literature In which of the V.S. Naipauls books does one meet the character Hat? Miguel Street
1731. Literature What is the name of the farm in the novel Animal Farm by George Orwell? Manor Farm
1732. Literature Who is the owner of Manor farm in the novel Animal Farm by George Orwell? Mr. Jones
1733. Literature Who wrote the novel Brighton Rock? Graham Green
1734. Literature Mother Rebecca Silva is a character in which novel by Jean Da Costa? Spratt Morrison
1735. Literature Who wrote the novel Humboldts Gift? Saul Bellow
1736. Literature Who wrote the Gulag Archipelago? Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
1737. Literature Who wrote the Return of the Natives? Thomas Hardy
1738. Literature Who wrote A man for All Seasons? Robert Bolt
1739. Literature Who authored the novel Around the World in Eighty Days? Jules Verne
1740. Literature Which German wrote the novel the tin drum? Gunter Grass

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1741. Literature Who wrote A Midsummer Nights dream William Shakespeare

1742. Literature Who wrote the great classic the lost world Sir Authur Conan Doyle
1743. Literature Who wrote the poem South Parade peddler? Louise Bennett
1744. Literature Which Jamaican wrote Jamaica Market? Agnes Maxwell-Hall
1745. Literature Who wrote The Day Mama Dot Takes Ill? Fred DAguiar
1746. Literature Who wrote An Heir for the Maroon Chief? Namba Roy
1747. Literature What is another name for the book An Heir for the Maroon Chief Black Albino
1748. Literature Who wrote Lindas Bedtime? Andrew Salkey
1749. Literature Who wrote The Village Washer? Samuel Selvon
1750. Literature Which famous author put his enemies in a book? Alexander Pope
1751. Literature Which writer was known as the passionate pilgrim? William Shakespeare
1752. Literature Who wrote View from a Bridge? Author Miller
1753. Literature Which playwright authored the Silver Tassie? Sean OCasey
1754. Literature Which playwright authored Tamburlaine the Great? Christopher Marlowe
1755. Literature Who authored the famous childrens story Winnie the Pooh? Alexander A. Milne
1756. Literature In Shakespeares twelfth Night who was the lady who was later distinguished in the Viola
play as Caesario?
1757. Literature In the bible what name did the book of St. John give to the great battle in which the Armageddon
last conflict between good and evil will be fought?
1758. Literature From which William Blake poem is the following line taken What immortal hand or The tiger
eye doth frame thy immortal symmetry?
1759. Literature Who wrote the novel The Sure Salvation? John Hearne
1760. Literature Who wrote the poem Mek Dream Tek Yu Life? Fr. Richard Holung
1761. Literature Which Irish poet and dramatist authored such works as The importance of Being Oscar Wilde
Earnest and The picture of Dorian Grey?
1762. Literature Who wrote The Testament of Youth? Vera Brittain
1763. Literature What are stories with a second symbolic meaning called? Allegories
1764. Literature Who authored the Overcoat? Nikolay Gogol
1765. Literature Which poet penned Ode to a Skylark? Percy Shelly
1766. Literature From which Shakespeare play is the following line taken love looks not with the eye A Midsummer Nights Dream
but with the mind?
1767. Literature Which novelist authored David Copperfield? Charles Dickens
1768. Literature What is the nationality Nobel laureate Derek Walcott? St. Lucian
1769. Literature What is the nationality of the Nobel laureate V. S. Naipaul? Trinidadian
1770. Literature Who wrote the play Jestinas Calypso Earl Lovelace

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1771. Literature Whos first novel was entitled While Gods are Falling? Earl Lovelace
1772. Literature Who wrote the novel Watership Down? Richard Adams
1773. Literature Her works include at the Bottom of the river, Annie John and Lucy, name her? Jamaica Kincaid
1774. Literature Which existentialist philosopher authored the epistolary novel Nausea? Jean-Paul Sartre
1775. Literature Who authored the epistolary novel Pamella (or Virtue Rewarded)? Samuel Richardson
1776. Literature Who authored the novel An Echo in the Bone? Dennis Scott
1777. Literature Name the Canadian writer who authored Moons of Jupiter? Alice Munroe
1778. Literature Who authored the heroic epic The Lord of the Rings? John Ronald Reuel Tolkien
1779. Literature Whose writings include Capitalism and Slavery (1944) and From Columbus to Dr. Eric Williams
Castro: The History of the Caribbean, 14921969 (1970)?
1780. Literature Which novel by Gabriel Jos Garca Mrquez recounts the history of the fictional One Hundred Years of Solitude
village of Macondo?
1781. Literature Name the U.S. poet and painter whose first book of prose was The Enormous Room Edward Estlin Cummings,
published in 1922
1782. Literature Name the British novelist and short-story writer of Children of Violence Doris Lessing
1783. Literature Who best known work is Frankenstein? Mary Shelley (org Mary
Wollstonecraft Godwin )
1784. Literature Name the novelist and critic who wrote Nana in 1880? Emile Zola
1785. Literature Who authored the novel Absalom Absalom? William Faulkner
1786. Literature Who first novel was The Mysterious Affair at Styles Agatha Christie
1787. Literature Who created the character Hercule Poirot the eccentric Belgian detective Agatha Christie
1788. Literature Who authored the novel Deans December? Saul Bellow
1789. Literature Who won the 1999 Nobel prize for literature? Gunter Grass
1790. Literature Who won the Nobel prize for literature in 1998? Jos Saramago
1791. Literature Who authored the novel Emma? Jane Austen
1792. Literature Which writer penned Light in August? William Faulkner
1793. Literature Who authored the novel The Survivor? Thomas Keneally
1794. Literature Who wrote the unfinished novel The Castle published posthumously against the Franz Kafka
authors wishes?
1795. Literature Who authored the works Letter on the Deaf and Dumb and Thoughts on the Dennis Diderot
Interpretation of Nature?
1796. Literature Name the Swiss-French philosopher whose autobiography is entitled Confessions? Jean-Jacques Rousseau
1797. Literature Name the English philosopher and political theorist whose best known work is Thomas Hobbes
Leviathan published in 1651?
1798. Literature Name the British novelist, essayist and critic who wrote Down and Out in Paris and George Orwell

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London in 1933?
1799. Literature Who wrote the play Cymbeline? William Shakespeare
1800. Literature Who wrote the play A Street Car Named Desire? Tennessee Williams
1801. Literature What is the nationality of the writer and political activist Alan Paton? South African
1802. Literature Who wrote the novel Too Late the Phalarope? Alan Paton
1803. literature Who wrote the novel New Day? Victor Stafford Reid
1804. Literature Who wrote a house for Mr. Biswas? Vidiadhar Surajprasad Naipaul
1805. Literature Who authored the Pickwick papers? Charles Dickens
1806. Literature Who wrote the novel Sense and Sensibility? Jane Austen
1807. Literature Who is the author of Mansfield Park? Jane Austen
1808. Literature Who wrote the Little House series of books? Laura Ingalls Wilder
1809. Literature What is an acrostic? It is a poem or other form of
writing in which the first letter,
syllable or word of each line,
paragraph or other recurring
feature in the text spells out a
word or a message.
1810. Literature Who authored the novel The Pleasures of Exile George Lamming
1811. Literature Who authored Tell me how long the train has been gone James Baldwin
1812. Literature How many lines are in a limerick 5
1813. Literature Who authored Lord Jim and Typhoon Joseph Conrad
1814. Literature Who authored the novels The Christmas Carol and Hard Times? Charles Dickens
1815. Literature Which noted playwright wrote Two can Play and Schools out? Trevor Rhone
1816. Literature Who authored The vicar of Wakefield and She Stoops to Conquer? Oliver Goldsmith
1817. Literature Who authored Wind in the Willow? Kenneth Graham
1818. Literature Who authored War and Peace? Leo Tolstoy
1819. Literature Who authored the Government Inspector? Nicolay Gogol
1820. Literature Who wrote the novel Moll Flanders? Daniel Defoe
1821. Literature Who wrote the novel Barnaby Rudge
1822. Literature Name the two novels that Dickens published in his short-lived weekly serial Master Barnaby Rudge: A Tale of the Riots
Humphrey's Clock, which lasted from 1840 to 1841. of Eighty (commonly known as
Barnaby Rudge) and The Old
Curiosity Shop)
1823. Literature Which English author, poet and philosopher, translated The Romance of the Rose by Geoffrey Chaucer
Guillaume de Lorris (extended by Jean de Meun)?

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1824. Literature Which West Indian wrote "At the bottom of the River"? Jamaica Kincaid
1825. Literature Who authored the novel House of the Dead? Fyodor Dostoyevsky.
1826. Literature What is the title of V.S. Naipauls first novel? Miguel Street
1827. Literature What literary device is found in the following phrase jack of all trades, master of Antithesis
none?
1828. Literature Who was the hero of the Aeneid? (epic poem written by Virgil) Aeneas
1829. Literature Who are the main characters in the Iliad? (epic poem written by Homer) King Agamemnon and the warrior
Achilles.
1830. Literature Name the English novelist and dramatist who wrote 25 plays in seven years? Henry Fielding
1831. Literature Complete the title of this Shakespeare play; The Two gentlemen of.....? Verona
1832. Literature In which Jane Austen novel do we meet Miss Bates and Jane Fairfax? Emma
1833. Literature Who authored the novels 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea and Around The World in Jules Verne
Eighty Days?
1834. Literature Who authored white Witch of Rose Hall? H. G. DeLisser
1835. Literature Who authored the 1956 play Romanoff and Juliet? Peter Ustinov
1836. Literature Who authored the Songs of Innocence and Songs of Experience? William Blake
1837. Literature Who wrote Thinking the Unthinkable: The Immigration Myth Exposed (2001)? Prof. Nigel Harris
1838. Literature Which novelist authored Laughter in the Dark? Vladimir Nabokov
1839. Literature Name the American journalist and author who wrote the novels Citizen Cohn and Nicholas von Hoffman
Organized Crimes?
1840. Literature Who wrote the novel The Talisman? Walter Scott
1841. Literature The years of Childhood was the autobiography of which author? Wole Soyenka
1842. Literature Which novel by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn is set in a Soviet labour camp in the 1950s One Day in the Life of Ivan
and describes a single day of an ordinary prisoner? Denisovich
1843. Literature Who wrote the novel The Heart of the Matter? Graham Greene
1844. Literature Who wrote the novel The country wife? William Wycherly
1845. Literature Who coined the term nincompoop? William Wycherly
1846. Literature Name the Irish born English novelist who is best known for his book The life and Laurence Sterne
opinions of Tristram Shandy?
1847. Literature Who wrote the novel entitled Sentimental Journey through France and Italy? Laurence Sterne
1848. Literature Which novelist is famous for his novels set in Dorchester or Casterbridge England? Thomas Hardy
1849. Who wrote the novel entitled Gentleman? Laurence Sterne
1850. Literature Who wrote the poem entitled The Ravens? Edgar Allan Poe
1851. Literature Who wrote the play Hedda Gabler? Henrik Ibsen
1852. Literature Who wrote the novel Araby? James Joyce

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1853. Literature Who wrote the novel The Promise? John Steinbeck
1854. Literature Who wrote the book The Ugly Duckling? Hans Christian Anderson
1855. Literature Who wrote the book The Granny Project? Anne Fine
1856. Literature* In Namba Roys Black Albino who was the blind girl? Manda
1857. Literature* Who was penned the poem the lamp? William Blake

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1858. Mathematics Evaluate (x-3) (x+3) X2- 9

1859. Mathematics What is the gradient of the line represented by the equation -2y = 3x + 4? -1.5
1860. Mathematics State the quadratic equation which has roots of -4 and 2? X2 +2x 8 = 0
1861. Mathematics Differentiate Sin (2 /4) with respect to ? 2Cos (2 /4)
1862. Mathematics What is the square root of 1.21? 1.1
1863. Mathematics What is the square root of 2.25? 1.5
1864. Mathematics Calculate the area of a circle whose radius is 14 cm? 616cm2
1865. Mathematics A triangle has sides 9, 12 and 15 cm long calculate its area 54 cm2
1866. Mathematics What is the circumference of a circle whose radius is 21cm? 132cm
1867. Mathematics What is the radius of a circle whose area is 154cm 2 7cm
1868. Mathematics What is the median of 10, 11, 12, and 13? 11.5
1869. Mathematics What does the prefix femto mean? 10-15
1870. Mathematics What does the prefix Peta mean? 1015
1871. Mathematics If A gamma B is equal to (A/2) + (B/3) ; evaluate 16 gamma 12 6
1872. Mathematics If A gamma B is equal to (A2/B) - B; evaluate 9 gamma 3 24
1873. Mathematics T/F Cos 30 > Sin 60 False
1874. Mathematics T/F Cos 70 < Sin 70 True
1875. Mathematics What is the LCM of 15, 18 and 20? 120
1876. Mathematics What is the LCM of 16, 18 and 24? 144
1877. Mathematics What is the mathematical prefix for 1018? Exa
1878. Mathematics What is the cosine of 45 expressed in surds? 1/2
1879. mathematics Convert 22 in base 10 to binary? 10110
1880. Mathematics Convert 55 in base 10 to binary? 110111
1881. Mathematics What is the cosine of 30 expressed in surd form 3/2
1882. Mathematics What is the tangent of 60 in surd form? 3/3
1883. Mathematics What type of polygon has each interior angle less than or equal to 180? Convex
1884. Mathematics What name is given to polygons that have all sides and all angles equal? Regular Polygon
1885. Mathematics What is the mathematical prefix for 109? Giga
1886. Mathematics What is the mathematical prefix for 109? Giga
1887. Mathematics The interior angle of a regular polygon is 140, how many sides does it have? Nine
1888. Mathematics If F(x) evaluate x if F(x) = undefined for real numbers Any value of X < -9

1889. Mathematics What are the prime numbers between 60 and 70 61 and 67

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1890. Mathematics What is the square root of 1296 36

1891. Mathematics Express 9 2/3% as a fraction? 29/300
1892. Mathematics If y varies directly as x and y is 14 when X equals 2, find y when X equals 3 21
1893. Mathematics If y varies directly as x and y is 14 when X equals 2, find x when y equals 35 5
1894. Mathematics What is the probability of pulling a queen from a deck of playing cards? 1/13
1895. Mathematics If tanX = 3, and X is an acute angle, what is the value of X? 60
1896. Mathematics If cos Y= 3/2, and Y is an acute angle, what is the value of Y? 30
1897. Mathematics What is 52 0.026 2000
1898. Mathematics True or False. When two quantities are in inverse proportion the product remains TRUE
constant.
1899. Mathematics What is 39 0.13 300
1900. Mathematics Factorize 2m + 4mn 2m ( m + 2n)
1901. Mathematics Factorize 5p + 35pr 5p (p +7r)
1902. Mathematics Bill shares $180 between his sisters, Katy and Amelia in the ratio 5: 4.What is Katy's $100
share?
1903. Mathematics Describe the shape of the face of a tetrahedron. Equilateral triangle
1904. Mathematics What is 3 2/8 as an improper fraction? 26/8
1905. Mathematics What is 5 as an improper fraction? 28/5
1906. Mathematics Factorise x2 x 56 (x-8) (x+7)
1907. Mathematics Factorise x2 + x - 30 (x+6) (x-5)
1908. Mathematics Factorize 10x2+5x-5 (5x-3) (2x-1)
1909. Mathematics If $48 is shared in the ratio of 5:7 what is the smaller share? $20.00
1910. Mathematics Evaluate 2sin 15 Cos 15 + Cos 60 1
1911. Mathematics Evaluate 100 x 10-1 x 10 1
1912. Mathematics What is the logarithm of 1000 to base ten 3
1913. Mathematics What is the meaning the prefix giga? 109
1914. Mathematics Express 0.0095 in scientific notation? 9.5 x 10-3
1915. Mathematics What is of 1/8 of 128? 4
1916. Mathematics What is 12% of $200 $24
1917. Mathematics A+B equals B+A what law does this represent? Commutative
1918. Mathematics A(B+C) equals (AB+AC) which mathematical law does this demonstrate? Distributive
1919. Mathematics Evaluate 1002-982 396
1920. Mathematics Evaluate 502-482 196

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1921. Mathematics Convert 65 base 10 to binary? 1000001

1922. Mathematics If 12.5% of a box of 240 apples are bad, how many are good? 210
1923. Mathematics What is the volume of a cylinder of radius 5cm and height 10cm? 785cm3
1924. Mathematics What is the volume of a cylinder of radius 4cm and height 10cm? 502.4 cm3
1925. Mathematics In f(x)=2x+10 and g(x)=x+3 what is fg(x)? 2x+16
1926. Mathematics In f(x)=2x+5-x and g(x)=3x what is fg(x)? 3x+5
1927. Mathematics Differentiate 18x2-6x-5 36x-6
1928. Mathematics Differentiate 16x2-12x3-5 32x-36x2
1929. Mathematics Express 5/9 as a decimal to two significant figures ? 0.56
1930. Mathematics What is 2.2 squared? 4.84
1931. Mathematics What is 3.3 squared? 10.89
1932. Mathematics What is the next prime number after 97? 101
1933. Mathematics What is sin260 0.75 (3/4)
1934. Mathematics Calculate the simple interest on $1200 for 5years at 8% $480.00
1935. Mathematics Calculate the simple interest on $2600 for 6 years at 3% $468.00
1936. Mathematics Evaluate five factorial (5!) 120
1937. Mathematics Whats the meaning of the mathematical prefix peta 1015
1938. Mathematics Evaluate six factorial (6!) 720
1939. Mathematics What is the mathematical prefix for 10-15 Femto
1940. Mathematics What is the square root of 289 multiplied by 15 255
1941. Mathematics What is the square root of 441 multiplied by 12 252
1942. Mathematics Expand (x +2)2 X2+ 4x + 4
1943. Mathematics What is the simple interest on $2500.00 for 3yrs at 3% per annum? $225.00
1944. Mathematics Evaluate 482 - 472 95
1945. Mathematics What is 23% of $300? 69
1946. Mathematics What is the simple interest on $1600 for 4 years at 3% per anum? $192
1947. Mathematics What is the LCM of 10, 15, and 12? 60
1948. Mathematics Integrate Y raised to the nth power )

1949. Mathematics A sum of money is shared in the ratio of 7:5 the smaller portion is $200 what is the $480
sum of money shared?
1950. Mathematics How many micrometers are there in 0.005 kilometre? 5 x 106
1951. Mathematics $1200 is shared in the ratio 3:4:5 what is the largest portion? $500
1952. Mathematics How many twin primes are there between 1 and 20? Four

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1953. Mathematics What is MCMLXX in base ten? 1970

1954. Mathematics If 4 is rolled on a dice what is the sum of the other visible sides? 15
1955. Mathematics Factorise x2 + x - 20 (x-4) (x+5)
1956. Mathematics Factorise x2 6x - 16 (x-8) (x+2)
1957. Mathematics Evaluate 3.104 plus 1.53 plus 1.4 6.034
1958. Mathematics Expand (x-8)(x+3) X2 -5x -24
1959. Mathematics What is the value of 173? 4913
1960. Mathematics Which is the next term in the series 1.2, 0.48, 0.192? 0.0768
1961. Mathematics Which is the next term in the series 2.1, 0.42, 0.084? 0.0168
1962. Mathematics The mean of 5 numbers is 18 if the number 20 is added to the data, what is the new 18.3
mean?

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1963. Movie and Theatre Which two rural communities were featured in 2006-07 national pantomime Gully Bank & Midfield
Howzzat?
1964. Movie and Theatre Which film won the 1946 Academy Award for best picture? The Best Years of Our Lives
1965. Movie and Theatre Who was the leading male actor in the movie Indiana Jones and the last Crusade? Harrison Ford
1966. Movie and Theatre In what year was the seventieth Academy Awards held 1997
1967. Movie and Theatre Which film won the Oscar for best original screen Play at the 2000 Academy American Beauty
Awards?
1968. Movie and Theatre Which film won the Oscar for Best Visual Effect at the 2000 Academy Awards ? The Matrix
1969. Movie and Theatre Ben Hur made in 1959 was nominated for 12 Academy Awards and won 11. Which Jesus
biblical character appeared in the film but did not speak?
1970. Movie and Theatre Who pays the character of Randall Bragg in the 2008 movie Appaloosa? Jeremy Irons
1971. Movie and Theatre Who directed the Star Wars series of movies? George Lucas
1972. Movie and Theatre For which movie did Katherine Hepburn win her first Oscar? Morning Glory
1973. Movie and Theatre For which movie did Barbara Streisand win her first Oscar? Funny Girl
1974. Movie and Theatre Name the winner of the 1987 best picture Oscar? The Last Emperor
1975. Movie and Theatre Which character transformed into Hulk in the series The Incredible Hulk Bruce Bonner
1976. Movie and Theatre Who directed the 1982 biographical film Gandhi? Richard Attenborough
1977. Movie and Theatre What was the name of the first public movie? Grand Cafe
1978. Movie and Theatre What is the name of the South African musical by Mbongeni Ngema depicting Sarafina
students involved in the Soweto Riots, in opposition to apartheid. It was also
adapted into a 1992 film starring Whoopi Goldberg and Leleti Khumalo?
1979. Movie and Theatre Whole plays the character Captain Billy Tyne in the movie the perfect storm? George Clooney
1980. Movie and Theatre Who plays the lead male role in the movie Vertical Limit? Chris O'Donnell
1981. Movie and Theatre Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta (born March 28, 1986), better known by the Lady Gaga
stage name ......
1982. Movie and Theatre In theatre what does the terms histrionics mean? Of, or relating to actors or acting
1983. Movie and theatre Who played the lead female role in The Mask of Zorro? Catherine Zeta Jones
1984. Movie and theatre Who played the lead male role in The Sixth Sense? Bruce Willis
1985. Movie and theatre Which British animated film is about chickens trying to escape a coop run like a Chicken run
concentration camp
1986. Movie and theatre Which movie depicts the cloning of a man 5 years into the future? The sixth day
1987. Movie and theatre Identify the person the picture Queen Latifah

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1988. Movie and theatre Who played the role of the man David in the 1935 movie David Copperfield? Frank Lawton
1989. Movie and theatre Who played the role of the boy David in the 1935 movie David Copperfield? Freddie Bartholomew
1990. Movie and Theatre For which film did Meryl Streep win an Oscar for Best Actress in 1979? Kramer vs. Kramer
1991. Movie and Theatre For which film did Meryl Streep win an Oscar for Best Actress in 1982? Sophies Choice
1992. Movie and Theatre Who won the best supporting actor award in 1989 at the Oscars for his performance Denzel Washington
in Glory
1993. Movie and Theatre What name is given to a person who works on a movie set with all the camera Grip
support equipment?
1994. Movie and Theatre Which film was awarded the best picture Oscar in 1996? English Patient
1995. Movie and Theatre Who plays the lead role in the movie High Noon? Gary Cooper
1996. Movie and Theatre Who hosts the TVJ programme Fi Wi Choice? Ameta Webb
1997. Movie and Theatre Who plays the lead male movie in 2010 movie the American? George Clooney
1998. Movie and Theatre Who plays the lead male role in the movie Elizabeth the Golden Age? Geoffrey Rush
1999. Movie and Theatre Who plays the lead female role in the movie Elizabeth the Golden Age? Cate Blanchett
2000. Movie and Theatre Who founded the Little Theatre Movement? Henry and Greta Fowler
2001. Movie and Theatre Who plays the lead male role in the movie A Time to kill? Samuel L. Jackson
2002. Movie and theatre Who plays the lead female role in the movie The Devil wears Prada? Meryl Streep
2003. Movie and Theatre Who played the lead female role in the movie Beauty and Briefcase Hillary Duff
2004. Movie and Theatre Who won the Oscar for best actor in 1988? Dustin Hoffman (for Rain Man)
2005. Movie and Theatre What is the birth name of actor Sinbad? David Atkins
2006. Movie and Theatre Which actress won an academy award for her performance in Sophies Choice? Meryl Streep (1982)
2007. Movie and Theatre 1. Who won an Oscar for actor in a supporting role for his performance in the Christoph Waltz

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2009 movie Inglorious Basterds ( not to be confused with The Inglorious Bastards
(1978) Directed by Enzo G. Castellari)

2008. Movie and theatre Which film was recognised as the best picture of 1996 at the Oscars? English Patient
2009. Movie and Theatre What is the birth name of the Jamaican actor Chuchu? Cleve Warren
2010. Movie and theatre What is the birth name of Jamaican actor Shebada? Keith Ramsay
2011. Movie and theatre What is the birth name of Jamaican actor Mama man Maxwell Grant
2012. Movie and theatre Which film was awarded best picture for 1984? Amadeus
2013. Movie and Theatre Which picture won the 1960 best picture oscar? The Apartment
2014. Movie and Theatre Who play the wily captain Barbossa in the Pirates of Caribbean movie series? Jeoffrey Rush
2015. Movie and Theatre What is the birth name of Tom Cruise Thomas Cruise Mapother IV
2016. Movie and Theatre In which 2009 movie did Morgan Freeman play the role of Nelson Mandela? Invictus
2017. Movie and Theatre What was the name of the 1998- 99 LTM pantomime? Anansy Web
2018. Movie and Theatre Name the 1977 comedy starring Dian Keaton and Woody Allen? Anne Hall
2019. Movie and Theatre Name the London theatre that was built in 1599, burnt down in 1613, rebuilt in 1614 Globe Theatre
and torn down in 1644?
2020. Movie and Theatre Who plays the character of the Joker in the movie the Dark knight? Heath Ledger
2021. Movie and Theatre Which film was recognised as the best picture of 1990 at the Oscars? Dances with Wolves

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2022. Music Which group won the hard rock category at the 1997 Grammy awards? Smashing Pumpkins
2023. Music In music what is a triplet? A group of three musical notes or
tones performed in the time of two
of the same value.
2024. Music What the stage name of the Ricardo George Ducent, English singer RikRok
2025. Music What is a diatonic scale? It is a seven note octave-repeating
musical scale comprising five
whole steps and two half steps for
each octave, in which the two half
steps are separated from each
other by either two or three whole
steps.
2026. Music Who composed first book of madrigals? Giuseppe Verdi
2027. Music Who composed the opera Dafne Jacobo Peri
2028. Music Who composed the opera the wooden princess? Bela Bartok
2029. Music Who composed the master singers? Richard Wagner
2030. Music What is Bounty Killas birth name? Rodney Price
2031. Music What does the musical term presto mean? Quickly
2032. Music Who sings the song with the following line a little more time baby my love keeps Maxi Priest
growing stronger
2033. Music Who performs the song with the following line hop off a mi fender nasty nega Gregory Isaacs
2034. Music Which classical composer is credited with the work The Seasons? Franz Joseph Haydn
2035. Music Who composed the opera LOrfeo? Claudio Monteverdi
2036. Music Who composed the opera The Cunning Little Vixen? Leo Janek,
2037. Music Give the birth name of the Jamaican, American, rapper and singer known as Heavy- Dwight Myers
D
2038. Music Who composed the 1812 symphony Pyotr Tchaikovsky
2039. Music In which year did Ludwig van Beethoven die? 1827
2040. Music Who founded the London Philharmonic Orchestra? Sir Thomas Beecham (also 1st
conductor)
2041. Music Who composed the oratorio, The Seasons? Franz Joseph Haydn
2042. Music For which album did Sean Paul win the 2004 reggae grammy? Dutty Rock
2043. Music What is the meaning of the initials JC in the name JC Lodge? June Carol

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2044. Music What does the musical term giocoso mean? With fun
2045. Music What does the musical term tranquilo mean? Calm
2046. Music What is the stage name of Rodney Pryce? Bounty Killa
2047. Music Who won the 2004 reggae Grammy? Sean Paul
2048. Music Who Composed the ballet Pretrushka Igor Stravinsky
2049. Music Who composed the opera William Tell? Giachinno Rossini
2050. Music Who is the singer of the 1959 Grammy winning song I left my heart in San Tony Bennett
Francisco?
2051. Music What is name was given to the original African percussion instrument that consisted Marimba
of a set of tuned wooden bars (each with a calabash resonator) that are struck with
mallets?
2052. Music What was the nationality of noted composer Arthur Benjamin? Australian
2053. Music Who composed the opera The crooked Devil? Joseph Franz Haydn
2054. Music What is the real name of the singer with stage name Luciano? Jepther Mclymont
2055. Music What name is given to an instrument designed to mark exact time by a regularly Metronome
repeated tick
2056. Music Who recorded the single Take You there Shaun Kingston
2057. Music Name the dancehall recording artist who is the older sibling of track star Aileen Capleton
Bailey
2058. Music Which Jamaican Artist is known as the Gargamel? Buju Banton
2059. Music What is another name for the G-Clef? Treble Clef
2060. Music Who composed the musical Evita Andrew Lloyd Webber
2061. Music Who composed the opera Lucia di Lammermoor Gaetano Donizetti
2062. Music Identify the person in the picture Queen Ifrika

2063. Music Who is better known as Billy Mystic? Anthony Wilmott

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2064. Music Who sings the song You raise me Up? A. J. Brown
2065. Music What does the musical term con brio mean? With spirit
2066. Music What is the meaning of the music term grazioso? Gracefully
2067. Music What is the first note on a diatonic scale called? Tonic
2068. Music What does the musical term maetoso mean? majestically, in a stately fashion
2069. Music Whats another name counter tenor Alto
2070. Music Who compose the ballet Appalachian Spring? Aaron Copland
2071. Music Who composed the symphonic children's tale Peter and the Wolf in 1936? Sergey Prokofiev
2072. Music Who group originally performed the song Stop in the name of love Diana Ross and the Supremes
2073. Music Which duo originally performed the song Islands in the Stream Dolly Parton and Kenny Rodgers
2074. Music Who composed the opera Love for Three Oranges? Sergey Prokofiev
2075. Music Which groups album Anthem was awarded the reggae Grammy in 1984 Black Uhuru
2076. Music Who is the patron saint of music? St. Cecelia
2077. Music What is the birth name of Jamaican artist Idonia? Sheldon Lawrence
2078. Music Who composed the opera Tosca in 1900? Giacomo Antonio Domenico
Michele Secondo Maria Puccini
2079. Music What is the birth name of the artist Goddy Goddy? Howard Reynolds
2080. Music Who originally recorded the song All cried out over you? Allure Featuring 112
2081. Music What is the birth name of Prodical son? Calvin Curtis Wilby
2082. Music Who composed a ceremony of carols? Aron Copland
2083. Music What is the birth name of Eminem? Marshall Mathers III
2084. Music Who composed the opera Faramondo? George Frideric Handel
2085. Music Who composed the opera Jesus Christ Superstar? Andrew Lloyd Webber
2086. Music What at is the birth name of Shabba Ranks? Rexton Gordon
2087. Music Who originally performed the song entitled Because you loved me? Celine Dion
2088. Music What does the musical term fortissimo mean? Very Loud
2089. Music Who recorded the song "What's wrong with them"? Lil Wayne and Nicki Minaj
2090. Music In which year was the first commercially available LP record in England? 1950
2091. Music What was the name of Gays sequel to the Beggars opera? Polly
2092. Music What is Jamaican entertainer Supercats birth name? Winston Maragh
2093. Music Who composed From The New World Symphonies? Antonin Dvorak
2094. Music What is the stage name of Jamaican entertainer Winston Foster? Yellow Man
2095. Music Who composed the operas La Traviata and Rigoletto? Guiseppe Verdi
2096. Music Who composed the minute waltz after watching a little dog chase its tail? Frederic Chopin
2097. Music Who won a Grammy for the song Killing Me Softly with His Song Roberta Flack

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2098. Music Who originally sang Can You Stop the Rain? Peabo Bryson
2099. Music Whose album is entitled The Sea? Corinne Bailey Rae
2100. Music With witch instrument does one associate Ernie Ranglin? Guitar
2101. Music What was the name of the first opera composed by George Handel? Almira
2102. Music Who composed the opera Guntram? Richard Strauss
2103. Music What is the nationality of the composer Bela Bartok? Hungarian
2104. Music Who recorded red red wine in 1969? Neil Diamond
2105. Music Who composed the German Requiem? Johannes Brahms,
2106. Music Who composed the opera Rusalka? Antonin Dvorak
2107. Music What is the nationality of the composer Guiseppe Verdi? Italian
2108. Music Who was the lead guitarist in the Beatles group? George Harrison
2109. Music Who was the lead drummer in the Beatles? Ringo Star
2110. Music What is the real name of the Jamaican entertainer Jimmy Cliff? James Chambers
2111. Music Name the members of the Beatles group? George Harrison, Ringo Star, John
Lennon, Paul McCartney

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2112. Physics Who invented the telephone? Alexander Graham Bell

2113. Physics What is the SI unit of illuminance? Lux
2114. Physics `What is the SI unit of the physical quantity derived from multiplying pressure by Joule
volume?
2115. Physics What is the SI unit of the Young's modulus of elasticity? Pascal
2116. Physics The ratio of the speed of the light in a vacuum to the speed of light in a transparent The refractive index of the
material is known as transparent material
2117. Physics What property of a note determines its pitch? Wavelength
2118. Physics What property of a note determines it loudness? Amplitude
2119. Physics Which isotope is produced when carbon-14 emits a beta particle? Nitrogen-14
2120. Physics Which isotope is produced when radium 226 emits an alpha particle? Radon -222
2121. Physics What force reacts to weight Gravity
2122. Physics What was the first practical use of electricity? The Telegraph
2123. Physics Who invented the bicycle? Kirkpatrick Macmillan
2124. Physics Convert 50F to degrees Celsius 10C
2125. Physics Convert 100C to degrees Fahrenheit 212C
2126. Physics What is the SI unit of luminous intensity Candela
2127. Physics What name is given to the farthest point in the orbit of an object (as a satellite) Apogee
from the centre of the body being orbited?
2128. Physics What name is given to the nearest point in the orbit of an object (as a satellite) to Perigee
the centre of the body being orbited?
2129. Physics What name is given to the point in the orbital path of a celestial body (as a planet) Aphelion
that is farthest from the sun
2130. Physics What name is given to the point in the orbital path of a celestial body (as a planet) Perihelion
that is nearest to the sun
2131. Physics Name the two factors that influence the speed of a wave? Frequency and wavelength
2132. Physics What is the SI unit of area? Square metre
2133. Physics What is the SI unit of volume? Cubic metre
2134. Physics What is the SI unit of velocity? Metre per second
2135. Physics What is the SI unit of acceleration? Metre per second squared
2136. Physics What is the SI unit of wave number? Reciprocal metre
2137. Physics What is the SI unit of mass density? Kilogram per cubic metre
2138. Physics What is the SI unit of specific volume? Cubic metre per kilogram

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2139. Physics What is the SI unit of current density? Ampere per square metre
2140. Physics What is the SI unit of electric field strength? Newton per coulomb
2141. Physics What is the SI unit of amount of substance? Mole
2142. Physics What is the SI unit of concentration? Mole per litre (mole per cubic
decimetre)
2143. Physics What is the SI unit of luminance? Candela per square metre
2144. Physics What is the SI unit of Magnetic flux? Weber
2145. Physics What is the SI unit of luminous flux? Lumen
2146. Physics What name is given to a region of maximum amplitude situated between adjacent Antinode
nodes in a vibrating system
2147. Physics What are the approximate wavelength limits of visible light in nanometres? 400 700 [accept 400 750/800]
2148. Physics Who received a Nobel Prize in 1921 for his work on the photoelectric effect? Albert Einstein
2149. Physics Who in 1905 after receiving his doctorate wrote an article on Brownian motion, Albert Einstein
which explained it in terms of molecular kinetic energy?
2150. Physics Express 1 atmosphere of pressure in Pascals 101325pa
2151. Physics Which law states that energy cannot be created or destroyed; it can only be The law of conservation of energy
converted from one form to another?
2152. Physics What is the moment of the force if 6 Newtons acts at the perpendicular distance of 4.8Nm
0.8m
2153. Physics What is the SI unit of luminous flux Lumen
2154. Physics What is the SI unit of magnetic flux density? Tesla
2155. Physics What is the SI unit of inductance? Henry
2156. Physics What is the SI unit of conductance? Siemens
2157. Physics Who discovered the thermoelectric effect? Thomas Seabeck
2158. Physics Who proposed thermodynamics as a branch of physics? Nicolas Leonard Sadi Carnot
2159. Physics True or False. The volume of a dry gas varies directly with pressure at constant FALSE
temperature.
2160. Physics Which law states that energy cannot be created or destroyed, but can be changed Law of conservation of energy
from one form to another?
2161. Physics Which law relates the pressure of an ideal gas to its volume? Boyles law
2162. Physics What property of a gas must be increased to increase the internal energy? Temperature
2163. Physics True or false. Work output of a pulley is equal to work input times the distance FALSE
travelled by the load.
2164. Physics True or false. The input of a pulley is equal to the work done by the pulley divided TRUE

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by the distance travelled by the effort.

2165. Physics What is another name for the first law of thermodynamics? Law of conservation of energy
2166. Physics State the first law of thermodynamics. Energy cannot be created or
destroyed, but changed from one
form to another.
2167. Physics Which has a higher specific heat capacity water or ice? Water
2168. Physics What is the science of regulation and control in animals including humans, Cybernetics
organizations and machines when they are viewed as self-governing whole entities
consisting of parts and their organization?
2169. Physics Who first conceived the idea of cybernetics and coined the term? Norbert Wiener
2170. Physics Define refraction This is the change of direction that
a light ray undergoes when it
enters another transparent
medium
2171. Physics What is the study of precious stones called? Gemology
2172. Physics What name is given to the scientific study of the action of forces on material Mechanics
bodies?
2173. Physics What name is given to the branch of mechanics that deals with the motion of Dynamics
objects in relation to force, mass, momentum and energy?
2174. Physics What name is given to the branch of physics concerned with the geometrically Kinematics
possible motion of a body or system of bodies, without consideration of the forces
involved?
2175. Physics What is the power developed by a device with a current draw of 50 amperes on a 25watts
0.5 volt supply?
2176. Physics Who invented the bicycle? Kirkpatrick McMillan
2177. Physics What SI unit can be expressed as Joule per second? Watt
2178. Physics Identify the odd one out Heat, Light, Work, Temperature Temperature
2179. Physics Which instrument measures atmospheric pressure? Barometer
2180. Physics What is the S.I. unit for absorbed dose? Gray (Gy)
2181. Physics What is the S.I. unit for dose equivalent? Seivert (Sv)
2182. Physics Calculate the pressure exerted by 16N on an area of dimensions 2cm x 4cm 20000 pascals
2183. Physics What is terminal velocity? The maximum velocity attained by
an object
2184. Physics A car tyre is pumped to a pressure of 0.2Nmm -2 in the morning when the 0.21Nmm-2
temperature was 10C, calculate the new pressure when the temperature rises to

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18C
2185. Physics A balloon is pumped to a pressure of 0. 4Nmm -2 at a temperature of 15C, at what 375C (648K)
temperature wills the pressure increase to 0.99Nmm -2?
2186. Physics At the boiling point of a substance does the temperature decrease, remain constant Remain constant
or increase?
2187. Physics When a plastic rod is charged positively by friction, does it gain or lose electron? Lose electron
2188. Physics A piece of metal foil, which is initially uncharged, is attracted by a charged rod. The positive charge on the rod
Suggest a reason why this occurs? induces a negative charge on the
end of the metal foil nearer to the
rod resulting in an attraction
between the opposite charges
2189. Physics Which of the following is a correct unit for electrical energy, Ampere, Joule, or Volt Joule
2190. Physics Which quantity can be measured in units of Joules/Coulomb Potential difference (Volt)
2191. Physics Calculate the current draw of 20 ohm resistor connected to a 8 volt supply? 0.4Amperes
2192. Physics Calculate the force acting on a 5kg body accelerating at 5ms- 2? 25 Newton
2193. Physics What is the SI unit for electric capacitance? Farad
2194. Physics What is the SI unit of magnetic flux? Weber
2195. Physics What name given to the splitting of a spectral line into two or more lines of different Zeeman Effect
frequencies.
2196. Physics What name is given to the two doughnut-shaped zones of highly energetic charged Van Allen radiation belts
particles trapped at high altitudes in the Earth's magnetic field?
2197. Physics Which unit of magnetic flux in the CGS system did the Weber replace? Maxwell
2198. Physics What is the unit of radioactivity equal to 3.7 10 10 disintegrations per second? Curie
2199. Physics What is the CGS unit of magnetic flux density? Gauss
2200. Physics What does the acronym LASER mean? light amplification by stimulated
emission of radiation
2201. Physics Who constructed the first LASER? Theodore Maiman (1960)
2202. Physics What is the mass of an object with momentum of 2.4kgm/s and velocity 8m/s 3kg
2203. Physics State the value and units of Boltzmann constant 1.380662 1023 joules per Kelvin
2204. Physics What is the value and units of the Josephson frequency-voltage quotient? 4.83597891 1014 Hz/V
2205. physics Name the German physicist who discovered X-rays? Wilhelm Rontgen
2206. Physics What unit of magnetic flux is equal to 1 10 -4 tesla? Gauss
2207. Physics What name is given to the ratio of heat absorbed by a material to its mass and to Specific heat capacity
the change in temperature?
2208. Physics What is the SI unit of equivalent dose of ionising radiation? Sievert

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2209. Physics If a body moves from rest to a velocity of 125m/s in 100seconds what is the average 1.25m/s2
acceleration?
2210. Physics Calculate the average speed of an object that travelled 160m in 240s 0.67m/s
2211. Physics Whose law gives the relationship between the path taken by a ray of light as it Willebrord Snell (1621)
moves from one medium to another and the refractive indices of the two media?
2212. Physics Name the Dutch mathematician, astronomer and physicist who was the first to use Christiaan Huygens
a pendulum to regulate a clock?
2213. Physics What is the SI unit of stress? Pascal
2214. Physics What is the SI of inductance? Henry
2215. physics What name is given to a rotating part of motor? Armature
2216. Physics Whose law states that around each loop in an electric circuit, the sum of the Kirchhoff's 2nd laws
electromotive force is equal to the sum of all the potential drops (changes in
voltage) across components in the loop?
2217. Physics State Kirchoffs 1st Law The first law states that the sum of
the currents into a junction in the
circuit equals the sum of the
currents out of the junction.
2218. Physics What is the speed of light in m/s 2.99792458 x108
2219. Physics What is the unit of strength of a radioactive source equal to one million Rutherford
disintegrations per second?
2220. Physics What are the two types of periodic oscillation? Longitude and transverse
2221. Physics What name is given to sound with a frequency greater than the upper limit of Ultrasound (Ultrasonics)
human hearing (greater than 20 kHz)?
2222. Physics What name is given to sound that is lower in frequency than 20 Hz the "normal" Infrasonics
limit of human hearing?
2223. Physics What is the SI unit of pressure? Pascal
2224. Physics Who invented the electric battery? Allessandro Volta
2225. Physics Who invented the calculator? Charles Babbage
2226. Physics Which elements make up invar? Nickel, Chromium, and Carbon
2227. Physics What is the name of the device that converts electrical energy in chemical energy? Accumulator
2228. Physics What is the name of the device that converts chemical energy in to electrical? Battery
2229. Physics What unit can be defined as coulomb per volt? Farad
2230. Physics What quantity is defined as the external work expended per unit of charge to Electromotive force
produce an electric potential difference across two open-circuited terminals?
2231. Physics In optics, what is the deceptive appearance of a distant object caused by the Mirage

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bending of light rays in layers of air of varying density?

2232. Physics What name is given to substances that slow down the fast neutrons in a nuclear Moderator
reactor?
2233. Physics This device can store energy in a magnetic field which limits the maximum range of Inductor
current passing through it?
2234. Physics What are logic gates used for? Simple Switches
2235. Physics Name the device that is a vacuum tube containing an electron gun and a Cathode Ray Tube (CRT)
fluorescent screen that comprises the viewing area of some televisions?
2236. Physics Which instrument provides a visual image of electrical signals on a screen? CRO, Cathode ray oscilloscope
2237. Physics This is the measure of the turning effect of a force? Torque
2238. Physics Which device is used to produce alternating outputs of a known frequency? Oscillator
2239. Physics Which device is used to measure fluid pressure? Manometer
2240. Physics This is a ray of light that falls on a reflecting surface close to and parallel to the Paraxial Ray
optical axis?
2241. Physics This is the power per unit area radiated compared to that of a black body? Emissivity
2242. Physics At constant pressure the volume of a fixed mass of gas is directly proportional to its Charles Law
thermodynamic temperature is a statement of which law?
2243. Physics V=KT is a statement of whos law? Charles Law
2244. Physics For a fixed mass of gas at constant volume pressure is inversely proportional to Pressure Law
thermodynamic temperature is a statement of which law?
2245. Physics After whom was Charles law named? Jacques Charles
2246. Physics For a fixed mass of gas at constant temperature, pressure is inversely proportional Boyles Law
to volume is a statement of which law?
2247. Physics P=K x 1/V is a statement of which law? Boyles Law
2248. Physics* What name is given to the force directed away from the pivot in a rotating system Centripetal force
2249. Physics* What name is given to the force directed towards the pivot of a rotating system Uptrusts

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2250. Spanish What is the English equivalent of the Spanish expression Estar de buen humor? To be in a good frame of mind or
to be in a good mood.
2251. Spanish Explain the difference between moneda and dinero? Dinero refers to money while
Moneda refers to coins
2252. Spanish What is the Spanish for nephew? El Subreno
2253. Spanish Give the meaning of Spanish verb conocer To know (people)
2254. Spanish What does the Spanish verb reir mean? To laugh
2255. Spanish Differentiate between el capital and la capital El capital is capital city; la capital
is the capital
2256. Spanish What does the Spanish verb planchar mean? To iron
2257. Spanish What is the meaning of the Spanish verb considerar? To consider
2258. Spanish Give an equivalent English expression for mas vale tarde que nunca Better late than never
2259. Spanish What does the Spanish expression escaparse por los pelos mean A close shave
2260. Spanish Translate to English tengo hambre I am hungry
2261. Spanish What is the Spanish for banana? La Banano
2262. Spanish What does the Spanish word pobre mean Poor
2263. Spanish Give the meaning of mucho Gusto It is a pleasure
2264. Spanish Give the meaning of bienvenido? Welcome
2265. Spanish Which fruit is la sandia in English? Melon
2266. Spanish What is los mariscos in English? Seafood
2267. Spanish What is the English for the Spanish verb sonreirse? to smile
2268. Spanish What is the English for the verb pradarse? to swallow
2269. Spanish What does the verb vendar mean? to bandage
2270. Spanish What does the spanish verb retorer mean in English? to repeat or go over
2271. Spanish What is el farmacuetico Pharmacist
2272. Spanish What is ayundante? Assistant
2273. Spanish What is el gubernador? Governor
2274. Spanish What is el huerfano? Orphan
2275. Spanish Translate the following Spanish expression to English sus deseous son ardenes para Your wish is my command
mi
2276. Spanish Translate the following Spanish expression to English a coda le llege su fiesta Every do has his day

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2277. Spanish What does the unirse a la mayoria mean? To get on the bandwagon
2278. Spanish What is the meaning of la moneda Coin
2279. Spanish What is the meaning of el monton Heap, pile
2280. Spanish Which day of the week is miercoles? Wednesday
2281. Spanish Which day of the week is Viernes? Friday
2282. Spanish What is the English equivalent of the Spanish tener calor? To be hot
2283. Spanish Translate Pierde de vista a su amigo to English? He loses sight of his friends
2284. Spanish What is the English equivalent of the Spanish phrase proceder en contra de? To take action against
2285. Spanish What is the English equivalent of the Spanish phrase ponerse de acuerdo? To come to an agreement
2286. Spanish Which fruit is un Naranja? Orange
2287. Spanish What was the meaning el abogado? Lawyer
2288. Spanish What does the Spanish word mojado mean? Wet or damp
2289. Spanish What does the Spanish verb levantarse mean? To bathe one self
2290. Spanish What is the meaning of the Spanish verb cantarse? To get tired
2291. Spanish What does the Spanish verb trabajar mean? To work
2292. Spanish What does the Spanish verb dejar mean? To allow
2293. Spanish What is the meaning of Saber es Poder? Knowledge is power
2294. Spanish What is la cara? Face
2295. Spanish What is the meaning of the verb andar To walk (also caminar)
2296. Spanish Who or what is un panadero is? A Baker
2297. Spanish What is el bidet in English Bidet
2298. Spanish What object is la cesta? Basket
2299. Spanish What is the meaning of quanto? How much
2300. Spanish What is the meaning of the Spanish for con gusto? With pleasure
2301. Spanish What does the Spanish phrase Romper el helio mean Break the ice
2302. Spanish What is the meaning of the Spanish verb pegar To glue or stick
2303. Spanish What is the past participle of caber? Cabido
2304. Spanish What is the third person imperfect of comer? Comia
2305. Spanish What is the first person present tense of pedir? Pedo
2306. Spanish Translate to English: el perro es blanco dentro de la casa. The white dog is inside the house

2307. Spanish Give an equivalent English proverb for the Spanish donde hay humo hay calor? Where there is smoke, there is fire
2308. Spanish What is una mochila Haversack
2309. Spanish What is la taquilla The box office (ticket office)

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2310. Spanish What is the past participle of haber? Habido

2311. Spanish What is el Camison? Nightgown
2312. Spanish What in Spain is La pinta? Ribbon
2313. Spanish What in Spain pena de muerte? Death penalty
2314. Spanish What does the Spanish verb huir mean? To flee
2315. Spanish* What is un Ketuse? Market Researcher

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2316. Sport What does the expression to win the rubber mean in reference to a cricket match To win the majority of a given set
of matches
2317. Sport Whose record did Hicham el-Guerrouj break to clock the fastest 1500m time ever? Noureddne Morceli
2318. Sport What is the nationality of Curtly Ambrose? Antiguan
2319. Sport Where does Arsenal play their home matches? Emirates Stadium
2320. Sport In which country was the 2010 chess Olympics held? Russia
2321. Sport Which country won the 2010 chess Olympics? Ukraine
2322. Sport Who is the captain of the Sri-Lankan test cricket team Kumar Chokshanada Sangakkara
2323. Sport Who is the president of the ICC? Sharad Pawar
2324. Sports What happened the first time when Brian Lara faced deceased fast bowler Malcolm Lara went out for a duck off
Marshall? Marshalls first ball.
2325. Sports How many goals did Pele score for the Brazilian national soccer team in his 97
professional career?
2326. Sports With which sport do we associate the name Fred Couples? Golf
2327. Sports With which sport do we associate the name Larry Gomez? Cricket
2328. Sports Which country won the inaugural FIFA World Cup of football? Uruguay
2329. Sports Identify the cricketer in this picture Mervyn Dillon

2330. Identify the cricketer in this picture Collin Stewart

Sports

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2331. Sports What is name is given to the world's most prestigious and difficult bicycle race, Tour de France
staged for three weeks each July usually in some 20 daylong stages?

2332. Sports What is the name of the test playing cricket pitch in Barbados Kensington Oval
2333. Sports Who won the 1997 French open in mens singles tennis? Gustavo Kurten
2334. Sports What is the nationality of Mary Pierce? French
2335. Sports Who won the Dacosta Cup in 1998? Clarendon College
2336. Sports Who won the Dacosta Cup in 1999? STETHS
2337. Sports Which west Indian batsman was Glen McGraths of Australia 299 th victim? Sherwin Campbell
2338. Sports Which west Indian batsman was Glen McGraths of Australia 300 th victim? Brian Lara
2339. Sports Who won the mens singles 2010 Australian open? Roger Federer
2340. Sports Who won the mens singles 2004 Australian Open Roger Federer
2341. Sports For which busta cup cricket team did Pedro Collins play ? Barbados
2342. Sports For which busta cup cricket team did Raul Lewis play ? Leeward Islands
2343. Sports What is the nationality of Andre Agassie? American
2344. Sports What is the nationality of Anna Kournikova? Russian
2345. Sports What is the nationality of Jaroslav Drobny Czech
2346. Sports Identify the person the picture Venus Williams

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2347. Sports Who took the most wickets for the West Indies in the second one day international Corey Colleymore
match of the 2000 series against South Africa?
2348. Sports Who is the only batsman to make over 9000 runs for the West Indies? Brian Lara
2349. Sports Who is Dexter Lee's agent? Claude Bryan
2350. Sports Who is the holder of the world junior 100m record? Daryl Brown
2351. Sports Who is the winner of the 2010 German grand prix? Fernando Alonzo
2352. Sports For which formula one team does Felipe Massa drive? Ferrari
2353. Sports Who is the captain of the Pakistani test cricket team? Muhamed hafeez
2354. Sports Who was the technical leader of the Jamaican junior track and field team at the Raymond Graham
2010 world junior track and field championships?
2355. Sports Who was the gold medallist in the mens' shot-put at the 2010 CAC games? Dorian Scott
2356. Sports Who is the holder of the Jamaican shot put record? Dorian Scott
2357. Sports Who won the 2010 Tour de France? Alberto Contedor
2358. Sports Who is the coach of the English premier league team Arsenal? Arsene Wenger
2359. Sports For which English premier league team does the footballer Didier Drogba play? Chelsea
2360. Sports Who is the chairman of the English premier league team Arsenal? Peter Hillwood
2361. Sports For which English premier league team does the footballer Frank Lampard play? Chelsea
2362. Sports For which English premier league team does the footballer Florent Malouda play? Chelsea
2363. Sports For which local premier league team does Keammar Daley play? Tivoli Gardens FC
2364. Sports For which local premier league team does Shawn McKoy play? Tivoli Gardens FC
2365. Sports For which local premier league team does Dane Kelly play? Sporting central academy
2366. Sports For which local premier league team does Edson Scott play? Tivoli Gardens FC
2367. Sports For which local premier league team does Navion Boyd play? Tivoli Gardens FC

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2368. Sports For which local premier league team does Newton Sterling play? Arnett Gardens FC
2369. Sports For which local premier league team does Damion Hyatt play? Arnett Gardens FC
2370. Sports For which local premier league team does Roy Forbes play? Arnett Gardens FC
2371. Sports Who is the assistant coach of Tivoli Gardens FC? Alvin Shaw
2372. Sports Who is the coach of Arnett Gardens FC? Calvin lewis
2373. Sports In which sport is the NIgel B Nunes Memorial Trophy awarded? Horse racing
2374. Sports In which sport is the Rhoel Rhoden memorial cup awarded? Horse racing
2375. Sports Where was the first youth olympics held? Singapore
2376. Sports How many medals did Jamaica win at the inaugural youth olympics? One
2377. Sports Expand the abbreviation IOC. International Olympic Committee
2378. Sports Who is the president of the IOC? Jacques Rogge
2379. Sports What is the nationality of the international cricketer Harbhajan Singh? Indian
2380. Sports What is the nationality of Bishen Bedi? Indian
2381. Sports In which City can the Sinhalese sports club grounds be found? Colombo
2382. Sports What is the nationality of Muttiah Muralitharan? Sri Lankan
2383. Sports For Which international cricket team does Chaminda Vaas play? Sri Lanka
2384. Sports Expand the acronym NSCAA. National Soccer Coaches
Association of America
2385. Sports Expand the acronym MAC. Missouri Athletic Club
2386. Sports What is the nationality of the footballer, Omolyn Davis? Jamaican
2387. Sports Who is the coach of the Jamaica women's football team? Vin Blain
2388. Sports In which sport is the Roger cup awarded? Lawn Tennis
2389. Sports What is the nationality of the lawn tennis player, Andy Murray? British
2390. Sports What is the nationality of the lawn tennis player, Andy Roddick? American
2391. Sports What is the nationality of the lawn tennis player, Roger Federer? Swiss
2392. Sports What is the nationality of the former lawn tennis player, Andre Agassi? American
2393. Sports What is the nationality of the lawn tennis player, Rafael Nadal? Spanish
2394. Sports What is the nationality of the former lawn tennis player, Marat Safin? Russian
2395. Sports What is the nationality of the footballer Kenwyne Jones? Trinidadian
2396. Sports For which club does Kenwyne Jones play? Stoke City
2397. Sports Who is the manager of Stoke City? Tony Pulis

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2398. Sports Who is the holder of Jamaica's national 400m record? Jermaine Gonzales
2399. Sports Which English premier league team plays home games at St. James Park? New Castle United
2400. Sports Which English premier league team plays home games at Elland Road? Leeds United
2401. Sports Who is the coach of the English premier league team Arsenal? Arsene Wenger
2402. Sports What is the time for the Jamaica national record for 400m? 44.40s
2403. Sports Expand the abbreviation JCUA. Jamaica Cricket Umpires
Association
2404. Sports Who is the president of the Jamaica Cricket Umpires Association? Daniel Warren-Kidd
2405. Sports Which international cricketer got his 800th wicket from the last ball of his career? Muttiah Muralitharan
2406. Sports Who is the captain of the Australian test cricket team? Micheal clark
2407. Sports Who is the coach of the Sunshine Girls? Oberon pittison-natty
2408. Sports Who is the president of the Jamaica Boxing Board of Control? William Tavares- Finson
2409. Sports Who was the squad captain of the Jamaican team at the 2010 world junior track and Dwayne Extol
field championships?
2410. Sports Who was the team manager of the Jamaican team at the 2010 world junior track Julian Robinson
and field championships?
2411. Sports Who is the president of the Jamaica Surfing Association? Anthony Wilmott
2412. Sports Who won Jamaica's first shotgun championships? Bobby Chung
2413. Sports Who is Jamaica's goal keeping coach? Warren Barrette
2414. Sports Who is the coach of the Reggae Boyz? Theodore Whitmore
2415. Sports Who is the wicket keeper and captain of the Sri Lankan cricket team? Kumar Sangakkara
2416. Sports Expand the acronym KSAFA. Kingston and St. Andrew Football
Association
2417. Sports Who is the president of the Kingston and St. Andrew Football Association? Rudolf Spede
2418. Sports Who is the assistant coach of the Reggae Boyz? Waltar gama
2419. Sports Who is the coach of Jamaica's under 16 netball team? Joan Cargill
2420. Sports What is the nationality of the footballer Nicolas Anelka? French
2421. Sports In which country can the Lynden Pindling international airport be found? Bahamas
2422. Sports Who is the president of Arnett Gardens FC? Patrick Roberts
2423. Sports Who is the manager of St. Georges Sports Club? Braxton Hyre
2424. Sports Who is the captain of the windward islands cricket team Darren Sammy
2425. Sports Who is the captain of the West Indies cricket team Darren Sammy

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2426. Sports In what year was the Butterfly stroke started being used in swimming? 1956
2427. Sports In which year did England beat West Germany at the FIFA Soccer World Cup Finals 1966
2428. Sports What is the shape of the Australian football Pitch? Oval
2429. Sports Who holds the 1500m world record for men? Hicham el-Guerrouj
2430. Sports Who won the FIFA World cup of Soccer in 1978? Argentina
2431. Sports Identify the person in the picture Aileen Bailey

2432. Sports Identify the person in the picture Sherika Williams

2433. Sports Who is the captain of Jamaica Cricket Team Tamar lambert
2434. Sports Who received the Courtney Walsh award for Excellence in 2010? Aileen Bailey
2435. Sports Who coach of Humble Lion football team -- ------------------
2436. Sports Who is the 2012-12-05 Manning Cup champion? St. Georges
2437. Sports Who is the manager of the Arnett Gardens FC? George Pang
2438. Sports Who is the CEO of the Caymanas Track Limited? Chris Armond
2439. Sports Who is the captain of the Leeward Islands Cricket Team? Wilden Cornwall
2440. Sports Who is the president of the JFF? Captain Horace Burrell
2441. Sports Who is the captain of the Barbados Cricket team? Ryan Hinds
2442. Sports Who is the coach of the Waterhouse FC? Danovan duckie

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2443. Sports Who is Jamaicas international chessmaster? Jomo Pitterson

2444. Sports Who is the Jamaica driver of the year 2010? David Summerbell Jnr
2445. Sports Who is the coach of the Tivoli Gardens FC? Glendon Admiral Bailey
2446. Sports Who is the national female hockey team coach? Dr. Michell Holt
2447. Sports Who is the president of the Jamaica Golf Association JGA? Chioh Chang
2448. Sports What was the outcome of first 20 20 international between Pakistan and South Pakistan won
Africa in 2010?
2449. Sports Who is the coach of the Reno football club? Wendel Downswell
2450. Sports Who is the president of the Benfica football club? Tyrone Rose
2451. Sports Who is the Coach of Arnette Gardens FC? Paul Davis
2452. Sports With Which country do we associate the cricketer Chris Cairns? New Zealand
2453. Sports Which country won the 1997 Shell Shield of Cricket? Trinidad
2454. Sports Who won the 1997 womens Wimbledon singles title? Martina Hingis
2455. Sports What is the nationality of Winston Benjamin? Antiguan
2456. Sports Who was the captain of Jamaicas 2008 Olympic team? Maurice Smith
2457. Sports Who won the Decathlon at the 2008 Olympics? Bryan Clay
2458. Sports Who is the coach of the West Indies cricket team Otis Gibson
2459. Sports Name West Indies cricketer and Jamaican senator who became famous in the 1950s Sir Frank Mortimer Maglinne
as the first black captain of the West Indies cricket team, and is the only batsman to Worrell
have been involved in two 500-run partnerships in first-class cricket?
2460. Sports Which countries play for the ashes in cricket? Australia and England
2461. Sports Who hold the NFL single season touchdown reception record (23, set in 2007), and Randy Moss
the NFL single-season touchdown reception record for a rookie (17, in 1998)?
2462. Sports Who is the captain of Guyanas cricket team? Ramnarine Sarwan
2463. Sports Who holds the 400m world record for men? Michael Johnson
2464. Sports Who holds the 200m world record for women? Florence Griffith Joyner
2465. Sports Who is the captain of Englands 20 20 cricket team? Paul Collinwood
2466. Sports Which cricketer was made an ambassador of sports for St. Lucia? Darren Sammy
2467. Sports What is the exact meaning of FIFA? The Fdration Internationale de
Football Association
2468. Sports In which year was FIFA founded? 1904
2469. Sports In Australian rules football what is the shape of the field? Oval
2470. Sports In Australian rules football how many goal posts are at each end of the field? 4
2471. Sports Who won the first UEFA cup Leeds
2472. Sports Where will the 2011 Cricket world cup be held? Southern Asia (India, Sri Lanka and

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Bangladesh)
2473. Sports Under whose captaincy did Sri Lanka win the Cricket world cup in 1996? Arjuna Ranatunga.
2474. Sports Which city hosted the 2010 UEFA Champions League finals? Madrid
2475. Sports Who won Wimbledon female singles titles from 1966 1968? Billie Jean king
2476. Sports Where was the 1968 summer Olympic games held? Mexico City
2477. Sports How many persons play on a water polo team? 7 (six field players and one
goalkeeper)
2478. Sports What is the second lightest weight category in professional boxing? Light or Junior flyweight
2479. Sports What name is given to three strokes below par in golf? An albatross
2480. Sports For which country did Sir Donald Bradman play cricket? Australia
2481. Sports Who was the first man to run the mile in less than 4 minutes? Roger Banister
2482. Sports Name the first bowler to pass 400 wickets? Sir Richard John Hadlee
2483. Sports Which country hosted the 2010 Men's Hockey World Cup? India
2484. Sports Which country won the 2010 Men's Hockey World Cup? Australia
2485. Sports Which country hosted the 2010 Women's Hockey World Cup? Argentina
2486. Sports Which country won the 2010 women's Hockey World Cup? Argentina
2487. Sports Which sport governing body is abbreviated FIH? International Hockey Federation
(Fdration Internationale de
Hockey sur Gazon)
2488. Sports Where are the headquarters of the FIH? Lausanne, Switzerland.
2489. Sports Who is the president of the FIH? Leandro Negre
2490. Sports What is the nationality of the heptathlete Naide Gomes (Enezaide do Rosrio da Portuguese
Vera Cruz Gomes)?
2491. Sports Who or what is pugilist? Boxer
2492. Sports What is the venue of the annual Masters Golf Tournament? Augusta National Golf Club
(Georgia)
2493. Sports Which team did Courtney Walsh make his test debut against? Australia
2494. Sports How many test matches did Courtney Walsh play in his cricketing career? 132
2495. Sports Who was the first black woman to win Wimbledon? Althea Gibson (She was the first
black player to win the French
(1956), Wimbledon (195758), and
U.S. Open (195758) singles
championships)
2496. Sports Who was the first black man to win a grand slam? Arthur Ashe
2497. Sports Who is the Manager of Tivoli Gardens FC? Brian Rose

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2498. Sports To which sport would one associate the name Cedric Pioline? Tennis
2499. Sports What is the nationality of the tennis player Cedric Pioline French
2500. Sports What is the nationality of the tennis player Rafael Nadal Spanish

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