See how informed you are with the help of these 27 questions, classified by several fields of interest, in a unique general culture test.
1 In which year did the Romanian national football team qualify for the World Championship for the last time?
a. 1998
b. 1983
c. 2000
2 What does “smoking” regionalism mean?
a. to swear
b. it smelled bad
c. to smoke
3 What is the highest peak in the Rodna Mountains?
a. Bihor
b. Pietrosu
c. Vlădeasa
4 Who did Rome face in the Punic Wars?
a. Greece
b. Persia
c. Carthage
5 Who sings the song “Living next door to Alice”?
a queen
b. Smokey
v. Eagles
6 Who played Don Vito Corleone in the first “The Godfather” movie?
a. Robert de Niro
b. Al Pacino
v. Marlon Brando
7 In which county is Băile Govora located?
a. Cluj
b. Bihor
v. Vâlcea
8 What is the capital of Slovakia?
a. Bratislava
b. Beirut
v. Baghdad
9 Who wrote the poem “Summer in the country”?
a. George Topirceanu
b. Nikita Stănescu
v. Ion Barbu
10 Who scored a double in the Romania-Argentina match in 1994?
a. Gheorghe Hagi
b. Ionel Ganea
v. Ilie Dumitrescu
11 What is the oldest musical instrument found?
a. flute
b. piano
c. pound
12 Who is the director of the movie “The Godfather”?
a. Martin Scorsese
b. Francis Ford Coppola
v. Mel Gibson
13 Who painted “Lady with Ermine”?
a. Michelangelo
b. Da Vinci
v. Picasso
14 Who was the god of war in Ancient Rome?
a. Mars
b. Hades
v. Ares
15 What is the currency of Japan?
a. Yen
b. Renminbi
c. The lever
16 Caviar comes from…
a. Trout
b. Salmon
c. Sturgeon
17 How many copies of Trajan's Column are still found?
a. 3
b. 5
c. 4
18 Which is characteristic main hydrophyte plants?
a. have adapted to aquatic life
b. live in the dark
c. they don't need water
19 The Sicilian Mafia is also called…
a. Cosa Nostra
b. Pizza Nostra
c. Famiglia Nostra
20 Who sings the song “Black diamond”?
a. Metallica
b. Survivor
v. KISS
21 What type of lakes can we find in the Retezat Mountains?
a. tectonics
b. glaciers
c. alluvium
22 What country does the buffalo come from?
a. Italy
b. Spain
v. Greece
23 The Battle of Waterloo took place in…
a. 1815
b. 1817
c. 11856
24 What was the Armani fashion house founded in?
in 1935
b. 1955
v. 1975
25 Which band's album is “In Utero”?
a. Eagles
b. Nirvana
c. AC/DC
26 Who wrote the novel “The Godfather”?
a. John Steinbeck
b. Mario Puzo
v. Truman Capote
27 Bob Dylan won the Nobel Prize for…
a. literature
b. music
c. peace
The correct answers:
1. a. 1998
2. c. to smoke
3. b. Pietrosu
4. c. Carthage
5. b. Smokie
6. v. Marlon Brando
7. v. Vâlcea
8. a. Bratislava
9. a. George Topirceanu
10. c. Ilie Dumitrescu
11. a. flute
12. b. Francis Ford Coppola
13. b. Da Vinci
14 a. Mars
15. a. Yen
16. c. Sturgeon
17. c. 4
18. a. have adapted to aquatic life
19. a. Cosa Nostra
20. v. KISS
21. b. glaciers
22. b. Spain
23 a. 1815
24 c. 1975
25 b. Nirvana
26. b. Mario Puzo
27. a. literature
