See how informed you are with the help of these 27 questions, classified by several fields of interest, in a unique general culture test.
The House of the Royal Family from Săvârsin. PHOTO: primariasavarsin.ro
1. In which county is the Royal Domain from Săvârșin located?
a. Iasi.
b. Arad.
v. Sibiu.
2. Who plays the role of the dance teacher in the movie “Dirty Dancing” (1987)?
a. John Travolta.
b.Patrick Swayze.
v. Keanu Reeves.
3. In which city is the famous Manneken Pis statue?
a. In The Hague.
b. In Amsterdam.
c. In Brussels.
4. Who published the three laws of mechanics in 1687?
a. Isaac Newton.
b. Galileo Galilei.
v. Edmond Halley.
5. Who founded the Ballets Russes opera and ballet company?
a. Sergei Diaghilev.
b. Vaslav Nijinsky.
v. Anna Pavlova.
6. How many editions of the “Soul of Romania” Festival will take place this year in Săvârșin?
a. the second.
b. the tenth.
c. the first
7. Which country is the largest cocoa producer?
a. Ivory Coast.
b. Ghana.
v. Cameroon.
8. Which of the following is not part of the vitamin B complex?
a. Thiamine.
b. Ascorbic acid.
c. Folic acid.
9. In which country are the most natural lakes?
a. Canada.
b. Brazil.
v. Russia.
10. Who composed the ballet music “Firebird”?
a. Sergei Prokofiev.
b. Igor Stravinsky.
c. Maurice Ravel.
11. From which region does the Ciuleandra dance come?
a. Muntenia.
b. Moldova.
v. Dobrogea.
12. The domain from Săvârșin was purchased by…
a. King Mihai.
b. King Charles I.
c. Queen Mary.
13. Which of the following Russian writers received a Nobel Prize for Literature?
a. Ivan Bunin.
b. Ivan Turgeniev.
v. Ivan Goncearov.
14. Who was the last communist prime minister of Romania?
a. Stefan Andrei.
b. Cornel Pacoste.
v. Constantin Dascălescu.
15. Which artist is known for his paintings of ballerinas?
a. Edgar Degas.
b. Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec.
v. Édouard Manet.
16. Who was the first woman to hold a ministerial post in Romania?
a. Ana Aslan.
b. Ana Pauker.
v. Florica Bagdasar.
17. Under what name was the Democratic Republic of the Congo known during the period 1971-1997?
a. Zanzibar.
b. Zaire.
c. French Equatorial Africa.
18. What fruit is on the trophy received by the winner of the men's tennis competition at Wimbledon?
a. Cherry.
b. Apple.
c. Pineapple.
19. What is the second longest river in the world?
a. Nile.
b. Amazon.
c. Yangtze.
20. From which country does the rumba dance originate?
a. Cuba.
b. Brazil.
v. Argentina.
21. In what year did the Royal Family buy the domain from Săvârșin?
a. 1919.
b. 1943.
c. 1933.
22. In what year did Albania join NATO?
a. 2004.
b. 2017.
v. 2009.
23. In which US state is the Grand Canyon located?
a. Arizona.
b. Nevada.
v. Colorado.
24. Who composed the soundtrack for the movie “Amélie” (2001)?
a. Yann Tiersen.
b. Ennio Morricone.
v. Hans Zimmer.
25. What dance was popular at European courts until the 18th century?
a. Polka.
b. Minuet.
c. Quadril.
26. Who was the only British Prime Minister who was assassinated on May 11, 1812?
a. Benjamin Disraeli.
b. Spencer Perceval.
v. William Gladstone.
27. What nuts are used to make marzipan?
a. Cashew.
b. Macadamia nuts.
c. Almonds.
The correct answers
1. b. Arad.
2. b.Patrick Swayze.
3. c. In Brussels.
4. a. Isaac Newton.
5. a. Sergei Diaghilev.
6. a. the second.
7. a. Ivory Coast.
8. b. Ascorbic acid.
9. a. Canada.
10. b. Igor Stravinsky.
11. a. Muntenia.
12. a. King Mihai.
13. a. Ivan Bunin.
14. v. Constantin Dascălescu.
15. a. Edgar Degas.
16. v. Florica Bagdasar.
17. b. Zair.
18. c. Pineapple.
19. b. Amazon.
20. a. Cuba.
21. b. 1943.
22. c. 2009.
23. a. Arizona.
24. a. Yann Tiersen.
25. b. Minuet.
26. b. Spencer Perceval.
27. v. Almonds.
