See how informed you are with the help of these 27 questions, classified by several fields of interest, in a unique general culture test.
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1 According to tradition, when are Easter eggs coded in Romania?
a. On Maundy Thursday.
b. On Good Friday.
c. On Holy Saturday.
2 What is the highest peak in the Eastern Carpathians?
a. Ocolaşul Mare.
b. Peter of the Calimans.
v. Pietrosul Rodna.
3 What does the expression “on the Greek calendar” mean?
a. Where there is wealth.
b. Never.
c. Late spring.
4 Who wrote the novel “Intermittents of death”?
a. Franz Kafka.
b. Gabriel García Márquez.
v. José Saramago.
5 How does the first stanza of the Prochod of the Dome continue: “In the grave, Life/ You were laid, Christ/ The angelic hosts were frightened”?
a. “And do you raise the dead from Hell?”.
b. “Glorifying Your great favor”.
c. “That you have delivered us from corruption.”
6 Who is the author of the painting “Card Players” (1895)?
a. Paul Cézanne.
b. Henri Matisse.
v. Camille Pissarro.
7 Which Mongol leader defeated Bayazid in the Battle of Ankara?
a. Kublai Khan.
b. Ginghis Khan.
v. Timur Lenk.
8 At what sea port is the city of Arkhangelsk?
a. The Black Sea.
b. The Yellow Sea.
c. The White Sea.
9 What empire did Atahualpa lead, being the last leader, killed by the conquistadors?
a. The Aztec Empire.
b. The Mayan Empire.
c. The Inca Empire.
10 Annually, at the White House, on the second day of Easter, a traditional game for children, Easter egg roll, takes place. The wife of which American president initiated this custom in 1814?
a. James Madison.
b. Thomas Jefferson.
v. John Adams.
11 Which band performs the song “Back in the USSR”?
a. The Doors.
b. The Beatles.
c. Led Zeppelin.
12 What is the largest beer producer in the world?
a. USA.
b. Russia.
v. China.
13 What is the name of Descent of the Holy Spirit Sunday?
a. Flowers.
b. Pentecost.
c. Advent.
14 What is the name of the road taken by Jesus carrying his cross to Golgotha?
a. Via Appia.
b. Via Pilates.
c. Via Dolorosa.
15 What do the residents of Corfu traditionally do on Holy Saturday?
a. I break all the plates in the house.
b. Throw clay pots from the balcony.
c. They splash each other with water.
16 What is the distance between the railway lines called?
a. Gauge.
b. Macaque.
c. Wheelbase.
17 Where are the carpal bones located?
a. At hand.
b. On the neck.
c. At the knees.
18 What is an atoll?
a. A unit of liquid measurement.
b. A coral island.
c. A component of the atom.
19 Which of the following films was directed by David Lynch?
a. “The blue gates of the city”.
b. “Blue Jasmine”.
c. “Blue Velvet”.
20 What do Norwegians like to do around Easter?
a. To fish.
b. To prepare a traditional recipe with pan-seared salmon.
c. To read detective novels.
21 In which country is the largest percentage of Buddhists in the total population?
a. Thailand.
b. Tibet.
v. India.
22 Which blood group is a universal donor?
a. AB.
b. Zero.
v. ABIV.
23 What was the first modern tabloid newspaper?
a. “The Daily Mirror”.
b. “The Sunday Mirror”.
c. “The Daily Star”.
24 What type of canoe, used today more in sports, was originally used by the Eskimos in Greenland?
a. Pirogue.
b. Kayaking.
c. Flat bottom canoe.
25 In which country is there a custom of making straw figurines representing the Apostle Judas, which are then hung on the street and beaten by passers-by?
a. Brazil.
b. Mexico.
v. Colombia.
26 Who is the first Romanian director to win the Palme d'Or award at Cannes?
a. Lucian Pintilie.
b. Jean Negulesco.
v. Ion Popescu-Gopo.
27 Where is the Potala Palace?
a. In Greece.
b. In Tibet.
c. In Iran.
Correct answers
1. a. On Maundy Thursday.
2. v. Pietrosul Rodna.
3. b. Never.
4. v. José Saramago.
5. b. “Glorifying Your great favor”.
6. a. Paul Cézanne.
7. v. Timur Lenk.
8. c. White Sea.
9. c. The Inca Empire.
10. a. James Madison.
11. b. The Beatles.
12. v. China.
13. b. Pentecost.
14. v. Via Dolorosa.
15. b. Throw clay pots from the balcony.
16. a. Gauge.
17. a. At hand.
18. b. A coral island.
19. c. “Blue velvet”.
20. c. To read detective novels.
21. a. Thailand.
22. b. Zero.
23. a. “The Daily Mirror”.
24. b. Kayak.
25. a. Brazil.
26. v. Ion Popescu-Gopo.
27. b. In Tibet.
