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 In what year did Paris first become the capital?
a. 1789.
b. 1545.
v. 494.
2 Which of the following planets is closest to the Sun?
a. Neptune.
b. Saturn.
c. Jupiter.
3 Who composed the music for the opera “Aida”?
a. Giacomo Puccini.
b. Giuseppe Verdi.
v. Gioachino Rossini.
4 What river crosses Paris?
a. Volga.
b. Thames.
c. The Seine.
5 Which of the following works was written by Gabriel García Márquez?
a. “Aunt Julia and the pencil holder”.
b. “About love and other demons”.
c. “Death of Artemio Cruz”.
6 What ancient state did Nebuchadnezzar II rule?
a. The Hittite Empire.
b. Akkadian Empire.
c. Babylonian Empire.
7 How many arrondissements is Paris divided into?
a. 15.
b. 10.
c. 20.
8 Who discovered the law that shows that all gases contain, in equal volumes, the same number of molecules?
a. Amadeo Avogadro.
b. Dimitri Mendeleev.
v. Daniel Bernoulli.
9 In what year was the foundation of Notre-Dame Cathedral laid?
a. 1163.
b. 1456.
c. 1867.
10 The disease that, in the 14th century, killed a third of the population of Europe is known as:
a. The Black Death.
b. Spanish flu.
c. Yellow fever.
11 Which gangster was nicknamed the “Drug King”?
a. El Chapo.
b. Pablo Escobar.
v. Carlo Gambino.
12 Which body organ produces insulin?
a. Pancreas.
b. Kidneys.
c. The liver.
13 Where was Napoleon Bonaparte born?
a. Alsace.
b. Corsica.
c. Rhineland.
14 In Egyptian mythology, Osiris is:
a. God of the Moon.
b. God of the Nile.
c. The god of life and death.
15 The song “Le Chemin de L’Éternité” is sung by:
a. Jacques Brel.
b. Charles Aznavour.
v. James Morrison.
16 What river passes through Arad?
a. Crișul Repede River.
b. The Mures River.
c. Someşul Mic River.
17 Where did Bill Gates, the founder of Microsoft, study?
a. Harvard University.
b. Oxford University.
c. Cambridge University.
18 What does belt mean?
a. Pumpkin.
b. Mushrooms.
c. Cabbage.
19 The novel “Red and Black” is written by:
a. Honoré de Balzac.
b. Stendhal.
v. Voltaire.
20 In what year did the Bastille fall?
in 1848.
b. 1789.
v. 1989.
21 William Shakespeare was the son of John Shakespeare, a merchant of:
a. Gloves.
b. Cotton.
c. Silk.
22 “Unity in diversity” is the motto:
a. of the European Union.
b. United States of America.
v. the United Nations Organization.
23 Which unit of measurement is named after the inventor Nikola Tesla?
a. Of magnetic induction.
b. Of the magnetic flux.
c. Of the electric charge.
24 What was the reason for Dante Alighieri’s death?
a. Poisoning.
b. Malaria.
c. Drowning.
25 What is the longest human bone?
a. Column.
b. Tibia.
c. Femur of the leg.
26 Between what years was Stephen the Great the lord of Moldavia?
a. 1457-1504.
b. 1455-1457.
c. 1552-1561.
27 When do the French celebrate their National Day?
a. June 4.
b. July 14.
c. August 15.
The correct answers
1. c. 494.
2. v. Jupiter.
3. b. Giuseppe Verdi.
4. c. Seine.
5. b. “About love and other demons”.
6. c. Babylonian Empire.
7. c. 20.
8. a. Amadeo Avogadro.
9. a. 1163.
10. a. The Black Death.
11. b. Pablo Escobar.
12. a. Pancreas.
13. b. Corsica.
14. c. God of life and death.
15. a. Jethro Tull.
16. b. Charles Aznavour.
17. a. Harvard University.
18. c. Cabbage.
19. b. Stendhal.
20. b. 1789.
21. a. Gloves.
22. a. of the European Union.
23. a. Of magnetic induction.
24. b. Malaria.
25. c. Femur of the leg.
26. a. 1457-1504.
27. b. July 14.
