See how informed you are with the help of these 27 questions, classified by several fields of interest, in a unique general culture test.
Rushmore, the mountain of American presidents. PHOTO: Unsplash
1 Donald Trump was the 10th president of America in the term 2017-2021?
a. 34
b. 54
c. 45
2 Which of the following is an essential chemical element for batteries used in electric cars?
a. Magnesium
b. Sodium
c. Lithium
3 In which of the following plays written by William Shakespeare does the character Polonius appear?
a. “Hamlet”
b. “Comedy of Errors”
c. “The Merchant of Venice”
4 What does the Latin expression “Summum bonum” mean?
a. case without sufficient evidence
b. the ultimate good
c. the justification of an act of war
5 Who wrote the novel “Eyes of a blue dog”?
a. Hermann Hesse
b. Gabriel García Márquez
v. Thomas Mann
6 Which of the following painters is considered one of the main representatives of the pointillist movement?
a. Georges Seurat
b. Vincent van Gogh
v. Maurice Denis
7 In what year did the sculpture of Decebal’s Image near the city of Orşova begin?
a. 1994
b. 1935
c. 102
8 Which of the following chemical elements is also known as “white gold”?
a. Nickel
b. Platinum
c. Rhodium
9 What was the easternmost point occupied by German troops after the invasion of the USSR (1941)?
a. Mozdok, North Caucasus
b. Baku, Azerbaijan
c. Gorki, the current city of Nizhny Novogord
10 Who was the only US president to resign?
a. George Bush
b. Ronald Reagan
v. Richard Nixon
11 The node is a unit of measurement for:
a. distance
b. speed
c. depth
12 Which philosopher is the author of the book “Anarchy, State and Utopia”?
a. Karl Marx
b. Mikhail Bakunin
v. Robert Nozick
13 What year was Green Day’s “American Idiot” released?
a. 2014
b. 1998
v. 2004
14 Who is known as the “Nazi who apologized” following the Nuremberg Trials?
a. Martin Bormann
b. Joachim von Ribbentrop
v. Albert Speer
15 Which siege in the modern era lasted the longest?
a. siege of Leningrad (started in 1941)
b. the siege of the city of Sarajevo (started in 1992)
c. the siege of Madrid (started in 1936)
16 In what year was the National Theater in Bucharest inaugurated?
in 1852
b. 1849
c. 1868
17 Who directed the movie “Pulp Fiction”?
a. Quentin Tarantino
b. Christopher Nolan
v. David Fincher
18 Which band sings the song “Amerika” (2004)?
a. Green Day
b. Metallica
v. Rammstein
19 Which is the only country in the world that has a non-rectangular flag?
a. Nepal
b. Saudi Arabia
v. Ethiopia
20 ‘The Piper at the Gates of Dawn’ is the debut album of which band?
a. The Beatles
b. Pink Floyd
c. Led Zeppelin
21 Which of the following clubs has won the French football championship the most times in the professional era?
a. Saint-Etienne
b. Paris Saint-Germain
v. Marseilles
22 Who is the first woman in history to lead a government?
a. Golda Meir
b. Indira Gandhi
v. Sirimavo Bandaranaike
23 Where is the tallest wooden church?
a. Italy
b. Spain
c. Romania
24 Who was the protective god of thieves in ancient Greek mythology?
a. Hermes
b. Pan
v. Dionysus
25 Who was the first communist Minister of Justice in Romania?
a. Avram Bunaciu
b. Lucrețiu Patrăşcanu
v. Gheorghe Diaconescu
26 How many Olympic gold medals did Nadia Comăneci win?
a. 3
b. 6
c. 5
27 In what year did the last execution of a heretic take place based on a decision of the Inquisition?
a. 1789
b. 1701
c. 1825
Correct answers
1. c. 45
2. c. Lithium
3. a. “Hamlet”
4. b. the ultimate good
5. b. Gabriel Garcia Marquez
6. a. Georges Seurat
7. a. 1994
8. b. Platinum
9. a. Mozdok, North Caucasus
10. v. Richard Nixon
11. b. speed
12. v. Robert Nozick
13. v. 2004
14. v. Albert Speer
15. b. siege of the city of Sarajevo (started in 1992)
16. a. 1852
17. a. Quentin Tarantino
18. v. Rammstein
19. a. Nepal
20. b. Pink Floyd
21. a. Saint-Etienne
22. v. Sirimavo Bandaranaike
23. v. Romania
24. a. Hermes
25. b. Lucrețiu Patrășcanu
26. c. 5
27. c. 1825
