The Brain Quiz

General Knowledge Quiz

  1. Eugene O'Neill was the first American playwright to win the Nobel Prize for Literature. He received the prize in _____.
    2. a) 1926
    b) 1936
    c) 1941
    d) 1956

  2. In 1905, George Pierce Baker began teaching a class in playwrighting at _____.
    3. a) Harvard University
    b) Stanford University
    c) Yale University
    d) Princeton University

  3. Which city ranks as the world's most populous city (2002)?
    4. a) New York (US)
    b) Mexico City (Mexico)
    c) Tokyo (Japan)
    d) Shanghai (China)

  4. What is the second largest country (in size) in the world?
    5. a) USA
    b) China
    c) Canada
    d) Russia

  5. As of January 2003, how much is Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates's net worth?
    6. a) 10 million US
    b) 10 billion US
    c) 35 billion US
    d) 50 billion US

  6. Which country below is not one of the members of the UN security council (Jan 2003)?
    7. a) USA
    b) China
    c) Germany
    d) France

  7. The longest river in the world is:
    8. a) Amazon (Brazil)
    b) Nile (Egypt)
    c) Yangtze (China)
    d) Congo (Zaire)

  8. Which software firm is the second largest in the world, after Microsoft?
    9. a) Netscape
    b) Oracle
    c) Lotus
    d) Norton

  9. What's the world's most widely spoken language?
    10. a) English
    b) Spanish
    c) Mandarin
    d) French

  10. Which continent is host to the most countries in the world?
    11. a) Asia
    b) Africa
    c) Europe

  11. Which continent is host to the most countries in the world?
    12. a) Asia
    b) Africa
    c) Europe

  12. Which continent is host to the most countries in the world?
    13. a) Asia
    b) Africa
    c) Europe

  13. Which continent is host to the most countries in the world?
    14. a) Asia
    b) Africa
    c) Europe

  14. Which continent is host to the most countries in the world?
    15. a) Asia
    b) Africa
    c) Europe

  15. Which continent is host to the most countries in the world?
    16. a) Asia
    b) Africa
    c) Europe

  16. Which continent is host to the most countries in the world?
    17. a) Asia
    b) Africa
    c) Europe

  17. Which continent is host to the most countries in the world?
    18. a) Asia
    b) Africa
    c) Europe

  18. Which continent is host to the most countries in the world?
    19. a) Asia
    b) Africa
    c) Europe

  19. Which continent is host to the most countries in the world?
    20. a) Asia
    b) Africa
    c) Europe

  20. Which continent is host to the most countries in the world?
    21. a) Asia
    b) Africa
    c) Europe



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