eQuizShow

Euroijada 2018

History

Question:

 "I have a dream” is a famous quote by?

a. Martin Luther King Jr.

b. Mother Theresa

c. Nelson Mandela

d. Mahatma Gandhi 


Answer: a. Martin Luther King Jr.


Question:

2. Which serial killer murdered several women in London’s White chapel district in 1888 and was never caught?

a. H. H. Holmes

b. Jack the Ripper

c. Typhoid Mary

d. The Black Death


Answer: b. Jack the Ripper

Question:

3. Who was the Iron Chancellor who united Germany in 19th century?

a. Constantin Fehrenbach

b. Kurt Georg Kiesinger

c. Otto Von Bismarck

d. Herman Muller


Answer: c. Otto Von Bismarck

Question:

4. Which US president is known for the Watergate scandal  and would have been impeached if he hadn't resigned first?

a. Richard Nixon

b. Franklin Roosevelt

c. Herbert Hoover

d. Harry Truman


Answer: a. Richard Nixon

Question:

5. Khufu, one of the great pyramid building pharaohs, is better known under his Greek name, which is?

a. Cheops

b. Chephren

c. Mycerinus

d. Djoser 


Answer: a. Cheops

Culture

Question:

1. What was the name of Dante's muse?

a. Laura

b. Lucia

c. Beatrice

d. Julia


Answer: c. Beatrice

Question:

2. Ra, Horus, Atum, and Khepri were among the many Egyptian deities associated with the same thing. Which one?

a. Warfare

b. The Nile

c. The Sun

d. The cats


Answer: c. The Sun

Question:

3. Who is the central character in Dickens' „Great Expectations“?

a. Dick

b. Rick

c. Pip

d. Chip


Answer: c. Pip

Question:

4. “Tristan und Isolde” was a work by which German composer?

a. Schubert

b. Brahms

c. Schumann

d. Wagner


Answer: d. Wagner

Question:

5. In 16th century Prague, Rabbi Loew is said to have instilled life into what creature, which he used as a servant?

a. A vampire

b. A golem

c. A dybbuk

d. A mummy


Answer: b. A golem

Sport

Question:

1. How many squares are on a chessboard?

a. 64

b. 60

c. 50

d. 36


Answer: a. 64

Question:

2. Which football stadium in Europe has the biggest audience capacity?

a. Wembley  Stadium in London

b. Croke Park in Dublin

c. Camp Nou in Barcelona

d. Stade de Frace in Saint Denis


Answer: c. Camp Nou in Barcelona

Question:

3. Which US team did David Beckham sign for in 2007?

a. Los Angeles Galaxy

b. New York Red Bulls

c. Houston Dynamo

d. Portland Timbers


Answer: a. Los Angeles Galaxy

Question:

4. What is professional wrestler John Cena's famous catch phrase?

a. You’re Fired!

b. You can’t see me!

c. It doesn’t matter what you think!

d. Rest in Peace!


Answer: b. You can’t see me!

Question:

5.  What is the only country to have won medals in the Winter Olympics but not the Summer Olympics?

a. Estonia

b. Azerbaijan

c. Jamaica

d. Liechtenstein 


Answer: d. Liechtenstein 

Pop Culture

Question:

1. Which Margaret Atwood’s book was used as a basis for the TV series which won 8 Emmys last year?

a. The Handmaid’s Tale

b. Cat’s Eye

c. The Blind Assassin

d. Oryx and Crake


Answer: a. The Handmaid’s Tale

Question:

2.  Raiden, Sub Zero, Scorpion, Johnny Cage and Sonya Blade are characters from which video game?  

a. Street Fighter

b. Super Smash Bros.

c. Mortal Kombat

d. Virtual Fighter


Answer: c. Mortal Kombat

Question:

3. Which movie was not based on Stephen King’s work (novel or short story)?

a. It

b. The Shawshank Redemption

c. Pet Cemetery

d. A Nightmare on Elm Street


Answer: d. A Nightmare on Elm Street

Question:

4. Jared Leto, famous for portraying Joker in the “Suicide Squad” movie is the frontman of which band?

a. Maroon 5

b. 30 seconds to Mars

c. Arctic Monkeys

d. Kings of Leon


Answer: b. 30 seconds to Mars

Question:

16.What year was the first modern comic book printed?

a.1925

b.1917

c.1958

d.1933   


Answer: d. 1933   

Landmarks

Question: What is the nickname of the Clock Tower (Elizabeth's Tower) of the Westminster Palace, one of London's most famous landmarks?
Answer: Big Ben

Question: This French museum has a glass pyramid serving as its main entrance
Answer: The Louvre

Question: Which city do you have to visit to see Antonio Gaudi's Sagrada Familia? 
Answer: Barcelona

Question: This rock cut city, sometimes called the Rose city, has been under the protection of UNESCO since 1985 and is the main tourist attraction in Jordan. What is its name? 
Answer: Petra (Al Batra)

Question: In which city can you cross Ponte Vecchio?
Answer: Florence (Firenze)