general knowledge Online Quiz - 4061

Indonesia's parliament is called the Majlis, which refers to the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR). Knesset is Israel's parliament. Jatiya Sansad is Bangladesh's parliament. People's Great Khural is Mongolia's parliament.

Spain's parliament is called the Cortes Generales, which is bicameral consisting of the Congress of Deputies and the Senate. Folketing is Denmark's parliament. Althing is Iceland's parliament. Option D 'TS hogdu' appears to be a typo or garbled text.

The parliament of Poland is called the Sejm (pronounced 'Seym'), which is the lower house of the Polish parliament. The upper house is the Senate. Narodno Sabranic is the Bulgarian parliament, Landstrad (Landsting) was the upper house of Denmark's parliament, and Storting is the parliament of Norway.

The parliament of the Netherlands is called the States General (Staten-Generaal in Dutch). It consists of two chambers: the House of Representatives and the Senate. Cortes Generali is Spain's parliament, while Riksdag is Sweden's parliament - knowing these distinctions helps eliminate wrong options.

Norway's parliament is called the Storting, meaning 'Great Assembly' in Norwegian. It's a unicameral legislature with 169 members. Eduskunta is Finland's parliament and Knesset is Israel's - memorizing country-specific parliament names is key for civics questions.

Finland's parliament is called the Eduskunta, a unicameral legislature with 200 members. Althing is Iceland's parliament (one of the oldest in the world), Folketing is Denmark's parliament, and Knesset is Israel's parliament. Nordic countries have similar-sounding but distinct names.

Nepal's parliament was historically called the National Panchayat during the Panchayat System era (1960-1990). Jatiya Sansad is Bangladesh's parliament. Note that Nepal's current federal parliament has a different structure, but this question refers to the historical nomenclature.

'Larger than Life' is a hit song by the Backstreet Boys from their 1999 album 'Millennium'. The song became one of their signature tracks. Linkin Park has a different musical style (rock/nu-metal), while Ricky Martin and Enrique Iglesias are Latin pop artists with their own hit catalogs.

'Bubblin'' is a 2002 hit by the British boy band Blue. The song was part of their successful run in early 2000s pop. Blue was known for their R&B-influenced pop sound, distinguishing them from American boy bands like the Backstreet Boys. Celine Dion is a solo artist in a different genre altogether.

Brad Pitt married Jennifer Aniston in 2000, a major celebrity event. He appeared in Friends (in a guest role) earlier in the 1990s, not 2000. Ocean's Eleven was released in 2001. He turned 37 in 2000 (born in 1963), not 39. The marriage was the defining personal event of that year for him.

Brad Pitt portrayed the Greek hero Achilles in the 2004 film "Troy". This was a major leading role that showcased Pitt in an epic historical action setting. Paris, Hector, and Agamemnon were other important characters in the film but were played by different actors (Orlando Bloom, Eric Bana, and Brian Cox respectively).

Brad Pitt majored in journalism with a focus on advertising at the University of Missouri. He did not major in psychology, english literature, or physics - this is a common misconception as he left college two credits short of graduating to pursue acting.

After being impressed by "Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels", Brad Pitt approached Guy Ritchie and asked to be in his next film. Ritchie cast him in "Snatch" (2000) as a bare-knuckle boxer. Ridley Scott, Quentin Tarantino, and Christopher Riley were not the directors Pitt approached.

Brad Pitt and Matt Damon made cameo appearances in "Confessions of a Dangerous Mind" (2002) for free, as a favor to director George Clooney. "Ocean's Eleven" was a main film for both actors (2001), not a cameo. "Sinbad" (legend, not a film they cameo'd in) and "Legends of the Fall" (1994, Pitt film) are incorrect.

Plan B Entertainment was the production company founded by Brad Pitt and then-wife Jennifer Aniston in 2002. It has produced acclaimed films like "The Departed", "12 Years a Slave", and "Moonlight". Plan C, A Plan, and Z Plan are fictitious names.

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie met and fell in love during the filming of "Mr. & Mrs. Smith" (2005). This was despite Pitt being married to Jennifer Aniston at the time. "Troy" (2004) featured Jolie but not Pitt, "Meet Joe Black" (1998) and "A River Runs Through It" (1992) starred Pitt without Jolie.

Brad Pitt was born in Shawnee, Oklahoma in 1963. He did not grow up there, moving to Missouri as a child, but Oklahoma is his birthplace. Florida, Ohio, and Washington are not his birth states.

"Mamma Mia" is one of ABBA's most famous songs, released in 1975. Celine Dion, Sixpence None The Richer, and Bee Gees are all successful artists but not associated with this hit.