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Multiple choice general knowledge

The record for the highest-flying bird was set when:

A vulture was sucked into a jet engine at 11,550 m (37,900 ft.)
Geese were seen above Mt. Everest at over 8,840 m (29,000 ft.)
A duck collided with an airplane at 6,400 m (21,000 ft.)
A black-poll warbler flock was observed at 4,880 m (16,000 ft.)

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Multiple choice general knowledge

Which was the last continent to be discovered by Europeans?

Antarctica
Greenland
Oceania/Australia
South America

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Multiple choice general knowledge

In 1972, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) established the World Heritage List to help protect important sites embodying the world’s cultural and natural heritage. What is the largest World Heritage Area?

The Great Barrier Reef (Australia)
Jaú National Park (Brazil)
Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan Protected Areas (China)
The Virgin Komi Forest (Russia)

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Multiple choice general knowledge

In 1856, English chemist William Perkin, hoping to improve the treatment of malaria, set himself the task of producing artificial quinine in his home laboratory. Although the effort failed, Perkin succeeded in creating quite a different product instead. What was it?

The first commercial bug repellant
The first food preservative
The first synthetic dye
The first transparent plastic

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Multiple choice general knowledge

When was plywood invented?

3500 BC
200 AD
675 AD
1835 AD

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Multiple choice general knowledge

Alexander Graham Bell is best known for inventing the telephone, but he was a man of many interests. Another product for which he received patents was:

A cement-burning kiln
A hydrofoil boat
A “magic lantern” projector
A vacuum cleaner

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Multiple choice general knowledge

In 1932, Carlton Cole Magee of the United States invented what was to become a familiar emblem of modern civilization. What was it?

The neon sign
The parking meter
The pay toilet
The roll-on deodorant

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Multiple choice general knowledge

Which is the world’s smallest ocean?

Antarctic
Arctic
Atlantic
Indian

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Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology

Which mathematician is credited for Group Theory?

Evartiste Galois
Archimedes
Blaise Pascal
Rene Descartes

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Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology

What single letters represent the four nuleotides that make up all DNA sequences?

T G R A
C G T A
L C T G
A C G L

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