Practice Questions

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Which creature is the largest rodent in the world, found in South America?

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Which muscular flap in the throat prevents food from entering the windpipe during swallowing?

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Which psycholinguist proposed the theory of Universal Grammar in language acquisition?

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Which sea is the world’s largest inland body of water, located between Europe and Asia?

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In which city is the Brandenburg Gate, a famous historical monument in Germany?

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Which Greek letter is often used to denote an angle in polar coordinates, typically measuring from t...

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What type of celestial body is Halley’s named after Edmond Halley, visible from Earth every ~76 year...

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Which star cluster in Taurus is known as the Seven Sisters?

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Which British scientist explained gravity with the law of universal gravitation in 1687?

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Which Roman god is considered the king of the gods, equivalent to Greek Zeus?

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Which is the smallest unit of life that can replicate independently?

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Which country is the largest in Central America by area?

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Which NASA mission successfully landed the first humans on the Moon in 1969?

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Which is the smallest planet in the solar system since Pluto’s reclassification?

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Which ancient city in Turkey was once known as Byzantium and later Constantinople?

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Which part of the electromagnetic spectrum is used for remote controls and thermal imaging?

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Which chemical element was discovered by Marie and Pierre Curie, named after Marie’s homeland?

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What is the main cause of ocean tides on Earth?

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Which African kingdom built the Great Zimbabwe ruins between the 11th and 15th centuries?

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Which organ in the human body produces bile to aid in fat digestion?

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Which empire built the monumental Hagia Sophia in Constantinople (now Istanbul) in the 6th century?

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Which US national park is famous for Old Faithful geyser?

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Which phase of mitosis involves chromatids being pulled apart to opposite poles?

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Which civilization developed the world’s first known writing system, cuneiform, in Mesopotamia?

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Which chemical test uses nitric acid and ammonia to detect proteins (turning violet)?

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In which European city can you find the Trevi Fountain and the Colosseum?

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Which force is responsible for binding protons and neutrons in the atomic nucleus?

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Which pandemic in the mid-14th century killed an estimated one-third of Europe’s population?

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What was the route from Africa to the Americas during the Atlantic slave trade called?

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Which wave phenomenon results in the bending of waves around corners or obstacles?

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Which empire’s capital was Persepolis, established by Cyrus the Great and Darius I?

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Which city in Germany is known for the Oktoberfest, a famous beer festival?

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Which is the largest of the Great Lakes in North America by surface area?

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In which layer of the Earth do convection currents drive plate tectonics?

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Which chemical is known as the simplest alkane, used as a fuel, with one carbon atom?

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Which economist wrote ‘The Wealth of Nations’ in 1776, outlining free market theories?

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Which layer of Earth’s atmosphere contains the ozone layer that absorbs UV radiation?

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Which African kingdom developed in Ethiopia, historically known for the rock-hewn churches of Lalibe...

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Which ancient Greek author wrote ‘The Iliad’ and ‘The Odyssey’?

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Which blood vessels carry blood away from the heart?

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Which Spanish conquistador conquered the Aztec Empire in the early 16th century?

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In computing, which device converts digital signals to analog and vice versa for telephone lines?

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Which is the second-largest continent on Earth by land area?

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Which greenhouse gas is a compound of carbon and oxygen atoms produced by burning fossil fuels?

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Which city is the capital of Peru, known for its Plaza Mayor and colonial architecture?

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Which language family includes Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese, and Romanian?

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Which hormone is primarily responsible for regulating blood glucose by facilitating sugar uptake in ...

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Which ancient Wonder was a giant statue at the entrance of Rhodes harbor?

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Which British author wrote ‘Animal Farm,’ an allegory about Soviet Russia?

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Which famous prison in Paris was stormed on July 14, 1789, marking the start of the French Revolutio...