BRAINtest

It’s the 300th quiz and all questions are about the Brics countries.

1. The statue of “Christ the Redeemer” can be found looking over which Brazilian city?

2. The film mecca of Bollywood is situated near which city? A) New Delhi, B) Kolkota, C) Mumbai, D) Bangalore

3. Into which ocean does the Amazon river flow?

4. Which island in SA became a Unesco World Heritage Site in 1999?

5. What is the de-facto national airline of Russia? A) LOT,

B) Avianca, C) Aeroflot, D) EVA

6. What is the traditional colour of a sari at a Hindu wedding?

7. It’s “Chay” in Hindi and Russian, and “Cha” in Mandarin and Portuguese. What is it in English?

8. Which is not a Brazilian genre of music? A) Bossa-nova, B) Samba, C) Choro, D) Mambo

9. What is the internet domain of China? A) .ca, B) .ch, C) .ci, D) .cn 10. Which of these facts about the founder of modern Russian literature, Aleksandr Pushkin, is NOT true? A) His great-grandfather was from Africa, B) He died in a duel, C) Tolstoy’s “Anna Karenina” was based on his daughter,

D) He lived most of his life in France 11. Which Hollywood actor’s breakthrough role was in the film “Boetie Gaan Border Toe!”? A) Charlize Theron, B) Arnold Vosloo, C) Sharlto Copley , D) Kim Engelbrecht

12. Who was the last Tsar of Russia? 13. What was the name of the 18991901 Chinese rebellion against foreign influence? A) Ming-ming Rebellion, B) Boxer Rebellion, C) Baodong Rebellion, D) Mandarin Rebellion

14. Complete the title of the Li Cunxin 2003 autobiography,

“Mao’s Last …”. A) Concubine, B) Meal, C) Dancer, D) Lie

15. In SA, a goema is what type of instrument? A) String, B) Flute, C) Concertina, D) Drum

16. What was the name of the first artificial satellite — launched into orbit by the Soviet Union in 1957? 17. What South African bird is known also as the jackie hangman or butcher bird due to it impaling its prey on acacia thorns to feed on later? A) Fiscal shrike, B) Diederik cuckoo, C) Marabou stork, D) Forktailed drongo

18. In 1974, South Africa won tennis’s Davis Cup by default after which country’s team refused to play in the final as a protest against apartheid? A) Brazil, B) Russia, C) China, D) India

19. Name the Football World Cup trophy which was awarded permanently to Brazil after they won it for the third time in 1970.

20. Which Indian writer penned the novels “An Equal Music” and “A Suitable Boy”? A) Vikram Seth, B) Ahmed Ali, C) Amit Chaudhuri, D) Rohinton Mistry

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