Test Your General Knowledge

1. Which common cloud type most resembles a fluffy white cotton ball? 1 point

2. In what year was the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) established? a) 1948. b) 1967. c) 1977? 1 point

3. The leopard seal is an apex predator on which continent?

1 point

4. What was the first human-made object to orbit the Earth? 2 points

5. Singapore is one of only three surviving independent citystates in the world. Name one of the other two.

1 point

6. Compared to other seasons, heart attacks are more common during spring. True or false? 1 point

7. In Western art, what is

a2 points

8. In which country were robotic wolves with flashing red eyes and bared teeth recently deployed to scare off bears? 1 point

9. What Spanish building did Frank Gehry design using software first made for the aerospace industry? 3 points

10. There is growing evidence from geologists that New Zealand is part of a 93% entirely submerged mass of continental crust known as what? 1 point

11. Which form of arthritis most commonly affects the large joint of the big toe? 1 point

12. Which one of these technologies is the newest: the compass, irrigation or gunpowder? 1 point

13. What beloved children’s book characters were created by Finland’s Tove Jansson? 2 points

14. Which Australian band had worldwide hits with ‘Never Tear Us Apart’ and ‘Need You Tonight’? 1 point

15. Rhubarb’s stems are delicious and nutritious, but which part of this plant is toxic for humans? 1 point