Test Your General Knowledge

1. Even during a power outage, food-crop seeds would remain safely frozen in the Global Seed Vault, located where? 2 points

2. What is generally considered to be the first science-fiction film?

2 points

3. What major sports tournament requires players to dress in white, to minimise the visibility of sweat marks? 1 point

4. What collectible plasticbrick toy sets can sell for thousands of dollars and have even become targets for thieves? 1 point

5. On average, how much time passes between two high tides?

1 point

6. Anne Bonny and Mary Read were notable 18th-century women because of their occupations as what? 2 points

7. Residents of Chumbivilcas, Peru, celebrate Christmas by challenging each other to what? 1 point

8. Every human has wisdom teeth. True or false? 1 point

9. What’s the biggest wild cat native to the Americas? 1 point

10. Rank the following territories in order of size from large to small: Tasmania, Switzerland and Java Island (Indonesia)? 1 point

11. Which of the following countries does not recognise dual citizenship: China, Turkey or Denmark? 1 point

12. Name the mountain in Malaysia accorded UNESCO World Heritage status? 2 points

13. He inspired the idea of ‘short man syndrome’, but roughly how tall was Napoleon Bonaparte in reality? 2 points 14. Who wrote the Winnie-the- Pooh books also featuring Christopher Robin, Tigger and Piglet? 2 points