ENGL: Assignment
1. The ancient Roman god of war was commonly known as which of the following?
a. Ares
b. Juno
c. !Mars
d. Jupiter
2. Neptune039;s greek name was...
a. Apollo
b. Zeus
c. Ares
d. !Poseidon
3. Which of the following Mesopotamian mythological figures was NOT a deity?
a. Enlil
b. Enkimdu
c. Enki
d. !Enkidu
4. Who was the King of Gods in Ancient Greek mythology?
a. Apollo
b. Poseidon
c. !Zeus
d. Hermes
5. In Greek Mythology, who was the daughter of King Minos?
a. Athena
b. Ariel
c. !Ariadne
d. Alana
6. Nidhogg is a mythical creature from what mythology?
a. Egyptian
b. Hindu
c. Greek
d. !Norse
7. In Greek mythology, who is the god of wine?
a. Apollo
b. Demeter
c. Hephaestus
d. !Dionysus
8. In most traditions, who was the wife of Zeus?
a. Hestia
b. Aphrodite
c. !Hera
d. Athena
9. What mythology did the god quot;Apolloquot; come from?
a. Greek and Chinese
b. Greek, Roman and Norse
c. Roman and Spanish
d. !Greek and Roman
10. Hel was the daughter of which Norse Mythological figure?
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a. !Loki
b. Odin
c. Thor
d. Balder
1. Montreal is in which Canadian province?
a. Ontario
b. !Quebec
c. Alberta
d. Nova Scotia
2. Which of these is NOT a city in Saudi Arabia?
a. Riyadh
b. Medina
c. Mecca
d. !Dubai
3. What colour is the circle on the Japanese flag?
a. Black
b. Yellow
c. !Red
d. White
4. If soccer is called football in England, what is American football called in England?
a. !American football
b. Combball
c. Touchdown
d. Handball
5. Which nation claims ownership of Antarctica?
a. !No one, but there are claims.
b. United States of America
c. Australia
d. United Nations
6. Broome is a town in which state of Australia?
a. !Western Australia
b. Tasmania
c. South Australia
d. Northern Territory
7. Which small country is located between the borders of France and Spain?
a. Lichtenstein
b. San Marino
c. Vatican City
d. !Andorra
8. The emblem on the flag of the Republic of Tajikistan features a sunrise over mountains
below what symbol?
a. Sickle
b. !Crown
c. Tree
d. Bird
9. What is the official national language of Pakistan?
a. Indian
b. !Urdu
c. Punjabi
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d. Pashto
10. What is the largest country in the world ?
a. !Russian Federation
b. China
c. Brazil
d. Canada
1. What is the name of the former country that was succeeded by countries such as
Serbia, Croatia and Slovenia?
a. !Yugoslavia
b. Czechoslovakia
c. South Ossetia
d. Abkhazia
2. Which of these countries is NOT a part of the Asian continent?
a. Georgia
b. Russia
c. !Suriname
d. Singapore
3. How many counties in the Republic of Ireland.
a. 28
b. !26
c. 32
d. 30
4. The surface area of Russia is slightly larger than that of the dwarf planet Pluto.
a. !True
b. False
5. The prefix Sino As in SinoAmerican is used to refer to what nationality?
a. Russian
b. Japanese
c. !Chinese
d. Indian
6. There is a city called Rome in every continent on Earth.
a. True
b. !False
7. Which German city is located on the River Isar?
a. Hamburg
b. Berlin
c. !Munich
d. Dortmund
8. Which of these countries is the smallest by population?
a. Hong Kong
b. !Norway
c. Finland
d. Slovakia
9. What is the fifth largest country by area?
a. !Brazil
b. India
c. Australia
d. United States
10. Bir Tawil, an uninhabited track of land claimed by no country, is located along the
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border of which two countries?
a. !Egypt and Sudan
b. Chad and Libya
c. Israel and Jordan
d. Iraq and Saudi Arabia
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