BIO630: Midterm Exam
2020-05-21
1) What is the name of the natural phenomenon that occurs when particles from the solar wind interact
with gases in the atmosphere?:
1) Dawn
2) Twilight
3) Eclipse
4) Aurora
2) What nursery rhyme is about a child who eats a Christmas pie?:
1) Hey Diddle Diddle
2) Mary Had a Little Lamb
3) Baa Baa Black Sheep
4) Little Jack Horner
3) Which actor has appeared in films including Wilfred and Sin City?:
1) Tim Roth
2) Timothy Spall
3) Hugo Weaving
4) Elijah Wood
4) Conakry is the capital city of which country?:
1) Romania
2) Barbados
3) Lebanon
4) Guinea
5) What is the plot of the movie Das Boot?:
1) A former Roman General seeks revenge against the emperor who murdered his family.
2) When two girls move to the country, they have adventures with the forest spirits who live nearby.
3) Prisoners of war plan to escape from a German camp during World War II.
4) The claustrophobic world of a WWII German U-boat.
6) Where is the film industry of Bollywood located?:
1) United States
2) Pakistan
3) Australia
4) India
7) Who is the youngest daughter of King Lear, and the only one who truly loved him?:
1) Regan
2) Goneril
3) Ophelia
4) Cordelia
8) Which singer released the song 'Te Amo'?:
1) Drake
2) Nicki Minaj
3) Ricky Martin
4) Rihanna
9) In which country do they eat 12 grapes as the clock strikes midnight (one each time the clock chimes)
on New Year's Eve?:
1) Italy
2) France
3) Chile
4) Spain
10) Which of these is a woodwind instrument?:
1) Ocarina
2) Castanets
3) Flugelhorn
4) Flute
11) What did 'my true love give to me' on the second day of Christmas?:
1) 2 Ladies Dancing
2) 2 Fresh Apples
3) 2 Mocking Birds
4) 2 Turtle Doves
12) Named for its steely blue colour, which fish has a steelhead variety?:
1) Salmon
2) Bass
3) Tuna
4) Trout
13) Which French electronica duo released the studio album 'Random Access Memories'?:
1) Gong
2) Indochine
3) Nouvelle Vague
4) Daft Punk
14) Which book is the 7th book of the Harry Potter series?:
1) Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
2) Harry Potter and the Order of Phoenix
3) Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
4) Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
15) How many balls are on a pool table at the start of a game?:
1) 12
2) 10
3) 14
4) 16
16) What is the capital of Mali?:
1) Dakar
2) Accra
3) Kumasi
4) Bamako
17) What is the name of the Aztec rain god?:
1) Huitzilopochtli
2) Quetzalcoatl
3) Ehecatl
4) Tlaloc
18) In the Marvel Cinematic Universe, which character is played by Benedict Wong?:
1) Loki
2) Steve Rogers
3) Nick Fury
4) Wong
19) Which character's heart was described as being '2 sizes too small' and had reasons for his
grumpiness?:
1) Scrooge
2) Darth Vader
3) The Wicked Witch of the West
4) The Grinch
20) Dhaka is the capital of ______:
1) Bhutan
2) Myanmar
3) India
4) Bangladesh
21) Which dinosaur had a long, spiked tail?:
1) Tyrannosaurus Rex
2) Diplodocus
3) Ankylosaurus
4) Stegosaurus
22) Which toy includes tricks like 'walking the dog' and 'around the world'?:
1) A frisbee
2) A hula hoop
3) A skipping rope
4) A yo-yo
23) Which 60's Star Was Born In Johannesburg And Christened Michael Lubowitz?:
1) Uriah Heep
2) Chumbawamba
3) The Rolling Stones
4) Manfred Mann
24) From which country does the dish paella originate?:
1) Italy
2) France
3) Russia
4) Spain
25) Which of these brands has a swan on its logo?:
1) Mustang
2) Ferrari
3) Bacardi
4) Swarovski
26) What is the meaning of the name of the constellation Leo Minor ?:
1) Iron Lion
2) Ferocious Lion
3) Brave Lion
4) Lesser Lion
27) Which type of animal are the Sea Wasp and Cubozoa?:
1) Squid
2) Shark
3) Whale
4) Jellyfish
28) Which of these dishes is most associated with Netherlands?:
1) Ropa Vieja
2) Meat Pie
3) Ramen
4) Stamppot
29) Which British Prime Minister was in office for the majority of World War II?:
1) Neville Chamberlain
2) Anthony Eden
3) Tony Blair
4) Winston Churchill
30) Which book contains the character 'Scarlett O'Hara'?:
1) Heart of Darkness
2) Master and Commander
3) Brideshead Revisited
4) Gone With the Wind