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1. When did Kofi Annan begin his first term as the Secretary-General of UN?

A. 1996
B. 1997
C. 1998
D. 1999


2. What is atheism?

A. Lack of belief in all deities for any reason
B. Strong belief in science
C. Belief in God as a concept but not to any particular God
D. Strong belief in the existence of God


3. Who came up with the idea of Keynesian economics?

A. Peter Maynard Keynes
B. John Mayned Keynes
C. John Maynard Keynes
D. Peter Mayned Keynes


4. Who was the author of the famous storybook ‘Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland’?

A. Rudyard Kipling
B. John Keats
C. Lewis Carroll
D. H.G. Wells


5. Scientists from a particular country had managed to bred three pigs that can ‘glow in
the dark’. What country is that?

A. China
B. Taiwan
C. New Zealand
D. United States of America





6. Excluding Timor Leste, which country in Southeast Asia is the last to achieve full
sovereignty from colonialism or other forms of foreign rule?

A. Indonesia
B. Brunei
C. Singapore
D. Laos


7. Where was Plato born in?

A. Israel
B. Persia
C. Greeece
D. Italy


8. Which of the following actresses had a lead role in the movie ‘Monster’?

A. Kiera Knightley
B. Julia Roberts
C. Sandra Bullock
D. Charlize Theron


9. Which country recently experienced an increase in the hijacking of cargo ships, thus
threatening humanitarian aid?

A. Nigeria
B. Somalia
C. Iraq
D. Afghanistan


10. What does ‘Agnus Dei’ mean in Latin?

A. Lamb of God
B. Jesus Christ
C. Ram of God
D. Our Holy Father






11. Which of these international organisations was created first?

A. The International Monetary Fund (IMF)
B. The World Bank
C. The Group of Seven (G7)
D. The International Labour Organisation (ILO)


12. In which century were Geoffrey Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales written?

A. 14th century
B. 15th century
C. 16th century
D. 17th century


13. Who discovered platinum?

A. Julius Scaliger
B. James W. Marshall
C. Pierre Janssen
D. William Ramsay


14. Former US President Bill Clinton was only the second President in US history to
Undergo an impeachment trial during his term of office. Who was the first?

A. Jimmy Carter
B. Richard Nixon
C. Andrew Johnson
D. Lyndon Johnson


15. Who wrote The First Meditation and The Second Meditation?

A. Descartes
B. J.S. Mills
C. Socrates
D. Plato







16. Russell Crowe won a Golden Globe in 2002 for his role in this movie. What is this
movie?

A. Cinderella Man
B. Master and Commander
C. A Beautiful Mind
D. Gladiator


17. Who was recently voted the most powerful person in Britain by radio listeners?

A. Jose Manuel Barroso
B. Elton John
C. David Beckham
D. Richard Young


18. In Singapore, most Buddhists are of the _________ school of thought.

A. Mahayana
B. Theravada
C. Nirvana
D. Budajahaya


19. The most rapid move towards the free market in Latin America began in 1989 in
which country?

A. Venezuela
B. Columbia
C. Uruguay
D. Mexico


20. Name the book which opens with the line ‘All children, except one grows up’.

A. The Railway Children
B. Winnie the Pooh
C. Jungle Book
D. Peter Pan






21. Other that oxygen, which is the most common element on Earth?

A. Carbon
B. Iron
C. Plutonium
D. Silicon


22. When the Nobel Prizes were first awarded in 1901, it only considered achievements
in five categories. Which category in the present day Nobel Prizes is not part of the
original five?

A. Economics
B. Peace
C. Physics
D. Physiology


23. Who wrote the 1762 Social Contract?

A. Jean- Jacques Rousseau
B. John Locke
C. Rene Descartes
D. Voltaire


24. ‘Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrope’ was released in
Singapore on which of the following dates?

A. 23 Dec 2005
B. 24 Dec 2005
C. 25 Dec 2005
D. 27 Dec 2005


25. Who wrote the book ‘Clash of Civilization’?

A. Samuel P. Huntington
B. Jackson M. Goldington
C. Daniella O’ Connor
D. Hank Pith





26. Most of the Hindu temples have their shrines facing the _________.

A. North
B. South
C. East
D. West


27. Which of the following aims does the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
(GATT) seek to encourage?

A. a common internal tariff
B. elimination of exchange controls
C. free movement of capital
D. multilateral free trade


28. In which country does the story ‘The Pied Piper of Hamelin’ take place?

A. Austria
B. Germany
C. New Zealand
D. France


29. Who first developed the periodic table of elements?

A. Dmitry I. Mendeleyec
B. Johann Dobereiner
C. Henry Moseley
D. John Dalton


30. Mount Everest, the world’s highest mountain, was first conquered by Sir Edmund
Hillary and his Sherpa guide, Tenzing Norkay, on 29th May 1953. Which country
was Sir Edmund from?

A. New Zealand
B. United Kingdom
C. Canada
D. Australia


31. One term that is heavily used in Philosophy is that of ‘Logos’. What does the word
mean?

A. Reason
B. Persuasion
C. Argument
D. Distortion


32. In the 2006 Golden Globes, ‘Desperate Housewives’ won in which category?

A. Best Series Drama
B. Best Series Musical or Drama
C. Best Picture Award
D. Best Screen Play


33. What is the latest addiction present US President Bush hopes to kick for his country?

A. Addiction to fast food
B. Addiction to smoking
C. Addiction to drugs
D. Addiction to oil


34. Who is the current Pope?

A. John Paul II
B. John Paul I
C. Benedict XVI
D. Benedict XIV


35. The charging of different prices for a product is referred to as price discrimination
if it is based on ______________.

A. cost of production
B. order sizes
C. quality of output
D. incomes of customers









36. In which of Shakespeare’s plays does the line ‘A horse! A horse! My kingdom for a
horse’ appear?

A. Romeo and Juliet
B. Hamlet
C. Richard III
D. Much ado about nothing


37. Who discovered the structure of DNA?

A. John Kendrew and Max Perutz
B. James Watson and John Kendrew
C. Max Perutz and James Crick
D. Francis Crick and James Watson


38. This Communist leader has remained in power longer than that of any other
Communist leader of the 20th century. Who is he?

A. Mao Zedong
B. Leonid Brezhnev
C. Ho Chi Minh
D. Fidel Castro


39. In Plato’s Euthyphro, the main concern dealt with is?

A. Ethics
B. Emotions
C. Justice
D. Virtue


40. Who won American Idol II?

A. Fantasia Borrino
B. Clay Aiken
C. Ruben Studdard
D. Kelly Clarkson


41. Name the Italian artist who was sued by the parents of a 15-year-old school girl from
Turin for decorating their daughter with a tattoo without their permission?

A. Carmela Vecchio
B. Widianti Ruleti
C. Gorgiani Belantu
D. Antoninus Jeffe


42. When was the Great Depression?

A. 1900s/1910s
B. 1920s/1930s
C. 1940s/1950s
D. 1880s/1890s


43. How many languages has ‘ The Diary of Anne Frank’ been translated into?

A. 10
B. 35
C. 61
D. 55


44. Where was wine first enjoyed?

A. Mesopotamia
B. Rome
C. Persia
D. Greece


45. Various Arab-Israel wars have been fought since Israel came into existence in 1948.
In which year was there no major Arab-Israel confrontation?

A. 1956
B. 1967
C. 1974
D. 1980


46. What period was Lao Zi born in?

A. Pre 500 BC
B. Between 500 BC and 1 AD
C. Between 1 AD and 500 AD
D. Between 500 AD and 1000 AD


47. Where is Borobudur located in?

A. Malaysia
B. Thailand
C. Indonesia
D. Vietnam


48. Who won Survivor 1?

A. Susan Hawks
B. Richard Hatch
C. Sean Kenniff
D. Kelly Wiglesworth


49. This year’s FIFA World Cup will be held in Germany. When was the last time
Germany (be it West or East Germany) hosted this international competition?

A. 1954
B. 1962
C. 1974
D. 1990


50. The 2006 edition of the Asian Games will be held in which Middle Eastern country?

A. Saudi Arabia
B. United Arab Emirates
C. Bahrain
D. Qatar