21. What is the capital of French Polynesia?
A) Praia
B) Papeete
C) Moroni
D) Cayenne
Answer: B
22. How much of your vision do you lose if you go blind in one eye?
A) 50 percent
B) 10 percent
C) 35 percent
D) 20 percent
Answer: D
23. What is the origin of the name “America”?
A) From Amerigo Vespucci, famous 15th century explorer.
B) It was given as war compensation from Spain (“amerce”=fine)
C) Named by king Ferdinand II after his favourite stallion
D) From a spanish word meaning “rich plains”
Answer: A
24. Which city was once known as Yeddo?
A) Toledo
B) Moscow
C) Tokyo
Answer: C
25. One of these words does not belong with the other three.[cr][cr]Find the odd word out.
A) December
B) Monday
C) February
D) June
Answer: B
26. Weathering by abrasion occurs by agents such as:
A) Gravity
B) wind and water
C) Tree roots
Answer: B
27. Which country’s Antarctic claim covers the greatest swath of longitude?
A) New Zealand
B) Argentina
C) Australia
D) United Kingdom
Answer: C
28. Goulash is a beef soup associated with this nation:
A) Morocco
B) Greece
C) Israel
D) Hungary
Answer: D
The dish dates from the 9th century and is named after the nomadic tribes who kept oxen.
29. In what year did Garfield High School become the first Seattle high school with more than 50 percent nonwhite student body?
A) 1969
B) 1963
C) 1957
D) 1955
Answer: C
30. What type of galaxy is the Milky Way galaxy?
A) Irregular
B) Elliptical
C) Spiral
Answer: C