1. Which country is to the north of Guatemala?
a) Chile
b) Nicaragua
c) Mexico
d) Peru
2. Which ocean is to the south of Guatemala?
a) Atlantic
b) Pacific
c) Indian
d) Antarctic
3. Which is the capital of Guatemala?
a) Zacapa
b) El Estor
c) Guatemala
d) San Benito
1) When was Samuel Johnson born?
a) 14 August 1658
b) 3 December 1676
c) 18 September 1709
d) 4 October 1712
2) Where was Samuel Johnson born?
a) Bristol
b) Lichfield
c) Glasgo
d) Edinburgh
3) Which college did Samuel Johnson attend for a year and had to leave for financial reasons?
a) Pembroke College
b) Trininty College
c) St. George’s College
d) St. Andrew’s College
1. What is Patti Smith’s most famous song?
(a) “Dancing Barefoot”
(b) “Because the Night”
(c) “Gloria”
(d) “Horses”
2. In which city was Patti Smith born?
(a) Chicago, Illinois
(b) New York City, New York
(c) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
(d) Detroit, Michigan
3. Who was Patti Smith’s guitarist and frequent collaborator?
(a) Lenny Kaye
(b) Johnny Marr
(c) Keith Richards
(d) Jimmy Page
1. What is John Donne primarily known for?
(a) His plays
(b) His novels
(c) His poetry
(d) His scientific discoveries
2. In what era did John Donne live?
(a) Elizabethan
(b) Victorian
(c) Romantic
(d) Medieval
3. What is the name of a famous sonnet sequence by John Donne?
(a) “The Faerie Queene”
(b) “The Divine Comedy”
(c) “The Holy Sonnets”
(d) “Paradise Lost”
1) To which year Switzerland dates its independence?
a) 1815
b) 1848
c) 1291
d) 1945
2) Which is the capital of Switzerland?
a) Geneva
b) Lausanne
c) Berne
d) Friburg
3) Who is known as Swiss Miss?
a) Maria Sharapova
b) Martina Hingis
c) Elena Dementieva
d) Mary Pierce
1) When was Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart born?
a) 27 January 1756
b) 31 May 1764
c) 21 August 1750
d) 19 November 1741
2) Where was Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart born?
a) Weil
b) Salzburg
c) Frankfurt
d) Berlin
3) What was Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s baptismal name?
a) Wolfgang Mozart
b) Amadeus Mozart
c) Petrus Mozart
d) Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart
1. What is Shel Silverstein best known for?
(a) Painting landscapes
(b) Writing historical novels
(c) Creating children’s poetry and illustrations
(d) Acting in dramatic plays
2. Which of the following is a famous Shel Silverstein poem?
(a) “The Raven”
(b) “The Road Not Taken”
(c) “Where the Sidewalk Ends”
(d) “The Waste Land”
3. What is the main theme of many of Shel Silverstein’s poems?
(a) Love and romance
(b) War and conflict
(c) The importance of following rules
(d) Childhood innocence and imagination
1. In what year was Rita Dove born?
(a) 1952
(b) 1961
(c) 1965
(d) 1970
2. Rita Dove is primarily known for her work in what genre?
(a) Fiction
(b) Drama
(c) Poetry
(d) Nonfiction
3. For what year did Rita Dove serve as the U.S. Poet Laureate?
(a) 1989
(b) 1992
(c) 1993
(d) 1995
1) When was Marlon Brando born?
a) 4 January 1914
b) 3 April 1924
c) 28 July 1916
d) 11 December 1922
2) Where was Marlon Brando born?
a) Boston
b) New York
c) Providence
d) Omaha
3) Which academy expelled Marlon Brando for insubordination?
a) United States Military Academy
b) Shattuck Military Academy
c) Phillips Academy
d) Crusca Academy
4) Who taught acting to Marlon Brando?
a) Konstantin Stanislavsky
b) Stella Adler
c) Jacob Adler
d) Harold Clurman
1) When was William Taft sworn in as President of USA?
a) 20 January 1909
b) 4 March 1909
c) 4 March 1910
d) 4 November 1908
2) When was William Taft born?
a) 31 January 1848
b) 22 April 1846
c) 15 September 1857
d) 19 November 1850
3) Where was William Taft born?
a) Point Pleasant
b) Raleigh
c) Cincinnati
d) Hodgenville