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1. What’s the best selling movie of all time? (until 2001)
a) Titanic
b) Star Wars
c) E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial
d) Jurassic Park
SUPERLATIVE QUIZ
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$601,000,000 Director: James CameronYear released: 1998
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2. What is the most dangerous animal for us, humans?
a) Crocodiles
b) Snakes
c) Sharks
d) Mosquitos
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Mosquitos carry malaria, and malaria kills over one million people a year, far more than deaths from other animals.
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3. Who is the richest person in the world? (2002)
a) Julia Roberts
b) Bill Gates
c) Prince Charles
d) Oprah Winfrey
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1. William H. Gates IIIPosition: Chairman, Microsoft CorporationEducation: Harvard dropoutWorth: $90 Billion
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4 .Which language is spoken as a first language by the largest number of
people?
a) Spanish
b) Mandarin Chinese
c) Hindustani
d) English
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There are over 1 billion speakers of Mandarin Chinese.
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5. What is the largest living animal in the world?
a) the African elephant
b) the giraffe
c) the blue whale
d) the Indian elephant
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African elephants can reach a shoulder height of 4 m and weigh 5400-7200 kg. They have larger ears than Indian elephants.
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6. Where is the highest building in the world?
a) Taipei, Taiwan
b) Chicago, USA
c) Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
d) Toronto, Canada
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509 m
452 m
442 m
The CN Tower in Toronto, Canada, (opened 1976) stands 553 m high.
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7. Where is the highest mountain in the world?
a) in Africa
b) in Turkey
c) on the border of Tibet and Nepal
d) in Argentina
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Mount Everest, 8,850 m high, part of the Himalayas, lies on the border of Tibet and Nepal.
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8. How old was the oldest person in the world?
a) 122
b) 142
c) 112
d) 132
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Jeanne Calment (1875 - 1997), the world's oldest person, died at the age of 122. She took up fencing at 85, and still rode a bicycle at 100. She liked her port wine, her olive oil, her chocolate and her cigarettes, and she released a rap CD at 121. She met Vincent Van Gogh, but didn't like him.
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9. Which country has the largest population?
a) Brazil
b) China
c) Indonesia
d) India
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Jul 30 2008
With just over 1.3 billion people (1,330,044,605 as of mid-2008), China is the world's largest and most populous country.
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