Concurs de cultura generala 1. Din ce drama provine monologul : A fi sau a nu fi..? a. Faust b. Trei surori c. Tesatorul d. Hamlet 2. Cum se numeste celebra Universitate din Paris ? a.Adelaide b. Oxford c. Sorbona d. Universite Laval 3. Ce munti separa Spania de Franta ? a. Alpi b. Pirinei c. Ceveni d. Vosgi 4. Unde a fost inventata in jurul anului 105 d. Hr. hartia ? a. Egipt b. China c. Persia d. Pergam 5. Cine a inventat in 1642, barometrul ? a. Blaise Pascal b. Nikola Tesla c. E. Toricelli d. Ch. de Coulomb 6. Care este cea mai mare planeta a sistemului nostru solar ? a. Neptun b. Saturn c. Jupiter d. Marte 7. Cum se numesc descendentii colonistilor francezi din SUA? a. batavi b. armagnaci c. cajuni d. gali 8. Cine a stabilit in 1683 legea gravitatiei ? a. B. Pascal b. I. Newton c. G. Leibnitz d. C. Huygens 9. Cine a intemeiat orasul indian Calcutta ? a. maratii b.britanicii c.olandezii d. francezii 10. Cum se numesc locuitorii bastinasi ai Australiei ? a. maori b. aborigeni c. polinezieni d. iacuti 11. Ce este un troglodit ? a. dinozaur b. om de pestera c. eschimos d. fosila pietrificata 12. In ce domeniu artistic a creat Edward Grieg ? a. sculptura b. muzica c. grafica d. dramaturgie 13. Cine a intemeita in 1718 orasul New Orleans ? a. englezii b. francezii c. spaniolii d. olandezii 14. Ce inseamna cuvantul japonez Kamikaze ? a. vant divin b. flux c. taifun d. cometa 15. Ce este un tabu ? a. lucru intangibil b. simbol hindus c. talisman d. ttem 16. Cine a scris romanul Lupul de mare ? a. Karl May b. J. Conrad c. Jack London d. J.F. Cooper 17. Ce calitate remarcabila avea Adonis, tanarul din mitologie ? a. putere b. frumusete c.darul profetiei d.inteligenta 18. . Cum se numeste o poveste scurta cu o intorsatura comica ? a. short story b. anecdota c. nuvela d. fabula 19. Ce savant a studiat reflexul conditionat la caini ? a. I.Pavlov b. K.Lorenz c. B.Skinner d. C.Jung 20. Unde a calatorit venetianul Marco Polo ? a. China b. America c. Africa d. Rusia 21. Loch Ness is a famous .. a. food b. animal c. town d. lake e. person 22. In what legendary place was found king Arthurs court ? a. Camelot b. El Dorado c. Colchida d. Atlantida 25. Where can you find Ayers Rock ? a. Antarctica b. SUA c. Australia d. Noua Zeelanda 26. What is Carnegie Hall ? a. opera b. musical theatre c. concert hall d. casino 27. How is the Greek goddess of victory called ? a. Galateea b. Nike c. Leto d. Eris 28. Who wrote Gullivers Travels in 1726 ? a. D. Defoe b. J. Swift c. A. Pope d. L. Sterne 29. Odd one out: a. villa b. bungalow c. flat d. warehouse e. cottage 30. The capital of Scotland is : a. Glasgow b. London c. Liverpool d. Edinburgh 31. What fabulous story wrote Lewis Caroll (1832-1898) ? a. Harry Potter b. the Jungle Book c. Alice in the Wonderland d. Lord of the Rings 32. Where is Hadrians Wall ? a. Germany b. Italy c. Great Britain d. Romania 33. How many stripes are on the American flag ? a. 13 b. 10 c. 15 d. 20
34. The Union Jack is :
a. a state b. an area c. a flag d. a sculpture e. a film 35. A foot has five. a. fingers b. toes c. teeth d. hips e. eyes 36. What word can precede all these: coat, drop, check, bow, fall ? a. snow b. cotton c. wind d. water e. rain 37. What letter of the alphabet is an insect ? a. D b. E c. C d. B e. K 38. If something comes out of the blue it is:. a. airborne b. instant c. depressing d. unexpected 39. Ra is the ancient sun god of . a. the Greeks b. the Romans c. the Incas d. the Egyptians
40. The Big Apple is the popular name for
a. Philadelphia b. New York City c. San Francisco d. Chicago