Kangaroo is the national emblem of which country?
- (A) Canada
- (B) Australia
- (C) Italy
- (D) Ireland
- (B) Australia
The kangaroo is Australia’s national emblem and animal. It was included in Australia’s Commonwealth Coat of Arms in 1908 because Australia is a country that is moving forward, as a kangaroo does not go back.
Martin Luther King Jr. was a:
- (A) Social Reformer
- (B) Secretary General of UNO
- (C) Black US Civil Rights Leader
- (D) Communist Leader
- (C) Black US Civil Rights Leader
Martin Luther King Jr. is one of the leading black civil rights leaders of the United States. He was a Baptist preacher who stood out as the most prominent civil rights leader of the United States from the mid-1950s until his assassination in 1968, advocating for non-violent resistance towards achieving equality for black Americans.
The inventor of a system of writing and printing for the blind is:
- (A) Robert Wilhelm Bunsen
- (B) Louis Braille
- (C) Sir Humphrey Davy
- (D) Christian Huygens
- (B) Louis Braille
Louis Braille was a Frenchman who became blind at the age of three and invented a writing technique for the blind. In 1821, Braille developed a six-point cell raised-point technique and perfected it by the time he was 15 years of age. This technique enabled blind people around the world to read and write. His technique was recognized after his death but changed the lives of blind people worldwide.
“Qantas” airlines belongs to:
- (A) United Kingdom
- (B) Italy
- (C) Australia
- (D) Switzerland
- (C) Australia
Qantas Airways is an Australian airline with its roots in Queensland and founded in 1920. It is Australia’s largest airline in terms of domestic and international operations and is headquartered in Sydney.
Where were the first modern Olympic Games held?
- (A) Olympia
- (B) Athens
- (C) Seoul
- (D) Los Angeles
- (B) Athens
The first modern Olympic Games were held in 1896 in Athens, Greece. Under the aegis of the newly formed International Olympic Committee (IOC), the modern Olympic Games were revived with the efforts of Pierre de Coubertin. The first modern Olympic Games were held from April 6 to 15 in 1896.
The term “Butterfly” in sport is associated with:
- (A) Basketball
- (B) Golf
- (C) Swimming
- (D) Rowing
- (C) Swimming
The term “Butterfly” is related to sports, specifically swimming. It is one of the four major strokes utilized for competitive swimming and is defined as a simultaneous overhead arm pull and dolphin kick, often related to one of the world’s best swimmers, Michael Phelps.
“Swaythling Cup” is associated with the game of:
- (A) Lawn Tennis
- (B) Hockey
- (C) Table Tennis
- (D) Golf
- (C) Table Tennis
The Swaythling Cup is associated with table tennis. This prestigious trophy is presented to the winners of the Men’s Team competition at the World Table Tennis Championships, and the first occasion for this trophy was in 1926.
Which country awards the Nobel Prize?
- (A) America
- (B) England
- (C) Sweden
- (D) Ireland
- (C) Sweden
Football (Soccer) is said to have originated in:
- (A) Former USSR
- (B) England
- (C) China
- (D) Australia
- (B) England
The Nobel Prize for Economics was first awarded in:
- (A) 1969
- (B) 1986
- (C) 1990
- (D) 1987
- (A) 1969
The Nobel Prize in Economics, officially known as the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel, was first awarded in 1969 to Ragnar Frisch and Jan Tinbergen. The prize was created in 1968 by Sweden’s central bank to mark its 300th anniversary, but the first awards ceremony was in 1969.