Hard World Today Quiz

 

1 - In which of the following countries was GNP growth SLOWEST in 2002?

2 - Which Island in the Caribbean is split between France and the Netherlands?

3 - Who was the first civilian Brazilian President after the end of the military regime (1985)?

4 - Which of those are EU members which have not adopted the Euro?

5 - Which of the following states was the first to declare independence from Yugoslavia?

6 - The world's first postage stamp was introduced in what year?

7 - Which of the following is not a component of the Federation of Malaysia?

8 - In which country will the SEA GAMES, the sporting event of south-east Asia, be hosted in 2005?

9 - Dr Mahathir Mohamad, the longest serving asian Head of Government, retired in 2003. He was Prime Minister of:

10 - Which parliamentary group is the largest in the European parliament elected in 2004?

11 - In what two years did Japan adopt constitutions?

12 - Who was the first non-communist Prime Minister in a post Warsaw Pact country?

13 - Which of these cities is not on Honshu, the main Japanese island?

14 - Why does Brazilian president Lula da Silve have less than 10 fingers?

15 - Which of those religions does not have a significant (over 1% of the population) presence in Thailand?

16 - How many countries joined the European Union in 2004?

17 - Since the 13th century, Andorra has had two co-rulers. One is the Spanish bishop of Urgel. Who is the other?

18 - In 2002, US Senator Paul Wellstone died in a plane crash just days before he was up for re-election. Which former US Presidential candidate came out of retirement to replace him on the ballot and lost to Republican Norm Coleman?

19 - Which country is shown in orange below?

20 - After being impeached, former Brazilian president Getúlio Vargas...

 

  

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