Hard World Today Quiz
1 - In what two years did Japan adopt constitutions?
1868 and 19121854 and 19271889 and 19471876 and 1947
1868 and 1912
1854 and 1927
1889 and 1947
1876 and 1947
2 - Which of the following is not a component of the Federation of Malaysia?
TrengganuSabahPerlisAcheh
Trengganu
Sabah
Perlis
Acheh
3 - The world's first postage stamp was introduced in what year?
1690176018401910
1690
1760
1840
1910
4 - How many countries joined the European Union in 2004?
twofiveeightten
two
five
eight
ten
5 - Which of those religions does not have a significant (over 1% of the population) presence in Thailand?
IslamBuddismHindouismChristianity
Islam
Buddism
Hindouism
Christianity
6 - Who was the first civilian Brazilian President after the end of the military regime (1985)?
Fernando Collor de MelloJose SarneyFernando Henrique CardosoItamar Franco
Fernando Collor de Mello
Jose Sarney
Fernando Henrique Cardoso
Itamar Franco
7 - After being impeached, former Brazilian president Getúlio Vargas...
committed suicideseized control of the government through the armyfled to Paraguaystarted a procedure to return in the president seat
committed suicide
seized control of the government through the army
fled to Paraguay
started a procedure to return in the president seat
8 - What is the name of the argentinian president that succeeded Menem?
Adolfo Rodríguez SaáNéstor KirchnerFernando de la RúaEduardo Duhalde
Adolfo Rodríguez Saá
Néstor Kirchner
Fernando de la Rúa
Eduardo Duhalde
9 - Dr Mahathir Mohamad, the longest serving asian Head of Government, retired in 2003. He was Prime Minister of:
ChinaIndonesiaThailandMalaysia
China
Indonesia
Thailand
Malaysia
10 - Which of these countries is not a member of the Arab League?
MoroccoIranMauritaniaDjibouti
Morocco
Iran
Mauritania
Djibouti
11 - What is the second largest city in the Czech Republic?
Karlovy VaryBrnoPragueOstrava
Karlovy Vary
Brno
Prague
Ostrava
12 - To which country belongs Süd-Tirol?
SwitzerlandAustriaItalySlovenia
Switzerland
Austria
Italy
Slovenia
13 - How many states does the Federal Republic of Germany consist of?
162550Just one: Germany
16
25
50
Just one: Germany
14 - Which of the following countries has the highest life expectancy?
IndiaKenyaYemenIran
India
Kenya
Yemen
15 - Which two countries were responsible for the training of the new Afghan army?
The United Kingdom and PakistanThe United Kingdom and IndiaThe United States and FranceThe United States and the United Kingdom
The United Kingdom and Pakistan
The United Kingdom and India
The United States and France
The United States and the United Kingdom
16 - Which country is NOT a NATO member?
FranceSwedenNorwayTurkey
France
Sweden
Norway
Turkey
17 - In which country will the SEA GAMES, the sporting event of south-east Asia, be hosted in 2005?
ThailandSingaporePhilippinesIndonesia
Singapore
Philippines
18 - Which country has the world's oldest parliment still functioning?
EnglandIcelandDenmarkNorway
England
Iceland
Denmark
19 - To which language family belongs the Maltese language?
Indo-EuropeanSemiticFinno-UgricIt's an isolated language
Indo-European
Semitic
Finno-Ugric
It's an isolated language
20 - Why does Brazilian president Lula da Silve have less than 10 fingers?
He was born this wayHe lost them working in a factoryHe lost them while in the militaryHe lost them in his youth as a punishment from his father
He was born this way
He lost them working in a factory
He lost them while in the military
He lost them in his youth as a punishment from his father
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