POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY OF THE

PHILIPPINES
COLLEGE EXAM
TEST
NOTE: PLEASE BE REMINDFUL THAT THIS IS JUST A REVIEWER, NOT ALL OF THIS
WILL BE IN PUPCET EXAM. THIS IS JUST A GUIDE ON WHAT ARE THE LESSONS THAT
WILL BE COVERED BY THE SAID EXAM.

NEVERTHELESS, GOOD LUCK AND GOD BLESS EXAMINEES.

Please refer this topics on what you need to review: (REVIEW ON YOUR OWN RISK)

SPELLING
GRAMMA
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NON-VERBAL EXAM
READING
COMPREHENSION
GREEK MYTHOLOGY
GENERAL
MATHEMATICS
(I DIDN’T INCLUDE SOME WORLD FACTS BUT IT WILL ALSO INCLUDED ON PUPCET EXAM) ​

Spelling:

1. a. farenheit b. fharenheit c. fahrenheit d. fharenheight

2. a. hankerchief b. handkerchief c. handkherchief d. handkerchif
3. a. embarras b. embarrass c. embaras d. embarrass
4. a. caribbean b. carribean c. caribean d. carrebean
5. a. expirience b. expierience c. expierience d. experience
6. a. hierarchy b. hirarchy c. hierarcy d. heirarchy
7. a. mischevious b. mischevious c. mischeivous d. mischievous
8. a. rhythm b. rythm c. rhytm d. rytm
9. a. milenium b. millennium c. millenium d. mellenium
10. a. maintainance b. maintenance c. mentainance d. mentenance

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 Grammar:

11. You must drive _

_ because of the storm. ​

a. Careful b. Carefuly c. Carefully d. Care ​
12. You're so late! What _

you? ​
a. Kept b. was keeping c. is keeping d. was keep ​
13. Can I ask you for

information about the conference? ​

a. Pieces of b. some c. many d. several ​
14. You'll remember to invite her, _

you? ​
a. Will b. won’t c. wouldn’t d. are ​
15. You

show photo identification at the check-in. ​

a. Must b. shouldn’t c. don’t have to d. were ​
16. We've been colleagues for ages. I

him since I first moved to London. ​

a. Have known b. know c. am knowing d. knew ​
17. I wish all airlines would

_ children fly for free. ​

a. Let b. make c. allow d. teach
18. I think people nowadays are a lot more technically-minded than they a. ​Use to b.
want to c. would d. used to

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19. Don't forget to post the letters

you go out. ​
a. after b. if c. as soon as d. by the time ​
20. What did you

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_ do in your last employment? ​
a. would b. used to c. will d. use to ​

READING COMPREHENSION

Questions 21 through 27 refer to the following passage:

In the 16th century, an age of great marine and terrestrial exploration, Ferdinand Magellan led the first
expedition to sail around the world. As a young Portuguese noble, he served the king of Portugal, but he
became involved in the quagmire of political intrigue at court and lost the king's favor. After he was
dismissed from service by the king of Portugal, he offered to serve the future Emperor Charles V of
Spain.

A papal decree of 1493 had assigned all land in the New World west of 50 degrees W longitude to Spain
and all the land east of that line to Portugal. Magellan offered to prove that the East Indies fell under
Spanish authority. On September 20, 1519, Magellan set sail from Spain with five ships. More than a
year later, one of these ships was exploring the topography of South America in search of a water route
across the continent. This ship sank, but the remaining four ships searched along the southern peninsula
of South America. Finally they found the passage they sought near 50 degrees S latitude. Magellan named
this passage the Strait of All Saints, but today it is known as the Strait of Magellan.

One ship deserted while in this passage and returned to Spain, so fewer sailors were privileged to gaze
at that first panorama of the Pacific Ocean. Those who remained crossed the meridian now known as
the International Date Line in the early spring of 1521 after 98 days on the Pacific Ocean. During those
long days at sea, many of Magellan's men died of starvation and disease.

Later, Magellan became involved in an insular conflict in the Philippines and was killed in a tribal battle.
Only one ship and 17 sailors under the command of the Basque navigator Elcano survived to complete the
westward journey to Spain and thus prove once and for all that the world is round, with no precipice at the
edge.

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A. cosmic B. land C. mental D. common man

22. Magellan lost the favor of the king of Portugal when he became involved in a political _ _.

A. entanglement B. discussion C. negotiation D. problem

23. The Pope divided New World lands between Spain and Portugal according to their location on one

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 side or the other of an imaginary geographical line 50 degrees west of Greenwich that extends in a
_ direction.

A. north and south B. crosswise C. easterly D. south east ​

24. One of Magellan's ships explored the continent.

of South America for a passage across the ​

A. coastline B. mountain range C. physical features D. islands

25. Four of the ships sought a passage along a southern _.

A. coast B. inland C. body of land with water on three sides D. border

26. The passage was found near 50 degrees S of .

A. Greenwich B. The equator C. Spain D. Portugal

27. In the spring of 1521, the ships crossed the _

_ now called the International Date Line. ​

A. imaginary circle passing through the poles

B. imaginary line parallel to the equator

C. area

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The following passage refers to questions 28 through 30. 2018

Marie Curie was one of the most accomplished scientists in history. Together with her husband, Pierre,
she discovered radium, an element widely used for treating cancer, and studied uranium and other
radioactive substances. Pierre and Marie's amicable collaboration later helped to unlock the secrets of
the atom.

Marie was born in 1867 in Warsaw, Poland, where her father was a professor of physics. At an early age,
she displayed a brilliant mind and a blithe personality. Her great exuberance for learning prompted her to
continue with her studies after high school. She became disgruntled, however, when she learned that the
university in Warsaw was closed to women. Determined to receive a higher education, she defiantly left
Poland and in 1891 entered the Sorbonne, a French university, where she earned her master's degree and

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 doctorate in physics.

Marie was fortunate to have studied at the Sorbonne with some of the greatest scientists of her day,
one of whom was Pierre Curie. Marie and Pierre were married in 1895 and spent many productive years
working together in the physics laboratory. A short time after they discovered radium, Pierre was killed
by a horse-drawn wagon in 1906. Marie was stunned by this horrible misfortune and endured
heartbreaking anguish. Despondently she recalled their close relationship and the joy that they had shared
in scientific research. The fact that she had two young daughters to raise by herself greatly increased her
distress.​

Curie's feeling of desolation finally began to fade when she was asked to succeed her husband as a
physics professor at the Sorbonne. She was the first woman to be given a professorship at the world-
famous university. In 1911 she received the Nobel Prize in chemistry for isolating radium. Although
Marie Curie eventually suffered a fatal illness from her long exposure to radium, she never became
disillusioned about her work. Regardless of the consequences, she had dedicated herself to science and to
revealing the mysteries of the physical world.

28. The Curies' _

_ collaboration helped to unlock the secrets of the atom. ​

A. friendly B. competitive C. courteous D. industrious

29. Marie had a bright mind and a _

personality.​
A. strong B. lighthearted C. humorous D. strange

30. When she learned that she could not attend the university in Warsaw, she felt .

A. hopeless B. annoyed C. depressed D. worried

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GREEK MYTHOLOGY

31. Who was the first to ride the Pegasus?

a. Percy Jackson b.Perseus c. Pan d. Bellerophone

32. Who killed Achilles

a. Persephone b. Athena c. Helen d. Paris

33. Who was Hercules wife after he died

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 a. Hera b. Hebe c. Hestia d. Gaea

34. What Immortal being gave Medusa snakes for hair and such an ugly appearance anyone who looked
her way would turn to stone.

a. Zeus b. Athena c. Hera d. Hades

35. Who was the mother of Artemis and Apollo

a. Semele b. Hera c. Leto d. Aphrodite

36. How did King Minos die

a. He got stabbed by a sword

b. Boiled in a burning bath ​

c. Killed by the minotaur

d. Eaten by Polyphemus
37. What was Minos job after he got to the underworld
a. The assistent of hades
b. Director of the feilds of punishment
c. A judge of the dead
d. Having to roll a rock up a hill and never get done

38. Who is the mother of Hermes

a. Rhea b. Semele c. Echidna d. Maia

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a. Echidna b. Chimera c. Nemean Lion d. Hera

40. Which is the last labor of hercules

a. Taking the apples from the Garden of Hesperides

b. The Capture of Cerberus
c. The Killing of the Nemean Lion

d. Cleaning the dirty stables of King Augeas

GENERAL MATHEMATICS

41. Find 40% of 400

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 a. 160 b. 400 c. 190 d. 60

42. If a shirt costs $20 and is reduced by 20% how much will the new price be
a. $18 b. $22 c. $15 d. $16
43. A car cost $5000 + Tax. Tax is 17.5%. What is the total price of the car?

a. $7635 b. $5875 c. $3755 d. $5017

44. 95% of people in my street have a car. There are 160 people in my street. How many do not have a
car?

a. 152 b. 92 c. 1600 d. 8 ​

45. Express 25% as a fraction

a. 1/8 b. 1/4 c. 25 d. 1/25

46. Three girls in different classes all had Maths tests on the same day. Patricia scored 27 out of 50.
Barbara scored 28 out of 40. Louise scored 39 out of 75. Work out their marks as percentages and put
them in order with the highest first.

a. Louise, Patricia, Barbara

b. Barbara, Patricia,
Louise c. Patricia, Louise,
Barbara

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a. 0.02% b. 0.20% c. 2% d. 20%

48. In a group of people 17 came from France, 22 came from Spain, 32 came from Germany and 9 came
from Italy. What percentage of people came from Germany?

a. 28% b. 40% c. 11% d. 30%

49. In a test Irene scored 11 marks out of 25. What is her percentage mark?

a. 27% b. 44% c. 40% d. 45%

50. Find 20% of 60 kg.

a. 6 kg b. 30 kg c. 12 kg d. 10kg

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 51. A first grade class took a poll to find out their favorite ice cream. 1/4 chose chocolate, 1/4 chose
vanilla and 1/2 chose strawberry. 2 kids are lactose intolerant and can't eat ice cream. If there are 22
kids in the class, how many kids liked each flavor?

A: 5 chocolate, 5 vanilla, 10 strawberry

B: 5 chocolate, 5 vanilla, 12 strawberry
C: 10 choclate, 5 vanilla, 5 strawberry
D: Not enough information
52. There are 18 kids at a birthday party. 1/2 of the kids have blue eyes. How many kids do not have
blue eyes?

A: 1 B: 9 C: 10 D. 18

53. Frank had 12 baseball cards. He gave Sam 3 cards, Billy 3 cards, and Aidan 3 cards. What is
the fraction of cards that he gave away? ​

A: 9 B: 9/12 C: 3/12 D:
1/3

54. There are 30 Easter eggs hidden in the grass. 6 are pink, 6 are green, 8 are yellow and the rest are
purple. If Joe found all of the purple eggs, what fraction shows how many he found?

A: 1/2 B: 1/3 C: 1/6 D:

1/8

55. A garden has 10 red roses, 8 pink tulips, and 15 yellow daisies. What fraction of the flowers are pink?
A: 8/8 B: 8/25 C: 8/33 D: 10/23
56. 1/2 of the class has blond hair. 1/4 of the class has black hair. 1/4 of the class has brown hair. If there
are 32 kids in the class, how many kids have each color hair?

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57. Beth has 24 pieces of candy. She gave Jaime 1/3 and Selena another 1/4 of her candy. How much
candy does she have left?

A: 8 B: 6 C: 10
D: 14

58. A recipe calls for 1/2 cup sugar, 1/2 cup brown sugar, 1/4 cup flour, and 1 egg. If I wanted to double
the recipe how much of each ingredient would I need?

A: 1 c sugar, 1 c brn sugar, 1/2 c flour, 2 eggs

B: 2 c sugar, 2 c brn sugar, 1 c flour, 3 eggs

C: 1 c sugar, 1 c brn sugar, 3/4 c flour, 2 eggs

D: 2 c sugar, 2 c brn sugar, 1/2 c flour, 2 eggs

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 59. There are 6 pigs, 2 cows, and 4 roosters at the farm. What is the fraction of each animal at the farm?
A: 6/9 pigs, 2/5 cows, 4/11 roosters
B: 6/15 pigs, 2/15 cows, 4/12 roosters

C: 6/12 pigs, 2/12 cows, 4/12 roosters

60. Kelly spent 1/2 of her money on a DVD. She spent 1/6 of her money on a new popcorn maker. What
fraction of her money did Kelly spend all together?

a. 2/8 of her money

b. 2/3 of her money
c. 1/4 of her money
d. 4/6 of her money ​

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NON-VERBAL EXAM

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 61. Find out which of the figures (1), (2), (3) and (4) can be formed from the pieces given in figure
(X).

A. 1

B. 2

C. 3

D. 4

62. find out which of the figures (1), (2), (3) and (4) can be formed from the pieces given in figure (X).

A. 1
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C. 3

D. 4

63. Select a figure from amongst the Answer Figures which will continue the same series as established by
the five Problem Figures.
Problem Figures: Answer Figures:

(A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (1) (2) (3) (4) (5)

A. 1

B. 2

C. 3

D. 4

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 64. Select a figure from amongst the Answer Figures which will continue the same series as established by
the five Problem Figures.
Problem Figures: Answer Figures:

(A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (1) (2) (3) (4) (5)

A. 1

B. 2

C. 3

D. 4

65. Choose the alternative which is closely resembles the water-image of the given combination.

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A. 1

B. 2

C. 3

D. 4

66. Choose the box that is similar to the box formed from the given sheet of paper (X). ​

A. 1 and 2 only
B. 2 and 4 only
C. 2 and 3 only

D. 1 and 4 only

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 68. Identify the figure that completes the
pattern.

(X) (1) (2) (3) (4)

A. 1

B. 2

C. 3

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(X) (1) (2) (3) (4)

A. 1

B. 2

C. 3

D. 4

D. 4

. 69. Identify the figure that completes the pattern.

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 (X) (1) (2) (3) (4)

A. 1

B. 2

C. 3 ​

D. 4

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(X) (1) (2) (3) (4)

A. 1

B. 2

C. 3

D. 4

ANSWER KEY SPELLING

1. c
2. b
3. b
4. a
5. d
6. a
7. d
8. a
9. b
10. b

GRAMMAR

11. c
12. a
13. b
14. b
15. a

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17. a
18. d
19. c
20. d

READING COMPREHENSION

21. b
22. a
23. a
24. c
25. c
26. b
27. a
28. a
29. b​

30. b

GREEK MYTHOLOGY

31. d
32. d
33. b
34. b
35. c
36. b
37. c
38. d
39. a
40. b

GENERAL MATHEMATICS

41. a

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 42. d
43. b
44. d
45. b
46. b
47. d
48. b
49. b
50. c
51. a
52. b
53. b
54. b
55. c
56. b
57. c
58. a

59. c
60. b

NON-VERBAL EXAM

61. a
62. b
63. d
64. a
65. d
66. c
67. b
68. d
69. d
70. b

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General Information
FAMOUS WRITERS AND BOOKS
1. He is the first Asian writer to receive the Nobel Prize.
(Rabindranath Tagore)
2. He is known as the father of horror stories. (Edgar Allan
Poe)
3. He is known as the Father of Essays. (Francis Bacon)
4. He is a Filipino writer whose stories and poems depict
Filipino-Spanish cultural beliefs and traditions. (Nick Joaquin)
5. He was the first Filipino National Artist for Literature
awarded in 1973. (Jose Garcia Villa)
6. He is a Filipino migrant whose fiction stories reflect
the Filipino’s concept of American culture. (Bienvenido
Santos)
7. He is called a “comma poet” because he used
commas extensively in his works. (Jose Garcia Villa)
8. He is considered as the greatest English writer and also
known as the “Bard of Avon”. (William Shakespeare)
9. This Shakespeare’s play is a story of a man whose
downfall was caused by overwhelming ambition for power. (Macbeth)
10. This Omar Khayam’s work has the theme “Grasping
pleasure while you can.” (Rubaiyat)
11. This short story by Edgar Allan Poe has the theme
which is similar to the theme of “Poison Tree”. (The Cask
of Amontillado)
12. This is a collection of Indian beast fables originally
written in Sanskrit. (Panchatantra)
13. This is the first great work of English literature. (Beowulf)
14. This is the greatest lyric poem in the literature of the
world. (Psalms of King David)
15. This is a folk song that originated in Pampanga. (Atin
Cu PungSingsing)
16. He is known as the greatest Indian writer of all
time.” (Kalidasa)
17. He is called the “Morning Star” of English literature.
(Geoffrey Chaucer)
18. He is the first man to replace myth with natural laws.
(Thales of Melitus)
19. This is a collection of Indian sacred hymns. (Rig Veda)
20. This is a collection of Indian religious text. (Upanishad)
21. He is regarded as the greatest haiku poet. (Matsuo
Basho)

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22. He is recognized as the father of American literature.
(Washington Irving)
23. He was the first mythical geographer who was
recognized due to his vivid descriptions of lands and
people encountered by his
hero, Ulysses. (Homer)
24. He is a famous composer from Angono, Rizal, and
was given a National Artist Award. (Luis San Pedro)
25. This is regarded as the most influential book in the
history of English civilization. (The King James Bible)
26. This is a popular Philippine secular poetry in
octosyllabic quatrains. (Korido)
27. It is a medieval German epic. (Nibelungenlied)
28. He is known as the master of “local color” because of
his Pickwick Papers. (Charles Dickens)
29. It is a story of a man’s effort to save his King from a
monster. (Beowulf)
30. It is Jonathan Swift’s satire on human folly and
stupidity. (Gulliver’s Travel)
31. He is a Philippine National Artist awardee for
Literature, and used free verse and espoused the dictum,
"Art for art's sake“. (Jose
Garcia Villa)
32. This is known as epic of Ifugao. (Hud-hud)
33. These poems are often erotic and espouse CARPE
DIEM or “seize the day”. (Cavalier Poems)
34. This is known to be the very first successful short
story in English written in 1925 by Paz Marquez Benitez.
(Dead Stars)
35. She wrote the most exquisite love poems of her time in “Sonnets from the Portuguese”. (Elizabeth Barrett
Browning)
36. This is a very long poem about a pilgrimage from
London to Canterbury. (Canterbury Tales)
37. He is a Japanese poet who won the Nobel Prize for
literature in 1968. (Yasunari Kawabata)
38. This Indian epic which is considered as the longest
poem ever written is made up of almost 100,000 couplets divided into 18 parvans or sections. (Mahabharata)
39. This was the era of knights, chivalry, and castles in
English literature. (Middle Ages)
40. This is known as epic of Visaya. (Maragtas)
41. This a popular Philippine secular poetry in
dodecasyllabic quatrains. (Awit)
42. He is popularly known as “HusengBatute”. (Jose
Corazon de Jesus)
"HusengSisiw". (Jose Dela Cruz)
43. This period of English literature literally means
“rebirth” in French (Renaissance)
44. This is the first novel in English written by a Filipino
writer in 1921. (Child of Sorrow, ZoiloGalang)
45. From which Francis Bacon’s essay is this line taken
“Some books are to be tasted, others are to be
swallowed, and some few to
be chewed and digested”? (Of Studies)
46. This is the National Epic of England. (Beowulf)
47. He is known as the Father of Tragedy. (Christopher
Marlowe)
48. From which Shakespeare’s play are these lines taken
“Good night, good night! Parting is such a sweet sorrow
that I shall say
good night till it be morrow”? (Romeo and Juliet)
49. He is the first black Nigerian writer to be awarded the
Nobel Prize for literature in 1986. (Wole Soyinka)
50. This is an epic of Ilocanos. (Biag Ni Lam-Ang)
51. What is StevanJavellana’s 1947 novel that captured
the moving tale of the cruelty and the bravery of
the war years? (Without Seeing the Dawn)
52. What is Carlos Bulosan’s 1946 literary work that tells
about the painful reality of the American dream? (America

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Is in the Heart)
53. He has been described as "arguably the most
distinguished man of letters in English history”. (Samuel
Johnson)
54. This is the National Epic of America. (The Song of
Hiawatha)
55. This poem commemorates the life of a public leader,
Abraham Lincoln. (O Captain! My Captain!)
56. This literary work is believed to have triggered the
American Civil War. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)

BASIC GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Largest Continent *Asia*

Largest Ocean *Pacific*
Largest River *Amazon*
Largest River Basin
*Amazon*
Largest Lake (salt water)
*Caspian sea*
Largest Lake (fresh water)
*Lake Superior*
Largest Bay *Hudson Bay*
Largest Gulf *Gulf of Mexico*
Largest Sea *South China Sea*
Largest peninsula *Arabia*
Largest Island *Greenland*
Largest Country (in Area) *Russia*
Largest Country (in population) *China*
Largest Airport *King Khalid International Airport at Riyaz*
Largest Mosque *Shah Faisal Mosque*
Largest Embassy *Russian Embassy*
Largest Church *St.Peter's (Rome)*
Largest Desert *Sahara (Africa)*
Largest Library *US library of Congress*
Largest Animal *Bhue Whale*
Largest Land Animal *The African Elephant*
Largest Democracy *India*
Largest palace *Imperical Palace (Beijing)*
Largest Dam *Three Gorges (China)*
Largest Park *Wood Buffalo National Park Canada*
Largest Zoo *Krugal National Park S.Africa*
Largest Island Sea *Mediterranean Sea*
Largest City (population) *Tokyo/Japan*
Largest Wall *The great Wall of China*
Largest Railway station *Grand Central Terminal (New York*
Largest University Building *University of Riyadh*
Largest Steel Plant *Nippon Steel Plant Japan*
Largest planet *Jupiter*
Largest Bird *Ostrich*
Largest Sea Bird *Albatross*
Largest Parliament *The National People's Congress of People Republic China*
Largest Cold Desert *Gobi Mangolia*
Largest Plateau *Pamir Tibet*
Largest Mountain Range *Hamalaya*

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Largest statue *Statue of Liberty*
Statue of Liberty *New York*
Largest Bank *World Bank Washington DC*
Largest Navy *USA*
Largest Army *China*
Largest Airforce *USA*
Largest Cricket Stadium *Melbourne Australia*
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Smallest World
_____________________
Smallest Continent *Australia*
Smallest Ocean *Arctic*
Smallest Colony *Gibraltar*
Smallest State *Vatican*
Smallest Bird *Humming bird*
Smallest flowering plant *Wolfia*
Smallest planet *Mercury*
World's Smallest Measum *Arizona US*
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Highest World
_______________________
Highest Mountain peak *Mt Everest Nepal*
Highest Mountain *Himalaya*
Highest Plateau *Tibet*
Highest Continent *Antarctica*
Highest waterfall *Angel falls Venezuela*
Highest Airport *Lhasa Airport Tibet*
Highest Railway station *Condor Station*
Highest River Bridge *Royal Gorge Colorado*
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Longest River *Nile Egypt*
Largest Road *Pan American Highway*
Largest Dam *Hirakud Orissa*
Largest Ship canal *Suez Canal*
Largest Bridge *Second Lake Pontchartrain causeway*
Largest Wall *Wall of China*
Largest English Dictionary *Oxford English Dictionary*
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 General Information Quiz Reviewer
1. Who invented the LEGO? Ole Kirk Christiansen

2. Who created the World Wide Web? Tim Berners Lee

3. Who created the 45 caliber gun? Samuel Colt

4. What is the real name of Barbie? Barbara Millicent Roberts

5. Who created Barbie? Ruth Handler

6. What is the highest grossing movie with highest number of sold tickets for 2015? Jurassic World

7. Grace Poe Llamanzares announces that she will run for presidency in 2016 election to continue the goals of his late
father FPJ. What is the real name of FPJ? Ronald Allan Kelley Poe

8. What is the only existing structure from the seven classic seven wonders from the list of Herodotus and the scholar
Callimachus? El Giza Pyramid, Egypt

9. A contemporary effort to create list of seven natural wonders chosen through a global poll was organized. What is
this wonder that accumulates the highest number of votes? Amazon Rainforest and River

10. What is the first warm blooded fish ever discovered? Opah (Lampris guttatus)

11. At the height of 7’7” who are the tallest of all NBA Players recorded in the history? Manute Bol and George
Muresan

12. It is the most played PC game on gaming platform as of July 2015, by sharing playing time. League of Legends

13. It is the no. 1 highest-grossing game on both Android and iOS, according to industry-research firm Cowen and
Company. Clash of Clans

14. It is the first movie made in the Philippines and shown by a Filipino film maker Jose Nepomuceno. Dalagang
Bukid

15. He is the 266th and current Pope of the Catholic Church, a title he holds ex officio as Bishop of Rome,
and Sovereignof the Vatican City. Jorge Mario Bergoglio

16. It is the oldest tennis tournament in the world and is considered the most prestigious. Wimbledon

17. The structure in Saint Petersburg, Russia, built, from 1732 to 1917 which is the official residence of the Russian
monarchs. Winter Palace

18. It is termed as the Boracay of the North. Pagudpud

19. Oldest Chinatown in the World is located at _____________. Binondo, Manila

20. Recently, the Philippines got a slot from the New Seven Urban Wonders of the World? Where is this located?
Vigan, Ilocos Sur

21. What is the most popular spice in the world? Pepper

22. What type of plant do prickly pears grown on? Cactus

23. Which country supplies the world most olive oil? Holland

24. What type of food is Nori? Seaweed

25. It is the largest hotel in the world with 24 floors (Tower 1), 28 floors (Tower 2); Tower 2 Annex, which was
completed in early 2015. First World Hotel

26. According to Forbes, what country is the largest producer of wine? France

27. It is the second most expensive coffee, next to Panama’s Hacienda La Esmeralda which was from the feces of civet
cat originated Indonesia. Kopi Luwak

28. Who created the book Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Heroes of the Olympus and Kane Chronicles? Richard

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 Russell "Rick" Riordan Jr.

29. What is the length of the great wall of China? 8,851.8 kilometers (5,500.3 miles)

30. The sculptor of the Rizal monument. Richard Kissling

GENERAL INFORMATION QUIZ BEE QUESTIONS

EASY QUESTIONS
1. Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first human in space,
making a 108-minute orbital flight in what spacecraft?
A. Vostok 1
B. MIR 1
C. Sojus II
D. Sputnik 1
Answer: A-Vostok 1
Reference:
https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/sts1/gagarin_anniversary.html

2. The teachings of what philosopher was record in “Analects”?

A. Socrates
B. Thomas Aquinas
C. Lao Tzi
D. Confucius
Answer: D-Confucius
Reference: http://www.gradesaver.com/the-analects-of-confucius/study-
guide/summary

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3. What did Johannes Guttenberg invented in 1440 that change the world?
A. Telephone
B. Paper
C. Wheels
D. Printing Press
Answer: D. Printing Press
Reference: http://www.biography.com/people/johannes-gutenberg-9323828

4. It is the 3 largest mall in Asia with a gross leasable area of 5,360, 00.
rd

A. SM City North EDSA

B. SM Megamall
C. SM Seaside City Cebu
D. SM Mall of Asia
Answer A. SM City North EDSA
Reference: http://www.worldatlas.com/articles/the-biggest-shopping-malls-
in-the-world.html

5. Identification. What is the real name of Barbie?

Answer: Barbara Millicent Roberts
Reference: https://www.buzzfeed.com/briangalindo/18-surprising-things-
you-dont-know-about-barbie?utm_term=.dqz04Lj8k#.cmOoK396Y

6. True or False. Venison is a meat came from a rabbit?

Answer: False. It came from a Deer.
Reference: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venison

7. This is the structure in Saint Petersburg, Russia, built, from 1732 to 1917
which is the official residence of the Russian monarchs.
A. Moscow Kremlin
B. Peterhof Palace
C. Winter Palace
D. Cathedral Palace
Answer: C- Winter Palace
Reference: http://www.saint-petersburg.com/palaces/winter-palace/

8. It is the first movie made in the Philippines and shown by a Filipino film
maker Jose Nepomuceno.
A. Aswang

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B. Dalagang Bukid
C. Punyal na Ginto
D. Magkaisang Landas
Answer: B-Dalagang Bukid
Reference: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinema_of_the_Philippines

9. Identification: It is the no. 1 highest-grossing game on both Android and

iOS, according to Google Play.
Answer: Clash of Clans
Reference: https://play.google.com/store/apps/collection/topgrossing?hl=en

10. Identification: She is best known for her viral Dubsmash videos and her
role as Yaya Dub in the noontime variety show Eat Bulaga!'s KalyeSerye,
What is the real name of this person?
Answer: Nicomaine Dei Capili Mendoza
Reference: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maine_Mendoza

AVERAGE QUESTIONS

1. According to Billboard.com, what is the 2 most popular song sung by

nd

Ed Sheeran in this week’s survey?

Answer: Shape of You
Reference: http://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100

2. What is the highest grossing movie with 57,686,306 number of sold tickets
for 2016?
Answer: Finding Dory
Reference: http://www.the-numbers.com/market/2016/top-grossing-movies

3. If Yuri Gagarin was the first man in space, who was the second man in
space?
A. Alan Sheppard
B. Virgil Grissom
C. Scott Carpenter
D. John Glenn
Answer: A-Alan Sheppard
Reference: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Shepard

4. Identification: What was Ghandi’s profession before he became the

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leader of India?
Answer: Lawyer
Reference: http://www.biography.com/people/mahatma-gandhi-
9305898#spiritual-and-political-leader
5. What is the only existing structure from the seven classic seven wonders
from the list of Herodotus and the scholar Callimachus?
Answer: El Giza Pyramid, Egypt
Reference:
http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Seven_Wonders_of_the_Worl
d
6. It is the oldest tennis tournament in the world and is considered the most
prestigious.
Answer: Wimbledon or The Championships
Reference: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Championships,_Wimbledon
7. The Oldest Chinatown in the World is located at _____________.
Answer: Binondo, Manila
Reference: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binondo
8. What type of food is Nori?
Answer: Seaweed
Reference: http://www.allaboutsushiguide.com/nori.html
9. According to Forbes, what country is the largest producer of wine?
Answer: France
Reference: http://www.forbes.com/sites/karlsson/2015/02/16/france-is-the-
biggest-wine-producer-in-2014-but-less-wine-is-made-and-drunk-in-
europe/#52168cc027e4
10. Who created the book Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Heroes of the
Olympus and Kane Chronicles?
Answer: Richard Russell "Rick" Riordan Jr.
Reference: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_Riordan
Difficult Questions
1. Who is the Miss Universe 2016?
Answer: Iris Mittenaere
https://www.missuniverse.com/post/2066
2. It is termed as the Boracay of the North.
Answer: Pagudpud
Reference: http://www.thephilippines.com/2015/03/why-pagudpud-is-
called-boracay-of-north.html#.WJaMkxt97IU
3. Recently, the Philippines got a slot from the New Seven Urban Wonders
of the World? Where is this located?

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Answer: Vigan, Ilocos Sur
Reference: http://www.businessinsider.com/seven-urban-wonders-of-the-
world-2014-12

4. What is at the peak of Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs?

Answer: Self-Actualization
Reference: http://www.simplypsychology.org/maslow.html
5. True or False. Grown-ups cannot swallow and breathe at the same time
but babies can.
Answer: True
Reference: http://www.livescience.com/7468-hyoid-bone-changed-
history.html
6. The Little Mermaid is a bronze statue depicting a mermaid which is displayed at what country?

Answer: Copenhagen, Denmark

Reference: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Little_Mermaid_(statue)
7. Logic

Answer: He can sleep at night.

Reference: https://www.quora.com/How-can-a-man-go-eight-days-without-

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sleep

8. Rodrigo "Rody" Roa Duterte also known as Digong, is

a Filipino politician and jurist who is the 16th and current President of the
Philippines born on what month?
Answer: MARCH
Reference: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rodrigo_Duterte

9. In Rizal’s Calamba, Laguna ancestral home there is a statue of young

Rizal with a dog that the statue says is named _________.
Answer: Verguenza
Reference: http://theeuthymicdog.blogspot.com/2010/02/jose-rizal-and-
askal-dog.html

s10: The quotation above is created by what philosopher?

Answer: Lao Tzu
Reference:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/movingwords/shortlist/
laotzu.shtml

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1: Simmer Down:
To become calm and quiet after period of anger or excitement.
2: August==dignified , respectable
3: Endurance==tolerance
4: mollify ==to keep people calm down
5: Quench--satisfy
6: scatterbrain==forgetful or reliable person
7: chronic==lasting a long time
8: lunatic==crazy
9: oblivious==not paying attention
10: Blood sport = killing of animals
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Ameliorate = To improve
Expostulate = Complain
Surmise = To Estimate or Guess
Exhort = Attract
LURK = To wait secretly i.e for Lover etc
Ogle= to stare i.e looking at girls
Grope= search with hands i.e when the some switch off bulb you find things by moving your hands
Obscure = Unclear
Creel = Basket for keeping fish
Tiller = Wooden Stick used to drive boat
Rattled = Gabble or Speak very fast and in Hurry
Hush = Silence or Make Quiet
Puberty= Age of Maturity
Elopement= Run away with Lover
Abeyance = Suspension
Chuckle = To laugh quietly
Wive = To marry or Provide wife
Indigent = Poor Person, City or Country
Truculent = Cruel or savage
Trench = to cut
Noxious = Harmful
Novelty = New and Fresh
Nomad = Homeless Person
Sporadic = irregular or random
Agitate= Disturb
Mitigate=Normal, Reducing the Intensity
Quiver= Shiver or Shake
De Jure = According to Law
Blazing= Extremely hot or full of emotions
Witty = Skillful or clever
Ravishing = Charming or fascinating
Skirmish = Short Argument
Taboo=Forbidden
Cosy= Comfortable
Puberty= Age of Maturity
Tryst= A secret meeting between two lovers
Glib=Easy
Drowsy=Sleepy
Demsel=Unmarried Girl
Mite=Small amount
Grumble=Complain
Stigma=Disgrace

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