Reader's Digest

142 | July• 2018

BRAIN POWER

TEST YOUR GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Trivia

16-20Gold medal 11-15Silver medal 6-10Bronze medal 0-5Wooden spoon

Genghis Khan.4.. On the Origin of SpeciesDarwin’s3. Andorra.2.. The Hunger GamesANSWERS: 1.

 1965. 12.  North Korea.11. Russia.10. Scarlett Johansson.9. Ethiopia.8. Cholera.7. Thor.6. Australia.5.

 Egypt. 14.  Denmark 47 per cent of households consist of one person.13.

1.In 2014 hailand banned a three-

ingersalutethatprotestershad

borrowed from what best-selling

book and blockbuster movie?2points

2.Which tiny mountain country

declaredwaronGermanyin1914

eventhoughitsarmyconsistedof

just 10 part-time soldiers?1point

3.he word “evolution” does not

appearintheoriginaltextofwhat

1859 master piece of science?2points

4.What Mongolian conqueror’s

inal resting place is unknown

even though over 28000 volunteers

scoured satellite images for signs of

his tomb?1point

5.Which country’s Northern

Territory actually contains its

geographic centre?1point

6.What thundering

Norse god rode in

a chariot pulled by

magic goats?1point

7.his stomach-

churning disease

is deadly and

contagious yet most cases can be

cured with oral rehydration salts.

What is it?2points

8.Which African nation lost its

coastline when Eritrea gained

independence in 1993?2points

9.Who’s the most valuable actress

of all time as measured by adding

upthebox-oiceearningsofallthe

movies in which she’s appeared?

1point

10.In1812Napoleoninvadedwhich

country only to be turned back by

winter weather?1point

11.Which country called the 2014

ilmhe Interview “an act of war”?

1point

12.Inwhichyeardid

Singapore become a

member of the United

Nations?2points

13.Which country

has the highest

proportion of solo

households?2 points

14.In which country did

IndianaJonesindthelost

Ark of the Covenant?1 point