Questions Answers

1 What do we call a period of 10 years ? Decade

2 What do we call a period of 100 years ? Century

3 What do we call a period of 1000 years ? Millennium

4 A specialist who repairs leaking water pipes is called as ?Plumber

5 What is a painting of person head usually called ? Portrait

6 Where would you find an urban area: in a city or in the countryside ? a city

7 What do we call it when the Moon completely blocks out the light from the Sun ? A Solar
Eclipse

8 What point of compass is directly opposite to East ? West

9 Where do you pay for your purchases at a supermarket ? Till or checkout

10 What do you call an apartment that is below ground level: a basement apartment or a
penthouse Basement apartment

11 What feature do pianos and computers have in common ? Keyboard

12 If you are feeling fed up, is it a positive or negative feeling ? Negative feeling

13 What emergency service is usually called when someone is in trouble at sea : ambulance or
coastguard ? Coastguard

14 Name a month that falls between April and June ? May

15 What word describes moving a program or other material from a website to your computer ?
Downloading

16 What do we call a picture that a doctor takes to see inside your body ? X-ray

17 A famous canal links the Mediterranean sea with the Indian Ocean. Is it the Corinth or the Suez
Canal ? Suez Canal

18 What crime has someone stealing items from a shop committed: shopfitting or shoplifting ?
Shop Lifting

19 If someone is feeling a little ill, they may say they are feeling “under the ” what ?
Weather
20 Who is the person in charge of a football match ? Referee

21 What do we call the last game in a sporting competition, which decide the champion ? Finals

22 What is the general term of paintings of the countryside or natural views ? Landscape

23 Which of these would probably be found in an office : a printer, a blanket or a nail brush ?
a printer

24 Where would you store meat you wish to keep frozen at home ?Freezer

25 What is the most important document you would have to show if you wanted to hire a car ?
Drivers Licence

26 Where would you go to work out on a treadmill ? Gym

27 What piece of equipment would you use to go diving in the sea, an aqualung or an aquaplane ?
aqualung

28 What piece of equipment would you use for floating on the sea ? Aquaplane

29 Where would you most likely go to buy some flour; a bakery, a florist or a supermarket ? A
Supermarket

30 Which hospital department would you go to for an x-ray : radiology or cardiology ?

31 Where would you go to see an exhibition of sculpture ? Art gallery /Museum

32 Would you measure the volume of bottle water in liters or Kilos ? Litres

33 What’s the joint called where your hand is connected to your arm ? Wrist

34 What do you call a system of government in which people vote for the people who will represent
them ? Democracy

35 What do we call the piece of paper that proves you have bought the item ? Receipt

36 What do you call the document that gives details about your qualifications and work
experience ? Resume

37 How would you describe an economy based largely on farming ? agriculturist

38 What is the study of stars and planets called ? Astronomy

39 In business and advertising what does PR stand for ? Public Relations

40 Which section of a Newspapers gives the editor’s opinion ? editorial

42 What is a destructive program that spreads from computer to computer ? Virus

43 What term is used for animals such as humans that usually give birth to live young : mammals or
reptiles ? Mammals

44 What is the quickest way of traveling from Hong Kong to Paris ? by plane

45 What is the name for the huge natural body that orbits the sun ? A planet

46 What can be added to the drink to cool it down on hot day ? Ice

47 What special document do most people travelling from one country to another carry ?
Passport

48 What kind of equipment is used to protect motorbike rider’s brain from injury ? a Helmet

49 What is the last thing to do when baking a cake ? cook it in the oven

50 Would you go to the pharmacy or surgery to get a prescription filled after visiting a doctor ?
a pharmacy

51 There are two main way to pay in shop, one by cash and other by ? Credit Card

52 How many days are in a leap year ? 366

53 To improve their health and fitness, most people either try to improve their diet or ? do
more physical exercise

54 Would it be better to use kilometers or kilograms to measure the distance between two cities ?
Kilometers

55 The large island just off the coast of mainland Europe is home to which country ? The
United Kingdom

56 Would it be better to go jogging at noon, or in early morning, if you wanted to avoid hottest part
of the day ? early morning

57 In which century did the automobile manufacture in large scale ? 20th Century

58 Name the country located in North america ? United States

59 Some calendar begin the week on Sunday. What is the other day which commonly start as
week ? Monday
60 Where would you see the exhibits of dinosaurs ? A Museum

61 Which country is in the southern hemisphere, Canada or Australia ? Australia

62 In which season people will be least likely to go skiing ? In summer

63 Which of these was last to be explored, Himalayas, the moon or Australia ? the moon

64 Would letter or email would be the fastest way to get a message to your professor ? Email

65 Jane and Peter have 3 children. They are 4, 13 & 15 years old. They only have one son, who is
their youngest 13 years old

child. How old is their middle child ?

66 Which would be better to report the population of a major global city – hundred, millions or
billions Millions

67 This work is due for submission, one month from 15th June, on what date it be submitted ?
15th July

68 Who would you consult to treat a fear of crowded places, a philosopher or psychologist ?
a psychologist

69 How would most people travel to work each day, in big cities like Hong Kong, Tokyo and New
York ? by public transportation

70 Would a supermarket, a cafe or book store probably have the widest range of products available
? a supermarket

71 In which room of their home would would someone usually wash their clothes ?in the
bathroom

72 Despite all the advances in equality between the sexes, would more men or women play
professional football ? more men

73 Which major branch of science deals with classification of human beings ? biology

74 In most university courses there are two ways of being assessed, one is orally, the other is
throughwritten assignments

75 Name the month that falls between September and November ? October

76 Would a town, city or village probably cover the largest area ? a city

77 Which of these would probably be found in most homes around the world, a computer, a bed or
a tv ? a bed
78 What does the main difference between the wrist watch and a clock relate to ? their relative
sizes

79 Which section of the train timetable will tell you, what time the train leaves ? Departures

80 What do we call the list of steps, which tell you to put something together ? Instructions

81 What do we call the meeting, where an employer ask potential employee questions about their
work experience ? Interview

82 What desk you go to when you first arrive to the hotel ? Reception or Check in desk

83 What is the job title, someone who designs building Architect

84 What term is used for the amount you pay to landlord, for living in his house or apartment ?
Rent

85 What do we call a first meal of the day ? Breakfast

86 What word is used for someone who watches the sport event ? Spectator

87 What object will you use to climb up to the roof of the house ? Ladder

88 If you don’t feel like eating, what do we say you don’t have ? appetite

89 What do we call the organ in our chest, we need to breath ? Lungs

90 If someone lives in the urban areas, where do they live ? in city

91 What does the king or queen wear on their head on official ceremonies ? Crown 92 What do we call
the book with list of words, with their meanings ? Dictionary 93 What is the source of solar energy ? Sun
94 When the writer of the book is unknown, what word we use for the writer ? anonymous 95 What do
we called a company or organisation that gives money to sports event in exchange of advertising
Sponsorship 96 What do we called a study of living things ? biology 97 What a winter, spring, summer
and autumn ? Season 98 What is the collective terms for cows and bulls, specially on the farm ? Cattle
99 Is something is not expensive, what do we say it is ? Cheap 100 What a people wear, if they can’t see
very well ? Glasses or Lens 101 If something such as fabric or medicine is artificially made, what do we
say it is ? Synthetic 102 What type of food is an apple ? Fruit 103 How many months are in a year ?
twelve 104 What is the opposite of East ? West 105 When ice is in the room temperature, what does it
become ? Water or liquid 106 Which sweet food is produced by bees ? Honey 107 Where can people go
to borrow books ? Library 108 Who serve food in a restaurant ? Waiter or Waitress 109 What is the word
in geometry, for shape has three sides ? Triangle 110 What do we call the alphabetical list, at the end of
the book, that tells you where to find specific information ? Index 111 What is the word for the place,
where rivers start ? Source 112 Who is the main journalist responsible for producing newspaper or
magazine ? Editor 113 A business does not want to make a loss ? What does it want to make ? Profit 114
What is the economic sector that deals with the farming ? Agricultural sector 115 What do you call a
very long essay, that student have to write for doctor degree ? Thesis or dissertation 116 What is the
word for period of 100 years ? Century 117 At what ceremony, the students receive their degree or
diploma at end of their study ? Graduation 118 What do we call the date, the piece of work must be
finish by ? Deadline or Due date 119 If telescope is used for far distant object, what instrument is
employed for minuscule objects ? Microscope 120 A list of events placed in time order, is usually
describe as what ? a chronology / a timeline 121 A manufacturing process releases noxious gases. What
is the most important safety measures for workers at this ensuring good ventilation plant – ensuring
good ventilation or appropriate footwear ? 122 What kind of punishment is less severe, an
imprisonment or community service ? community service 123 In a figure of hexagonal, how many sides
does it have ? six 124 What key minerals makes sea water different from fresh water ? salt 125 Which is a
longest, a decade, a millennium or a century? Millennium 126 How many sides are there in a bilateral
agreement ? two 127 What organs do cardiologist specialist in ? Heart 128 In the animal kingdom, the
purpose of camouflage to attract a mate, to find food or to hide ? to hide 129 How do we weight
butterfly ? I think it is grams 130 What Dermatology specialized in ? Skin – Baldness & Hair 132 What is
Hematology relates to ? blood test 133 What is Orthopedic relates to ? Joints, Knee, bones 134 What is
term Neuro-Psych ? brain injury or mental health 135 What is term Immunology ? Immune related,
HIV/AIDS 136 What is term Otolaryngology ? ENT, Ear – Nose & Throat