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Quiz: You Could Get Into Harvard If You Can Pass This Test


  1. 1 Who made the first successful telephone call?

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    1. Thomas Edison
    2. Elisha Gray
    3. Alexander Graham Bell
    4. Nikola Tesla
    Correct!
    Wrong!

    Alexander Graham Bell made the first successful telephone call to his assistant Thomas Watson on March 10, 1876, famously saying, 'Mr. Watson, come here – I want to see you.'
  2. 2 What is the only number whose English name has its letters in alphabetical order?

    1. Twenty
    2. Forty
    3. Sixty
    4. Ninety
    Correct!
    Wrong!

    The number 40 is spelled 'forty'. Its letters f-o-r-t-y appear in alphabetical order (f, o, r, t, y). No other number has this property.
  3. 3 Which Shakespeare play contains the famous line 'To be, or not to be'?

    1. Hamlet
    2. Macbeth
    3. King Lear
    4. Othello
    Correct!
    Wrong!

    The line is from 'Hamlet', Act 3, Scene 1, where Hamlet contemplates life and death. It is one of the most quoted passages in English literature.
  4. 4 What is the longest river in Asia?

    1. Mekong
    2. Ganges
    3. Yangtze
    4. Yellow River
    Correct!
    Wrong!

    The Yangtze River (Chang Jiang) is approximately 6,300 km (3,915 miles) long, making it the longest in Asia and the third-longest in the world.
  5. 5 Who painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel?

    1. Michelangelo
    2. Leonardo da Vinci
    3. Raphael
    4. Donatello
    Correct!
    Wrong!

    Michelangelo Buonarroti painted the Sistine Chapel ceiling between 1508 and 1512. The work includes iconic scenes like 'The Creation of Adam'.
  6. 6 What is the square root of 144?

    1. 10
    2. 14
    3. 11
    4. 12
    Correct!
    Wrong!

    The square root of 144 is 12, because 12 × 12 = 144. It is a perfect square.
  7. 7 Which chemical element has the symbol Au?

    1. Silver
    2. Gold
    3. Aluminum
    4. Argon
    Correct!
    Wrong!

    Au stands for gold, from the Latin word 'aurum'. Gold is a precious metal with atomic number 79.
  8. 8 In what year did World War II end?

    1. 1945
    2. 1944
    3. 1946
    4. 1943
    Correct!
    Wrong!

    World War II ended in 1945. The war in Europe ended on May 8 (V-E Day), and the war in Asia ended on September 2 after Japan's surrender.
  9. 9 Who wrote the novel 'Pride and Prejudice'?

    1. Emily Brontë
    2. Charles Dickens
    3. Jane Austen
    4. George Eliot
    Correct!
    Wrong!

    Jane Austen wrote 'Pride and Prejudice', first published in 1813. It is a classic of English literature, exploring themes of love, class, and reputation.
  10. 10 What is the capital of Canada?

    1. Toronto
    2. Vancouver
    3. Montreal
    4. Ottawa
    Correct!
    Wrong!

    Ottawa is the capital of Canada. It is located in the province of Ontario, on the Ottawa River. Toronto, Vancouver, and Montreal are larger cities, but Ottawa serves as the political capital.
  11. 11 Which planet is known as the Red Planet?

    1. Mars
    2. Jupiter
    3. Venus
    4. Saturn
    Correct!
    Wrong!

    Mars is called the Red Planet because iron oxide (rust) on its surface gives it a reddish appearance. It is the fourth planet from the Sun.
  12. 12 What is the hardest natural substance known?

    1. Graphite
    2. Iron
    3. Diamond
    4. Tungsten
    Correct!
    Wrong!

    Diamond is the hardest natural substance. It scores 10 on the Mohs scale of mineral hardness. Diamonds are a form of carbon with a strong crystal lattice.

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