1. The screw and the screwdriver _____ at different times.
Which came first?
(invent)
Correct
answer or answers:
Hint:
Regular verb. The subject is plural.
Trivia Question:
The
screw | The
screwdriver
When you click check , a wrong
answer -- or no answer -- will produce a hint.
2. Marco Polo's writings described China under the rule of
Kublai Khan. They _______ in his native language, not in latin. Which
language was that?
(write)
Correct
answer or answers:
Hint:
Irregular verb. The subject is plural.
Make your choice:
Italian
| Spanish
3. According to legend, snakes _______ out of Ireland thanks to
the miraculous intervention of a saint. Which saint was that?
(drive)
Correct
answer or answers:
Hint:
Irregular verb. The subject of the sentence is plural.
Make your choice:
Saint
David | Saint
Patrick
4. Which secret American organization _______ up with the
express purpose of terrorizing blacks into not voting?
(set)
Correct
answer or answers:
Hint:
Irregular verb. The subject of the sentence is singular here.
Make your choice:
The
Mafia | The Ku
Klux Klan
5. Which war _______ between Great Britain and South Africa
from 1899 to 1902?
(fight)
Correct
answer or answers:
Hint:
Irregular verb. The subject of the sentence is singular.
Make your choice:
The Boer
War | The Zulu
War
6. A French statesman _______ as 'The Little Corporal.' Who was
he?
(know)
Correct
answer or answers:
Hint:
Irregular verb. The subject is singular.
Make your choice:
Napoleon
| De
Gaulle
7. In 71 B.C. slaves revolted against their Roman masters. They
_______ by a slave like themselves. What was his name?
(lead)
Correct
answer or answers:
Hint:
Irregular verb. The subject is plural.
Make your choice:
Spartacus
| Claudius
8. London _______ by the Romans. What was it first called?
(found)
Correct
answer or answers:
Hint:
Regular verb. Do not confuse it with 'found,' the past tense
of 'find.' The subject is singular.
Make your choice:
Nova
Roma | Londinium
9. The American gangsters Bonnie and Clyde _______ by the
police? How did it happen?
(shoot)
Correct
answer or answers:
Hint:
Irregular verb. The subject is plural.
Make your choice:
They
were ambushed. | It
happened during a bank robbery.
10. Cambodia _______ by the Khmer Rouge in 1975. Who was their
leader?
(overrun)
Correct
answer or answers:
Hint:
Irregular verb. The subject is singular.
Make your choice:
Pol Pot
| Ho Chi
Minh
11. Which soft drink _______ as 'a brain tonic' when it first
came out?
(sell)
Correct
answer or answers:
Hint:
Irregular verb. The subject is singular.
Make your choice:
Pepsi Cola |
Coca Cola
12. In the winter of 1998 Montreal _______ by an unusual and
very dangerous meteorological phenomenon. What was it exactly?
(strike)
Correct
answer or answers:
Hint:
Irregular verb. The subject is singular.
Make your choice:
A
four-day ice storm | A
four-day blizzard
13. The 2000 Summer Olympic games _______ in Sydney, Australia.
However, it was not really summer there. What season was it?
(hold)
Correct
answer or answers:
Hint:
Irregular verb. The subject is plural.
Make your choice:
Autumn
| Spring
14. A baseball stadium _______ in honor of Babe Ruth. Which one
was it?
(build)
Correct
answer or answers:
Hint:
Irregular verb. The subject is singular.
Make your choice:
Yankee
Stadium (New York) | Candlestick
Park (Chicago)
Which plant _______ to be effective against vampires?
(think)
Correct
answer or answers:
Hint:
Irregular verb. The subject is singular here.
Make your choice:
Ivy
| Garlic