Week 3 and 4 Individual Quiz

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Specialization Topics:

1- 1. Which country scored the first goal in World Cup history?a. Brazilb. Uruguayc. Franced. Argentina

2- Which country hosted the 1950 World Cup?a. Uruguayb. Italyc. Franced. Brazil

3- The record for most goals scored in one World Cup is 13, which player holds this record?a. Peleb. Just Fontainec. Maradonad. Gerd Muller

4- The 1962 World Cup saw a game describe by the BBC as “The most stupid, appalling, disgusting and disgraceful exhibition of football.” Which team did Chile face in this game?

a. Argentinab. Francec. Italyd. Uruguay

5- In the 1970 World Cup Jairzinho made history for completing which achievement?a. He scored in three consecutive World Cupsb. He scored 3 hat tricksc. He scored in every roundd. He scored for two different countries

6- In May 1904 FIFA was founded in which city?a. Londonb. Berlinc. Parisd. Madrid

7- Under which FIFA’s president’s reign was the first noteworthy international competition, the 1908 Olympic Games in London, organized?

a. Robert Guerinb. Daniel Burley Woolfall

c. Jules Rimetd. Arthur Drewry

8- Which one of the Specialist Banks is privately owned?a. The Oman Development Bankb. The Oman Housing Bankc. The Alliance Housing Bankd. None of the above

9- Where do most of the Oil exports go?a. Thailandb. USc. Koread. China

10- What is one of Oman’s major economic goals?a. Increase oil productionb. Diversify the sources of national incomec. Developing the medical sector d. Answers C and A

11- What are aflaj?a. Desalinated waterb. Wells, and Damsc. Wadis d. All of the above

12- When did Oman change its flag?a. 1980b. 1990c. 1970d. None of the above

13- What is not one of the types of Islamic Sects practiced in Oman?a. Ibadhis b. Sunnisc. Shias d. Muatazilites

14- In mid March Forbes magazine issued the 2010 list for the richest people who headed this list?a. Carlos Slimb. Bill Gatesc. Warren Buffetd. Arturo Elias

15- Which leader risked Chinese ire by showing his backing to the Uighurs, an ethnic minority in China's troubled Xinjiang province

a. President Obamab. PM Gordan Brown

c. The Dalai Lamad. President Sarkozy

16- Who, in mid-February said “we have often said that our religious tenets and beliefs consider these kinds of weapons of mass destruction to be symbols of genocide and are, therefore, forbidden and considered to be haram (religiously banned)”

a. Al-Azharb. Ayatollah Ali Khameneic. President Ahmadinejadd. King Abdalla bin Saud

17- In early March which country’s Prime Minister likened his country’s budget crisis to a "wartime situation"

a. Spainb. Englandc. Germanyd. Greece

18- Which US state prosecutors sued Toyota, in mid March, claiming the Japanese carmaker sold hundreds of thousands of vehicles that it knew had defects?

a. New Yorkb. Californiac. Washingtond. Texas

19- In 1968 the UN recognized the name Namibia, and the country’s right to independence, but South Africa did not agree to withdraw and allow Namibia full independence until how many years later?

a. 5b. 10c. 20d. 25

20- Stalin’s man-made famine was aimed a killing which group of people?a. The Hererob. The Kulaksc. The Jewsd. The Hutus

21- Which of the following was not one of the reasons behind the genocide in Rwanda 1994?a. The European introduction of class consciousnessb. The introduction of modern weaponsc. Missionary teachingsd. The Tutsis ownership of land

22- Which 19th Century British economist’s theory of comparative advantage posits that countries should specialize in producing what they do best and most efficiently, and trade those goods for the goods they do not?

a. Adam Smithb. John Maynard Keynesc. David Ricardo

d. Ronald J. Bee23- The US, with about 5 % of the world’s population, consumes about how much of the annual

global energy production?e. 16%f. 26%g. 30%h. 36%

24- OPEC, founded in 1960 in Baghdad, Iraq, grew to include 12 of the most important oil producers by 1973. Which of the following countries is not part of the OPEC?

a. Angolab. Nigeriac. Argentinad. Ecuador

25- Which of the following is not one of Pakistan’s strategic goals in Afghanistan?a. Eliminate Indian influenceb. Eliminate Pashtun ethnic nationalismc. Eliminate the TTPd. Maintaining dependence of the US on Pakistan for security cooperation

26- Russia’s reemergence on the world scene following its precipitous decline in the post-cold war decade has been fueled almost exclusively by what?

a. Its military powerb. The rising prices of oil and natural gasc. Its scientific and technological breakthroughsd. Its changing demographics

27- What is the most effective way to prevent Influenza infection?a. Vaccinationb. Keeping away from infected peoplec. Taking more vitamin Cd. Washing your hands more often

28- What type of influenza is not included in seasonal vaccinesa. Type Ab. Type Bc. Type Cd. Type D

29- How many deaths are estimated annually from Influenza epidemics?a. 100,000 to 200,000b. 250,000 to 500,000c. 500,000 to 750,000d. 750,000 to 1 million

30- Who does the WHO recommend as the highest priority group for annual Influenza vaccination?a. Elderly individualsb. People with chronic conditions

c. Pregnant womend. Health care workers

31- Avian influenza was first identified in Italy in which year?a. 1878b. 1928c. 1988d. 2008

32- Of the hundreds of strains of avian influenza A viruses, only four are know to have caused human infections, which of the following is not one of these strains?

a. H5N1b. H9N3c. H7N3d. H7N7

33- The H5N1 virus is of the greatest present concern for human health due to several reasons, which of the following is not one of these reasons?

a. H5N1 virus has caused by far the greatest number of deaths b. It has crossed the species barrier to infect humansc. More birds are carrying the H5N1 virusd. H5N1, if given enough opportunities, will develop the characteristics it needs to start

another influenza pandemic34- The Armenians practiced --------------- religion

a. Muslim b. Christianc. Armeniand. Judaism

35- What does the word Ukraine meana. The landb. The Borderlandc. The Afterlifed. None of the above

36- Which Island has the most well known musica. Polynesiab. Micronesiac. Melanesiad. None of the above