ingkat3987c English Quiz (= joc de preguntes en anglès). Honey (= mel). Trenta preguntes / Thirty Questions / Thəəti Kwéshchənz

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Anglès pels Països Catalans. Pàgina Principal.
English for the Catalan Countries. Main Page.

Íngglish fǝ dhǝ Katǝlan Kʌ́ntriz. Mein Peij.
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24-12-2018
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1 What insect produces honey?

2 The “Porta Daurada” is the Catalan translation of the name of a channel connecting San Francisco Bay to the Pacific Ocean. A famous suspension bridge is here. What is the name of the channel in English?

3 What is the name of the mountain top of Montseny, 1,706.7 metres above sea level?

4 How long does a domestic cat live?

5 Large dogs live from 10-13 years. How long do small dogs live?

6 How old is Coca Cola?
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7 The early Roman calendar originally had only ten months (that is
why September was originally month number seven (Latin septem) – now it is month number nine – and November was originally month number 9 (Latin novem).
What are the two months that were added?

8 What number is XXVI in Roman numerals?

9 What modern country is more or less the old Roman province of Lusitania?

10 What satellite completes an orbit every 23.7 days?

11 The Outer Space Treaty was signed in 1967 by the United States, the United Kingdom, and the Soviet Union. Which country does the Moon belong to, according to the Treaty?

12 What river flows through Solsonès, el Berguedà, el Bages and l'Anoia?

13 What is the Catalan name of the admiral from Calàbria in Italy called Ruggiero di Lauria (1250-1305)?

14 Tar (el quitrà) is a black liquid produced from the resin of a tree which is abundant in Scandinavia. WHat tree is this?

15 What is the population of London?

16 The busiest international airport in the world is near London. What is its name?

17 What is the population of Rome?

18 The short name for a hippopotamus is a hippo. What is the short name for a chimpanzee?

19 What year is MCMXCIV in Roman numerals?

20 When the ship called the Titanic sunk in 1912 it was not in international waters. What country has control of the place in the Atlantic Ocean where the Titanic sank?

21 The Company that owned the Titanic was called what? (In Catalan it would be “Estel Blanc”)

22 What “small solar system body” which orbits the Sun has a tail?

23 What animal has the Latin name Pan troglodytes?

24 In what two continents do elephants live?

25 Some animals sleep during the winter, or live on a very reduced metabolic acivity. What is this period of sleep called?

26 What does the Basque word mendi mean?

27 How many colours are in the flag of Scotland?

28 What animal has the Latin name “Panthera leo”?

29 How high is a basketball hoop from the ground?

30 Who is the patron saint of Barberà del Vallès?

1 What insect produces honey?

The bee

2 The Porta Daurada is the Catalan translation of the name of a channel connecting San Francisco Bay to the Pacific Ocean. A famous suspension bridge is here. What is the name of the channel in English?

The Golden Gate

3 What is the name of the mountain top of Montseny, 1,706.7 metres above sea level?

Turó de l’Home

4 How long does a domestic cat live?

15 years

5 Large dogs live from 10-13 years. How long do small dogs live?

15-16 years

6 How old is Coca Cola?

In 2019, 134 years old – it was created in 1885 by John Pemberton at the Jacobs’ pharmacy in Atlanta, Geòrgia.

7 The early Roman calendar originally had only ten months (that is why September was originally month number seven (Latin septem) – now it is month number nine – and November was originally month number 9 (Latin novem). What are the two months that were added?

January and February

8 What number is XXVI in Roman numerals?

26

9 What modern country is more or less the old Roman province of Lusitania?

Portugal

10 What satellite completes an orbit every 23.7 days?

The moon

11 The Outer Space Treaty was signed in 1967 by the United States, the United Kingdom, and the Soviet Union. Which country does the Moon belong to, according to the Treaty?

No country. It is res communis, like international waters. (Res communis = “thing of the (whole) community” I,e, the property of all humankind, and not able to be claimed or taken over by any country.

12 What river flows through Solsonès, el Berguedà, el Bages and l'Anoia?

Cardener

13 What is the Catalan name of the admiral from Calàbria in Italy called Ruggiero di Lauria (1250-1305)?

Roger de Llúria

14 Tar (el quitrà) is a black liquid produced from the resin of a tree which is abundant in Scandinavia. What tree is this?

Pine

15 What is the population of London?

Nine million people (2018)

16 The busiest international airport in the world is near London. What is its name?

Heathrow

17 What is the population of the city of Rome (Roma Capitale)?

2.8 million (2018)

18 The short name for a hippopotamus is a hippo. What is the short name for a chimpanzee?

Chimp

19 What year is MCMXCIV in Roman numerals?

1994

M = 1000,

CM is 100 taken away fron 1000 = 900

XC is 10 taken away from 100 = 90

IV is I taken away from 5 = 4

20 When the ship called the Titanic sunk in 1912 it was not in international waters. What country has control of the place in the Atlantic Ocean where the Titanic sank?

Canada

21 The Company that owned the Titanic was called what? (In Catalan it would be “Estel Blanc”)

White Star

22 What “small solar system body” which orbits the Sun has a tail?

A comet

23 What animal has the Latin name Pan troglodytes?

The chimpanzee

24 In what two continents do elephants live?

Africa and Asia

25 Some animals sleep during the winter, or live on a very reduced metabolic acivity. What is this period of sleep called?

Hibernation

26 What does the Basque word mendi mean?

Mountain

27 How many colours are in the flag of Scotland?

Two – blue and white (a white diagonal cross on a blue background)

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28 What animal has the Latin name “Panthera leo”?

The lion

29 How high is a basketball hoop from the ground?

3.048 metres, or ten feet

30 Who is the patron saint of Barberà del Vallès?

Sant Maria

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