Mastermind EFL/ESL Quiz Intermediate Level

Skill Level: Intermediate Level

Duration: Flexible

Objective: Question and Answer

This is a simple question and answer game. A score is given for every correct answer. However, if the answer is incorrect the Quiz Master can open up the question for the audience to answer.

QUESTIONS

GEOGRAPHY

1) What is the capital city of England?
a. Manchester b. Liverpool c. London

2) Where is Heathrow Airport located?
a. Italy b. U.K c. France

3) In Tibet this river is known as the Dza-chu, and as Lancang Jiang in China. What is it known as in English?
a. The River Kwai b. the Mekong River c. The Mississippi River

4) Which country overtook India in 2004 to become the world's largest producer of tea?
a. Thailand b. Germany c. China

5) What country is Dublin Intenational Airport located in?
a. Ireland b. Iceland c. Norway

6) What is the capital city of Japan?
a. Osake b. Tokyo c. Kobe

Answers: 1) c 2) b 3) b 4) c 5) a 6) b

HISTORY

1) Cleopatra was?
a. Queen of Egypt b. Queen of England c. Japanese Empress

2) Nikita Sergeyevich Khrushchev was better known as?
a. leader of Soviet Union who succeeded Stalin b. A Russian dancer c. A famous singer

3) The belief in one God is known as?
a. Polythesim b. monothesim c. both A and B

4) He was a famous Italian Dictator during WWII and the founder of Fascism. Who is he?
a. George Clooney b. Adolf Hitler c. Benito Mussolini

5) What religion is unique to Japan?
a. Buddhism b. Shintoism c. Christianity

6) Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini is known to be?
a. A famous author b. A famous political leader from Iran c. A famous Iranian religious leader

Answers: 1) a 2) a 3) b 4) c 5) b 6) c

MUSIC

1) What is the title to the following Mariah Carey lyrics "Just let you leave without a trace"?
a. Against All Odds b. Music Box c. Fantasy

2) Who wrote the lyrics "you got me going, just like I knew you would"
a. Madonna b. The Beatles c. John Lennon

3) Which famous Christmas song was originally written for Thanks Giving:
a. It Came Upon A Midnight Clear b. Jingle Bells c. Silent Night

4) What was Bob Marley's band called.
a. The Wailers b. The Famous Five c. The Fab Four

5) What is Bon Jovi's real last name:
a. Doe b. Bongiovi c. Bing Bong

6) Which American state did Woodstock Festival take place in 1969?
a. New York b. Washington c. California

Answers: 1) a 2) a 3) b 4) a 5) b 6) a

SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY

1) Who was famous for inventing the dynamite?
a. Alfred Nobel b. Alexander Graham Bell c. Thomas Edison

2) Charles Darwin wrote which of the following booking?
a. "The Da Vinci Code" b. "The Republic" c. "The Origin of Species"

3) What does CPU stand for?
a. Combined Processing Unit b. Central Processing Unit c. Central Production Unit

4) A computer device used for printing text and graphics is known as?
a. A Diskette b. A Scanner c. A Printer

5) Unlike other fish sharks do not have?
a. bones b. gills c. liver

6) Scientist now believe that dinosaurs became extinct because of?
a. virus outbreak b. meteorite impact c. weather change

Answers: 1) a 2) c 3) b 4) c 5) a 6) b