1. What’s the best selling movie of all time? (until 2001)

a) Titanic

b) Star Wars

c) E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial

d) Jurassic Park

SUPERLATIVE QUIZ

$601,000,000 Director: James CameronYear released: 1998

2. What is the most dangerous animal for us, humans?

a) Crocodiles

b) Snakes

c) Sharks

d) Mosquitos

Mosquitos carry malaria, and malaria kills over one million people a year, far more than deaths from other animals.

3. Who is the richest person in the world? (2002)

a) Julia Roberts

b) Bill Gates

c) Prince Charles

d) Oprah Winfrey

1. William H. Gates IIIPosition: Chairman, Microsoft CorporationEducation: Harvard dropoutWorth: $90 Billion

4 .Which language is spoken as a first language by the largest number of

people?

a) Spanish

b) Mandarin Chinese

c) Hindustani

d) English

There are over 1 billion speakers of Mandarin Chinese.

5. What is the largest living animal in the world?

a) the African elephant

b) the giraffe

c) the blue whale

d) the Indian elephant

African elephants can reach a shoulder height of 4 m and weigh 5400-7200 kg. They have larger ears than Indian elephants.

6. Where is the highest building in the world?

a) Taipei, Taiwan

b) Chicago, USA

c) Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

d) Toronto, Canada

509 m

452 m

442 m

The CN Tower in Toronto, Canada, (opened 1976) stands 553 m high.

7. Where is the highest mountain in the world?

a) in Africa

b) in Turkey

c) on the border of Tibet and Nepal

d) in Argentina

Mount Everest, 8,850 m high, part of the Himalayas, lies on the border of Tibet and Nepal.

8. How old was the oldest person in the world?

a) 122

b) 142

c) 112

d) 132

Jeanne Calment (1875 - 1997), the world's oldest person, died at the age of 122. She took up fencing at 85, and still rode a bicycle at 100. She liked her port wine, her olive oil, her chocolate and her cigarettes, and she released a rap CD at 121. She met Vincent Van Gogh, but didn't like him.

9. Which country has the largest population?

a) Brazil

b) China

c) Indonesia

d) India

Jul 30 2008

With just over 1.3 billion people (1,330,044,605 as of mid-2008), China is the world's largest and most populous country.

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