English 2

English 2

Choose the correct answer.

1. How high is Popocatepetl?

A) About 6,000 meters.

B) About 8,000 meters.

C) About 10,000 meters.

1. The correct answer is...

A) The Popocatepetl is about 6,000 meters high.

2. How many children did Sebastian Bach have?

A) Five.

B) Ten.

C) Twenty.


C) He had twenty children.

3. Which is the highest building in Mexico City?

A) The Pemex Tower.

B) Torre Mayor.

C) The WTC.


B) Torre Mayor is the highest bulding in Mexico

City.

4. When were the Olympic Games held in Mexico?

A) In 1968.

B) In 1970.

C) In 1986.


A) The Olympic Games were held in Mexico in

1968.

5. What’s the longest avenue in Mexico City?

A) Insurgentes.

B) Reforma.

C) Ignacio Zaragoza.


A) Insurgentes is the longest avenue in Mexico

City.

6. Which animal is the fastest in the world?

A) The rabbit.

B) The cheetah.

C) The raindeer.


B) The cheetah is the fastest animal in the world.

7. Who was the President of Mexico that signed the TLCAN?

A) Carlos Salinas.

B) Ernesto Zedillo.

C) Vicente Fox.


A) Carlos Salinas was the President of Mexico that signed the TLCAN.

8. Who was “The Global Village” written by?

A) Noam Chomsky.

B) Stephen Hawking.

C) Marshall McLuhan.


C) The Global Village was written by Marshall

McLuhan.

9. How long has it been since Octavio Paz passed away?

A) Six years.

B) Eight years.

C) Ten years.


C) It’s been ten years since Octavio Paz passed away.

10. How many Mexicans have won a Nobel Prize?

A) One.

B) Two.

C) Three.


C) Three Mexicans have won the Nobel.

11. When was television invented?

A) In 1921 .

B) In 1924.

C) In 1926.


C) Television was invented in 1926.

12. Who invented television?

A) John Logie Bird.

B) Nicolas Tesla.

C) Rudolf Hertz.


A) John Logie Bird invented television.

13. How high is the Eiffel Tower?

A) 310 m.

B) 410 m.

C) 510 m.


C) The Eiffel Tower is 510 m high.

14 How much does the Latinoamerican Tower weigh?

A) 13,100 tons.

B) 24,100 tons.

C) 34,100 tons.

14 The correct answer is...

B) The Latinoamerican Tower weighs 24,100 tons.

15. When did Maradona and the Argentina soccer team win the World Cup?

A) In 1986.

B) In 1990.

C) In 1994.


A) Maradona and the Argentina soccer team won the World Cup in 1986.

16. When did Mexico become an independent nation?

A) In 1810.

B) In 1821.

C) In 1827.


A) Mexico became an independent nation in 1810.

17. Where did the Industrial Revolution begin?

A) In Italy.

B) In France.

C) In England.


C) The Industrial Revolution began in England.

18. When did man first walk on the moon?

A) In 1965.

B) In 1967.

C) In 1969.


C) Man first walked on the moon in 1969.

19. How many bones does the human body have?

A) 209.

B) 219.

C) 229.


A) The human body has 209 bones.

20. Who was the printing press invented by?

A) Bacon.

B) Guttenberg.

C) Von Humboldt.


B) The printing press was invented by Guttenberg.

21. How old is the earth?

A) Over 1,500 million years.

B) Over 3,500 million years.

C) Over 4,500 million years.


C) The earth is over 4,500 million years old.

22. How high is the Everest?

A) 6,848 m.

B) 8,848 m.

C) 10,848 m.


B) The Everest is 8,848 m high.

23. How many times does the human eye blink in a week?

A) 20,000 times.

B) 22,000 times.

C) 24,000 times.


B) The human eye blinks 22,000 times in a week.

24. Where were the Beatles from?

A) London.

B) Liverpool.

C) Edinburgh.


B) The Beatles were from Liverpool.

25. What’s the name of the first dog in space?

A) Lester.

B) Laica.

C) Lassie.


B) Laica is the name of the first dog in space.

26. When did Frida Kahlo die?

A) March 13th, 1954 .

B) July 13th, 1954.

C) October 13th, 1954.


B) Frida Kahlo died on July 13th, 1954.

27. Where was Gabriel Garcia Marquez born?

A) In Aracataca, Colombia.

B) In Bogota, Colombia.

C) In Cartagena, Colombia.


A) He was born in Aracataca, Colombia.

28. When was AIDS discovered?

A) In 1980.

B) In 1983.

C) In 1986.


B) AIDS was discovered in 1983.

29. How many books has Umberto Eco written?

A) Twenty seven.

B) Twenty eight.

C) Twenty nine.


B) Twenty eight.

30. Where was Michael Jordan born?

A) In Chicago, Illinois.

B) In Wilmington North Carolina.

C) In Brooklyn, New York.


A) In Chicago, Illinois.

B) In Wilmington North Carolina.

C) In Brooklyn, New York.

31. How long is the Rio Bravo?

A) 2,034 km.

B) 3,034 km.

C) 4,034 km.


B) The Rio Bravo is 3,034 km long.

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