Numbers Quiz

NQ1  : How many senators make up the US senate?

1 - 50 - 1 from each state
2 - 100 - 2 from each state
3 - 150 - 3 from each state
4 - 200 - 4 from each state

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NQ2 : Which of these is closest to the length of the equator?

1 - 15,000 miles (24,000 kilometers)
2 - 25,000 miles (40,000 kilometers)
3 - 35,000 miles (56,000 kilometers)
4 - 45,000 miles (72,000 kilometers)

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NQ3 : How many US presidents have been assassinated?

1 - 2
2 - 3
3 - 4
4 - 5

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NQ4 Three of these events happened 20 years ago in the year 1991. Which is the odd one out that happened just 17 years ago in 1994?

1 - The "Birmingham 6" are freed
2 - Tim Berners Lee announced what was to the start of the internet or world wide web
3 - Queen frontman Freddie Mercury dies
4 - The Channel Tunnel linking England and France is opened

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NQ5 : Which of these famous singers died the youngest?

1 - Elvis Presley
2 - Michael Jackson
3 - Freddie Mercury
4 - John Lennon

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NQ6 : In which of these years was Barack Obama born?

1 - 1957
2 - 1959
3 - 1961
4 - 1963

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NQ7 : South Sudan has voted to declare itself an independent state in July 2011. When it does how many independent countries will be officially recognised in the world?

1 - 173
2 - 181
3 - 189
4 - 196

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NQ8 : The EU flag is a blue background with 12 stars in a circle. What do the 12 stars represent?

1 - A symbol of perfection, completeness and unity
2 - The 12 countries who made up the membership in 1986
3 - The number of recognised Parliamentary groupings within the elected EU Parliament.
4 - The minimum number of sessions the EU Parliament is obliged to hold every year

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