Literary Quiz PDF

**RULES AND GUIDELINES OF THE GAMES** 1. Each of the teams will have 5 representatives 2. The topic will revolve around the literature of United Nation Countries. 3. All contestants will answer the same set of questions and before reading the question, the contestants must raise their...

**RULES AND GUIDELINES OF THE GAMES** 1. Each of the teams will have 5 representatives 2. The topic will revolve around the literature of United Nation Countries. 3. All contestants will answer the same set of questions and before reading the question, the contestants must raise their markers. 4. Questions will be read twice. After the second (2nd) reading, the announcer shall say \"go\" \-\-- only then will the contestants be allowed to write their answer. Automatically, the thirty (30) second time - limit will begin with the word \"go\" by the Quizmaster. 5. After the time limit, the contestants must stop writing and raise their answer boards. 6. The announcer shall read and verify the contestants\' answer. 7. There are three (3) rounds in each competition namely: Easy, Average, and Difficult. 8. In the Easy Round, ten (10) questions will be asked; in the Average Round, ten (10) questions; and in the Difficult Round, five (10) questions. 9. Points are assigned for each question answered correctly: Easy question 1 point Average question 3 points Difficult question 5 points **EASY** 1. "Nung bata'y paruparo Nang tumandana'y latigo." The statement is an example of what Philippine literary form? A. **[RIDDLE]** b. proverb  c. poem d. song 2. "Ang di marunong lumingon sa pinanggalingan ay hindi makararating sa paroroonan." The statement is an example of what Philippine literary form? a\. Tanaga b. **[SALAWIKAIN]** c.  folk tales d. duplo 3. In which year, did the United Nations come into existence? a\. 1946 b. **** c. 1944 d. 1947 4. Who is the national hero of the Philippines and a prominent literary figure? a\. Andres Bonifacio b. Apolinario Mabini c[. **José Rizal**] d. Emilio Aguinaldo 5. What is the name of the protagonist in José Rizal\'s novel \"Noli Me Tangere\"? a\. **[Juan Crisostomo Ibarra]** b. Father Salví c. Elías d. Captain Tiago 6. When was the UN founded? a\. October 22, 1945 b. October 23, 1945 **[c. October 24, 1945]** d. October 25, 1945 7. How many member states are in the UN? a\. 51 b. **** c. 192 d. 139 8. Where is the UN headquarters located? a\. **[New York City]** b. c. d. 9. How many official languages does the UN have? a. 5 **[b. 6]** c. 7 d. 8 10. What is the UN\'s largest organ? a. Security Council b. Trusteeship Council c. **[General Assembly]** d. Secretariat 11. When is UN Day celebrated? a. August 24 b. **[October 24]** c. September 24 d. November 24 12. Who wrote \"Pride and Prejudice\"? a. George Eliot b. Virginia Woolf c. Daniel Defoe d. **[Jane Austen]** 13. Who wrote \"The Hunger Games\" trilogy? a. Gary Ross b. **[Suzanne Collins]** c. Wes Bentley d. Jennifer Lawrence 14. Who wrote \"The Lord of the Rings\" trilogy? a. Peter Jackson b. Charles Dickens c. Geoffrey Chaucer **d.** **John Ronald Reuel Tolkien** 15. Which organisation is a specialized agency of the UN that deals with global health issues? a\) World Trade Organization (WTO)\ ** [b) World Health Organization (WHO)]  \ ** c) International Monetary Fund (IMF)\  d) United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) 16. What is the name of the agreement signed in 2015 under the UN to address climate change? **[a) Paris Agreement]**\ b) Kyoto Protocol\ c) Geneva Accord\ d) Montreal Protocol 17. How many books are there in the Harry Potter series? a. 5 b. 6 **[c. 7]** d. 8 18. Who wrote *Peter Pan*? a. **[James M. Barrie]** b. Robert Frost c. Leo Tolstoy d. Mark Twain 19. \"To be or not to be\" is a quote from which play? a. Romeo and Juliet **[b. Hamlet]** c. Julius Caesar d. King Lear 20. In what decade was Romeo and Juliet written? a. **1590s** b. 1570s c. 1560s d. 1580s **AVERAGE** 1. It is a literary genre which combines what is "real" with the elements of "fantasy or dreams." a\. **[MAGIC REALISM]** b. Fiction c. Non-fiction d. Poetry 2. Who wrote the classic Nigerian novel \"Things Fall Apart\"? a. Charles Dickens b. **Chinua Achebe** c. George Orwell d. Ernest Hemingway 3. *Who wrote the classic Turkish novel \"The Black Book\"?* a. Mark Twain b. Ernest Hemingway c. Charles Dickens d. **Orhan Pamuk** 4. Who wrote the classic Japanese novel \"The Tale of Genji\"? a. Kazuo Ishiguro b. Yukio Mishima c. **Murasaki Shikibu** d. Haruki Murakami 5. Who wrote the influential Japanese novel \"The Temple of the Golden Pavilion\"? a. **Yukio Mishima** b. Natsuo Kirino c. Kazuo Ishiguro d. Haruki Murakami 6. Which country was the first to join the UN after its founding? a. India **b. Poland** c. China d. Japan 7. How many countries were original members of the UN? a. 31 b. 41 **c. 51** d. 61 8. What is the smallest country in the UN by population? a. Cambodia **b. Vatican City** c. Tuvalu d. Timor-Leste 9. Which country joined the UN most recently? a. Switzerland b. Timor-Leste c. **South Sudan** d. Afghanistan 10. Which UN member state has the highest GDP (nominal)? a. China b. **United States** c. Japan d. Germany 11. What is the most printed book of all time? a. Tale of two Cities b. Harry Potter c. **The Bible** d. The Quran 12. What does UNICEF stand for? b\) United Nations International Community Education Fund **c) United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund** d\) United Nations International Climate Emergency Fund 13. How many books are there in 'The Hunger Games' series of novels? a. **4** b. 5 c. 6 d. 7 14. What is the title of the first book to feature the character Sherlock Holmes? a. The Gift of the Magi b. The Tell-Tale Heart c. **A Study in Scarlet** d. The Story of an Hour 15. Who inspired the creation of the United Nations? a. Philémon Yang b. **Franklin D. Roosevelt** c. Dennis Francis d.  John Adams **DIFFICULT** 1. Which author\'s novel \"Gathering Blue\" explores themes of human rights and social justice, echoing UN values? a. Nicholas Sparks b. **Lois Lowry** c. James Patterson d. Stephen King 2. Which novel by Arundhati Roy critiques globalization and UN-related economic policies? a. The cost of living b. The end of imagination c. The Doctor and the Saint d. **The God of Small Things** 3. What is Goal 1 of the SDGs? a. [ **No Poverty**] b. Zero hunger c. Good health and well-being d. Gender equality 4. Which SDG focuses on quality education? a. Goal 2 **[b. Goal 4]** c. Goal 5 d. Goal 3 5. When was the term \'United Nations\' created? a\) Before World War II. **[b) During World War II.]** c\) After World War II. d\) During World War I. 6. Which of the following is **NOT** a main purpose of the UN?  a) Maintaining international peace and security\  b) Promoting economic and social development\  c) Upholding human rights\  **d) Regulating international trade** 7. What is the name of the UN body that settles legal disputes between member states? a\) General Assembly b\) Security Council **c) International Court of Justice** d\) Human Rights Council 8. What are the five permanent members of the UN Security Council?  a) France, Germany, Italy, Japan, United Kingdom\  b) Canada, Mexico, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates \  c) Brazil, India, Nigeria, South Africa, South Korea\ ** d) China, France, Russia, United Kingdom, United States** 9. Who is the chief administrative officer of the United Nations? a\) President of the General Assembly\ **b) Secretary-General  \ **c) President of the Security Council\ d) High Commissioner for Human Rights 10. Who controversially won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2016, making him one of only two songwriters to ever win the prestigious literary award? a. Han Kang b. Octavio Paz c. Harry Martinson d. **Bob Dylan**