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Questions

1) Considered a classic of American literature, who wrote the novel "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn"?

 

2) Who painted the famous artwork "The Scream"?

 

3) Who is credited with discovering penicillin?

 

4) Located in the Andes Mountains, Aconcagua is the largest mountain on which continent?

 

5) What was the name of the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean?

 

6) What is the name of the largest planet in our solar system?

 

7) Which Spanish artist painted the famous artwork "The Persistence of Memory"?

 

8) What is the name of the currency used in Switzerland?

 

9) Who wrote the novel "To the Lighthouse"?

 

10) Who was the first person to run a mile in under four minutes?

 

Answers

1) Considered a classic of American literature, who wrote the novel "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn"?

Mark Twain

 

2) Who painted the famous artwork "The Scream"?

Edvard Munch

 

3) Who is credited with discovering penicillin?

Alexander Fleming

 

4) Located in the Andes Mountains, Aconcagua is the largest mountain on which continent?

South America

 

5) What was the name of the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean?

Amelia Earhart

 

6) What is the name of the largest planet in our solar system?

Jupiter

 

7) Which Spanish artist painted the famous artwork "The Persistence of Memory"?

Salvador Dali

 

8) What is the name of the currency used in Switzerland?

The Swiss franc

 

9) Who wrote the novel "To the Lighthouse"?

Virginia Woolf

 

10) Who was the first person to run a mile in under four minutes?

Roger Bannister