Search Skills: Self-Test 1

Use Google to search for the answers to these questions. You can:

(i) Write out your answers on a page and when you have them all ready, return to this web page to check if they are correct.

(ii) Alternatively, you can open Google in a separate window by clicking on the link below. This will allow you to answer the questions one at a time by switching between windows using the blue task bar at the bottom of the screen.

Click here to open Google in a new window


This is not a general knowledge test!
The purpose of the test is to help you to check whether or not
you could find out this information by using the Google search engine.




1.   In what country is the city of Herat?
 

Afghanistan
Morocco
Algeria
Libya



2.   Who was the father of John the Baptist?
 

Lazarus
Simon
Joseph of Aramathea
Zacharias



3.   What 2 metals are combined to make bronze?
 

Zinc and Copper
Iron and Copper
Iron and Zinc
Copper and Tin



4.   In what year did the the Castlecomer coal mine close?
 

1969
1970
1971
1972



5.   What Irish song includes the line "my mother died last springtime"?
 

Galway Bay
Slievenamon
The Wind That Shakes The Barley
The Old Bog Road



6.   What is the longest river in Italy?
 

The Po
The Tiber
The Arno
The Adige



7.   Name the youngest member of Westlife?
 

Kian
Mark
Shane
Nicky



8.   What is the venue for the 2022 Soccer World Cup?
 

China
Spain
Qatar
Russia



9.   Who is the current Secretary General of the UN?
 

Alberto Fujimori
Ban Ki Moon
António Guterres
Kofi Annan



10.   Who played the part of Eamon De Valera in the movie 'Michael Collins'?
 

John Hurt
Bill Nighy
Alan Rickman
Jeff Daniels



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