Search Skills: Self-Test 3

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1.   What does the word 'subsume' mean?  

to believe with partial evidence
to include or to contain
to eat voraciously
to go under

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2.   What is the poorest country in the world, in terms of GDP?
  

Democratic Republic of the Congo
Burundi
Somalia
Ireland

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3.   What do the letters G.D.P. stand for?		  

General Domestic Poverty
Generated Dollars per Person
Generalised Death-rate and Poverty
Gross Domestic Product

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4.   Identify the flag of Zambia?		  

       

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5. Cad is brí leis an bhfocal 'sealadach'?		  

Temporary
Poverty stricken
Shaken
Insensitive

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6.   What do the letters 'HMV' stand for?		  

Heavy Music Vibes
His Master's Voice
Hallmark Music and Video
Huge Musical Variety

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7.   According to the CIA World Factbook, what percentage of Irish people declared themselves as Catholics in the 2016 census?		  

66.5%
71.8%
78.3%
90.2%

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8.  Which of these countries has the highest percentage of its population connected to the Internet?		  

Ireland
Iceland
France
Finland

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9.   Express the number 59 in Roman Numerals.		  

LVIV
LIX
LVI
LXI

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10.  Who wrote 'The less you know, the more you believe'?		  

Nelson Mandela
Mark Twain
Oscar Wilde
Bono

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