Final Exam - circa 1989

FINAL EXAM

Allowed Time: 9am until opening time

Candidates must write on no more than two sides of the exam paper
  1. What language is spoken by French Canadians ?

  2. Give the most important characteristics of the ancient Babylonian Empire, with particular reference to architecture, literature, law, and social conditions - or give the first names of the Osmonds.

  3. What religion is the Pope ? Jewish, Catholic, Hindu, Anglican (ONE only)

  4. Who won the Second World War?  Who came second?

  5. What is a Silver Dollar made of ? Gold, Silver, Polyvinylchloride (ONE only)

  6. Explain Le Chatelier's principle of dynamic equilibrium force, or write your name in BLOCK letters.

  7. Approximately how many commandments were given to Moses? 

  8. There we 6 kings of Britain called George. The last was George VI. Name the others.

  9. Who invented Stevenson's Rocket?

  10. Write down the numbers from 1 to 10 - marks will be deducted for every one out of sequence.

  11. Dublin is the capital of which North-East European country?

  12. Name the odd man out: Cardinal Heenan, The Pope, Archbishop of Canterbury, Jack the Ripper.

  13. Who was the winning jockey in the All Ireland Greyhound Derby in 1971?

  14. Who built the Great Pyramid?  Rameses II, W.B. Yeats, Whimpy, Amex Roadstone Corporation (ONE only)

  15. In the 1973 Sheepdog Trials, how many were found guilty?

  16. What time is News at Ten? 

  17. Would you ask William Shakespeare to build a bridge, sail the ocean, lead an army or write a play?

  18. What holiday falls on January 1st?  Christmas, New Year's Day, August Bank Holiday, St Patrick's Day.

  19. Is a dunker:
    1. A person who dips biscuits in their tea/coffee?
    2. Contraceptive?
    3. Lorry for motorway construction?
    4. A black person about 7 feet tall who is good at basketball

  20. Do you understand Newton's Law of Gravity (YES/NO)?

  21. Arrange the following words in the correct order:
    BRAINS NO HAVE POLITICIANS

  22. What are 69 and 69(ONE answer only)
    1. 101
    2. 10 times  your IQ
    3. A hell of a good party
    4. All of the above

  23. Write a story on each of the following;
    1. The wide-ranging knowledge of Computer Science students on computers
    2. The role of fast-food franchises in the modern urban environment (examples from your employment possibilities are allowed)
    3. My favorite lecture (you may not reference the previous two answers)
    4. What the restaurant looks like

  24. Approximately how many questions are on this paper (answer to the nearest 10 if you can count that far)

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