Was, were. Quiz

1.

2.

Rules:
You get one point for choosing the correct option: was or were.
You get one point for answering the question correctly.
Remember:
I
She
He
It
was
You
We
They
were

3.

Who was/were
was
the first president of the USA?
A.
Abraham
Lincoln
B.
Hillary
Clinton
C.
Thomas
Jefferson
George
D. Washington

4.

Who was/were
was
the first president of the USA?
A.
Abraham
Lincoln
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B.
Hillary
Clinton
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C.
Thomas
Jefferson
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George
D. Washington
+1 point

5.

was
Who was/were
the second person to walk on
the moon, after Neil Armstrong?
A.
Bill Gates
B.
Winston
Churchill
C.
JK Rowling
D. Buzz Aldrin

6.

was
Who was/were
the second person to walk on
the moon, after Neil Armstrong?
A.
Bill Gates
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B.
Winston
Churchill
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C.
JK Rowling
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D. Buzz Aldrin
+1 point

7.

Which country was/were
the winner of the
was
FIFA World Cup in 2010?
A.
Brazil
B.
Spain
C.
Italy
D.
Germany

8.

Which country was/were
the winner of the
was
FIFA World Cup in 2010?
A.
Brazil
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B.
Spain
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C.
Italy
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D.
Germany
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9.

Was/were
were there any female pirates?
A.
No, there weren’t.
B.
Yes, there were.

10.

Was/were
were there any female pirates?
A.
No, there weren’t.
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B.
Yes, there were.
+1 point

11.

What was/were
was
the first Disney character?
A. An elephant
B.
A rabbit
C.
A mouse
D.
A bird

12.

What was/were
was
the first Disney character?
A. An elephant
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B.
A rabbit
+1 point
C.
A mouse
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D.
A bird
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13.

Where was/were
were the Aztecs from?
A.
Australia
B.
Japan
C.
Mexico
D.
Canada

14.

Where was/were
were the Aztecs from?
A.
Australia
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B.
Japan
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C.
Mexico
+1 point
D.
Canada
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15.

What was
was/were the first animal in space?
A.
A monkey
called Puff
B.
A dog
called Laika
C.
A chimpanzee
called Joey
D.
A hamster
called Bob

16.

What was
was/were the first animal in space?
A.
A monkey
called Puff
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B.
A dog
called Laika
+1 point
C.
A chimpanzee
called Joey
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D.
A hamster
called Bob
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17.

Where was/were
were the first Olympic Games?
A.
Greece
B.
England
C.
China
D.
Spain

18.

Where was/were
were the first Olympic Games?
A.
Greece
+1 point
B.
England
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C.
China
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D.
Spain
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19.

What company was
was/were the first company
to be worth $1 trillion?
A.
Google
B.
Pixar
C.
Samsung
D.
Apple

20.

What company was
was/were the first company
to be worth $1 trillion?
A.
Google
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B.
Pixar
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C.
Samsung
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D.
Apple
+1 point

21.

When was/were
were the members of the
Beatles born?
A. In the 1940s
B. In the 1960s C. In the 1930s
D. In the 1980s

22.

When was/were
were the members of the
Beatles born?
A. In the 1940s
+1 point
B. In the 1960s C. In the 1930s
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D. In the 1980s
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23.

What was
was/were New York originally called?
A.
New Place
New
B. Amsterdam
C. New London
D.
New Paris

24.

What was
was/were New York originally called?
A.
New Place
New
B. Amsterdam
C. New London
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+1 point
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D.
New Paris
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25.

What was
was/were the biggest animal ever?
A.
It was the
diplodocus
(a dinosaur)
B.
It was the
T. rex
(a dinosaur)
C. It was - and
still is - the
elephant.
D. It was - and
still is - the
blue whale.

26.

What was
was/were the biggest animal ever?
A.
It was the
diplodocus
(a dinosaur)
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B.
It was the
T. rex
(a dinosaur)
C. It was - and
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still is - the
elephant.
D. It was - and
still is - the
blue whale.
+1 point

27.

There are about eight billion people alive today.
How many people was/were
were alive in 1900?
A.
About 5
billion.
B.
About 0.5
billion.
C.
About 1.6
billion.
D.
About 2
billion.

28.

There are about eight billion people alive today.
How many people was/were
were alive in 1900?
A.
About 5
billion.
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B.
About 0.5
billion.
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C.
About 1.6
billion.
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D.
About 2
billion.
+1 point

29.

How many points
did you get?
?
? ?