NSE 103 MIDTERM WEEKS
1-4 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 100%
CORRECT.
EX
1. **Q:** Who was the first President of the United States?
**A:** George Washington.
*Rationale:* He served from 1789–1797 and is unanimously
considered the foundational U.S. President.
2. **Q:** In which year did World War II end?
**A:** 1945.
*Rationale:* Germany surrendered in May, and Japan formally
surrendered on September 2, 1945.
3. **Q:** Who painted the Mona Lisa?
**A:** Leonardo da Vinci.
*Rationale:* Da Vinci painted it between 1503–1506; it now hangs in
the Louvre, Paris.
,4. **Q:** Which ancient wonder was located at Olympia, Greece?
**A:** Statue of Zeus.
*Rationale:* Created by Phidias around 435 BCE, it was one of the
Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
5. **Q:** Who was the British Prime Minister during most of WWII?
**A:** Winston Churchill.
*Rationale:* He led Britain from 1940–1945 (and again 1951–1955).
6. **Q:** The Magna Carta was signed in which year?
**A:** 1215.
*Rationale:* King John of England agreed to it, limiting royal power
and establishing legal rights.
7. **Q:** Who discovered penicillin?
**A:** Alexander Fleming.
*Rationale:* He observed the antibiotic effect of *Penicillium* mold
in 1928.
8. **Q:** What was the name of the ship Charles Darwin sailed on?
**A:** HMS Beagle.
, *Rationale:* His 1831–1836 voyage led to his theory of natural
selection.
9. **Q:** Who was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize?
**A:** Marie Curie.
*Rationale:* Won Physics in 1903 (shared) and then Chemistry in
1911.
10. **Q:** Which U.S. president issued the Emancipation
Proclamation?
**A:** Abraham Lincoln.
*Rationale:* Issued in 1863, it declared enslaved people in
Confederate states free.
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### 11–20: Geography
11. **Q:** What is the longest river in the world?
**A:** The Nile (6,650 km / 4,132 mi).
*Rationale:* Though debated with the Amazon, most sources list the
Nile as longest.
1-4 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 100%
CORRECT.
EX
1. **Q:** Who was the first President of the United States?
**A:** George Washington.
*Rationale:* He served from 1789–1797 and is unanimously
considered the foundational U.S. President.
2. **Q:** In which year did World War II end?
**A:** 1945.
*Rationale:* Germany surrendered in May, and Japan formally
surrendered on September 2, 1945.
3. **Q:** Who painted the Mona Lisa?
**A:** Leonardo da Vinci.
*Rationale:* Da Vinci painted it between 1503–1506; it now hangs in
the Louvre, Paris.
,4. **Q:** Which ancient wonder was located at Olympia, Greece?
**A:** Statue of Zeus.
*Rationale:* Created by Phidias around 435 BCE, it was one of the
Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
5. **Q:** Who was the British Prime Minister during most of WWII?
**A:** Winston Churchill.
*Rationale:* He led Britain from 1940–1945 (and again 1951–1955).
6. **Q:** The Magna Carta was signed in which year?
**A:** 1215.
*Rationale:* King John of England agreed to it, limiting royal power
and establishing legal rights.
7. **Q:** Who discovered penicillin?
**A:** Alexander Fleming.
*Rationale:* He observed the antibiotic effect of *Penicillium* mold
in 1928.
8. **Q:** What was the name of the ship Charles Darwin sailed on?
**A:** HMS Beagle.
, *Rationale:* His 1831–1836 voyage led to his theory of natural
selection.
9. **Q:** Who was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize?
**A:** Marie Curie.
*Rationale:* Won Physics in 1903 (shared) and then Chemistry in
1911.
10. **Q:** Which U.S. president issued the Emancipation
Proclamation?
**A:** Abraham Lincoln.
*Rationale:* Issued in 1863, it declared enslaved people in
Confederate states free.
---
### 11–20: Geography
11. **Q:** What is the longest river in the world?
**A:** The Nile (6,650 km / 4,132 mi).
*Rationale:* Though debated with the Amazon, most sources list the
Nile as longest.
