Test your general knowledge and see if you are on top of current affairs!
Question 1
“The scheme worked through the over-invoicing of works that were part of a program that aimed to accelerate economic growth in the country”. This description corresponds to a criminal operation in Brazil. This is:
a) Operation Car Wash
b) Operation Greenfield
c) Operation Razor
d) Operation Panathenaic
e) Operation Carne Fraca
Alternative c:Operation Razor.
Operation Razor, related to overbilling in the construction of public works, was a corruption scheme of the Brazilian government discovered by the federal police in mid-2007.
Question 2
In what year and where did the biggest air accident in the history of Brazil take place?
a) Year 2007, in São Paulo
b) Year 2006, in Mato Grosso
c) Year 1982, in Ceará
d) Year 1996, in São Paulo
e) Year 1952, in the Amazon Rainforest
Alternative to:Year 2007, in São Paulo.
The biggest air accident in the history of Brazil happened in Congonhas, in the city of São Paulo, on the night of July 17, 2007. The explosion of a TAM Airbus A-320 caused the death of 199 people. The aircraft was coming from Porto Alegre to Congonhas airport, and after passing through the airport runway, it crossed an avenue and collided with the TAM building.
Question 3
Two of the statements below are wrong:
- Religious intolerance is a hate crime.
- Religious intolerance is not a crime in Brazil.
- The penalty for the crime of religious intolerance ranges from 1 to 3 years in prison.
- Religious intolerance is committing acts of vandalism against the temples of other religions.
- Freedom of expression guarantees the right to say what you want about beliefs or religions other than our own.
a) 1 and 2
b) 2 and 3
c) 5 and 4
d) 1 and 3
e) 2 and 5
Alternative e:2 and 5.
2. Religious intolerance is not a crime in Brazil.
5. Freedom of expression guarantees the right to say what you want about beliefs or religions other than our own.
According to Law No. 9.459, of May 13, 1997:
Art. 1st, under the terms of this Law, crimes resulting from discrimination or prejudice based on race, color, ethnicity, religion or national origin will be punished.
Art. 20. Practicing, inducing or inciting discrimination or prejudice based on race, color, ethnicity, religion or national origin.
Penalty:imprisonment from one to three years and fine.
Question 4
Which of the alternatives presents the Presidents of Brazil in order of succession?
a) Dilma Rousseff, Lula, Jair Bolsonaro
b) Fernando Henrique, Itamar Franco, Lula
c) Itamar Franco, Collor, Lula
d) Collor, Lula, Dilma Rousseff
e) Dilma Rousseff, Michel Temer, Jair Bolsonaro
Alternative e:Dilma Rousseff, Michel Temer, Jair Bolsonaro.
Dilma Rousseff was president of Brazil between 2011 and 2016. In 2016 she was impeached, when her vice president, Michel Temer, assumed the presidency until 2018. Jair Bolsonaro won the presidential elections held in October 2018, taking office in January 2019.
Question 5
Which of these Brazilian companies were included in the Temer government's privatization package?
a) Eletrobras and Embraer
b) Eletrobras and Mint
c) Congonhas and Vale S.A. Airport
d) Mint and Rio de Janeiro Galeão/Tom Jobim International Airport
e) Embraer and Rio de Janeiro Galeão/Tom Jobim International Airport
Alternative b:Eletrobras and Casa da Moeda.
The Temer government's privatization package included the privatization of Eletrobras, Casa da Moeda and Lotex, in addition to auctions of some highways, railways and airports. With this, the Government's expectation in 2018 was to raise around 30 billion reais.
Question 6
Which of the alternatives contains only vaccines against covid-19?
a) VIP/VOP and AstraZeneca
b) CoronaVac and AstraZeneca
c) HPV and BioNTech
d) Pentavalent (DTPa) and Sputnik V
e) Rotavirus and CoronaVac
Alternative b:CoronaVac and AstraZeneca.
Both vaccines were approved by Anvisa (National Health Surveillance Agency). CoronaVac was created in China, and in Brazil, it has a partnership with Instituto Butantan, while AstraZeneca was created in the United Kingdom, and in Brazil, it has a partnership with Fiocruz.
Question 7
What was the reason for the conviction of Luís Inácio Lula da Silva in 2018?
a) Receipt of a luxury apartment in Guarujá (SP) as a bribe in Operação Lava Jato
b) Corruption and money laundering in Operation Lava Jato
c) Trafficking of international influence in Operation Janus
d) Obstruction of justice in Operation Lava Jato
e) Gang formation in Operation Lava Jato
Alternative to:Receipt of a luxury apartment in Guarujá (SP) as a bribe in Operação Lava Jato.
In April 2018, Luís Inácio Lula da Silva was arrested and convicted of passive corruption, money laundering and receiving bribes from Operation Lava Jato, which involved a triplex in Guarujá.
However, in November 2019, Lula was released and the process was eventually annulled.
Question 8
Which four countries have the largest prison population in the world?
a) Brazil, United States, Mexico and India
b) China, United States, India and Indonesia
c) Russia, Japan, Canada and China
d) United States, China, Russia and Brazil
e) Brazil, United States, China and Vatican
Alternative d:United States, China, Russia and Brazil.
According to data from the June 2016 survey by the World Prison Brief, Institute for Prison Studies and Infopen/Ministry of Justice, the top four countries with the largest prison populations in the world are:United States (2,217,000); China (1,657,812); Brazil (726,712) and Russia (642,470).
Question 9
Which of these events turns 20 and 30 in 2021?
a) Arab Spring and September 11 attacks
b) End of the War in the Gulf and Coronation of Dom Pedro II in Brazil
c) End of the Gulf War and End of the Cold War
d) September 11th and End of the Gulf War
e) Arab Spring and September 11 attacks
Alternative d:9/11 and End of the Gulf War.
The September 11th attack happened in 2001, when the terrorist group Al-Qaeda attacked the United States and caused the death of almost 3000 people.
The Gulf War, fought between the United States and Iraq, began with Iraq's invasion of Kuwait and ended on February 28, 1991.
Question 10
In January 2021, the Capitol, where the United States Congress is located, was invaded by protesters, killing 5 people. What event was happening?
a) The inauguration of Joe Biden as presidents of the United States
b) The ratification of Joe Biden's victory for the presidency of the United States
c) The Second Continental Congress of Philadelphia
d) Special tribute to Martin Luther King Jr.
e) The inauguration of Donald Trump as presidents of the United States
Alternative b:The ratification of Joe Biden's victory for the presidency of the United States.
The confirmation of victory in the presidential elections held on November 3, 2020 took place on January 7, 2021, after the session in Congress was interrupted due to the invasion of the Capitol.
On January 20, 2021, Joe Biden took office, assuming the presidency after Donald Trump's term (2017-2021).
Question 11
Which of the alternatives brings one of President Trump's measures, announced in 2017, that caused controversy?
a) Construction of a wall on the border with Canada
b) Termination of the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the United States and Israel
c) Withdrawal from the Paris Agreement
d) Withdrawal from NATO - North Atlantic Treaty Organization
e) Reconciliation of the USA with Cuba
Alternative c:Withdrawal from the Paris Agreement.
The Trump administration, which began in January 2017, was marked by many controversies and some controversial measures. Among them, we can highlight the withdrawal of the United States of America (USA) from the Paris Climate Agreement, which was formalized in November 2019.
Remember that the Paris Agreement was approved by 195 countries with the aim of mitigating the damage caused by global warming.
Question 12
What is Pix?
a) Instant payment method created by the Central Bank of Brazil
b) Banco do Brasil's low risk investment plan
c) Set of payment methods carried out by subacquirers
d) Online payment method
e) Financial investment products created by the Central Bank of Brazil
Alternative to:Instant payment method created by the Central Bank of Brazil.
Pix allows you to make any payment or transfer using your cell phone, and has been in operation since November 2020.
Question 13
Which country has carried out nuclear tests and, in 2017, mainly threatened the United States of America?
a) Syria
b) Israel
c) China
d) Pakistan
e) North Korea
Alternative e:North Korea.
The conflict between the United States and North Korea has a long history, which began after the Second World War, more precisely in the Korean War (1950-1953), when both countries became enemies in the face of ideological differences.
As of 2017, the conflict between the two countries was triggered by the launch of long-range missiles, however, the presidents of the respective countries (Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un e) met in 2018 and 2019, with the aim of to ease tensions.
Question 14
What is Brexit?
a) UK exit from the Eurozone
b) Departure of the United Kingdom from the European Union
c) Departure from England from the United Kingdom
d) End of the monarchy in the United Kingdom
e) Change in the system of government in the UK
Alternative b:United Kingdom's departure from the European Union.
The term Brexit comes from the junction of the English words “Britain” and “Exit”. This process, which began with the referendum of 23 June 2016, represents the United Kingdom's exit from the European Union.
On January 31, 2020, the UK definitively left the European Union, becoming the first country to do so.
Question 15
Which countries have received the most Syrian refugees?
a) Turkey and Lebanon
b) Germany and France
c) Jordan and Serbia
d) Iraq and Sweden
e) Turkey and Egypt
Alternative to:Turkey and Lebanon.
The war in Syria began in 2011 as a result of several protests against the government of Bashar al-Assad. As a result, many refugees left the country in search of better living conditions.
According to research by the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), there are currently around 6.7 million Syrian refugees, with neighboring countries hosting the largest number of people:Lebanon, Jordan, Turkey, Iraq and Egypt.
Among them, Turkey is home to more than 3 million Syrians, followed by Lebanon, where there are 1.5 million refugees, which corresponds to one in four people in the country.
Question 16
About the character Mafalda, by Argentine cartoonist Quino (deceased in 2020), it is correct to say.
a) It was created for an Argentine literacy campaign in the 1960s
b) Mafalda's comic strips were only translated into Portuguese and English
c) His creation was inspired by Quino's daughter
d) her greatest desire was to be like her mother
e) It was created to advertise home appliances
Alternative e:It was created to advertise home appliances.
In order to promote Mansfield brand home appliances, Quino was invited to draw the family of a girl who used Mansfield products. The girl's name had to start with M, just like the name of the brand she would be promoting.
Question 17
What is the Paris Agreement?
a) International agreement dealing with the restriction of immigrants in Paris
b) International agreement dealing with the protection of France from terrorist attacks
c) International agreement dealing with Sustainable Development
d) International agreement dealing with radioactive pollution
e) International agreement dealing with global warming
Alternative e:International agreement dealing with global warming.
The Paris Agreement is an international agreement that was adopted during the Conference of the Parties - COP 21, in Paris, in 2015.
Approved by 195 countries, its main objective is to minimize the impacts caused by global warming. All countries involved have committed to reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the coming decades.
Question 18
What is the nationality of sociologist and philosopher Durkheim?
a) German
b) French
c) English
d) Italian
e) Norwegian
Alternative b:French.
David Émile Durkheim (1858-1917) was one of the greatest sociologists, philosophers and anthropologists of all time. He was born in the French town of Épinal, and died in Paris.
Considered the “father of Sociology”, Durkheim was the founder of the “French School of Sociology”, being one of those responsible for making Sociology an academic discipline, by reconciling empirical research with theory, based on rigorous methods.
Question 19
What is Crimea?
a) Type of conference held between leaders of Russian organizations
b) Name given to the conflict between Russia and Ukraine
c) Peninsula located in southern Ukraine which in 2014 was annexed to the territory of Russia
d) Set of republics of the Soviet Union
e) Process of Christianization of Russia
Alternative c:Peninsula located in southern Ukraine which in 2014 was annexed to the territory of Russia.
The annexation of Crimea to Russia is one of the reasons for the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. Crimea was once annexed to Russia and Ukraine.
In 1783, Crimea was annexed to Russia, but after the dissolution of the Soviet Union, Crimea became an independent territory of Ukraine. In 2014, Russian troops occupied the region and annexed it to Russia.
Question 20
What is Amazonia 1?
a) First satellite fully developed by Brazil to monitor the Amazon and other Brazilian biomes, which was launched on February 28, 2021 from the Alcântara Launch Center (CLA), in Brazil.
b) First Brazilian data collection satellite, which was launched on February 9, 1993 from the Wallops Control Center in the United States.
c) Brazilian government plan aimed at sustainable development in the Amazon.
d) First satellite fully developed by Brazil to monitor the Amazon and other Brazilian biomes, which was launched on February 28, 2021 from the Satish Dhawan Space Center Launch Center in India.
e) Fund for sustainable projects in the Amazon, created by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB).
Alternative d:First satellite fully developed by Brazil to monitor the Amazon and other Brazilian biomes, which was launched on February 28, 2021 from the Satish Dhawan Space Center Launch Center in India.
The Amazonia 1 mission is to generate images of the Brazilian territory every 5 days, among other things, allowing to alert about deforestation in the Amazon.
Question 21
Jair Bolsonaro's speech at the UN General Assembly in September 2021 was criticized. Which of the following themes were in that speech?
a) Human rights and social development
b) Environmental protection and terrorist attacks
c) Environmental protection and peace missions
d) International financial crisis and social development
e) Pandemic and environmental protection
Alternative e:Pandemic and environmental protection.
Criticism of Bolsonaro's speech reflects what the president of Brazil has shown during the pandemic. Bolsonaro took in his speech his opinion about the initial treatment, which is not proven.
Regarding the environment, statements about the Amazon distort the data, since it is not coherent to compare the proportion of deforestation in the years 2021 and 2020.
Question 22
Lady Di was the nickname of which personality?
a) Chiquinha Gonzaga
b) Joan of Arc
c) Carlota Joaquina
d) Diana, Princess of Wales
e) Grace Kelly
Alternative d:Diana, Princess of Wales.
Diana Frances Spencer (1961-1997), nicknamed Lady Di, was the first wife of Charles, Prince of Wales. Considered one of the most admired women in the world, she has acted in several charitable campaigns.
Question 23
How many years did Fidel Castro, one of the longest-serving rulers, lead Cuba?
a) 39 years
b) 32 years
c) 40 years
d) 49 years
e) 46 years
Alternative d:49 years.
Fidel Castro (1926-2016) was a Cuban revolutionary leader and dictator of the country for 49 years.
His government was considered as one of the world dictatorships that most limited freedom of expression, however, in the years he was in power, Cuba achieved enviable levels of human and social development.
Question 24
Which of these phrases was said by Pope Francis?
a) "If God is Brazilian, the Pope is Carioca."
b) "Brazil above all, God above all."
c) "There is no single mother. Mother is not a marital status."
d) "To have faith is to sign a blank sheet of paper and let God write whatever He wants on it."
e) "I'd rather be a man of paradoxes than a man of prejudice."
Alternative c:"There is no single mother. Mother is not a marital status."
This message was delivered by Pope Francis in a speech made in May 2014.
Question 25
Why was Catalonia a hot topic in 2017?
a) Because of the crisis it causes in Spain when it fights for its independence
b) Why do you want to leave the European Union?
c) Because the kingdom of Spain wants to separate from Catalonia
d) Because you want to leave the Eurozone and create your own currency
e) Because Spain believes that the separation will be beneficial for the Spanish economy
Alternative a:Because of the crisis it causes in Spain when it fights for its independence.
In 2017, the movement for the separation of Catalonia intensified again, after a referendum that counted with the participation of 42% of the Catalan population.
Considered illegal, this action generated a lot of violence on the part of the police forces. Note that Catalonia's struggle for independence has taken place several times throughout history and aims to make the region an independent country from Spain.
Question 26
What is the role of the UN?
a) To care for culture in all nations
b) Unite nations for the purpose of maintaining world peace and security
c) Financing developing countries
d) Regulate the functioning of the financial system at an international level
e) Manage trade agreements between countries
Alternative b:Unite nations to maintain international peace and security.
The United Nations (UN), created in 1945, aims to:
- Maintain peace and security;
- Protect human rights;
- Distribute humanitarian aid;
- Promote sustainable development;
- Defending international law.
Question 27
Who was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize?
a) Mother Teresa of Calcutta
b) Elizabeth Blackwell
c) Irène Joliot-Curie
d) Valentina Tereshkova
e) Marie Curie
Alternative e:Marie Curie.
Marie Curie (1867-1934), Polish scientist, was the first woman to receive a Nobel Prize in history. She received the award twice:in 1903 in the physics category; and in 1911, in the category of chemistry.
Question 28
Eva Braun was the name of the wife of which of these personalities known for their cruelty?
a) Vladimir Lenin
b) Benito Mussolini
c) Joseph Stalin
d) Augusto Pinochet
e) Adolf Hitler
Alternative e:Adolf Hitler.
Eva Braun (1912-1945) followed Hitler for years.
Eva met Hitler when she was 17 years old and they were married when she was 33 years old, on April 29, 1945, fearing the approach of the Red Army. The next day, they committed suicide.
Question 29
In which Brazilian government was the higher education quota law enacted?
a) Government of Dilma Rousseff
b) Government of José Sarney
c) Government of Fernando Henrique
d) Government of Tancredo Neves
e) Government of Luís Inácio Lula da Silva
Alternative to:Government of Dilma Rousseff.
This is Law No. 12,711, of August 29, 2012, which provides for admission to federal universities and federal high-level technical education institutions.
Question 30
Mao Zedong, Jean Jacques Dessalines and Nelson Mandela were respectively the rulers of which countries?
a) Japan, France and Angola
b) India, Germany and Portugal
c) China, Haiti and South Africa
d) Taiwan, Belgium, Mozambique
e) Macau, Switzerland, United States of America
Alternative c:China, Haiti and South Africa.
Mao Zedong (1893-1976) was a communist leader who ruled China from 1946 to 1976.
Jean Jacques Dessalines (1758-1806) led the Haitian Revolution, having been the country's first ruler. He reigned between 1804 and 1806, until he was assassinated.
Nelson Mandela (1918-2013) was president of South Africa between 1994 and 1999. Leader of the movement against apartheid, in 1993 he received the Nobel Peace Prize.
Question 31
Chernobyl and Cesium-137 are part of the biggest nuclear accidents in history. In which countries did it take place?
a) Russia and Spain
b) Ukraine and Brazil
c) United States and Ukraine
d) Japan and Brazil
e) Taiwan and Germany
Alternative b:Ukraine and Brazil.
The accident in Chernobyl, a city located in northern Ukraine, happened on April 26, 1986, when a nuclear reactor exploded causing the release of toxic waste over a huge area.
The accident with cesium-137 happened in Goiânia on September 13, 1987, when garbage collectors collected a radiotherapy device in a deactivated clinic, without knowing what it was, with the intention of selling it in the scrap yard.
Question 32
How did Saddam Hussein die?
a) cancer victim
b) suicide
c) heart attack
d) hanged man
e) Decapitated
Alternative d:Hanged Man.
Saddam Hussein (1937-2006) was the president of Iraq between 1979 and 2003. Dictator, he spread terror throughout the country.
Captured by the United States of America (USA), he was tried by the Iraqi interim government, having been found guilty of crimes against humanity. The sentence was sentenced to death by hanging.
Question 33
Which country was in the military leadership of MINUSTAH, the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti?
a) United States
b) Argentina
c) France
d) Brazil
e) Dominican Republic
Alternative d:Brazil.
MINUSTAH was created with the aim of promoting normality in Haiti in institutional and security terms.
Throughout its existence, it has been under Brazilian leadership, which has had the collaboration of more than 15 countries.
Question 34
Netherlands, Myanmar and Iran are countries that have changed names. Before they were called respectively:
a) Holland, Ceylon and Persia
b) Burma, Persia and Holland
c) Holland, Burma and Persia
d) Swaziland, Burma and Persia
e) Netherlands, Burma and Siam
Alternative c:Netherlands, Burma and Persia.
The Netherlands officially became the Netherlands in January 2020.
The renaming of Burma to Myanmar was officially done in 1989.
Persia was the name adopted by present-day Iran until 1934.
Question 35
Which of the alternatives contains only inventions created in Brazil?
a) Electronic voting machine, antivenom serum (antidote against snake venom) and electric shower
b) Electric lamp, electric shower and internet
c) Telephone, internet and electronic voting machine
d) Facebook, automobile and parachute
e) Electronic voting machine, antivenom serum (antidote against snake venom) and parachute
Alternative to:Electronic voting machine, antivenom serum (antidote against snake venom) and electric shower.
The electronic ballot box was invented by Carlos Prudêncio, judge and judge from Santa Catarina. The device was used for the first time throughout Brazil in 1996.
The antivenom serum was developed by the physician and sanitarian Vital Brazil, whose research was concluded in 1903.
The electric shower was invented by Francisco Canho, who developed the equipment in the 40's.
Question 36
As a way of resisting the traditions of Halloween, which commemorative date was established in Brazil to be celebrated on October 31st?
a) Halloween
b) Folklore Day
c) Savings day
d) Brazilian popular music day
e) Saci Day
Alternative e:Saci Day.
Dia do Saci celebrates one of the best-known figures in Brazilian folklore.
Although it is a bill of the Education and Culture Commission - Federal Law Project No. 2,479, of 2013, the date has already been made official in São Paulo through Law No. 11,669, of January 13, 2004.
Question 37
In which country was Auschwitz, the largest Nazi concentration camp, located?
the Germany
b) Poland
c) United States
d) Austria
e) Japan
Alternative b:Poland.
The biggest extermination center of the Second World War was installed in Poland, 60 kilometers from its capital. Founded in 1940, it operated until January 1945.
Question 38
Who is Luiz Gabriel Tiago?
a) Brazilian nominated for the 2018 Nobel Peace Prize
b) Brazilian military and politician
c) Portuguese writer and poet
d) Spanish writer and poet
e) Real name of Luiz Gonzaga, the Gonzaguinha
Alternative to:Brazilian nominated for the 2018 Nobel Peace Prize.
Luiz Gabriel Tiago, better known as Mr. Gentileza, earned the nickname when he began to study the impacts of kindness on society.
An activist against hunger and social inequality, he is the author of books such as Kindness at Work and How to Dribble Anger at Work, and is also the creator of the Pontinho de Luz movement, which brings together more than 100,000 people around the world.
Question 39
How long did the volcano eruption in the Canary Islands last in 2021 and some of the damage it caused?
a) About three months and destroyed homes and crops
b) About three weeks and approximately 50 earthquakes
c) About six months and the death of more than 10 thousand people
d) About three months and a tsunami that hit the Brazilian coast
e) About 19 days and destruction of half of the municipalities on the Island
Alternative a:About three months and destroyed homes and crops.
The Cumbre Vieja volcano, located on the island of La Palma (Canary Islands), erupted on September 19, 2021. On December 25, 2021, the authorities declared the end of the eruption, which left about 3,000 homes destroyed and many banana plantations.
Question 40
In October 2017, a crime in Goiânia shocked Brazil. What happened?
a) Massacre of Candelaria
b) A security guard set fire to children at a daycare, causing the death of at least 5
c) A teenager shot colleagues in a classroom, two of whom died
d) Crime that became known as the Realengo Massacre
e) An Indian was burned while sleeping at a bus stop
Alternativa c:Um adolescente disparou contra colegas em uma sala de aula, dois dos quais morreram.
No fim da aula, numa escola particular, um adolescente de 14 anos tirou uma pistola calibre 40 da mochila e disparou três tiros contra um colega de 13 anos, que morreu instantaneamente.
Além de outros colegas que ficaram feridos, o melhor amigo do adolescente também morreu após levar um tiro na cabeça.
Questão 41
Qual o nome do líder da Coreia do Norte?
a) Pak Pong-ju
b) Kim Jong-un
c) Kim Jong-Il
d) Moon Jae-in
e) Xi Jinping
Alternativa b:Kim Jong-un.
O norte-coreano Kim Jong-un (1983) é o líder supremo da Coreia do Norte desde 17 de dezembro de 2011.
Questão 42
Quais as consequências para o Brasil decorrentes da crise na Venezuela?
a) Sobrecarregamento no sistema público de saúde em Roraima
b) Fortalecimento do Mercosul
c) Aumento de mão-de-obra
d) Crescimento de investimentos estrangeiros
e) Melhoria nos serviços sociais a fim de atender os imigrantes venezuelanos
Alternativa a:Sobrecarregamento no sistema público de saúde em Roraima.
Além do Amazonas, o estado de Roraima faz fronteira com a Venezuela. É para lá que muitos venezuelanos têm se refugiado.
Com isso, a rede pública de saúde fica com um sério problema de superlotação.
Questão 43
Em 2018, um evento que aconteceu na França completou 500 anos. Trata-se de um caso em que várias pessoas morreram após passarem dias dançando. Qual o nome desse evento?
a) Peste negra
b) Gripe francesa
c) Praga de Estrasburgo
d) Esclerose múltipla
e) Epidemia de dança
Alternativa e:Epidemia de dança.
A epidemia da dança aconteceu em 1518 em Estrasburgo, na França. Tudo começou quando uma habitante da cidade começou a dançar na rua sem que qualquer música estivesse a tocar, e continuo a fazê-lo durante 6 dias.
O comportamento passou a contagiar outras pessoas tomando proporções sérias, quando chegavam a morrer 15 pessoas por dia, exaustas de tanto dançar ou com ataques cardíacos. A epidemia durou 4 meses e acabou de forma inesperada, tal como se iniciou. Estudiosos nunca conseguiram confirmar as razões do acontecimento.
Questão 44
Em 2018 é o centenário da morte de que importante poeta brasileiro?
a) Monteiro Lobato
b) Machado de Assis
c) Aluísio de Azevedo
d) Olavo Bilac
e) Carlos Heitor Cony
Alternativa d:Olavo Bilac.
Olavo Bilac (1865-1918) é considerado o melhor representante do Parnasianismo. O poeta escreveu a letra do Hino Nacional à Bandeira.
Questão 45
Quais destes grupos não devem tomar a vacina contra a febre amarela?
a) Transplantados, pacientes oncológicos, pessoas com alergia grave ao ovo
b) Crianças até 2 anos, grávidas, doadores de sangue
c) Pacientes com câncer, idosos acima de 75 anos
d) Mulheres que querem engravidar, lactantes, bebês com menos de 1 ano, doentes que recebam tratamento de saúde especial
e) Pessoas alérgicas, crianças até 2 anos, grávidas
Alternativa a:Transplantados, pacientes oncológicos, pessoas com alergia grave ao ovo.
De acordo com o Ministério da Saúde, a vacina da febre amarela é contraindicada para algumas pessoas. Há aquelas que devem tomar a vacina, mas com restrições, bem como há grupos que não devem tomar a vacina.
Questão 46
Quem é o autor do famoso discurso "Eu tenho um sonho"?
a) Nelson Mandela
b) Martin Luther King
c) Zumbi dos Palmares
d) Barack Obama
e) Carlota Joaquina
Alternativa b:Martin Luther King.
O célebre discurso "Eu tenho um sonho" (I Have a Dream) foi feito por Martin Luther King em 1963, numa manifestação civil que reuniu 250 mil pessoas.
Questão 47
Que país sediará as Olimpíadas de 2020?
a) Catar
b) Rússia
c) França
d) Estados Unidos
e) Japão
Alternativa e:Japão.
Os Jogos Olímpicos Tóquio 2020 foram realizados entre 23 de julho e 8 de agosto de 2021. O adiamento do evento teve em conta a pandemia da covid-19.
Questão 48
Quais as respectivas cores da reciclagem do papel, do vidro, do metal e do plástico?
a) azul, verde, amarelo e vermelho
b) verde, azul, vermelho e amarelo
c) vermelho, amarelo, verde e azul
d) azul, amarelo, verde e vermelho
e) verde, amarelo, azul e vermelho
Alternativa a:azul, verde, amarelo e vermelho.
- azul:papel
- verde:vidro
- amarelo:metal
- vermelho:plástico
Além desses, há outras cores que são utilizados na coleta seletiva:
- branco:resíduos ambulatoriais e de serviços de saúde;
- cinza:resíduo geral cuja separação não é possível;
- laranja:pilhas e baterias;
- marrom:lixo orgânico;
- preto:madeira;
- roxo:resíduos radioativos.
Questão 49
Que acontecimento importante para a história da humanidade teve lugar em 20 de julho de 1969?
a) Chegada do homem à Lua
b) Fim do Apartheid
c) Lançamento das bombas atômicas em Hiroshima e Nagasaki
d) Lançamento do álbum dos Beatles Abbey Road
e) Envio do primeiro e-mail da história
Alternativa a:Chegada do homem à Lua.
Após uma viagem de 4 dias, a bordo da Apolo 11, os astronautas Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins e Edwin Aldrin chegam à Lua no dia 20 de julho de 1969.
Ao pisar na Lua, o comandante da missão, disse a frase que ficou famosa:"Este é um pequeno passo para um homem; um salto gigantesco para a humanidade".
Questão 50
Quais as maiores pandemias da história?
a) Gripe espanhola e câncer
b) Varíola e hipertensão
c) Peste negra e covid-19
d) Cólera e colesterol
e) Asma e Gripe espanhola
Alternativa c:Peste negra e covid-19.
Com exceção da alternativa c), em cada uma das alternativas consta apenas uma pandemia. Câncer, hipertensão, colesterol e asma não podem ser pandemias, porque não são doenças contagiosas.
Questão 51
Qual das alternativas apresenta os motivos de cancelamento das Olimpíadas de 1916, 1940 e 1944?
a) Atrasos nas obras dos estádios
b) Roubo da tocha olímpica
c) Primeira Guerra Mundial e coronavírus
d) Primeira e Segunda guerras mundiais
e) Falta de financiamento
Alternativa d:Primeira e Segunda guerras mundiais.
Em função da Primeira Guerra Mundial, foi cancelado o evento das Olimpíadas de Berlim 1916. Já a Segunda Guerra Mundial foi responsável pelo cancelamento das Olimpíadas de Tóquio 1940 e Londres 1944.
Lembrando que as Olimpíadas de Tóquio 2020 não foram canceladas, mas sim adiadas para 2021.
Questão 52
Quem é Abraham Weintraub?
a) Ministro da Educação do Brasil entre 2019 e 2020
b) Compositor de origem judaica
c) Ex-agente secreto israelense
d) Sociólogo e ativista brasileiro
e) Rabino israelense
Alternativa a:Ministro da Educação do Brasil nomeado em abril de 2019.
Abraham Bragança de Vasconcellos Weintraub (São Paulo, 11 de outubro de 1971), graduado em ciências econômicas pela Universidade de São Paulo (USP) em 1994, realizou seu MBA Executivo Internacional e o Mestrado em Administração (área de finanças) na Fundação Getúlio Vargas (FGV).
Em 8 de abril de 2019 foi nomeado Ministro da Educação pelo presidente Jair Bolsonaro, tendo sido exonerado do cargo em junho de 2020.
Questão 53
Quais são, respectivamente, os países onde o primeiro caso de covid-19 foi detectado e a primeira pessoa foi vacinada contra o vírus?
a) Estados Unidos e Brasil
b) China e Inglaterra
c) Índia e Inglaterra
d) China e Estados Unidos
e) China e Japão
Alternativa b:China e Inglaterra.
O primeiro caso de covid-19 foi detectado na China em novembro de 2019. Um ano depois, em dezembro de 2020, a primeira pessoa foi vacinada contra a covid-19 na Inglaterra.
Questão 54
Quem são os autores das seguintes frases?
“Se queres prever o futuro, estuda o passado.”
“Cada segundo é tempo para mudar tudo para sempre.”
a) Augusto Cury e João Paulo II
b) Albert Camus e Albert Einstein
c) Victor Hugo e Eleanor Roosevelt
d) Madre Teresa de Calcutá e Confúcio
e) Confúcio e Charles Chaplin
Alternativa e:Confúcio e Charles Chaplin.
Confúcio (551- 479 a.C.), filósofo chinês que se preocupou com a questão da cultura, disse a frase “Se queres prever o futuro, estuda o passado.”
Charles Chaplin (1889-1977), o famoso artista do cinema mudo, é o autor da frase “Cada segundo é tempo para mudar tudo para sempre.”
Questão 55
É um dos maiores nomes da literatura brasileira. Ucraniana, em 2020 faria 100 anos. De quem estamos falando?
a) Lygia Fagundes Telles
b) Clarice Lispector
c) Cecília Meireles
d) Rachel de Queiroz
e) Svetlana Aleksiévitch
Alternativa b:Clarice Lispector.
Clarice Lispector nasceu na Ucrânia, no dia 10 de dezembro de 1920. Com um estilo inconfundível, a obra de Clarice é considerada um marco na literatura.
Questão 56
Que acontecimento histórico comemorou 30 anos em 9 de novembro de 2019?
a) Queda da Bastilha
b) Grande depressão
c) Transferência da soberania de Macau à China
d) Queda do muro de Berlim
e) Revolução cubana
Alternativa d:Queda do muro de Berlim.
O muro de Berlim, erguido em 1961, foi um dos principais símbolos da Guerra Fria. A sua queda aconteceu no dia 9 de novembro de 1989.
Questão 57
Quem é a primeira santa nascida no Brasil, canonizada em 2019?
a) Santa Dulce dos Pobres
b) Nossa Senhora Aparecida
c) Madre Teresa de Calcutá
d) Rainha Santa Isabel
e) Nossa Senhora de Guadalupe
Alternativa a:Santa Dulce dos Pobres.
Irmã Dulce, a baiana popularmente conhecida como Anjo Bom da Bahia, foi canonizada em 13 de outubro de 2019, quando passou a ser chamada de Santa Dulce dos Pobres.
Questão 58
Em qual das alternativas os dois filmes tem como tema a Segunda Guerra Mundial.
a) Sonho de uma Noite de Verão, de Michael Hoffman (1999) e Macbeth:Ambição e Guerra, de Justin Kurzel (2015)
b) A Batalha de Passchendaele, de Paul Gross (2008) e Cavalo de Guerra, de Steven Spielberg (2011)
c) O Império do Sol, de Steven Spielberg (1987) e A vida é bela, de Roberto Benini (1997)
d) Anti-herói, de Dito Montiel (2003) e Meia-noite em Paris, Woody Allen (2011)
e) Estrelas além do tempo, de Theodore Melfi (2016) e Pantera negra, de Ryan Coogler (2018)
Alternativa c:O Império do Sol, de Steven Spielberg (1987) e A vida é bela, de Roberto Benini (1997).
O filme Império do Sol conta a história de um menino inglês a viver em Xangai que é levado para um campo de concentração quando a China foi invadida pelos japoneses.
A vida é bela, por sua vez, conta a história de um judeu, na Itália, que foi separado da mulher e levado para um campo de concentração nazista com seu filho.
Questão 59
Qual das alternativas contém apenas artistas que participaram da Semana de Arte Moderna, cujo centenário é comemorado em 2022?
a) Tarsila do Amaral, Heitor Villa-Lobos, Di Cavalcanti e Manuel Bandeira
b) Mário de Andrade, Oswald de Andrade, Tarsila do Amaral e Anita Malfatti
c) Mário de Andrade, Oswald de Andrade, Di Cavalcanti e Manuel Bandeira
d) Tarsila do Amaral, Plínio Salgado, Heitor Villa-Lobos e Mário de Andrade
e) Mário de Andrade, Oswald de Andrade, Tarsila do Amaral e Di Cavalcanti
Alternativa c:Mário de Andrade, Oswald de Andrade, Di Cavalcanti e Manuel Bandeira.
Com exceção de Tarsila do Amaral, presente em todas as alternativas, todos os outros artistas participaram da Semana de Arte Moderna, conhecida como a Semana de 22.
Apesar de não ter participado do evento, Tarsila foi uma das artistas plásticas mais importantes do Modernismo.
Questão 60
Indique o nome da canção de onde foi tirada a estrofe abaixo.
"Subiu a construção como se fosse máquina
Ergueu no patamar quatro paredes sólidas
Tijolo com tijolo num desenho mágico
Seus olhos embotados de cimento e lágrima"
a) Construção, de Chico Buarque
b) Paratodos, de Chico Buarque
c) Tropicália, de Caetano Veloso
d) Asa Branca, de Luiz Gonzaga e Humberto Teixeira
e) Aquarela do Brasil, de Ary Barroso
Alternativa a:Construção, de Chico Buarque.
A música Construção, de Chico Buarque, foi gravada em 1971. Sua composição é rica em detalhes e a sua letra fala sobre a rotina de um pedreiro.
Questão 61
Qual das alternativas contém o significado correto de CPI?
a) Câmara Parlamentar de Intervenção
b) Congresso de Pediatria Internacional
c) Coronavirus Pandemic Investigation
d) Comissão Parlamentar de Inquérito
e) Centro Parlamentar de Investigação
Alternativa d:Comissão Parlamentar de Inquérito.
A Comissão Parlamentar de Inquérito é uma investigação comandada pelo poder legislativo, Câmara dos Deputados ou Senado. A CPI tem como objetivo fiscalizar o poder executivo (responsável pela administração dos interesses públicos). Mais de 200 CPIs já foram instauradas no Brasil.
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