2. Which of the following Islands do NOT form part of the Maltese Archipelago?
a) Comino
b)Gozo
c) Filfla
d) Crete

3. Senglea, Cospicua, and Vittoriosa are known as:
a) The three cities
b)The three villages
c)The three sisters
d)The old trio

4. Who wrote the National Anthem of Malta [l-Innu Malti]?
a) Ġlormu Cassar
b)Toni Bajada
c) Dun Karm Psajla
d) An unknown balladeer

5. Which of these Saints was shipwrecked on the Island?
a) St Publius
b)St Dimitrius
c)St Luke
d)St Paul

6. In 1942, King George VI awarded the George Cross to the Island and its inhabitants. The cross bears the inscription "for ..."?
a) Bravery
b)Solidarity
c) Gallantry
d) Heroism

7. During the Crimean War several wounded were treated on the Island, hence Malta was nicknamed?
a) Florence Nightingale of the Mediterranean
b) the Jewel of the Mediterranean
c) the Nurse of the Mediterranean
d) none of the above

8. When Charles V handed the island over to the Knights, a condition was for the Knights to send the King a live falcon annually. The Maltese Falcon, by Dashiell Hammett, tells of this story, and is:
a) Entirely fictitious
b)Historically correct
c) A semi documentary
d) A true documentary

9. Since 1934 the official language of Malta is?
a) English
b) Maltese
c) Maltese and English
d) Malta does not have an official language

10. Valletta was built on a hill known as:
a) Mount Birgu
b) Mount Hompesch
c) Mount Sciberras
d) Mount Valletta

11. Written Maltese uses which alphabet:
a) Arabic
b) Greek
c) Latin
d) Esperanto

12. Ggantija Temples in Gozo:
a) predate Stonehenge by only a few years
b) are the oldest free-standing buildings in the world
c) date back to the first century B.C
d) were built at the time of the Sphinx

13. Sette Giugno, a day of infamy, annually remembered by the Maltese refers to the day:
a) the workers all went out on strike
b) a riot arose over the high cost of bread
c) Benito Mussolini was shot to death
d) a flood that killed several people

14. The 1565 Siege by the Ottoman Empire is commonly referred to as:
a) The Ottoman Invasion
b) The Great Blockade of 1565
c) The Great Siege of Malta
d) None of the above

15. The Euro replaced the Lira Maltija as official currency in:
a) September 1964
b) December 1974
c) May 2004
d) January 2008

16. The First settlers to arrive in Malta about 5200 BC were:
a) the Phoenicians
b)the Anjevins
c) the Siciani tribe
d)the Swabians

17. The first trade union was founded in 1919 - this was called The Malta Union of:
a) Fishermen
b)Carpenters
c)Teachers
d) Fitters

18. How many letters are there in the Maltese Alphabet
a)27
b)28
c) 29
d) 30

19. Malta lies about 58 miles [93 km] ...
a)North of Tunis
b)South of Sicily
c) West of Alexandria
d) East of Gibraltar

20. Which one of these words used in Maltese come from French?
a)bonasera
b)tarabuxu
c)qattus
d)fenek

21. Transportation in Malta is by:
a)cabs and buses only
b)cars and buses only
c) horse drawn cabs and underground
d) cars, cabs, and buses

22. Which of these is the most populated?
a)Valletta
b)Sliema
c)Birkirkara
d)Rabat

23. How many Catholic Churches, Chapels are there in the Maltese archipelago?
a) one hundred
b)between one hundred and two hundred
c) over three hundred
d)nearly a thousand

24. Italian was spoken by many of the elite in Malta, and some Italian words have been assimilated into the language. Which one of these did not?
a)bongornu
b)bonasera
c)bieb
d)ciao

25. Rule of the Road in Malta is:
a)drive on the right
b)drive on the left
c)drive anyways as long as it is safe

26. In May 2001 Pope John Paul II beatified three Maltese people. Who is NOT one of them?
a)Suor Adeodata Pisani
b)Venerable Nazju Falzon
c)Patri Redent Spiteri
d)Dun Ġorg Preca

27. In June 2007 Pope Benedit XVI gave Malta her first Saint when he canonized?
a)Suor Adeodata Pisani
b)Venerable Nazju Falzon
c)Patri Redent Spiteri
d)Dun Ġorg Preca