Benjamin Disraeli was a British Prime Minister and literary figure. He served in government for three decades, twice as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. He played an instrumental role in the creation of the modern Conservative Party after the Corn Laws schism of 1846. Disraeli mainly wrote romances, of which Sybil and Vivian Grey…
Jonathan Swift Quiz
1. Which of the following books was written by Jonathan Swift?
a) Gulliver’s Travels
b) All Quiet on the Western Front
c) For whom the bell tolls
d) The old man and the sea
2. When was Jonathan Swift born?
a) 11 January 1660
b) 14 April 1656
c) 3 June 1663
d) 30 November 1667
3. Where was Jonathan Swift born?
a) Belfast
b) Dublin
c) London
d) Paris
Nobel Prize 2009 Quiz
1) Who won Nobel Prize 2009 for Medicine?
a) Emil von Behring
b) Chalres Richet
c) Carol W. Greider, Elizabeth H. Blackburn, Jack W. Szostak
d) Johannes Fibiger
2) For what was Nobel Prize 2009 for Medicine given?
a) Work on serum therapy
b) Work on Anaphylaxis
c) Discovery of a key mechanism in the genetic operatin of cells
d) Contributions to cancer research
3) Who won Nobel Prize 2009 for Physics?
a) John Rayleigh, William Strutt
b) Gabriel Lippmann
c) Charles Kao, Willard S. Boyle, George Smith
d) Werner Heisenberg
Patrick White Quiz
Patrick White Quiz Questions Click here for answers 1. When did Patrick White get Nobel Prize for Literature? a) 1964 b) 1975 c) 1973 d) 1978 2. When was Patrick White born? a) 6 February 1914 b) 28 May 1912 c) 16 August 1917 d) 24 December 1915 3. Where was Patrick White born? a)…
Equatorial Guinea Quiz
Equatorial Guinea Quiz Questions
1. When did Equatorial Guinea become independent?
a) 3 February 1964
b) 17 June 1976
c) 17 August 1960
d) 12 October 1968
2. How was Equatorial Guinea formerly known?
a) Spanish Sahara
b) Spanish Guinea
c) Bohemia
d) Transylvania
3. Which is the capital of Equatorial Guinea?
a) Kogo
b) Luba
c) Malabo
d) Bata
Edward Ralph Dexter Quiz
1. When was Edward Ralph Dexter born?
a) 29 February 1932
b) 15 May 1935
c) 31 July 1936
d) 4 October 1938
2. When was Edward Ralph Dexter born?
a) Milan
b) London
c) Canberra
d) Dunedin
3. Where did Edward Ralph Dexter make his Test debut?
a) Adelaide
b) Bridgetown
c) Calcutta
d) Manchester
Basil Butcher Quiz
Basil Fitzherbert Butcher was a Guyanaese cricketer who played for the West Indies cricket team. He was the first person of Amerindian descent to represent the West Indies, and was regarded as a stylish yet reliable right-handed middle-order batsman in the star-studded West Indian batting line-up of the 1960s. Source: Wikipedia Basil Butcher Quiz Questions…
Robert Willis Quiz
(This quiz is about Test cricketer Robert George Dylan Willis popularly known as Bob Willis.) Robert Willis Quiz Questions Click here for answers 1. When was Robert Willis born? a) 1 January 1948 b) 30 May 1949 c) 26 August 1950 d) 30 November 1946 2. Where was Robert Willis born? a) Sunderland b) Bristol…
Babur Quiz
1) Where was Babur born?
a) Delhi
b) Karachi
c) Farghana
d) Shiraz
2) When did Babur capture Kabul?
a) 1483
b) 1494
c) 1497
d) 1504
3) When was the first battle of Panipat?
a) 1511
b) 1526
c) 1556
d) 1761
Kim Hunter Quiz
Kim Hunter Quiz Questions with Answers
1. What was Kim Hunter’s original name?
a) Vivian Mary Hartly
b) Janet Cole
c) Clementine Reuben
d) Ruth Elizabeth Davis
2. When was Kim Hunter born?
a) 22 February 1926
b) 31 May 1925
c) 19 August 1924
d) 12 November 1922
3. Where was Kim Hunter born?
a) Chicago
b) Lowell
c) Detroit
d) Memphis