Originally posted 2019-02-01 22:20:25.
Author: Vincent Augustine D'Souza
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Illinois Quiz
Illinois Quiz Questions and Answers
1. When did Illinois become a state of USA?
a) 7 January 1781
b) 5 April 1802
c) 22 July 1848
d) 3 December 1818
2. When did Louis Jolliet visit Illinois?
a) 1492
b) 1507
c) 1673
d) 1776
3. Who captured Kaskaskia in 1778?
a) James Wilkinson
b) George Rogers Clark
c) Pierre Menard
d) Horatio Gates
Elizabeth Woodville Quiz
Elizabeth Woodville Quiz Questions with Answers
1. When was Elizabeth Woodville born?
a) 3 February 1437
b) 9 June 1442
c) 8 August 1449
d) 18 November 1435
2. Where was Elizabeth Woodville born?
a) Reims
b) Grafton Regis
c) Bristol
d) Ipswich
3. Who was Elizabeth Woodville’s mother?
a) Catherine of Valois
b) Margaret of Austria
c) Jacquetta of Luxembourg
d) Catherine Swynford
Netherlands Antilles Quiz
Netherlands Antilles Quiz Questions
1. When did Christopher Columbus sight the island of Saint Martin?
a) 1 March 1476
b) 20 May 1482
c) 12 July 1562
d) 11 November 1493
2. Who occupied Curacao in 1634?
a) Piet Heyn
b) John Maurice
c) Johannes van Walbeeck
d) Robert Blake
3. When did Sint Eustasius recognize USA?
a) 1 January 1801
b) 16 November 1776
c) 20 September 1798
d) 14 April 1824
Charles Maurice Talleyrand Quiz
Charles Maurice Talleyrand Quiz Questions and Answers
1. When was Charles Maurice Talleyrand born?
a) 2 February 1754
b) 1 June 1742
c) 3 August 1749
d) 4 December 1755
2. Where was Charles Maurice Talleyrand born?
a) Nantes
b) Amiens
c) Paris
d) Frankfurt
3. When did Charles Maurice Talleyrand become agent general of the clergy?
a) 1778
b) 1780
c) 1782
d) 1784
Bolivia Quiz
1) After whom is Bolivia named?
a) Christopher Columbus
b) Simon Bolivar
c) Ferdinand
d) Isabella
2) Which is the highest navigable water body in the world?
a) Lake Superior
b) Lake Titicaca
c) Lake Victoria
d) Lake Albert
3) Who won the Presidential election in December 2005?
a) Alan Garcia
b) Evo Morales
c) Raila Odinga
d) Richard Leaky
Ernest Hemingway Quiz
1. When was Ernest Hemingway born?
a) 9 February 1864
b) 17 May 1862
c) 21 July 1899
d) 30 December 1865
2. Where was Ernest Hemingway born?
a) Cicero
b) Boston
c) Anchorage
d) San Francisco
3. What was Ernest Hemingway’s role in World War I?
a) Corporal
b) Marine
c) Flight Lieutenant
d) Ambulance driver
Mary Anne Evans (George Eliot) Quiz
1) When was Mary Anne Evans (George Eliot) born?
a) 22 November 1819
b) 14 May 1799
c) 1 October 1820
d) 5 January 1821
2) Why did Mary Anne Evans write under the name George Eliot?
a) At that time writing was considered a male profession.
b) She was living in disguise as a man.
c) She considered herself a man in a woman’s body.
d) She wanted equality for men and women.
3) Which magazine did Mary Anne Evans edit for two years?
a) Wall Street Journal
b) Current
c) Imprint
d) Westminster Review
Ramon Magsaysay Quiz
1. When was Ramon Magsaysay President of the Philippines?
a) 1992-1998
b) 1986-1992
c) 1960-1966
d) 1953-1957
2. When was Ramon Magsaysay born?
a) 1 January 1901
b) 3 May 1904
c) 31 August 1907
d) 17 November 1910
3. Where was Ramon Magsaysay born?
a) Balabas
b) Iba
c) San Jose
d) Pandan
Tenzing Norgay Quiz
Tenzing Norgay Quiz Questions and Answers
1. When was Tenzing Norgay born?
a) 25 January 1912
b) 15 May 1914
c) 23 August 1916
d) 30 December 1908
2. Where was Tenzing Norgay born?
a) Tshechu
b) Kathmandu
c) Lhasa
d) Gangtok
3. What was Tenzing Norgay’s original name?
a) Jigme Dorji Wangchuk
b) Phuntsong Namgyal
c) Namgyal Wangdi
d) Vikram Thapa