Author: Vincent Augustine D'Souza

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Albert Schweitzer Quiz

1. When did Albert Schweitzer get Nobel Prize for Peace? a) 1948 b) 1952 c) 1956 d) 1964 2. When was Albert Schweitzer born? a) 14 January 1875 b) 11 May 1880 c) 31 July 1882 d) 5 December 1886 3. Where was Albert Schweitzer born? a) Hamburg b) Bremen c) Kayserberg d) Aachen 4. Which university did Albert Schweitzer attend? a) Berlin b) Munich c) Frankfurt d) Strasbourg

Andrey Sakharov Quiz

1. When did Andrey Sakharov get Nobel Prize for Peace? a) 1946 b) 1957 c) 1975 d) 1979 2. When was Andrey Sakharov born? a) 12 March 1919 b) 21 May 1921 c) 29 July 1912 d) 18 November 1922 3. Where was Andrey Sakharov born? a) Moscow b) Tomsk c) Volgograd d) Astana

Santiago Ramón y Cajal Quiz

1. When did Santiago Ramon y Cajal win Nobel Prize for Medicine? a) 1903 b) 1905 c) 1904 d) 1906 2. When was Santiago Ramon y Cajal born? a) 7 November 1857 b) 1 May 1852 c) 15 September 1859 d) 5 January 1851 3. Where was Santiago Ramon y Cajal born? a) Petilla de Aragon b) La Mancha c) Pamplona d) Salamanca

Ingrid Bergman Quiz

1. When was Ingrid Bergman born? a) 31 January 1914 b) 3 May 1918 c) 29 August 1915 d) 8 December 1923 2. Where was Ingrid Bergman born? a) Helsinki b) Oslo c) Stockholm d) Brussels 3. Which was Ingrid Bergman’s first film? a) Saratoga Trunk b) Munkbrogreven c) The Greatest Love d) Autumn Sonata 4. Who of the following was not a co-star of Ingrid Bergman in Casablanca? a) Humphrey Bogart b) Paul Henreid c) Michael Curtiz d) Clark Gable

Margaret Mitchell Quiz

1. Which novel won Margaret Mitchell Pulitzer Prize in 1937? a) Atlas Shrugged b) The Good Earth c) Dragon Seed d) Gone with the Wind 2. When was Margaret Mitchell born? a) 10 February 1889 b) 26 June 1892 c) 11 July 1894 d) 8 November 1900 3. Where was Margaret Mitchell born? a) Atlanta b) Portland c) Chicago d) Baton Rouge

Bertrand Russell Quiz

1. When was Bertrand Russell born? a) 4 March 1868 b) 18 May 1872 c) 9 August 1881 d) 14 November 1869 2. Where was Bertrand Russell born? a) Cardiff b) Greenwich c) Trelleck d) Windsor 3. Which college did Bertrand Russell attend? a) Pembroke College b) Trinity College c) Christ’s College d) St. Xavier’s College

Carl Sandburg Quiz

1. Which book won Carl Sandburg Pulitzer Prize in 1940? a) Good Morning, America b) The People, Yes c) Abraham Lincoln: The War Years d) The American Songbag 2. When was Carl Sandburg born? a) 6 January 1878 b) 9 April 1882 c) 12 July 1876 d) 18 October 1874 3. Where was Carl Sandburg born? a) Milwaukee b) Galesburg c) Pittsburg d) Gary 4. During which war was Carl Sandburg in the army? a) Mexican b) Vietnam c) Spanish-American d) Korean 5. Of which party was Carl Sandburg member? a) Republican b) Social Democratic c) Green d) Conservative

Katherine Hepburn Quiz

1. When was Katherine Hepburn born? a) 3 March 1908 b) 12 May 1907 c) 9 July 1912 d) 15 November 1903 2. Where was Katherine Hepburn born? a) Vancouver b) Hartford c) Caracas d) Quito 3. Which college did Katherine Hepburn attend? a) William and Mary College b) Randolph-Macon Woman’s College c) Rhodes College d) Bryn Mawr College

Austen Chamberlain Quiz

1. When did Austen Chamberlain get Nobel Prize for Peace? a) 1933 b) 1925 c) 1935 d) 1938 2. When was Austen Chamberlain born? a) 9 February 1861 b) 21 April 1866 c) 14 September1868 d) 16 October 1863 3. Where was Austen Chamberlain born? a) Rochester b) Eton c) Birmingham d) Wellington 4. To which political party did Austen Chamberlain belong? a) Democratic b) Conservative c) Labour d) National

Robert Frost Quiz

1. Which book won Robert Frost his first Pulitzer Prize? a) Mountain Interval b) New Hampshire c) A Further Range d) A Witness Tree 2. When was Robert Frost born? a) 26 March 1874 b) 14 May 1878 c) 9 August 1872 d) 9 December 1870 3. Where was Robert Frost born? a) Peking b) San Francisco c) Derry d) Franconia