Author: Vincent Augustine D'Souza

(This quiz is about Republic of the Congo.) 1. When did Congo become independent? a) 28 February 1956 b) 8 April 1964 c) 15 August 1960 d) 11 November 1976 2. Which country is to the west of Congo? a) Gabon b) Lesotho c) Zimbabwe d) Swaziland 3. Which is the capital of Congo? a) Jacob b) Brazzaville c) Dolisie d) Pointe Noire

1) What was O. Henry’s real name? a) Henry Ford b) Clark Cable c) Arthur Kent d) William Sidney Porter 2) When was O. Henry born? a) 14 April 1865 b) 11 September 1862 c) 2 January 1870 d) 3 June 1868 3) Which humourous weekly was started by O. Henry? a) Shankar’s Weekly b) Eve’s Weekly c) The Tablet d) The Rolling Stone

1) What is Luxembourg? a) Republic b) Kingdom c) Principality d) Grand Duchy 2) What is Be in Benelux? a) Belgium b) Beaufort c) Belize d) Beautiful 3) When is Luxembourg City Fete? a) 23 September b) 15 August c) 1 October d) 1 November

Aruba Quiz Questions and Answers 1. Which sea surrounds Aruba? a) Labrador b) Caribbean c) Irish d) Beaufort 2. Which is the capital of Aruba? a) San Nicolas b) Oranjestad c) Sabaneta d) Caracas 3. Which is the official language of Aruba? a) Spanish b) English c) French d) Dutch

Hawaii Quiz Questions and Answers 1. When did Hawaii become a state of USA? a) 1 January 1901 b) 24 May 1950 c) 21 August 1959 d) 14 December 1936 2. Who was the British explorer killed at Kealakekua Bay on 14 February 1779? a) James Cook b) William Bligh c) John Whitby d) James Ross 3. Who presented the Union Jack to Kamehameha I in 1793? a) Horatio Nelson b) George Vancouver c) Fletcher Christian d) John Adams

Edmund Hillary Quiz Questions 1. When was Edmund Hillary born? a) 14 March 1924 b) 22 April 1922 c) 20 July 1919 d) 10 October 1914 2. Where was Edmund Hillary born? a) Auckland b) Dunedin c) London d) Christchurch 3. When did Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay reach the summit of Mount Everest? a) 4 February 1944 b) 29 May 1953 c) 23 August 1949 d) 15 November 1954

1. When was Anne Bronte born? a) 17 January 1820 b) 21 April 1816 c) 30 July 1818 d) 6 November 1812 2. Where was Anne Bronte born? a) Hampshire b) Liverpool c) Tweed d) Thornton 3. Which school did Anne Bronte attend? a) Queen Anne School b) Kilkenny Grammar School c) Miss Wooler’s School d) St. Mary’s School

1. When did Paul Ehrlich get Nobel Prize for Medicine? a) 1906 b) 1909 c) 1905 d) 1908 2. When was Paul Ehrlich born? a) 5 June 1851 b) 14 March 1854 c) 6 August 1861 d) 1 November 1868 3. Where was Paul Ehrlich born? a) Strehlen b) Salzburg c) Freiburg d) Bremen 4. From which university did Paul Ehrlich get his medical degree in 1878? a) Breslau b) Frankfurt c) Leipzig d) Munich

Against which country did Pele make his international debut? a) Argentina b) Italy c) Sweden d) Peru Against which country did Pele score a hat-trick in Football World Cup 1958? a) England b) Germany c) France d) Portugal Which President of Brazil had a law passed that declared Pele a national treasure preventing him from playing in another country? a) Janio Quadros b) Getulio Vargas c) Juscelino Kubitschek d) Washington de Sousa

7) To which political party did Calvin Coolidge belong? a) Democratic b) Liberal c) Republican d) National 8) What did Calvin Coolidge say to a woman who said she had a bet that she would make him say at least three words? a) All the best. b) You should not bet. c) It was very courageous of you. d) You lose. 9) Which country’s citizens were excluded from immigration to USA by Immigration Act 1924? a) UK b) Canada c) France d) Japan