Author: Vincent Augustine D'Souza

Texas Quiz Questions and Answers 1. When was the Battle of San Jacinto? a) 27 January 1865 b) 29 December 1828 c) 21 August 1842 d) 21 April 1836 2. When did Congress of USA approve annexation of Texas? a) 1836 b) 1828 c) 1845 d) 1851 3. Which gulf is to the southeast of Texas? a) Gulf of Nicoya b) Gulf of Mexico c) Gulf of California d) Gulf of Venezuela

1) Who was deposed in 1969 as King of Libya? a) Farokh b) Idris c) Nooruddin d) Saladin 2) What is the colour of the flag of Libya? a) Blue b) Green c) Red d) Yellow 3) When did Italy invade Libya? a) 1907 b) 1911 c) 1914 d) 1918

1. When was United Nations founded? a) 3 September 1939 b) 15 April 1919 c) 24 October 1945 d) 28 August 1911 2. What do olive branches on United Nations emblem symbolize? a) Faith b) Hope c) Love d) Peace 3. Originally United Nations had five official languages. Which language was made the sixth official language of United Nations? a) Arabic b) English c) French d) Spanish

1) Who won mixed doubles championship in US Open 2008? a) Donald Young and Melanie Oudin b) Paul Hanley and Shahar Peer c) Robert Kendrick and Sloane Stephens d) Leander Paes and Cara Black 2) Who were runners up in mixed doubles championship in US Open 2008? a) Pavel Vizner and Kveta Peschke b) Jonas Bjorkman and Nadia Petrova c) Eric Butorac and Jill Craybas d) Jamie Murray and Liezel Huber 3) Who won men’s doubles championship in US Open 2008? a) Andy Murray and Ross Hutchins b) Luis Horna and Pablo Cuevas c) Michael Bryan and Robert Bryan d) ... Read more

Herbert Hoover Quiz Questions with Answers 1) When was Herbert Hoover first sworn in as President of USA? a) 20 January 1929 b) 4 March 1929 c) 3 August 1929 d) 4 November 1928 2) When was Herbert Hoover born? a) 6 March 1875 b) 7 June 1876 c) 10 August 1874 d) 29 November 1872 3) Where was Herbert Hoover born? a) San Francisco b) West Branch c) Miami d) Pensacola

1) Where was Robert Louis Stevenson born? a) Edinburgh b) Halifax c) London d) Bristol 2) Who read stories of Scots Presbyterian martyrs to Robert Louis Stevenson during his childhood? a) Thomas Stevenson b) Margaret Stevenson c) Alison Cunningham d) Daniel Defoe 3) From which disease did Robert Louis Stevenson suffer from his childhood? a) Cholera b) Pneumonia c) Down’s Syndrome d) Tuberculosis

1) Who wanted Shahryar to succeed Jahangir? a) Gulbadan b) Hamida Banu c) Noor Jahan d) Razia 2) What is the meaning of Shah Jahan? a) Kind ruler b) King of the world c) Rainbow d) World Conqueror 3) Who was Shah Jahan’s wife? a) Noor Mahal b) Mumtaz Mahal c) Anarkali d) Zenobia

Meghalaya Quiz Questions and Answers 1. When did Meghalaya become a state? a) 21 January 1972 b) 24 June 1962 c) 11 August 1954 d) 25 December 1948 2. What does Meghalaya mean? a) Land of dawn b) Abode of clouds c) Middle region d) Land of five rivers 3. Which state is to the north of Meghalaya? a) Nagaland b) Manipur c) Tripura d) Assam

Ovid Quiz Questions with Answers 1. What was Ovid’s full name? a) Publius Vergilius Maro b) Publius Ovidius Naso c) Quintus Horatius Flaccus d) Lucius Varius Rufus 2. When was Ovid born? a) 20 March 43 BC b) 15 May 42 BC c) 23 August 49 BC d) 30 December 55 BC 3. Where was Ovid born? a) Athens b) Carthage c) Sulmo d) Troy

1. When was Alan Rickman born? a) 21 February 1946 b) 5 April 1948 c) 11 August 1942 d) 12 December 1936 2. Where was Alan Rickman born? a) Atlantic b) Boston c) London d) Detroit 3. For which newspaper did Alan Rickman work as a graphic designer? a) Washington Post b) News of the World c) Notting Hill Herald d) The Guardian