Author: Vincent Augustine D'Souza

1) Who is the first European explorer to reach the southernmost tip of Africa? a) Bartholomeu Dias b) Vasco da Gama c) Abel Tasman d) Francis Drake 2) When did the British annex the Cape Colony? a) 1765 b) 1806 c) 1815 d) 1848 3) What did the British use against the Boers in the Second Boer War? a) Concentration camps b) Chlorine c) Tanks d) Missiles

Wallis And Futuna Quiz Questions and Answers 1. Which is the capital of Wallis and Futuna? a) Kolia b) Matautu c) Ono d) Taoa 2. When did Jakob Le Maire and Willem Schouten sight Futuna? a) 1502 b) 1542 c) 1616 d) 1650 3. When did Samuel Wallis visit Uvea? a) 1788 b) 1824 c) 1622 d) 1757

1) When was Rutherford Hayes sworn in as President of USA? a) 10 July 1876 b) 4 March 1877 c) 20 January 1877 d) 4 November 1876 2) When was Rutherford Hayes born? a) 31 January 1820 b) 5 May 1824 c) 4 October 1822 d) 18 December 1826 3) Where was Rutherford Hayes born? a) Buffalo b) Delaware c) Detroit d) Indianapolis

Who was runner up in women’s singles championship in Wimbledon 2022? a) Jule Niemeier b) Ons Jabeur c) Marie Bouzkova d) Tatjana Maria Who won men’s singles championship in Wimbledon 2022? a) Novak Djokovic b) Jannik Sinner c) Cameron Norrie d) David Goffin Who was runner up in men’s singles championship in Wimbledon 2022? a) Rafael Nadal b) Taylor Fritz c) Cristian Garin d) Nick Kyrgios

1. When did Nadine Gordimer win Nobel Prize for Literature? a) 1972 b) 1985 c) 1991 d) 2004 2. When was Nadine Gordimer born? a) 6 March 1928 b) 28 June 1914 c) 22 September 1924 d) 20 November 1923 3. Where was Nadine Gordimer born? a) Pretoria b) Springs c) Durban d) Cape Town

1. When was Gustave Flaubert born? a) 19 March 1823 b) 16 June 1818 c) 31 August 1826 d) 12 December 1821 2. Where was Gustave Flaubert born? a) La Rochelle b) Rouen c) Nantes d) Strasbourg 3. Which magazine was the first to publish a writing by Gustave Flaubert? a) Le Colibri b) Le Figaro c) Revue de Paris d) Revue des Deux Mondes

Serbia Quiz Questions 1. Which country is to the north of Serbi a) Albania b) Bulgaria c) Hungary d) Macedonia 2. Who conferred the title “King of Serbia, Dalmatia and Bosnia” on Stefan in 1217? a) Honorius III b) Martin IV c) Lucius II d) Alexander III 3. Who founded the Serbian Orthodox Church? a) St. Cyril b) St. Sava c) St. Methodius d) St. Jerome

1. When did Ranjit Singh proclaim himself the maharaja of Punjab? a) 1796 b) 1801 c) 1815 d) 1824 2. When was Ranjit Singh born? a) 9 March 1771 b) 26 April 1776 c) 12 August 1782 d) 13 November 1780 3. When did Ranjit Singh conquer Lahore? a) 1799 b) 1792 c) 1788 d) 1786

1. When was Frederick II king of Prussia? a) 1702-1714 b) 1714-1738 c) 1740-1786 d) 1788-1800 2. When was Frederick II born? a) 24 January 1712 b) 7 June 1684 c) 23 September 1701 d) 5 December 1756 3. Where was Frederick II born? a) Dresden b) Berlin c) Hamburg d) Regensburg

Turks and Caicos Islands Quiz Questions and Answers 1. When did Juan Ponce de Leon visit Turks and Caicos Islands? a) 1512 b) 1492 c) 1556 d) 1601 2. When did Bahamas annex Turks and Caicos Islands? a) 1776 b) 1799 c) 1624 d) 1628 3. Which colony’s governor general had jurisdiction over Turks and Caicos Islands in 1874-1959? a) Canada b) British Honduras c) British Guiana d) Jamaica