Author: Vincent Augustine D'Souza

Chhattisgarh Quiz Questions and Answers 1. When was Chhattisgarh formed? a) 1 March 1996 b) 26 June 2002 c) 12 July 1992 d) 1 November 2000 2. What does Chhattisgarh mean? a) 36 forts b) Great nation c) Three cities d) Land of kings 3. Which state is to the east of Chhattisgarh? a) Punjab b) Orissa c) Haryana d) Rajasthan

1. When was Pedro II emperor of Brazil? a) 1804-1815 b) 1815-1824 c) 1831-1889 d) 1824-1830 2. When was Pedro II born? a) 12 March 1824 b) 6 April 1822 c) 11 September 1819 d) 2 December 1825 3. Where was Pedro II born? a) Rio de Janeiro b) Sao Paulo c) Brasilia d) Casablanca

1. When did Belarus declare independence? a) 9 March 1975 b) 17 April 1968 c) 25 August 1991 d) 24 November 1985 2. Which country is to the south of Belarus? a) Estonia b) Latvia c) Lithuania d) Ukraine 3. Which is the capital of Belarus? a) Lida b) Polonsk c) Minsk d) Slavgorod

1. When did William Bradford Shockley win Nobel Prize for Physics? a) 1950 b) 1956 c) 1945 d) 1962 2. When was William Bradford Shockley born? a) 13 February 1910 b) 16 May 1912 c) 15 July 1904 d) 10 October 1906 3. Where was William Bradford Shockley born? a) Edinburgh b) Glamorgan c) London d) Dublin

1. When was Edvard Munch born? a) 6 February 1868 b) 7 May 1866 c) 8 August 1864 d) 12 December 1863 2. Where was Edvard Munch born? a) Helsinki b) Loten c) Stavanger d) Copenhagen 3. What caused the death of Edvard Munch’s mother and eldest sister? a) Cholera b) Jaundice c) Tuberculosis d) Leukemia

1. What was Garry Marshall’s middle name? Hampshire Kent Lincoln SussexCorrect Answer: Kent 2. What was Garry Marshall’s father’s original surname? Masciarelli Baggio Rossi PertiniCorrect Answer: Masciarelli 3. Where was Garry Marshall born? Atlanta Boston New York Los AngelesCorrect Answer: New York 4. Which university did Garry Marshall attend? Princeton Regent Cornell NorthwesternCorrect Answer: Northwestern 5. Which was Garry Marshall’s first film as director? Young Doctors in Love Beaches Overboard The Flamingo KidCorrect Answer: Young Doctors in Love 6. Who played the title role in Pretty Woman? Kate Hudson Julia Roberts Sharon Stone Demi MooreCorrect Answer: Julia Roberts 7. What ... Read more

Wimbledon 2013 Quiz Questions and Answers 1. Who won mixed doubles championship in Wimbledon 2013? a) Nenad Zimonjic, Katarina Srebotnik b) Daniel Nestor, Kristina Mladenovic c) Robert Bryan, Liezel Huber d) John Peers, Ashleigh Barty 2. Who were runners up in mixed doubles championship in Wimbledon 2013? a) Horia Tecau, Sania Mirza b) Robert Farah, Darija Jurak c) Bruno Soares, Lisa Raymond d) Rohan Bopanna, Jie Zheng 3. Who won men’s doubles championship in Wimbledon 2013? a) Colin Fleming, Jonathan Marray b) Rohan Bopanna, Edouard Roger-Vasselin c) Michael Bryan, Robert Bryan d) Mahesh Bhupati, Julian Knowle

1. What did James Cook call Tonga? a) Batan Islands b) Kiriwana Islands c) Savage Islands d) Friendly Islands 2. Who ruled Tonga in 1965-2006? a) George I b) Tupou IV c) George II d) Salote 3. Which is the capital of Tonga? a) Kao b) Nuku’alofa c) ‘Eua d) Vava’u

1) Who discovered Uranus? a) Gerard Kuiper b) Pervical Lowell c) William Herschel d) James Watt 2) John Flamsteed saw Uranus in 1690 and he thought it to be a star. What did he call it? a) Alpha Centauri b) Proxima Centauri c) 34 Tauri d) 24 Gauri 3) What did William Herschel name Uranus? a) Albertum Sidus b) Georgium Sidus c) Henrium Sidus d) Edwardum Sidus

1) What are whales? a) Amphibians b) Birds c) Mammals d) Reptiles 2) Which is the largest whale? a) Blue whale b) Red whale c) Yellow whale d) Black whale 3) Which is the smallest whale? a) Ant whale b) Dwarf sperm whale c) Midget whale d) Pigmy whale