Author: Vincent Augustine D'Souza

(This quiz is about Federation International de Natation i.e., International Swimming Federation.) 1. When was FINA founded? 1 January 1901 20 June 1906 19 July 1908 6 November 1904Correct Answer: 19 July 1908 2. Where was FINA founded? London New York Berlin StockholmCorrect Answer: London 3. How many were founder members of FINA? 6 8 10 12Correct Answer: 8 4. Where is FINA based? Helsinki Budapest Copenhagen LausanneCorrect Answer: Lausanne 5. Who was the first FINA President? George Hearn Harold Fern Erik Bergvall Richard RitterCorrect Answer: George Hearn 6. Who had two non-consecutive terms as FINA President? Walther Binner Javier ... Read more

1) Which was Thomas Hardy’s first novel? a) The poor man and the lady b) Rich Dad Poor Dad c) Think and grow rich d) Think and grow poor 2) Which novel of Thomas Hardy has a chapter in which a man sells his wife? a) Two on a Tower b) The Return of the Native c) The Mayor of Casterbridge d) Desperate Remedies 3) What happens to Tess in Tess of the d’Urbervilles? a) She becomes queen b) She goes to USA c) She becomes grandmother d) She is hanged

1. When was Indian Cinematograph Act passed? a) 1912 b) 1924 c) 1916 d) 1920 2. In 1920 Censor Boards were set up under police chiefs in five cities. Four of them were Bombay, Calcutta, Lahore, and Madras. Which was the fifth city? a) Delhi b) Karachi c) Rangoon d) Simla 3. After which Act Bombay Board of Film Censors was reconstituted as Central Board of Film Censors? a) Cinematograph Act 1952 b) Companies Act 1956 c) Video Recordings Act 1984 d) Commonwealth Classification Act 1995

1. When was Jerome David Salinger born? a) 1 January 1919 b) 19 April 1908 c) 11 September 1904 d) 31 December 1902 2. Where was Jerome David Salinger born? a) Pittsburg b) Buffalo c) New York d) Atlanta 3. Which college did Jerome David Salinger attend? a) Whittier College b) Bethany College c) Christ College d) Ursinus College

Douglas Engelbart Quiz Questions and Answers 1. When was Douglas Engelbart born? a) 30 January 1925 b) 24 June 1922 c) 8 August 1927 d) 4 November 1924 2. Where was Douglas Engelbart born? a) Boston b) Near Atlanta c) Near Portland d) Houston 3. Where did Douglas Engelbart do bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering? a) Tufts College b) Oregon State University c) Notre Dame University d) Bright College

1. Where was Hockey World Cup 1971 held? a) Barcelona b) Lisbon c) Valencia d) Madrid 2. Who had 19 penalty corners against Japan but did not score a goal in Hockey World Cup 1971? a) England b) Holland c) Norway d) Sweden 3. Who defeated India in semi-final in Hockey World Cup 1971? a) Australia b) Ireland c) Pakistan d) New Zealand

1. When did James Black get Nobel Prize for Medicine? a) 1976 b) 1964 c) 1988 d) 1992 2. When was James Black born? a) 17 January 1914 b) 14 June 1924 c) 31 August 1928 d) 12 October 1920 3. Where was James Black born? a) Glasgow b) Edinburgh c) Cardiff d) Uddington

1) Where was St. Jerome born? a) Bethlehem b) Rome c) Athens d) Stridonius 2) Who was the bishop of Laodicea and exegete whose lectures St. Jerome attended? a) Apollinaris b) Origen c) Tertullian d) Eusebius 3) Who baptized St. Jerome in 370? a) Linus b) Leo I c) John II d) Liberius

1) When was Theodore Roosevelt first sworn in as President of USA? a) 14 September 1901 b) 4 March 1901 c) 20 January 1901 d) 4 November 1900 2) When did Theodore Roosevelt publish The Naval War of 1812? a) 1865 b) 1875 c) 1882 d) 1896 3) Which of the following books was published by Theodore Roosevelt in 1885? a) Essays in Practical Politics b) Hunting Trips of a Ranchman c) Life of Thomas Hart Benton d) Life of Gouverneur Morris