Author: Vincent Augustine D'Souza

1. When was John Dryden born? a) 2 February 1641 b) 15 May 1636 c) 19 August 1631 d) 15 December 1628 2. Where was John Dryden born? a) Aldwinkle b) Cardiff c) Liverpool d) Dorchester 3. Which school did John Dryden attend? a) Shrewsbury School b) Westminster School c) Harrow School d) St. Paul’s School

Manipur Quiz Questions and Answers 1. When did Manipur become a state? a) 6 January 1984 b) 2 June 1962 c) 21 July 1972 d) 14 December 1960 2. What does Manipur mean? a) Land of gold b) City of gems c) Pink City d) Land of snow 3. Which state is to the north of Manipur? a) Nagaland b) Tripura c) Mizoram d) Sikkim

1. What did William Harvey discover? a) Blood circulation b) Planetary motions c) Cortisol d) Vitamins 2. When was William Harvey born? a) 31 March 1584 b) 1 April 1578 c) 25 September 1587 d) 30 December 1575 3. Where was William Harvey born? a) Richmond b) Plymouth c) Liverpool d) Folkestone

1. Where did Richard Benaud make his Test debut? a) Sydney b) Durban c) Salisbury d) Wellington 2. Against which country did Richard Benaud make his Test debut? a) South Africa b) England c) West Indies d) India 3. Where did Richard Benaud score 122 in a Test Innings? a) Calcutta b) Dacca c) Madras d) Johannesburg

1. Who won mixed doubles championship in French Open 2009? a) Liezel Huber, Bob Bryan b) Ai Sugiyama, Andre Sa c) Anna-Lena Groenefeld, Mark Knowles d) Alisa Kleybanova, Bruno Soares 2. Who were runners up in mixed doubles championship in French Open 2009? a) Nadia Petrova, Max Mirnyi b) Vania King, Marcelo Melo c) Sybille Bammer, Lukasz Kubot d) Nathalie Dechy, Andy Ram 3. Who won men’s doubles championship in French Open 2009? a) Daniel Nestor, Nenad Zemonjic b) Igor Kunitsyn, Dmitry Tursunov c) Bruno Soares, Kevin Ullyet d) Leander Paes, Lukas Dlouhy

1. When was James Alfred Van Allen born? a) 4 February 1924 b) 2 April 1918 c) 7 September 1914 d) 28 December 1912 2. Where was James Alfred Van Allen born? a) Mount Pleasant b) Silver Spring c) Dartmouth d) Charlestown 3. Which college did James Alfred Van Allen attend? a) William and Mary College b) Iowa Wesleyan College c) St. Dominic’s College d) Sacred Heart College

Deborah Kerr Quiz Questions and Answers 1. What was Deborah Kerr’s original name? a) Deborah Sampson b) Deborah Mitford c) Deborah Read d) Deborah Jane Kerr-Trimmer 2. When was Deborah Kerr born? a) 14 March 1922 b) 4 May 1919 c) 30 September 1920 d) 28 November 1917 3. Where was Deborah Kerr born? a) Swansea b) Helensburgh c) Glamorgan d) Cardiff

1. Which country is to the north of Iraq? a) Egypt b) Yemen c) Qatar d) Turkey 2. Which is the capital of Iraq? a) Mosul b) Tikrit c) Baghdad d) Basra 3. Which is the currency of Iraq? a) Rouble b) Dinar c) Taka d) Peso

1. When was Ralph Waldo Emerson born? a) 4 January 1801 b) 25 May 1803 c) 30 August 1806 d) 31 December 1800 2. Where was Ralph Waldo Emerson born? a) Boston b) Portland c) Rockland d) Bangor 3. Which school did Ralph Waldo Emerson attend? a) Temple School b) St. Joseph’s School c) Boston Public Latin School d) St. Mary’s School

1. When was Ludwig van Beethoven born? a) 3 January 1751 b) 15 May 1756 c) 9 August 1766 d) 16 December 1770 2. Where was Ludwig van Beethoven born? a) Bonn b) Munich c) Helsinki d) Stockholm 3. Where was Ludwig van Beethoven’s first public performance? a) Ulm b) Cologne c) Moscow d) Lausanne