Author: Vincent Augustine D'Souza

1. Who won the BAFTA Award for Best Sound for films of 2008? a) Glenn Freemantle, Resul Pookutty, Richard Pryke, Tom Sayers, Ian Tapp b) Jimmy Boyle, Eddy Joseph, Chris Munro, Mike Prestwood Smith, Mark Taylor c) Walt Martin, Alan Robert Murray, John Reitz, Gregg Rudloff d) Lora Hirschberg, Richard King, Ed Novick, Gary Rizzo 2. Who won the 14th Critics’ Choice Award for Best Young Actor? a) Brandon Walters b) Dakota Fanning c) David Kross d) Dev Patel 3. Who won the 81st Academy Award for Best Director? a) Stephen Daldry b) Danny Boyle c) Ron Howard d) David ... Read more

1) Which Ashes series is known as Bodyline series? a) 1928-1929 b) 1930 c) 1932-1933 d) 1938 2) Who was the captain of the English team for Bodyline series? a) Leonard Hutton b) Herbert Sutcliffe c) Douglas Jardine d) Edward Paynter 3) Who was the captain of the Australian team for Bodyline series? a) Victor Richardson b) William Woodfull c) Victor Trumper d) Stanley McCabe

China Quiz Questions 1) Which city was known as Peking? a) Beijing b) Shanghai c) Xian d) Guangzhou 2) What is the meaning of Tiananmen? a) Desert b) Beautiful River c) Heavenly gate d) Glacier 3) What is the official name of China? a) Republic of China b) People’s Republic of China c) Kingdom of China d) Commonwealth of China

1. When did France annex Mayotte? a) 25 March 1841 b) 17 May 1804 c) 11 July 1792 d) 16 November 1775 2. When was Mayotte ceded to France? a) 1845 b) 1848 c) 1856 d) 1843 3. In which channel Mayotte is situated? a) Beagle Channel b) Mozambique Channel c) Yucatan Channel d) St. George’s Channel

Tokyo Olympics 1964 Quiz Questions (Figures of the Olympic Movement are considered official.) 1) Which was the opening date of Tokyo Olympics 1964? a) 2 June 1964 b) 27 April 1960 c) 14 August 1964 d) 10 October 1964 2) Why was Yoshinori Sakai chosen as the the final torchbearer for Tokyo Olympics 1964? a) Crown Prince b) Born in Hiroshima on 6 August 1945, the day the atomic bomb exploded in Hiroshima c) Prime Minister d) Olympic gold medal winner 3) Which countries refused to participate in Tokyo Olympics 1964 as many of their athletes were disqualified? a) Indonesia ... Read more

Seychelles Quiz Questions 1. When did Seychelles become independent? a) 7 February 1964 b) 29 June 1976 c) 12 August 1981 d) 14 November 1978 2. Which is the capital of Seychelles? a) Picard b) Malabar c) Polymnie d) Victoria 3. Which is the currency of Seychelles? a) Ariary b) Rupee c) Quetzal d) Mark

1. When was Arthur Wellesley Prime Minister of UK? a) 1828-1830 b) 1814-1819 c) 1836-1848 d) 1849-1852 2. When was Arthur Wellesley born? a) 14 March 1766 b) 1 May 1769 c) 22 July 1772 d) 4 November 1773 3. Where was Arthur Wellesley born? a) Eton b) Wellington c) London d) Dublin

When was Sigrid Undset’s first novel Fru Marte Oulie published? a) 1915 b) 1911 c) 1905 d) 1907 When was Sigrid Undset received into Roman Catholic Church? a) 1924 b) 1922 c) 1918 d) 1916 For what did Sigrid Undset win Nobel Prize for Literature? a) Poetic oeuvre of great luminosity b) Rich and intensive prose c) Powerful descriptions of Northern life during the Middle Ages d) Works of lyrical beauty and ethical depth

1) Which area is disputed between Armenia and Azerbaijan? a) South Ossetia b) Golan Heights c) Gaza 4) Nagorno-Karabakh 2) When was the worst massacre of Armenians by Turks? a) 1894 b) 1896 c) 1915 d) 1922 3) When did Russians annex Armenia? a) 1918 b) 1920 c) 1939 d) 1945

1. What was Wallis Warfield’s original name? a) Elizabeth Killigrew b) Catherine Warfield c) Mary Davis d) Bessie Wallis Warfield 2. When was Wallis Warfield born? a) 4 February 1894 b) 19 June 1896 c) 21 August 1893 d) 30 December 1895 3. Where was Wallis Warfield born? a) Blue Ridge Summit b) Cockeysville c) Warrenton d) Portland