Author: Vincent Augustine D'Souza

Boston Marathon Quiz Questions and Answers 1. What does Boston Marathon honour? a) Boston Tea Party b) Declaration of American Independence c) Paul Revere’s ride d) British surrender at Yorktown 2. On which day Boston Marathon is held? a) Independence Day b) Patriot’s Day c) Environment Day d) Victory Day 3. Which is the starting point of Boston Marathon? a) Plymouth b) Worcester c) Hopkinton d) Springfield

1. When was Raymond Lindwall born? a) 14 February 1920 b) 10 June 1926 c) 3 October 1921 d) 9 September 1924 2. Where was Raymond Lindwall born? a) Brisbane b) Mascot c) Liverpool d) Bulsar 3. Where did Raymond Lindwall make Test debut? a) Durban b) Wellington c) Kanpur d) Perth

1) When was Mohammed Ali Jinnah sworn in as Governor General of Pakistan? a) 12 May 1952 b) 14 August 1947 c) 6 September 1947 d) 15 October 1949 2) When was Mohammed Ali Jinnah born? a) 12 October 1878 b) 25 December 1876 c) 19 March 1880 d) 15 April 1865 3) Where did Mohammed Ali Jinnah practise law? a) Lahore b) Bombay c) Karachi d) Baroda

1. What was Mary Pickford’s original name? a) Gladys Mary Smith b) Helen Marguerite Clark c) Lillian Dana Gish d) Frances Marion Owens 2. When was Mary Pickford born? a) 10 February 1894 b) 9 April 1893 c) 2 September 1892 d) 7 December 1891 3. Where was Mary Pickford born? a) Montreal b) Ottawa c) Halifax d) Toronto

1. When did Kazakhstan proclaim independence? a) 22 February 1948 b) 28 May 1984 c) 21 August 1976 d) 16 December 1991 2. Which country is to the north of Kazakhstan? a) Mongolia b) Russia c) Nepal d) Iran 3. Which lake is to the southwest of Kazakhstan? a) Lake Huron b) Lake Ontario c) Dead Sea d) Caspian Sea

1. When was Haile Selassie crowned emperor? a) 4 August 1904 b) 3 April 1926 c) 22 February 1934 d) 2 November 1930 2. When was Haile Selassie born? a) 23 July 1892 b) 29 February 1896 c) 26 June 1894 d) 31 December 1898 3. What was Haile Selassie’s original name? a) Sahle Selassie b) Tafari Makonnen c) Jomo Kenyatta d) Lij Yasu

1. When did Bahrain become independent? a) 2 February 1969 b) 18 May 1964 c) 15 August 1971 d) 14 December 1968 2. When was Bahrain under Portuguese rule? a) 1621-1714 b) 1521-1602 c) 1815-1961 d) 1717-1804 3. When did Bahrain become a British protectorate? a) 1861 b) 1757 c) 1892 d) 1764

1. When was Frances Burney born? a) 4 February 1754 b) 13 June 1752 c) 23 August 1749 d) 30 December 1745 2. Where was Frances Burney born? a) King’s Lynn b) Shrewsbury c) Hereford d) Lichfield 3. Who was Frances Burney’s mother? a) Elizabeth Allen b) Harriet Salusbury c) Esther Sleepe d) Cassandra Leigh

1. When was Vladimir Nabokov born? a) 4 February 1894 b) 22 April 1899 c) 23 August 1892 d) 10 November 1902 2. Where was Vladimir Nabokov born? a) St. Petersburg b) Kaliningrad c) Tashkent d) Sevastopol 3. When did Vladimir Nabokov leave Russia? a) 1905 b) 1915 c) 1919 d) 1917

1. Who won Nobel Prize 2018 for Medicine? Ivan Pavlov Barbara McClintok Robert Edwards James Patrick Allison, Tasuku HonjoCorrect Answer: James Patrick Allison, Tasuku Honjo 2. For what was Nobel Prize 2018 for Medicine given? Development of in vitro fertilization Discovery of mobile genetic elements Discovery of cancer therapy by inhibition of negative immune regulation Work on digestionCorrect Answer: Discovery of cancer therapy by inhibition of negative immune regulation 3. Who won Nobel Prize 2018 for Physics? James Chadwik Arthur Ashkin, Gerard Mourou, Donna Strickland Joseph John Thomson Jons Jakob BerzeliusCorrect Answer: Arthur Ashkin, Gerard Mourou, Donna Strickland 4. For ... Read more