Author: Vincent Augustine D'Souza

Sinclair Lewis Quiz Questions and Answers 1. When did Sinclair Lewis get Nobel Prize for Literature? a) 1964 b) 1945 c) 1930 d) 1918 2. What was Sinclair Lewis’ full name? a) Edward Sinclair Lewis b) Harry Sinclair Lewis c) Bruno Sinclair Lewis d) George Sinclair Lewis 3. When was Sinclair Lewis born? a) 7 February 1885 b) 28 May 1892 c) 16 August 1877 d) 24 December 1882

1) When was Charles Francis Richter born? a) 31 January 1876 b) 26 April 1900 c) 1 September 1909 d) 3 November 1910 2) Where was Charles Francis Richter born? a) Berlin b) Hamilton c) Austin d) Sacramento 3) Which university did Charles Francis Richter attend in 1916-1917? a) University of Southern California b) University of Boston c) University of Michigan d) University of Atlanta

1) Who is the first President of Kenya? a) Jomo Kenyatta b) Kofi Annan c) Uhuru Kenyatta d) Daniel Arap Moi 2) Which country’s embassy in Nairobi was bombed on 7 August 1998? a) UK b) USA c) France d) Chile 3) Which is the currency of Kenya? a) Crown b) Guinea c) Penny d) Shilling

1) How many times was Franklin Roosevelt elected President of USA? a) Two b) Three c) Four d) Six 2) When was Franklin Roosevelt born? a) 30 January 1882 b) 5 May 1880 c) 7 August 1884 d) 21 December 1886 3) Where was Franklin Roosevelt born? a) Seattle b) Austin c) New Orleans d) Hyde Park

1. When was Charles de Gaulle first elected President of France? a) 2 February 1960 b) 10 June 1964 c) 22 August 1962 d) 21 December 1958 2. When was Charles de Gaulle born? a) 3 January 1883 b) 4 April 1886 c) 29 July 1894 d) 22 November 1890 3. Where was Charles de Gaulle born? a) Lille b) Paris c) Versailles d) Rouen

1) What was Lewis Carroll’s real name? a) Eric Arthur Blair b) Charles Lutwidge Dodgson c) James Dean d) Samuel Colt 2) When was Lewis Carroll born? a) 27 January 1832 b) 14 April 1848 c) 31 July 1815 d) 1 October 1829 3) Where was Lewis Carroll born? a) Melbourne b) London c) New York d) Daresbury

1.When was James Matthew Barrie born? a) 22 January 1854 b) 9 May 1860 c) 20 September 1856 d) 21 December 1862 2.Where was James Matthew Barrie born? a) Aberdeen b) Dundee c) Kirriemuir d) Glasgow 3.Which university did James Matthew Barrie attend? a) Edinburgh b) Harvard c) London d) Oxford 4.When was Auld Lycht Idylls published? a) 1890 b) 1895 c) 1888 d) 1884

1. When was William Hyde Wollaston born? a) 14 February 1784 b) 5 May 1772 c) 6 August 1766 d) 8 November 1755 2. Where was William Hyde Wollaston born? a) East Dereham b) Cambridge c) Glasgow d) Bogota 3. Which school did William Hyde Wollaston attend? a) St. Thomas School b) Charterhouse School c) Harrow School d) St. Mary’s School

1. When did Haroon Al Rashid become caliph? a) 12 January 740 b) 30 May 756 c) 14 September 786 d) 15 October 802 2. Where was Haroon Al Rashid born? a) Muscat b) Rayy c) Dubai d) Kuwait 3. Who was Haroon Al Rashid’s tutor? a) Al-Hadi b) Yahya c) Al-Mansur d) Khalid