1. When was Joshua Reynolds born?
a) 5 March 1728
b) 12 April 1726
c) 16 July 1723
d) 7 November 1721
2. Where was Joshua Reynolds born?
a) Brussels
b) Amsterdam
c) Rotterdam
d) Plympton
3. Which school did Joshua Reynolds attend?
a) Temple School
b) Plympton Grammar School
c) Westminster School
d) St. Mary’s School
Peter Abelard was a medieval French scholastic philosopher, theologian and preeminent logician. He was also a composer. His affair with and love for Héloïse d’Argenteuil has become legendary. The Chambers Biographical Dictionary describes him as “the keenest thinker and boldest theologian of the 12th Century”. ~ Wikipedia Peter Abelard Quiz Questions Click here for answers…
Clyde William Tombaugh Quiz Questions
1. When was Clyde William Tombaugh born?
a) 4 February 1906
b) 5 May 1904
c) 8 July 1909
d) 6 December 1905
2. Where was Clyde William Tombaugh born?
a) Chicago
b) Streator
c) Richmond
d) Topeka
3. Where did Clyde William Tombaugh serve as assistant astronomer?
a) Caltech
b) Palomar Observatory
c) Mount Wilson Observatory
d) Lowell Observatory
Herman Melville was an American novelist, short story writer, essayist, and poet. He is best known for his novel Moby-Dick and the posthumous novella Billy Budd.
1. When was Herman Melville born?
a) 7 March 1824
b) 22 May 1822
c) 1 August 1819
d) 30 December 1815
2. Where was Herman Melville born?
a) New York
b) Liverpool
c) San Francisco
d) Boston
3. On which ship did Herman Melville work as a cabin boy?
a) Charles & Henry
b) St. Lawrence
c) United States
d) Nautilus
1) When did Brunei become independent?
a) 1 January 1984
b) 26 May 1976
c) 11 September1972
d) 26 November 1981
2) Who is the head of state of Brunei?
a) Caliph
b) Emir
c) Nawab
d) Sultan
3) Which country is to the east, west and south of Brunei?
a) Vietnam
b) Laos
c) Malaysia
d) Cambodia
1. What was Truman Capote’s original name?
a) Truman Streckfus Persons
b) Harry Truman
c) Norman Mailer
d) Samuel Longhorne Clemens
2. When was Truman Capote born?
a) 6 February 1934
b) 5 May 1929
c) 30 September 1924
d) 19 December 1921
3. Where was Truman Capote born?
a) Boston
b) New Orleans
c) Sacramento
d) Montreal
1. When was Dilip Sardesai born?
a) 3 March 1945
b) 18 April 1942
c) 8 August 1940
d) 31 December 1948
2. Where was Dilip Sardesai born?
a) Bombay
b) Calcutta
c) Margao
d) Shembaganur
3. Where did Dilip Sardesai make Test debut?
a) Salisbury
b) Bridgetown
c) Kanpur
d) Hamilton
1) Which of the following rivers flows from Nepal to Bihar?
a) Indus
b) Baghmati
c) Ganges
d) Brahmaputra
2) Who was Nepal’s king in 1911-1955?
a) Tribhuvan
b) Birendra
c) Mahendra
d) Devendra
3) Which is the highest mountain in Nepal?
a) Dhavalagiri I
b) Everest
c) Kanchenjunga I
d) Kudremukha
4) Which country is to the south of Nepal?
a) India
b) Bangladesh
c) Pakistan
d) Afghanistan
1) Which is the smallest country?
a) Luxembourg
b) Monaco
c) Maldives
d) Vatican
2) What is unique about Vatican?
a) No navy
b) No air force
c) No skyscraper
d) Zero birth rate
3) Who is the Head of State of Vatican?
a) President
b) King
c) Pope
d) Emperor
1. When was Marcus Aurelius Roman emperor?
a) 161-180
b) 211-235
c) 117-138
d) 193-211
2. When was Marcus Aurelius born?
a) 7 February 161
b) 26 April 121
c) 22 August 171
d) 17 November 101
3. What was Marcus Aurelius’ original name?
a) Gaius Marius
b) Qintus Lutatius Catulus
c) Rutilius Rufus
d) Marcus Annius Verus