Author: Vincent Augustine D'Souza

1) When was Morris West born? a) 14 June 1921 b) 22 August 1924 c) 26 April 1916 d) 11 November 1918 2) Where was Morris West born? a) New York b) Bombay c) Melbourne d) London 3) What was Morris West’s middle name? a) Herbert b) Lawrence c) Edward d) Langlo

1. When did Hans Spemann get Nobel Prize for Medicine? a) 1935 b) 1929 c) 1945 d) 1948 2. When was Hans Spemann born? a) 27 June 1869 b) 8 March 1872 c) 6 August 1861 d) 1 November 1868 3. Where was Hans Spemann born? a) Heidelberg b) Stuttgart c) Munich d) Wurzburg

1. Which country is to the north of Guatemala? a) Chile b) Nicaragua c) Mexico d) Peru 2. Which ocean is to the south of Guatemala? a) Atlantic b) Pacific c) Indian d) Antarctic 3. Which is the capital of Guatemala? a) Zacapa b) El Estor c) Guatemala d) San Benito

1) When was Samuel Johnson born? a) 14 August 1658 b) 3 December 1676 c) 18 September 1709 d) 4 October 1712 2) Where was Samuel Johnson born? a) Bristol b) Lichfield c) Glasgo d) Edinburgh 3) Which college did Samuel Johnson attend for a year and had to leave for financial reasons? a) Pembroke College b) Trininty College c) St. George’s College d) St. Andrew’s College

1) To which year Switzerland dates its independence? a) 1815 b) 1848 c) 1291 d) 1945 2) Which is the capital of Switzerland? a) Geneva b) Lausanne c) Berne d) Friburg 3) Who is known as Swiss Miss? a) Maria Sharapova b) Martina Hingis c) Elena Dementieva d) Mary Pierce

1) When was Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart born? a) 27 January 1756 b) 31 May 1764 c) 21 August 1750 d) 19 November 1741 2) Where was Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart born? a) Weil b) Salzburg c) Frankfurt d) Berlin 3) What was Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s baptismal name? a) Wolfgang Mozart b) Amadeus Mozart c) Petrus Mozart d) Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart

1) When was Marlon Brando born? a) 4 January 1914 b) 3 April 1924 c) 28 July 1916 d) 11 December 1922 2) Where was Marlon Brando born? a) Boston b) New York c) Providence d) Omaha 3) Which academy expelled Marlon Brando for insubordination? a) United States Military Academy b) Shattuck Military Academy c) Phillips Academy d) Crusca Academy 4) Who taught acting to Marlon Brando? a) Konstantin Stanislavsky b) Stella Adler c) Jacob Adler d) Harold Clurman

1) When was William Taft sworn in as President of USA? a) 20 January 1909 b) 4 March 1909 c) 4 March 1910 d) 4 November 1908 2) When was William Taft born? a) 31 January 1848 b) 22 April 1846 c) 15 September 1857 d) 19 November 1850 3) Where was William Taft born? a) Point Pleasant b) Raleigh c) Cincinnati d) Hodgenville

Wimbledon 2012 Quiz Questions and Answers 1. Who was runner up in men’s singles championship in Wimbledon 2012? a) Novak Djokovic b) Rafael Nadal c) Andrew Murray d) Brian Baker 2. Who won mixed doubles championship in Wimbledon 2012? a) Max Mirnyi, Victoria Azarenka b) Daniel Nestor, Yung-Jan Chan c) Robert Bryan, Liezel Huber d) Michael Bryan, Lisa Raymond 3. Who were runners up in mixed doubles championship in Wimbledon 2012? a) Mahesh Bhupati, Sania Mirza b) Ashley Fisher, Mona Barthel c) Leander Paes, Elena Vesnina d) Rohan Bopanna, Jie Zheng

1. When did George V become king of UK? a) 29 November 1906 b) 22 July 1918 c) 6 May 1910 d) 5 March 1908 2. When was George V born? a) 1 January 1901 b) 3 June 1865 c) 27 October 1864 d) 5 April 1868 3. Where was George V born? a) New York b) London c) Ottawa d) Canberra