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Tenzing Norgay Quiz
Tenzing Norgay Quiz Questions and Answers 1. When was Tenzing Norgay born? a) 25 January 1912 b) 15 May 1914 c) 23 August 1916 d) 30 December 1908 2. Where was Tenzing Norgay born? a) Tshechu b) Kathmandu c) Lhasa d) Gangtok 3. What was Tenzing Norgay’s original name? a) Jigme Dorji Wangchuk b) Phuntsong Namgyal c) Namgyal Wangdi d) Vikram Thapa
Richard Wellesley Quiz
1) When did Richard Wellesley become the Governor General of India? a) 1786 b) 1764 c) 1798 d) 1772 2) Which military alliance was introduced by Richard Wellesley? a) Northern Alliance b) Subsidiary Alliance c) Axis Powers d) Triple Entente 3) When was the Fourth Anglo-Mysore War? a) 1799 b) 1785 c) 1798 d) 1805 4) Who was killed during the Fourth Anglo-Mysore War? a) Hyder Ali b) Shah Alam II c) Tipu Sultan d) Ramaraya
New Hampshire Quiz
New Hampshire Quiz Questions and Answers 1. Which state is to the east of New Hampshire? a) Wyoming b) Maine c) Nevada d) Oregon 2. Which state is to the west of New Hampshire? a) Alabama b) Connecticut c) Vermont d) Virginia 3. Which state is to the south of New Hampshire? a) California b) Tennessee c) Kentucky d) Massachusetts
Spain Quiz
1) How many martyrs who died during Spanish Civil War were beatified on 28 October 2007? a) 202 b) 197 c) 498 d) 306 2) Who became the King of Spain in 1975? a) Juan Carlos b) Philip II c) Ferdinand IV d) Louis XVIII 3) When did Spain win Davis Cup for the first time? a) 1998 b) 1999 c) 2000 d) 2002 4) Which of the following is not a co-official language in Spain? a) Basque b) Catalan c) Frisian d) Galician
Hernando Cortes Quiz
1. Where was Hernando Cortes born? a) Medellin, Colombia b) La Paz c) Medellin, Spain d) Tripoli 2. Which university did Hernando Cortes attend? a) University of Salamanca b) University of Barcelona c) University of Madrid d) University of Florence 3. Which city was founded by Hernando Cortes? a) Santa Cruz b) Vera Cruz c) Santiago d) Brasilia
Zimbabwe Quiz
1) How was Zimbabwe known in 1965-1979? a) Basutoland b) Bechuanaland c) Nagaland d) Rhodesia 2) How was Zimbabwe known when it was part of Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland? a) Nyasaland b) Northern Rhodesia c) Southern Rhodesia d) Transvaal 3) When did Ian Smith make Universal Declaration of Independence? a) 1898 b) 1904 c) 1948 d) 1965
Alfred Lothar Wegener Quiz
1. When was Alfred Lothar Wegener born? a) 3 March 1888 b) 1 May 1884 c) 2 July 1882 d) 1 November 1880 2. Where was Alfred Lothar Wegener born? a) Innsbruck b) Berlin c) Hamburg d) Dresden 3. From which university did Alfred Lothar Wegener get doctorate in astronomy? a) Ruperto-Carola b) Loughborough c) Johann Wolfgang Goethe d) Friedrich Wilhelms
Vincent Van Gogh Quiz
1) When was Vincent Van Gogh born? a) 30 March 1853 b) 17 June 1848 c) 1 September 1852 d) 3 October 1856 2) Where was Vincent Van Gogh born? a) Paris b) Zundert c) London d) Amsterdam 3) Which of the following professions was not pursued by Vincent Van Gogh before he became a painter? a) Art dealer b) Teacher c) Sailor d) Clerk
Pearl Buck Quiz
1. What was Pearl Buck’s original name? a) Gina Harrison b) Pearl Comfort Sydenstricker c) Jane Seymour d) Victoria Crawford 2. When was Pearl Buck born? a) 10 February 1889 b) 26 June 1892 c) 11 July 1894 d) 17 November 1896 3. Where was Pearl Buck born? a) Peking b) Hillsboro c) Canton d) Tokyo
Richard Nixon Quiz
1) When was Richard Nixon first sworn in as President of USA? a) 20 January 1969 b) 4 November 1968 c) 20 January 1957 d) 4 March 1969 2) Where was Richard Nixon born? a) Reno b) Denver c) San Diego d) Yorba Linda 3) Which college did Richard Nixon attend? a) Whittier College b) Bethany College c) Christ College d) St. John’s College