Author: Vincent Augustine D'Souza

1. How was Vanuatu formerly known? a) New Ireland b) New Britain c) New Hebrides d) New Caledonia 2. When did Vanuatu become independent? a) 10 February 1972 b) 12 April 1974 c) 30 July 1980 d) 21 November 1984 3. Which is the capital of Vanuatu? a) Vila b) Luganville c) Isangel d) Toak

1) Which famous river flows through Egypt? a) Amazon b) Thames c) Nile d) Indus 2) Which city is famous for pyramids? a) Cairo b) Alexandria c) Giza d) Tripoli 3) Which queen of Egypt was associated with Julius Caesar and Mark Antony? a) Zenobia b) Cleopatra c) Razia d) Chand Bibi

1. When was American Colonization Society founded? a) 1776 b) 1816 c) 1781 d) 1821 2. Where did the first freed Americans land in Liberia in 1822? a) Bushrod Island b) Mount Nimba c) Providence Island d) Harper 3. What does the Latin word liber mean? a) Black b) White c) Free d) Slave

1. When did France conquer Timbuktu? a) 1804 b) 1894 c) 1824 d) 1900 2. How was Mali formerly known? a) Anglo-Egyptian Sudan b) French Sudan c) Siam d) Formosa 3. Which country quit Mali Federation on 20 August 1960? a) Algeria b) Tunisia c) Senegal d) Libya

1. When was Herbert George Wells born? a) 18 January 1864 b) 19 April 1868 c) 21 September 1866 d) 20 December 1862 2. Where was Herbert George Wells born? a) Bromley b) Glamorgan c) Liverpool d) Manchester 3. Where did Herbert George Wells work as an usher? a) Buckingham Palace b) Globe Theatre c) Midhurst Grammar School d) Greenwich Observatory

1) What is the official name of MI6? a) Secret Intelligence Service b) Home Service c) Defence Service d) Foreign Service 2) What does MI mean in MI6? a) Maximum Impact b) Military Intelligence c) Minimum Income d) Mental Inertia 3) When was Foreign Section of the Secret Service Bureau set up? a) 1901 b) 1907 c) 1909 d) 1914

1) Where is Tibet’s Government-in-exile? a) Calcutta b) Dharmashala c) Sanchi d) Bodhgaya 2) Which country annexed Tibet in 1950? a) China b) Vietnam c) Burma d) Afghanistan 3) When did Dalai Lama take refuge in India? a) 1950 b) 1959 c) 1962 d) 1964

1) Who was the first bowler to have a hat-trick in a Test? a) Harold Larwood b) Erapalli Prasanna c) Frederick Robert Spofforth d) George Headley 2) Where was the first hat-trick in a Test achieved? a) Lord’s b) Melbourne c) Durban d) Sydney 3) Who was the first bowler to have two hat-tricks in Tests? a) Hugh Trumble b) Wesley Hall c) Subhash Gupte d) John Briggs

1) Who was the Defence Minister of Israel during the Six-Day War in 1967? a) Ariel Sharon b) Ehud Barak c) Ehud Olmert d) Moshe Dayan 2) Which star appears on the flag of Israel? a) Star of Bethlehem b) Star of the Orient c) Star of David d) Morning Star 3) Who was the first King of the Jews? a) Samuel b) Saul c) David d) Solomon

Panama Quiz Questions 1. When did Panama declare independence from Colombia? a) 17 January 1955 b) 29 June 1971 c) 4 July 1776 d) 3 November 1903 2. Which country is to the west of Panama? a) Ecuador b) Costa Rica c) Peru d) Venezuela 3. Which sea is to the north of Panama? a) Caribbean b) Baltic c) Irish d) Red