Category: General Knowledge Quizzes

1. When did Elizabeth II become Queen? a) 6 February 1952 b) 9 April 1948 c) 16 July 1949 d) 17 October 1950 2. When was the Coronation of Elizabeth II? a) 12 March 1954 b) 2 June 1953 c) 25 August 1956 d) 19 December 1955 3. Who crowned Elizabeth II? a) Arthur Michael Ramsey b) Frederick Donald Coggan c) Geoffrey Francis Fisher d) Robert Alexander Runcie

1. In which country is Petra located? (a) Egypt (b) Israel (c) Jordan (d) Syria 2. Petra is often referred to as the: (a) Rose City (b) Pink City (c) Golden City (d) White City 3. Which civilization is primarily credited with building Petra? (a) Egyptians (b) Nabateans (c) Romans (d) Greeks

1. When was Oliver Sacks born? a) 4 February 1936 b) 2 April 1934 c) 9 July 1933 d) 30 December 1932 2. Where was Oliver Sacks born? a) London b) Bristol c) Plymouth d) Ipswich 3. Which college did Oliver Sacks attend? a) King’s College b) Queen’s College c) St. Albert’s College d) St. George’s College

1. When was Mikhail Gorbachev General Secretary of Communist Party of USSR? a) 1953-1964 b) 1982-1983 c) 1985-1991 d) 1964-1982 2. When was Mikhail Gorbachev born? a) 2 March 1931 b) 4 April 1932 c) 15 August 1928 d) 30 December 1934 3. Where was Mikhail Gorbachev born? a) Petrograd b) Privolnoye c) Tashkent d) Vladivostok

1. What are Moai? (a) Ancient Egyptian statues (b) Large stone heads found on Easter Island (c) Polynesian musical instruments (d) Pre-Columbian Mesoamerican sculptures 2. Where are the Moai primarily located? (a) The Galapagos Islands (b) Hawaii (c) Easter Island (d) The Andes Mountains 3. What is the typical position of the Moai? (a) Lying on their sides (b) Standing upright (c) Submerged in water (d) Hanging from trees

1. In which city is the Gateway of India located? (a) Delhi (b) Kolkata (c) Mumbai (d) Chennai 2. The Gateway of India was built to commemorate the visit of which British monarchs? (a) King George III and Queen Charlotte (b) King William IV and Queen Adelaide (c) King George V and Queen Mary (d) King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra 3. In which architectural style is the Gateway of India built? (a) Gothic (b) Indo-Saracenic (c) Art Deco (d) Mughal

1. In which city is the Golden Temple located? (a) Delhi (b) Agra (c) Amritsar (d) Varanasi 2. What is the other name for the Golden Temple? (a) Red Fort (b) Taj Mahal (c) Harmandir Sahib (d) Qutub Minar 3. Which Sikh Guru laid the foundation stone of the Golden Temple? (a) Guru Nanak Dev (b) Guru Angad Dev (c) Guru Ram Das (d) Guru Arjan Dev

1. In which city is the Empire State Building located? (a) Chicago (b) Los Angeles (c) New York City (d) Washington D.C. 2. How many stories does the Empire State Building have? (a) 86 (b) 102 (c) 120 (d) 95 3. When was the Empire State Building officially opened? (a) 1929 (b) 1931 (c) 1935 (d) 1940

1. On which hill is the Acropolis located? (a) Mount Olympus (b) Mount Parnassus (c) Limestone Hill (d) Mount Hymettus 2. Which city is the Acropolis located in? (a) Sparta (b) Corinth (c) Athens (d) Delphi 3. What is the main deity worshipped at the Acropolis? (a) Zeus (b) Apollo (c) Athena (d) Poseidon

1. In which country is Angkor Wat located? (a) Thailand (b) Vietnam (c) Cambodia (d) Laos 2. Angkor Wat was originally built as a temple dedicated to which deity? (a) Shiva (b) Vishnu (c) Brahma (d) Buddha 3. Which dynasty built Angkor Wat? (a) Khmer (b) Cham (c) Angkor (d) Chenla