Category: General Knowledge Quizzes

1. What event is considered the direct cause of World War 2? (a) Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand (b) The Great Depression (c) German invasion of Poland (d) The rise of communism in the Soviet Union 2. Which of the following countries were the main Allied Powers? (a) Germany, Italy, Japan (b) France, Britain, Soviet Union (c) United States, Canada, Mexico (d) China, India, Australia 3. Who was the leader of Nazi Germany during World War 2? (a) Benito Mussolini (b) Joseph Stalin (c) Adolf Hitler (d) Winston Churchill

1. When was Nelson Mandela president of South Africa? a) 1986-1991 b) 1994-1999 c) 2004-2009 d) 2007-2012 2. When was Nelson Mandela born? a) 5 February 1914 b) 14 May 1912 c) 18 July 1918 d) 30 November 1915 3. Where was Nelson Mandela born? a) Mvezo b) Kimberley c) Port Elizabeth d) Rustenburg

1) Who is the first European explorer to reach the southernmost tip of Africa? a) Bartholomeu Dias b) Vasco da Gama c) Abel Tasman d) Francis Drake 2) When did the British annex the Cape Colony? a) 1765 b) 1806 c) 1815 d) 1848 3) What did the British use against the Boers in the Second Boer War? a) Concentration camps b) Chlorine c) Tanks d) Missiles

1. How many shillings was one guinea? a) 24 b) 21 c) 14 d) 16 2. How many shillings was one pound? a) 18 b) 22 c) 15 d) 20 3. How many crowns was one pound? a) Five b) Six c) Four d) Seven

1. What is Anno Domini? a) After Death b) Happy Year c) New Year d) Year of the Lord 2. On whose birth Anno Domini is based? a) Julius Caesar b) Cleopatra c) Confucius d) Jesus Christ 3. What does B. C. mean in relation to Anno Domini? a) Before Caesar b) Before Cleopatra c) Before Confucius d) Before Christ

What do these words have in common? Banana Dresser Grammar Potato Revive Uneven Assess

When was Sigrid Undset’s first novel Fru Marte Oulie published? a) 1915 b) 1911 c) 1905 d) 1907 When was Sigrid Undset received into Roman Catholic Church? a) 1924 b) 1922 c) 1918 d) 1916 For what did Sigrid Undset win Nobel Prize for Literature? a) Poetic oeuvre of great luminosity b) Rich and intensive prose c) Powerful descriptions of Northern life during the Middle Ages d) Works of lyrical beauty and ethical depth

Boston Marathon Quiz Questions and Answers 1. What does Boston Marathon honour? a) Boston Tea Party b) Declaration of American Independence c) Paul Revere’s ride d) British surrender at Yorktown 2. On which day Boston Marathon is held? a) Independence Day b) Patriot’s Day c) Environment Day d) Victory Day 3. Which is the starting point of Boston Marathon? a) Plymouth b) Worcester c) Hopkinton d) Springfield

1. When was Laurence Johnston Peter born? a) 24 February 1924 b) 7 May 1914 c) 16 September 1919 d) 25 December 1910 2. Where was Laurence Johnston Peter born? a) Vancouver b) Montreal c) Toronto d) Halifax 3. Where did Laurence Johnston Peter do B.A. and M.A.? a) Christ Church College b) Merton College c) Western Washington State College d) Bethany College

1. In which state was Miles Davis born? (a) Illinois (b) New York (c) Missouri (d) California 2. With whom did Miles Davis play in a bebop quintet, that famous saxophonist? (a) John Coltrane (b) Charlie Parker (c) Sonny Rollins (d) Stan Getz 3. Which album is widely regarded as one of the most acclaimed jazz albums ever released? (a) Milestones (b) Kind Of Blue (c) Sketches Of Spain (d) Bitches Brew