Category: History

1) Where was Edward VIII born? a) Birmingham b) Greenwich c) Richmond d) Yorkshire 2) When was Edward VIII born? a) 23 June 1894 b) 4 March 1896 c) 1 January 1901 d) 29 February 1904 3) How was Edward VIII known in his family? a) Albert b) David c) James d) William

1. What was Pauline Bonaparte’s original name? a) Paula Newton b) Esmeralda de la Roche c) Maria Paola Buonaparte d) Marie Louise Bourbon 2. When was Pauline Bonaparte born? a) 1 March 1784 b) 4 April 1778 c) 19 August 1782 d) 20 October 1780 3. Where was Pauline Bonaparte born? a) Ajaccio b) Turin c) Fontainebleau d) Milan

1. When was Clement Attlee Prime Minister of UK? a) 1936-1940 b) 1930-1935 c) 1945-1951 d) 1956-1961 2. When was Clement Attlee born? a) 3 January 1883 b) 5 April 1886 c) 28 August 1892 d) 11 December 1881 3. Where was Clement Attlee born? a) Durham b) York c) London d) Huddersfield

1) When was Theodore Roosevelt first sworn in as President of USA? a) 14 September 1901 b) 4 March 1901 c) 20 January 1901 d) 4 November 1900 2) When did Theodore Roosevelt publish The Naval War of 1812? a) 1865 b) 1875 c) 1882 d) 1896 3) Which of the following books was published by Theodore Roosevelt in 1885? a) Essays in Practical Politics b) Hunting Trips of a Ranchman c) Life of Thomas Hart Benton d) Life of Gouverneur Morris

1) How many times was Franklin Roosevelt elected President of USA? a) Two b) Three c) Four d) Six 2) When was Franklin Roosevelt born? a) 30 January 1882 b) 5 May 1880 c) 7 August 1884 d) 21 December 1886 3) Where was Franklin Roosevelt born? a) Seattle b) Austin c) New Orleans d) Hyde Park

1. When was Charles de Gaulle first elected President of France? a) 2 February 1960 b) 10 June 1964 c) 22 August 1962 d) 21 December 1958 2. When was Charles de Gaulle born? a) 3 January 1883 b) 4 April 1886 c) 29 July 1894 d) 22 November 1890 3. Where was Charles de Gaulle born? a) Lille b) Paris c) Versailles d) Rouen

1. When did Haroon Al Rashid become caliph? a) 12 January 740 b) 30 May 756 c) 14 September 786 d) 15 October 802 2. Where was Haroon Al Rashid born? a) Muscat b) Rayy c) Dubai d) Kuwait 3. Who was Haroon Al Rashid’s tutor? a) Al-Hadi b) Yahya c) Al-Mansur d) Khalid

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

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

1) When did Papua New Guinea become independent? a) 10 March 1964 b) 12 May 1948 c) 16 September1975 d) 21 December 1971 2) Who is Papua New Guinea’s head of state? a) President b) Chancellor c) Dutch monarch d) British monarch 3) What is the area of Papua New Guinea? a) 98,750 sq. mi. b) 178,704 sq. mi. c) 3,240,228 sq. mi. d) 5,600 sq. mi.