Category: History

1. When was James Cook born? a) 17 January 1717 b) 11 June 1718 c) 22 July 1715 d) 27 October 1728 2. Where was James Cook born? a) Wellington b) Marton-in-Cleveland c) Dunedin d) Perth 3. Which ship did James Cook command in 1763-1768? a) Grenville b) Sheffield c) Victory d) Invincible

1. When was John Harold Plumb born? a) 7 March 1915 b) 27 April 1914 c) 20 August 1911 d) 8 December 1905 2. Where was John Harold Plumb born? a) Leicester b) Nottingham c) Birmingham d) Dover 3. Which school did John Harold Plumb attend? a) Infant Jesus Latin School b) Alderman Newton’s Grammar School c) Holy Family School d) St. George’s School

1. When was Elisa Bonaparte born? a) 3 January 1777 b) 7 April 1776 c) 9 July 1774 d) 8 October 1772 2. Where was Elisa Bonaparte born? a) Bologna b) Ajaccio c) Avignon d) Trieste 3. When did Elisa Bonaparte marry Felix Baciocchi? a) 4 February 1800 b) 1 May 1797 c) 23 September 1801 d) 30 December 1796

1. When was Lucrezia Borgia born? a) 4 February 1484 b) 18 April 1480 c) 5 August 1479 d) 3 October 1475 2. Where was Lucrezia Borgia born? a) Rome b) Barcelona c) Valencia d) Pamplona 3. Who was Lucrezia Borgia’s mother? a) Anne de Pisseleu b) Frances Teresa Stuart c) Jeanne Antoinette d) Vannozza Catanei

1. When did Benin become independent? a) 25 March 1948 b) 22 April 1954 c) 1 August 1960 d) 6 November 1964 2. How was Benin formerly known? a) Dahomey b) South West Africa c) Tanganyika d) Teutonia 3. Which country is to the east of Benin? a) Ecuador b) Nigeria c) Morocco d) Angola

1. When was Girolamo Savonarola born? a) 4 February 1444 b) 15 April 1442 c) 21 September 1452 d) 30 November 1455 2. Where was Girolamo Savonarola born? a) Ferrara b) Pisa c) Lepanto d) Genoa 3. Which order did Girolamo Savonarola join? a) Augustinian b) Capuchin c) Dominican d) Benedictine 4. Who invaded Florence and overthrew Medici rule in 1494 as predicted by Girolamo Savonarola? a) Charles VIII b) Philip IV c) Henry VI d) Edward VI

1. When was Robert Kennedy attorney general of USA? a) 1936-1940 b) 1942-1946 c) 1953-1959 d) 1961-1964 2. When was Robert Kennedy born? a) 29 March 1921 b) 10 May 1918 c) 20 November 1925 d) 26 August 1923 3. Where was Robert Kennedy born? a) Atlanta b) Brookline c) Portland d) San Antonio 4. To which party did Robert Kennedy belong? a) Republican b) Green c) Democratic d) Progressive

1. Where was Francisco Pizarro born? a) Trujillo b) Barcelona c) Madrid d) Casablanca 2. When did Francisco Pizarro first set sail from Spain? a) 12 August 1492 b) 17 June 1536 c) 22 January 1538 d) 10 November 1509 3. Whom did Francisco Pizarro accompany in the discovery of the Pacific? a) Christopher Columbus b) Ferdinand Magellan c) Vasco Nunez de Balboa d) Vasco da Gama

1) When did George III become the king of UK? a) 1603 b) 1701 c) 1740 d) 1760 2) To which dynasty George III belong? a) Lancastrian b) Hanoverian c) Tudor d) Stuart 3) Who persuaded George III to end his relationship with Sarah Lennox and marry Charlotte of Mecklenberg-Strelitz? a) George Grenville b) Charles Fox c) William Pitt the Elder d) John Stuart

1) When was Corazon Aquino sworn in as President of Philippines? a) 25 February 1986 b) 4 November 1982 c) 9 August 1994 d) 4 March 1983 2) What was Corazon Aquino’s maiden surname? a) Cogoangco b) Arroyo c) Brown d) Castello 3) When was Corazon Aquino born? a) 25 January 1933 b) 4 November 1932 c) 9 August 1924 d) 4 March 1923