1. Who was Cesare Borgia’s mother?
a) Anne de Pisseleu
b) Frances Teresa Stuart
c) Jeanne Antoinette
d) Vannozza Catanei
2. At which university did Cesare Borgia get a degree in canon law and civil law?
a) Milan
b) Perugia
c) Barcelona
d) Sorbonne
3. Of which diocese was Cesare Borgia bishop?
a) Pamplona
b) Madrid
c) Cadiz
d) Seville
1. When did Maldives become independent?
a) 9 February 1964
b) 17 June 1976
c) 26 July 1965
d) 22 November 1978
2. Which ocean surrounds Maldives?
a) Atlantic
b) Pacific
c) Indian
d) Antarctic
3. Which is the capital of Maldives?
a) Addu
b) Male
c) Huvadhu
d) Ari
A quiz on Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi. He is known as Mahatma Gandhi and in India we also call him as Bapu. He is officially honoured in India as the Father of the Nation (Rashtra Pita). His birthday, 2nd October, is commemorated as Gandhi Jayanti.
1. When was Harold Wilson’s first term as Prime Minister of UK?
a) 1964-1970
b) 1950-1959
c) 1946-1948
d) 1977-1981
2. When was Harold Wilson born?
a) 14 April 1896
b) 11 March 1916
c) 14 July 1902
d) 3 November 1911
3. Where was Harold Wilson born?
a) Durham
b) York
c) Leicester
d) Huddersfield
1. When did Fridtjof Nansen get Nobel Prize for Peace?
a) 1916
b) 1927
c) 1922
d) 1934
2. When was Fridtjof Nansen born?
a) 5 February 1856
b) 23 May 1867
c) 26 July 1865
d) 10 October 1861
3. Where was Fridtjof Nansen born?
a) Store-Froen
b) Nordfold
c) Tromsa
d) Svolver
1. What was Caroline Bonaparte’s original name?
a) Caroline van Dommelen
b) Caroline of Ansbach
c) Maria Nunziata Caronia Buonaparte
d) Caroline Harrison
2. When was Caroline Bonaparte born?
a) 25 March 1782
b) 15 April 1780
c) 7 August 1778
d) 3 December 1776
3. Where was Caroline Bonaparte born?
a) Trieste
b) Ajaccio
c) Nantes
d) Miami
1. When did Jane Seymour marry Henry VIII?
a) 4 February 1544
b) 30 May 1536
c) 8 August 1548
d) 19 December 1540
2. Who was Jane Seymour’s mother?
a) Margaret Wentworth
b) Elizabeth Woodville
c) Margaret Beaufort
d) Catherine of Valois
3. Jane Seymour was engaged to on 20 May 1536. Who was beheaded the previous day?
a) Jane Grey
b) Mary Stuart
c) Anne Boleyn
d) Catherine Parr
1. When was Mary (Tudor) queen of England?
a) 1547-1553
b) 1558-1603
c) 1553-1558
d) 1485-1509
2. When was Mary (Tudor) born?
a) 18 February 1516
b) 29 April 1485
c) 11 August 1518
d) 8 December 1522
3. Where was Mary (Tudor) born?
a) Barcelona
b) Paris
c) Greenwich
d) Edinburgh
1) When was Franklin Pierce sworn in as President of USA?
a) 20 January 1841
b) 4 March 1853
c) 20 January 1849
d) 4 March 1845
2) When was Franklin Pierce born?
a) 1 October 1809
b) 3 March 1812
c) 23 November 1804
d) 1 January 1801
3) Where was Franklin Pierce born?
a) Chicago
b) Hillsborough
c) Edinborough
d) Marlborough