Category: History

1) What is Luxembourg? a) Republic b) Kingdom c) Principality d) Grand Duchy 2) What is Be in Benelux? a) Belgium b) Beaufort c) Belize d) Beautiful 3) When is Luxembourg City Fete? a) 23 September b) 15 August c) 1 October d) 1 November

Edmund Hillary Quiz Questions 1. When was Edmund Hillary born? a) 14 March 1924 b) 22 April 1922 c) 20 July 1919 d) 10 October 1914 2. Where was Edmund Hillary born? a) Auckland b) Dunedin c) London d) Christchurch 3. When did Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay reach the summit of Mount Everest? a) 4 February 1944 b) 29 May 1953 c) 23 August 1949 d) 15 November 1954

7) To which political party did Calvin Coolidge belong? a) Democratic b) Liberal c) Republican d) National 8) What did Calvin Coolidge say to a woman who said she had a bet that she would make him say at least three words? a) All the best. b) You should not bet. c) It was very courageous of you. d) You lose. 9) Which country’s citizens were excluded from immigration to USA by Immigration Act 1924? a) UK b) Canada c) France d) Japan

1. When was Theodor Herzl born? a) 2 February 1865 b) 2 May 1860 c) 2 September 1861 d) 15 December 1862 2. Where was Theodor Herzl born? a) Budapest b) Jerusalem c) Hebron d) Tel Aviv 3. Which university did Theodor Herzl attend? a) Warsaw b) Moscow c) Vienna d) Oxford

Lady Jane Grey (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Jane Grey Quiz Questions Click here for answers 1. When was Jane Grey queen of England for nine days? a) 1547 b) 1553 c) 1558 d) 1603 2. When was Jane Grey born? a) 1 January 1534 b) 5 May 1542 c) 16 August 1549 d) 12 October 1537 3. Where was Jane Grey born? a) Dorset b) Suffolk c) Bradgate d) Norfolk 4. Who planned Jane Grey’s marriage to Edward VI? a) Thomas Seymour b) Charles Brandon c) Thomas Grey d) William Brandon 5. Who plotted to make Jane Grey queen? a) Adrian ... Read more

1. When was Mary (Queen of Scots) born? 5 March 1523 8 June 1524 11 August 1517 8 December 1542Correct Answer: 8 December 1542 2. Where was Mary (Queen of Scots) born? Paris Versailles West Lothian EastbourneCorrect Answer: West Lothian 3. When did Mary (Queen of Scots) become queen of Scotland? 1 January 1525 4 July 1525 12 May 1527 14 December 1542Correct Answer: 14 December 1542 4. When did Mary (Queen of Scots) return to Scotland? 1561 1556 1548 1552Correct Answer: 1561 5. Who was murdered in 1566 by Henry Stuart and others in the presence of Mary (Queen ... Read more

1) When did Namibia become independent? a) 1 May 1994 b) 20 May 1999 c) 21 March 1990 d) 14 July 1984 2) Namibia was a colony of which country before World War I?v a) England b) France c) Germany d) Holland 3) Which is the official language of Namibia? a) Afrikaans b) English c) Dutch d) German

1. When did Carlos Saavedra Lamos get Nobel Prize for Peace? a) 1936 b) 1947 c) 1954 d) 1968 2. When was Carlos Saavedra Lamos born? a) 5 June 1901 b) 8 March 1892 c) 15 August 1869 d) 1 November 1878 3. Where was Carlos Saavedra Lamos born? a) Lima b) Caracas c) Buenos Aires d) Washington

1) Which is Adolf Hitler’s autobiography? a) Discovery of India b) Mein Kampf c) The Good Earth d) Why England slept? 2) When did Adolf Hitler become the chancellor of Germany? a) 1923 b) 1933 c) 1936 d) 1938 3) When did Adolf Hitler become a citizen of Germany? a) 1889 b) 1914 c) 1918 d) 1932

1) When was the Battle of Plassey? a) 3 March 1754 b) 23 June 1757 c) 1st January 1761 d) 14 June 1764 2) Who betrayed Siraj-ud-Daulah at Plassey? a) Mir Jafar b) Mir Sadak c) Bania Bapu d) Chandrakant More 3) Which city was captured by Robert Clive in 1751? a) Bombay b) Calcutta c) Arcot d) Mysore