Category: History

1. Which college did Dwijendra Narayan Jha attend? a) Presidency b) Morning Star c) Hislop d) Sydenham 2. Which university did Dwijendra Narayan Jha attend? a) Patna b) Bombay c) Madras d) Bhopal 3. What did Dwijendra Narayan Jha teach at Delhi University? a) Modern British History b) Ancient Indian History c) Political Science d) Sociology

1. When was William the Conqueror crowned king of England? a) 1 June 1060 b) 22 January 1061 c) 3 September 1058 d) 25 December 1066 2. Where was William the Conqueror born? a) Reims b) Falaise c) Nantes d) Winchester 3. When did William the Conqueror become duke of Normandy? a) 1035 b) 1028 c) 1024 d) 1051

1. When did Edward VII become king of UK? a) 1 June 1900 b) 22 January 1901 c) 3 September 1898 d) 7 October 1986 2. When was Edward VII born? a) 5 March 1839 b) 7 April 1842 c) 11 August 1844 d) 9 November 1841 3. From which country was Alexandra, wife of Edward VII? a) France b) Denmark c) Russia d) Italy

1. When did Roald Amundsen reach the South Pole? a) 1 January 1901 b) 15 May 1905 c) 9 August 1908 d) 14 December 1911 2. When was Roald Amundsen born? a) 22 March 1874 b) 14 April 1878 c) 16 July 1872 d) 10 November 1870 3. Where was Roald Amundsen born? a) Borge b) Tromsa c) Alta d) Molde

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

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

11. When was Mary (Queen of Scots) born? 5 March 1523 8 June 1524 11 August 1517 8 December 1542Correct Answer: 8 December 1542 12. Where was Mary (Queen of Scots) born? Paris Versailles West Lothian EastbourneCorrect Answer: West Lothian 13. 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 14. When did Mary (Queen of Scots) return to Scotland? 1561 1556 1548 1552Correct Answer: 1561 15. Who was murdered in 1566 by Henry Stuart and others in the presence of Mary (Queen ... Read more