Category: History

1. When was Elizabeth I queen of England? a) 1625-1649 b) 1558-1603 c) 1547-1553 d) 1660-1685 2. When was Elizabeth I born? a) 12 January 1600 b) 30 April 1620 c) 7 September 1533 d) 1 November 1511 3. Where was Elizabeth I born? a) Windsor b) Ipswich c) Greenwich d) Plymouth

1. When was Nelson Mandela president of South Africa? a) 1986-1991 b) 1994-1999 c) 2004-2009 d) 2007-2012 2. When was Nelson Mandela born? a) 5 February 1914 b) 14 May 1912 c) 18 July 1918 d) 30 November 1915 3. Where was Nelson Mandela born? a) Mvezo b) Kimberley c) Port Elizabeth d) Rustenburg

1. When did George VI become king of UK? a) 11 December 1936 b) 19 August 1938 c) 6 May 1920 d) 3 February 1911 2. When was George VI born? a) 9 March 1901 b) 4 July 1876 c) 14 December 1895 d) 27 April 1888 3. Where was George VI born? a) Bombay b) London c) Sandringham d) Frankfurt

1) When was Archduke Ferdinand assassinated? a) 28 June 1914 b) 4 August 1914 c) 6 June 1915 d) 7 July 1916 2) Which gas was used for the first time in World War I? a) Chlorine b) Nitrogen c) Hydrogen d) Helium 3) Which passenger ship of USA was sunk by Germany? a) Titanic b) Lusitania c) Queen Mary d) Repulse

1. When did Ranjit Singh proclaim himself the maharaja of Punjab? a) 1796 b) 1801 c) 1815 d) 1824 2. When was Ranjit Singh born? a) 9 March 1771 b) 26 April 1776 c) 12 August 1782 d) 13 November 1780 3. When did Ranjit Singh conquer Lahore? a) 1799 b) 1792 c) 1788 d) 1786

1. When was Frederick II king of Prussia? a) 1702-1714 b) 1714-1738 c) 1740-1786 d) 1788-1800 2. When was Frederick II born? a) 24 January 1712 b) 7 June 1684 c) 23 September 1701 d) 5 December 1756 3. Where was Frederick II born? a) Dresden b) Berlin c) Hamburg d) Regensburg

1. When was Commodus Roman emperor? a) 180-192 b) 161-169 c) 193-211 d) 146-164 2. When was Commodus born? a) 12 March 122 b) 16 June 170 c) 31 August 161 d) 24 October 176 3. Where was Commodus born? a) Italica b) Lanuvium c) Brindisi d) Actium

1) Which territories under Portuguese rule were liberated by India on 19 December 1961? a) Goa, Diu and Daman b) Dadra and Nagar Haveli c) East Timor d) Macao 2) Who came to India from Portugal in 1498? a) Ferdinand Magellan b) Abel Tasman c) Vasco da Gama d) Thomas Roe 3) Who scored nine goals in Football World Cup 1966? a) Eusebio b) Hector Silva c) Jose Augusto d) Lev Yashin

1. When was Pedro II emperor of Brazil? a) 1804-1815 b) 1815-1824 c) 1831-1889 d) 1824-1830 2. When was Pedro II born? a) 12 March 1824 b) 6 April 1822 c) 11 September 1819 d) 2 December 1825 3. Where was Pedro II born? a) Rio de Janeiro b) Sao Paulo c) Brasilia d) Casablanca

1. Who was Eleanor of Aquitaine’s father? a) William X b) Louis I c) Charles Martel d) Pippin II 2. Who was Eleanor of Aquitaine’s mother? a) Agnes of Poitou b) Aenor de Chatellerault c) Gisela of Swabia d) Adelaide of Etienne 3. When did Eleanor of Aquitaine marry Louis VII? a) 31 January 1144 b) 25 May 1142 c) 22 July 1137 d) 8 October 1135