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
1. Who was Catherine Howard’s mother?
a) Joyce Culpepper
b) Agnes Tilney
c) Elizabeth Howard
d) Margaret Mowbray
2. What did Henry Mannox teach Catherine Howard?
a) Latin
b) Music
c) Greek
d) Science
3. To whom was Catherine Howard engaged?
a) Walter Raleigh
b) Nicholas Throckmorton
c) Thomas Culpepper
d) Stephen Gardiner
1) What is the approximate number of islands that comprise the Philippines?
a) 6,000
b) 7,000
c) 8,000
d) 9,000
2) When did the Philippines become independent?
a) 4 July 1776
b) 4 July 1946
c) 14 August 1947
d) 1 January 1984
3) Which country had the Philippines as its colony from 1898 to 1946, except for some years during World War II?
a) Portugal
b) USA
c) UK
d) Belgium
1. When was U Thant elected acting secretary general of United Nations?
a) 1 January 1955
b) 12 April 1956
c) 7 July 1958
d) 3 November 1961
2. When was U Thant born?
a) 22 January 1909
b) 6 May 1912
c) 27 July 1908
d) 26 October 1911
3. Where was U Thant born?
a) Hamolin
b) Tonzang
c) Shwebo
d) Pantanaw
1. Which lake is to the north of Iran?
a) Lake Prespa
b) Lake Lucerne
c) Caspian Sea
d) Dead Sea
2. Which is the capital of Iran?
a) Tehran
b) Shiraj
c) Isfahan
d) Bandar Abbas
3. Which is the currency of Iran?
a) Dirham
b) Dinar
c) Lira
d) Rial
1. When was Caligula Roman emperor?
a) 44-54
b) 37-41
c) 69-72
d) 54-68
2. When was Caligula born?
a) 15 March 14
b) 12 June 10
c) 31 August 12
d) 15 December 16
3. Where was Caligula born?
a) Antium
b) Thrace
c) Sparta
d) Valetta
Thomas Cranmer Quiz Questions Click here for answers 1. When was Thomas Cranmer archbishop of Canterbury? a) 1504-1532 b) 1533-1556 c) 1559-1575 d) 1501-1503 2. When was Thomas Cranmer born? a) 14 February 1442 b) 12 May 1471 c) 2 July 1489 d) 10 December 1485 3. Where was Thomas Cranmer born? a) Aslacton b)…
1) What name was taken by Jean Baptiste Bernadotte when he became king of Sweden in 1818?
a) Carl XIV Johan
b) Olaf
c) Gustav
4) Harald
2) When did Sweden become a member of the European Union?
a) 1992
b) 1995
c) 2000
d) 2002
3) Which Swedish Prime Minister was assassinated on 28 February 1986?
a) Olof Palme
b) Tage Erlander
c) Thorbjorn Falldin
d) Ola Ullsten