1) When was Hannibal born?
a) 265 BC
b) 250 BC
c) 247 BC
d) 203 BC
2) When was Hannibal taken to Iberia by his father Hamilcar Barca?
a) 237 BC
b) 248 BC
c) 263 BC
d) 199 BC
3) On crossing which river by Hannibal Rome declared the Second Punic War?
a) Rhine
b) Seine
c) Ebro
d) Danube
1. When was Trygve Lie elected secretary general of United Nations?
a) 1 February 1946
b) 5 June 1944
c) 10 August 1945
d) 12 October 1938
2. When was Trygve Lie born?
a) 8 January 1884
b) 3 April 1882
c) 16 July 1896
d) 11 November 1892
3. Where was Trygve Lie born?
a) Bode
b) Tromsa
c) Kristiania
d) Nordford
1. When was Edward IV crowned king of England?
a) 20 January 1433
b) 28 June 1461
c) 12 October 1437
d) 8 July 1480
2. When was Edward IV born?
a) 3 March 1421
b) 28 April 1442
c) 6 December 1416
d) 8 August 1410
3. Where was Edward IV born?
a) Rouen
b) Lancaster
c) York
d) London
1) What is the approximate number of islands that comprise Indonesia?
a) 14,000
b) 15,500
c) 16,000
d) 17,500
2) Which is the most populous island of Indonesia?
a) Java
b) Sumatra
c) Sulawesi
d) Aceh
3) Which island of Indonesia has predominantly Hindu population?
a) Maluku
b) Papua
c) Bali
d) Sunda
1. When was Sirimao Bandaranaike’s first term as Prime Minister of Ceylon?
a) 1944-1948
b) 1960-1965
c) 1966-1968
d) 1978-1980
2. When was Sirimao Bandaranaike born?
a) 25 January 1898
b) 17 April 1916
c) 21 July 1912
d) 9 December 1921
3. Where was Sirimao Bandaranaike born?
a) Batticaloa
b) Ratnapura
c) Vavuniya
d) Chillaw
General Sir Charles James Napier was a general of the British Empire and the British Army’s Commander-in-Chief in India, notable for conquering the Sindh Province.
1. What dispatch did Charles James Napier send when he conquered Sind?
a) Confiteor
b) Mea culpa
c) Mea maxima culpa
d) Peccavi
2. When was Charles James Napier born?
a) 9 March 1774
b) 15 May 1768
c) 10 August 1782
d) 19 December 1786
3. Where was Charles James Napier born?
a) London
b) Liverpool
c) Birmingham
d) Connorville
(This quiz about Cyrus II of Persia (Iran) aka Cyrus the Elder and Cyrus the Great who lived in 6th century BC.)
1) Which empire was founded by Cyrus?
a) Assyrian
b) Achaemenid
c) Abyssinian
d) Greek
2) Which kingdom was inherited by Cyrus?
a) Anshan
b) Anatolia
c) Thrace
d) Crete
3) Which two Iranian tribes were united by Cyrus?
a) Medes and Persians
b) Scythians and Bactrians
c) Bedouins and Moors
d) Mongols and Tibetans
1. When was Catherine of Aragon born?
a) 30 September 1476
b) 17 January 1484
c) 10 April 1489
d) 16 December 1485
2. Where was Catherine of Aragon born?
a) Alcala de Henares
b) Madrid
c) Barcelona
d) Valencia
3. When did Catherine of Aragon marry Arthur?
a) 4 February 1598
b) 15 May 1596
c) 14 November 1501
d) 31 August 1505
1) What is the meaning of Humayun?
a) Brave
b) Fortunate
c) Lion
d) Tiger
2) Who of the following was not a brother of Humayun?
a) Askari
b) Khurram
c) Kamran
d) Hindal
3) Who of the following was Humayun’s wife?
a) Anjumand Banu
b) Mehrunnisa
c) Zebunnisa
d) Hamida Banu
1. When was Anwar Sadat elected President of Egypt?
a) 3 January 1963
b) 8 April 1965
c) 5 August 1969
d) 15 October 1970
2. When was Anwar Sadat born?
a) 5 February 1905
b) 8 May 1907
c) 25 December 1918
d) 19 November 1912
3. Where was Anwar Sadat born?
a) Alexandria
b) Mit Abu al-Kum
c) Suez
d) Mallawi