Category: History

1) Which of the following applies to Martin Van Buren? a) He was born a British subject. b) He was an immigrant from France. c) He was of Dutch descent. d) He was half Irish and half Scottish. 2) What position was held by Martin Van Buren in 1815-1819? a) Governor of New York b) Mayor of Washington DC c) Governor of New Jersey d) Attorney General of New York 3) Who appointed Martin Van Buren Secretary of State? a) Thomas Jefferson b) Andrew Jackson c) John Adams d) George Washington

1. When was Antoninus Pius emperor of Rome? a) 14-37 b) 138-161 c) 54-68 d) 180-185 2. When was Antoninus Pius born? a) 14 January 10 b) 11 June 116 c) 19 September 86 d) 3 November 153 3. Where was Antoninus Pius born? a) Lanuvium b) Pharsalus c) Alexandria d) Damascus

1. When did Anne become queen of England, Scotland and Ireland? a) 19 March 1702 b) 14 April 1694 c) 22 August 1688 d) 25 November 1661 2. When was Anne born? a) 6 February 1665 b) 21 May 1663 c) 12 July 1658 d) 3 October 1642 3. Where was Anne born? a) Copenhagen b) Amsterdam c) London d) Paris

1. When was Henry V king of England? a) 1422-1461 b) 1485-1509 c) 1470-1471 d) 1413-1422 2. When was Henry V born? a) 11 March 1411 b) 18 June 1401 c) 16 September 1387 d) 3 December 1408 3. Where was Henry V born? a) Sandringham b) Monmouth c) Buckingham d) Edinburgh

1. When was Kurt Waldheim secretary general of United Nations? a) 1972-1981 b) 1945-1949 c) 1951-1960 d) 1961-1970 2. When was Kurt Waldheim born? a) 12 January 1919 b) 7 April 1914 c) 17 July 1918 d) 21 December 1918 3. Where was Kurt Waldheim born? a) Linz b) Graz c) Sankt Andra-Worden d) Weiz

1. What was Joachim Murat’s original name? a) Giacomo Balla b) Gioacchino Murat c) Giacomo Carissimi d) Joaquim Martins 2. When was Joachim Murat born? a) 25 March 1767 b) 14 April 1756 c) 24 July 1761 d) 10 December 1764 3. Where was Joachim Murat born? a) Versailles b) Reims c) La Bastide-Fortuniere d) Nantes

1. When was Catherine II born? a) 2 May 1729 b) 1 March 1710 c) 19 August 1714 d) 8 December 1732 2. Where was Catherine II born? a) Berlin b) Munich c) Szczcen d) Frankfurt 3. What was Catherine II’s name at the time of her birth? a) Sophia Augusta Frederika b) Maria Theresa c) Jane Seymour d) Margaret Tudor

1. When was Heinrich Schliemann born? a) 6 January 1822 b) 4 June 1821 c) 18 July 1818 d) 7 October 1820 2. Where was Heinrich Schliemann born? a) Hamburg b) Neubukow c) St. Petersburg d) Amsterdam 3. During which war did Heinrich Schliemann make a fortune? a) Crimean War b) Franco-Prussian War c) Seven Weeks’ War d) Danish-German War

1) When did Woodrow Wilson begin his second term as President of USA? a) 20 January 1910 b) 4 March 1912 c) 4 March 1917 d) 4 November 1912 2) When was Woodrow Wilson born? a) 12 February 1850 b) 3 March 1852 c) 28 July 1855 d) 28 December 1856 3) Where was Woodrow Wilson born? a) Fairfield b) Caldwell c) Cincinnati d) Staunton

1. What was Jerome Bonaparte’s original name? a) Geronimo Borgia b) Rodrigo Medici c) Roland Buonaparte d) Jerome Lalande 2. When was Jerome Bonaparte born? a) 29 February 1792 b) 12 May 1788 c) 21 July 1786 d) 15 November 1784 3. Where was Jerome Bonaparte born? a) Ajaccio b) Genoa c) Venice d) Florence