Category: United Kingdom

Henry Cavendish Quiz Questions 1. When was Henry Cavendish born? a) 11 March 1733 b) 15 May 1742 c) 12 July 1728 d) 10 October 1731 2. Where was Henry Cavendish born? a) Ashford b) Nice c) Dartford d) Swale 3. Which academy did Henry Cavendish attend? a) Hackney Academy b) Phillips Academy c) St. Thomas Academy d) Crusca Academy

James Bond Quiz Questions and Answers 1. Who played James Bond in Dr. No? a) Clint Eastwood b) John Wayne c) Richard Burton d) Sean Connery 2. Who played Miss Moneypenny in From Russia with Love? a) Ursula Andress b) Lois Maxwell c) Raquel Welch d) Grace Jones 3. Who played James Bond in On Her Majesty’s Secret Service? a) George Lazenby b) Peter Sellers c) Piece Brosnan d) Charles Bronson

1. When was David Livingstone born? a) 19 March 1813 b) 17 June 1810 c) 1 September 1802 d) 5 December 1816 2. Where was David Livingstone born? a) Aberdeen b) Blantyre c) Glasgow d) Edinburgh 3. When did David Livingstone join the London Missionary Society? a) 1852 b) 1846 c) 1838 d) 1832

1. When was Benjamin Disraeli born? a) 7 January 1800 b) 3 June 1802 c) 14 August 1798 d) 21 December 1804 2. Where was Benjamin Disraeli born? a) Wycombe b) London c) Maidstone d) Liverpool 3. In which novel Benjamin Disraeli lampooned publisher John Murray? a) Henrietta Temple b) Coningsby c) Vivian Grey d) Lothair

1. When was Edward Ralph Dexter born? a) 29 February 1932 b) 15 May 1935 c) 31 July 1936 d) 4 October 1938 2. When was Edward Ralph Dexter born? a) Milan b) London c) Canberra d) Dunedin 3. Where did Edward Ralph Dexter make his Test debut? a) Adelaide b) Bridgetown c) Calcutta d) Manchester

1. When was Robert Willis born? a) 1 January 1948 b) 30 May 1949 c) 26 August 1950 d) 30 November 1946 2. Where was Robert Willis born? a) Sunderland b) Bristol c) Coventry d) Dover 3. Which of the following was not part of Robert Willis’ baptismal name? a) Robert b) George c) Dylan d) Willis

1. When was Margaret Beaufort born? a) 5 February 1444 b) 31 May 1443 c) 27 August 1449 d) 4 December 1445 2. Where was Margaret Beaufort born? a) Bletsoe b) Dartmouth c) Tweed d) Plymouth 3. Who was Margaret Beaufort’s mother? a) Catherine Swynford b) Ann Neville c) Margaret Beauchamp d) Eleanor of Aquitaine

1) When did William IV become the King of UK? a) 12 January 1820 b) 26 June 1830 c) 5 July 1826 d) 3 November 1832 2) When was William IV born? a) 12 February 1760 b) 14 May 1750 c) 21 August 1765 d) 11 November 1768 3) Where was William IV born? a) Bristol b) Dublin c) London d) Edinburgh

James Ramsay Quiz Questions (James Ramsay is also known as Lord Dalhousie.) 1. When was James Ramsay governor general of India? a) 1848-1856 b) 1823-1828 c) 1858-1862 d) 1828-1835 2. When was James Ramsay born? a) 4 March 1808 b) 22 April 1812 c) 14 July 1816 d) 22 November 1814 3. Where was James Ramsay born? a) Edinburgh b) Winchester c) Belfast d) Midlothian

1. Whose official residence is 10 Downing Street? (Prime Minister of UK holds that post.) a) First Lord of the Admiralty b) Lord High Chancellor c) First Lord of the Treasury d) Lord High Chamberlain 2. When was the House at the Back that became part of 10 Downing Street constructed? a) 1530 b) 1642 c) 1483 d) 1680 3. Who built the townhouse from which present 10 Downing Street got its name? a) Christopher Wren b) George Downing c) William Shepherd d) George Villiers