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1. When was Rudyard Kipling born? a) 9 February 1864 b) 17 May 1862 c) 3 August 1861 d) 30 December 1865 2. Where was Rudyard Kipling born? a) Calcutta b) Madras c) Delhi d) Bombay 3. Which story by Rudyard Kipling describes the horrors of a foster home? a) Mandalay b) Baa Baa, Black Sheep c) Gunga Din d) Danny Deever

Charles Burney Quiz Questions and Answers 1. When was Charles Burney born? a) 3 March 1724 b) 7 April 1726 c) 4 August 1728 d) 1 December 1722 2. Where was Charles Burney born? a) Lichfield b) Hereford c) Shrewsbury d) Vienna 3. Which school did Charles Burney attend? a) Temple School b) Chester Free School c) St. Lawrence School d) St. Mary’s School

1. When was Thomas Wolsey lord chancellor of England? a) 1501-1511 b) 1515-1529 c) 1531-1536 d) 1537-1544 2. Where was Thomas Wolsey born? a) Ipswich b) Bath c) Winchester d) Durham 3. Which university did Thomas Wolsey attend? a) Cambridge b) Manchester c) Oxford d) Edinburgh

John Boyd Orr Quiz Questions with Answers John Boyd Orr was the first Director-General of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization. 1. When did John Boyd Orr win Nobel Prize for Peace? a) 1956 b) 1949 c) 1952 d) 1942 2. When was John Boyd Orr born? a) 18 January 1884 b) 6 June 1882 c) 23 September 1880 d) 22 October 1876 3. Where was John Boyd Orr born? a) Liverpool b) Kilmaurs c) Dreghorn d) Manchester

1. When was William Gladstone’s first term as Prime Minister of UK? a) 1892-1894 b) 1868-1874 c) 1886-1889 d) 1880-1885 2. When was William Gladstone born? a) 22 April 1806 b) 15 March 1812 c) 14 July 1802 d) 29 December 1809 3. Where was William Gladstone born? a) Chester b) Eton c) Liverpool d) Maynooth

8. When was Jackie Collins married to Wallace Austin? a) 1994-1998 b) 1986-1990 c) 1972-1976 d) 1960-1964 9. Which novel did Jackie Collins publish in 1975? a) The Stud b) The World Is Full of Divorced Women c) Sinners d) The Hollywood Zoo 10. Which was Jackie Collins’ most successful novel? a) Hollywood Husbands b) Hollywood Kids c) Hollywood Divorces d) Hollywood Wives

1. When was Gilbert Keith Chesterton born? a) 25 March 1868 b) 29 May 1874 c) 27 September 1872 d) 20 November 1865 2. Where was Gilbert Keith Chesterton born? a) London b) Rangoon c) Bombay d) Calcutta 3. What did Gilbert Keith Chesterton study at Slade School? a) Commerce b) Medicine c) Fencing d) Art

1) What was George Orwell’s real name? a) Eric Arthur Blair b) Michael Marian Morrison c) James Hadley Chase d) Samuel Langhorne Clemens 2) Where was George Orwell born? a) Motihari b) London c) New York d) Rangoon 3) Where did George Orwell serve in 1922-1927? a) Scotland Yard, London b) Indian Imperial Police, Burma c) HMS Invincible, Australia d) Dogra Regiment, Himachal Pradesh

1. What was Peter Sellers’ original name? a) Richard Henry Sellers b) Charles Buchinsky c) Humphrey Bogart d) Stephen Lancaster 2. When was Peter Sellers born? a) 18 January 1924 b) 14 May 1918 c) 8 September 1925 d) 4 November 1922 3. Where was Peter Sellers born? a) Dorchester b) Southsea c) Liverpool d) Bristol

1. When was Thomas Edward Lawrence born? a) 4 March 1881 b) 21 April 1896 c) 15 August 1888 d) 30 November 1885 2. Where was Thomas Edward Lawrence born? a) Dublin b) Tremadoc c) Plymouth d) Belfast 3. Which college did Thomas Edward Lawrence attend? a) William and Mary College b) Jesus College c) Rhodes College d) Trinity College