Category: United Kingdom

1) Which kingdom was not inherited by Victoria because she was a woman? a) England b) Ireland c) Hanover d) Scotland 2) When was the reign of Victoria? a) 1760-1820 b) 1558-1603 c) 1837-1901 d) 1910-1936 3) When was Victoria crowned? a) 28 June 1838 b) 24 May 1819 c) 28 May 1937 d) 1 June 1558

1. When did William Bragg win Nobel Prize for Physics? a) 1924 b) 1915 c) 1917 d) 1920 2. When was William Bragg born? a) 22 February 1874 b) 16 May 1868 c) 2 July 1862 d) 7 December 1858 3. Where was William Bragg born? a) Wigton b) Dover c) Belfast d) Edinburgh

Christopher Fry Quiz Questions with Answers 1. What was Christopher Fry’s original name? a) Christopher Lee b) Christopher Harris c) John Smith d) Richard Harris 2. When was Christopher Fry born? a) 3 January 1914 b) 9 April 1909 c) 14 July 1905 d) 18 December 1907 3. Where was Christopher Fry born? a) Plymouth b) Dorchester c) Bristol d) Chelsea

1. When was Julian Huxley born? a) 11 March 1884 b) 22 June 1887 c) 26 July 1894 d) 10 October 1895 2. Where was Julian Huxley born? a) London b) Bristol c) Leeds d) Liverpool 3. Which college did Julian Huxley attend? a) Bethany College b) St. James’ College c) Balliol College d) Union College

1. When did Paul Dirac win Nobel Prize for Physics? a) 1938 b) 1933 c) 1945 d) 1952 2. When was Paul Dirac born? a) 22 February 1906 b) 16 May 1908 c) 2 August 1902 d) 7 December 1898 3. Where was Paul Dirac born? a) Berne b) Geneva c) Lausanne d) Bristol

1. When was Michael Faraday born? a) 5 July 1794 b) 4 March 1792 c) 22 September 1791 d) 10 December 1788 2. Where was Michael Faraday born? a) Lexington b) Newington c) Bristol d) Coventry 3. Who offered Michael Faraday the job of laboratory assistant? a) Humphry Davy b) John Dalton c) Sarah Barnard d) William Whewell

1. When was Elizabeth Sanderson Haldane born? a) 31 December 1865 b) 27 May 1862 c) 8 February 1860 d) 11 August 1858 2. Where was Elizabeth Sanderson Haldane born? a) York b) Canterbury c) Edinburgh d) Ipswich 3. Who influenced Elizabeth Sanderson Haldane to found an organization for slum reconstruction? a) Matthew Arnold b) George Meredith c) Octavia Hill d) John Murray

5. Which was Henry Rider Haggard’s first novel? a) Heart of the World b) Dawn c) Allan Quatermain d) The Ivory Child 6. When was King Solomon’s Mines published? a) 1872 b) 1875 c) 1867 d) 1885 7. Which of the following Henry Rider Haggard novels was published in 1910? a) Cleopatra b) Nada the Lily c) Queen Sheba’s Ring d) Marie

4. Where did John Scott Haldane graduate in medicine? a) St. Mary’s Hospital Medical School b) Westminster Medical School c) Royal Postgraduate Medical School d) Edinburgh University Medical School 5. Which magazine did John Scott Haldane found? a) The Journal of Hygiene b) The Lancet c) American Medical News d) Mining Journal 6. What did John Scott Haldane introduce in coal mines to detect gas? a) Frogs b) Electronic gas detectors c) Canaries d) Litmus paper

1. When was Hilaire Belloc born? a) 3 February 1874 b) 17 May 1872 c) 27 July 1870 d) 30 December 1865 2. Where was Hilaire Belloc born? a) La Rochelle b) La Celle Saint Cloud c) Nantes d) Paris 3. Which college did Hilaire Belloc attend? a) Christ College b) New College c) King’s College d) Balliol College