Category: United Kingdom

1. When was George Nathaniel Curzon viceroy of India? a) 1884-1888 b) 1899-1905 c) 1894-1898 d) 1906-1911 2. When was George Nathaniel Curzon born? a) 11 January 1859 b) 8 April 1840 c) 2 September 1845 d) 12 December 1862 3. Where was George Nathaniel Curzon born? a) Aberdeen b) Elgin c) Kedleston d) Salisbury

1) When was Samuel Coleridge born? a) 12 August 1778 b) 2 December 1776 c) 4 November 1774 d) 21 October 1772 2) What was Samuel Coleridge’s middle name? a) Bowden b) Taylor c) Smith d) Kennedy 3) Which college did Samuel Coleridge attend? a) St. Augustine’s College b) St. Patrick’s College c) Jesus College d) Trinity College

1. When was Elizabeth I queen of England? a) 1625-1649 b) 1558-1603 c) 1547-1553 d) 1660-1685 2. When was Elizabeth I born? a) 12 January 1600 b) 30 April 1620 c) 7 September 1533 d) 1 November 1511 3. Where was Elizabeth I born? a) Windsor b) Ipswich c) Greenwich d) Plymouth

1. When did George VI become king of UK? a) 11 December 1936 b) 19 August 1938 c) 6 May 1920 d) 3 February 1911 2. When was George VI born? a) 9 March 1901 b) 4 July 1876 c) 14 December 1895 d) 27 April 1888 3. Where was George VI born? a) Bombay b) London c) Sandringham d) Frankfurt

1. When was Terence Pratchett born? a) 4 February 1944 b) 28 April 1948 c) 11 August 1949 d) 20 December 1945 2. Where was Terence Pratchett born? a) Beaconsfield b) Dover c) Winchester d) Greenwich 3. Which was Terence Pratchett’s first novel? a) The Dark Side of the Sun b) Mort c) The Carpet People d) Night Watch

Laurence Binyon Quiz Questions with Answers 1. When was Laurence Binyon born? a) 14 January 1874 b) 10 August 1869 c) 21 August 1867 d) 10 December 1859 2. Where was Laurence Binyon born? a) Lancaster b) Edinburgh c) Cardiff d) Plymouth 3. Which school did Laurence Binyon attend? a) St. Peter’s School b) St. Joseph’s School c) St. Paul’s School d) St. Mary’s School

1. Which of the following books was written by Daniel Defoe? a) Gulliver’s Travels b) Robinson Crusoe c) Either Or d) Odyssey 2. What was Daniel Defoe’s original surname? a) Friend b) Neighbour c) Foe d) Good 3. Where did Daniel Defoe study? a) Queen Mary School b) St. Thomas Academy c) St. Patrick’s School d) Charles Morton’s Academy

1. Who was Eleanor of Aquitaine’s father? a) William X b) Louis I c) Charles Martel d) Pippin II 2. Who was Eleanor of Aquitaine’s mother? a) Agnes of Poitou b) Aenor de Chatellerault c) Gisela of Swabia d) Adelaide of Etienne 3. When did Eleanor of Aquitaine marry Louis VII? a) 31 January 1144 b) 25 May 1142 c) 22 July 1137 d) 8 October 1135

1) Which of the following colleges did Winston Churchill attend? a) Trinity College, Carmarthen b) King’s College, London c) Royal Military College, Sandhurst d) The Royal College of Music, London 2) During which war Winston Churchill was a journalist? a) Boer War b) Balkan War I c) World War I d) Balkan War II 3) To which newspaper Winston Churchill send military reports when he was in the army? a) The Times b) Guardian c) Daily Telegraph d) Frontier Mail

1. Where was Thomas Cromwell born? a) Gloucester b) Cardiff c) Bristol d) Putney 2. When did Thomas Cromwell become master of the jewels? a) 1532 b) 1535 c) 1537 d) 1541 3. Which title did Thomas Cromwell assume when he became lord privy purse? a) Lord Cromwell of Wimbledon b) Lord Protector of England c) Lord Chief Justice d) Lord Lieutenant of Ireland