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1. Which novel won Margaret Mitchell Pulitzer Prize in 1937? a) Atlas Shrugged b) The Good Earth c) Dragon Seed d) Gone with the Wind 2. When was Margaret Mitchell born? a) 10 February 1889 b) 26 June 1892 c) 11 July 1894 d) 8 November 1900 3. Where was Margaret Mitchell born? a) Atlanta b) Portland c) Chicago d) Baton Rouge

1. When did Herbert Gasser win Nobel Prize for Medicine? 1912 1944 1929 1936Correct Answer: 1944 2. When was Herbert Gasser born? 29 January 1862 9 June 1875 5 July 1888 12 October 1885Correct Answer: 5 July 1888 3. Where was Herbert Gasser born? Chicago Boston Libreville PlattervilleCorrect Answer: Platterville 4. When was Herbert Gasser professor at Washington University? 1904-1907 1916-1931 1911-1915 1908-1910Correct Answer: 1916-1931 5. What did Herbert Gasser teach at Washington University? Pharmacology Oncology Radiology PediatricsCorrect Answer: Pharmacology 6. At which University did Herbert Gasser teach physiology? Cornell Harvard Regent YaleCorrect Answer: Cornell 7. Of which organization was ... Read more

11. When did George Marshall win Nobel Prize for Peace? 1958 1953 1960 1957Correct Answer: 1953 12. When was George Marshall born? 18 February 1881 6 June 1884 22 July 1875 31 December 1880Correct Answer: 31 December 1880 13. Where was George Marshall born? Pensacola Boston Uniontown AtlantaCorrect Answer: Uniontown 14. Where did George Marshall study military subjects? West Point Academy Virginia Military Academy Annapolis Academy Royal Military CollegeCorrect Answer: Virginia Military Academy 15. What was George Marshall in 1939-1945? Army Chief of Staff Navy Chief of Staff Air Marshal Secretary of WarCorrect Answer: Army Chief of Staff 16. When ... Read more

21. When was Francis Gary Powers’ U-2 plane shot down? 4 March 1954 1 May 1960 19 July 1959 30 December 1961Correct Answer: 1 May 1960 22. When was Francis Gary Powers born? 6 January 1924 15 April 1922 17 August 1929 10 November 1925Correct Answer: 17 August 1929 23. Where was Francis Gary Powers born? Columbus Jenkins Denver San DiegoCorrect Answer: Jenkins 24. From where had Francis Gary Powers taken off on U-2 plane? Teheran Ankara Amman PeshawarCorrect Answer: Peshawar 25. Where was Francis Gary Powers to land U-2 plane? Amsterdam Bodo Brussels FrankfurtCorrect Answer: Bodo 26. Where was ... Read more

Which college did Owen Chamberlain attend? Bright College St. Andrew’s College Trinity College Dartmouth College 5. When did Owen Chamberlain get doctorate from the University of Chicago? 1942 1948 1927 1932 6. When did Owen Chamberlain become a full professor at the University of California at Berkeley? 1949 1936 1958 1952

Virginia Quiz Questions and Answers 1. When was Jamestown founded? a) 1 March 1498 b) 14 May 1607 c) 12 July 1596 d) 12 October 1548 2. Who married Pocahontas in 1614? a) John Rolfe b) Thomas Dale c) John Smith d) Samuel Argall 3. Who was Virginia’s governor in 1642-1652? a) Maurice Berkeley b) Nathaniel Bacon c) William Berkeley d) John Berkeley

41. When did Murray Gell-Mann win Nobel Prize for Physics? 1969 1972 1974 1982Correct Answer: 1969 42. When was Murray Gell-Mann born? 5 March 1928 24 June 1924 15 September 1929 11 November 1932Correct Answer: 15 September 1929 43. Where was Murray Gell-Mann born? Augusta New York Cambridge DetroitCorrect Answer: New York 44. Which university did Murray Gell-Mann attend? Yale Harvard Princeton RegentCorrect Answer: Yale 45. At which university did Murray Gell-Mann teach as instructor? Franciscan Notre Dame Chicago OxfordCorrect Answer: Chicago 46. Where did Murray Gell-Mann serve as Robert Andrews Millikan Professor of Theoretical Physics? MIT Baltimore Caltech Urbana-ChampaignCorrect ... Read more

Hawaii Quiz Questions and Answers 1. When did Hawaii become a state of USA? a) 1 January 1901 b) 24 May 1950 c) 21 August 1959 d) 14 December 1936 2. Who was the British explorer killed at Kealakekua Bay on 14 February 1779? a) James Cook b) William Bligh c) John Whitby d) James Ross 3. Who presented the Union Jack to Kamehameha I in 1793? a) Horatio Nelson b) George Vancouver c) Fletcher Christian d) John Adams

7) To which political party did Calvin Coolidge belong? a) Democratic b) Liberal c) Republican d) National 8) What did Calvin Coolidge say to a woman who said she had a bet that she would make him say at least three words? a) All the best. b) You should not bet. c) It was very courageous of you. d) You lose. 9) Which country’s citizens were excluded from immigration to USA by Immigration Act 1924? a) UK b) Canada c) France d) Japan

1) What was Mark Twain’s real name? a) Eric Arthur Blair b) Michael Marian Morrison c) James Hadley Chase d) Samuel Langhorne Clemens 2) Where was Mark Twain born? a) Miami, Florida b) Florida, Missouri c) Sacramento, California d) Austin, Texas 3) When did Mark Twain become a licensed river pilot? a) 1839 b) 1844 c) 1858 d) 1870