Blog

Elizabeth Woodville Quiz Questions with Answers 1. When was Elizabeth Woodville born? a) 3 February 1437 b) 9 June 1442 c) 8 August 1449 d) 18 November 1435 2. Where was Elizabeth Woodville born? a) Reims b) Grafton Regis c) Bristol d) Ipswich 3. Who was Elizabeth Woodville’s mother? a) Catherine of Valois b) Margaret of Austria c) Jacquetta of Luxembourg d) Catherine Swynford

Netherlands Antilles Quiz Questions 1. When did Christopher Columbus sight the island of Saint Martin? a) 1 March 1476 b) 20 May 1482 c) 12 July 1562 d) 11 November 1493 2. Who occupied Curacao in 1634? a) Piet Heyn b) John Maurice c) Johannes van Walbeeck d) Robert Blake 3. When did Sint Eustasius recognize USA? a) 1 January 1801 b) 16 November 1776 c) 20 September 1798 d) 14 April 1824

Charles Maurice Talleyrand Quiz Questions and Answers 1. When was Charles Maurice Talleyrand born? a) 2 February 1754 b) 1 June 1742 c) 3 August 1749 d) 4 December 1755 2. Where was Charles Maurice Talleyrand born? a) Nantes b) Amiens c) Paris d) Frankfurt 3. When did Charles Maurice Talleyrand become agent general of the clergy? a) 1778 b) 1780 c) 1782 d) 1784

1) After whom is Bolivia named? a) Christopher Columbus b) Simon Bolivar c) Ferdinand d) Isabella 2) Which is the highest navigable water body in the world? a) Lake Superior b) Lake Titicaca c) Lake Victoria d) Lake Albert 3) Who won the Presidential election in December 2005? a) Alan Garcia b) Evo Morales c) Raila Odinga d) Richard Leaky

1. When was Ernest Hemingway born? a) 9 February 1864 b) 17 May 1862 c) 21 July 1899 d) 30 December 1865 2. Where was Ernest Hemingway born? a) Cicero b) Boston c) Anchorage d) San Francisco 3. What was Ernest Hemingway’s role in World War I? a) Corporal b) Marine c) Flight Lieutenant d) Ambulance driver

1) When was Mary Anne Evans (George Eliot) born? a) 22 November 1819 b) 14 May 1799 c) 1 October 1820 d) 5 January 1821 2) Why did Mary Anne Evans write under the name George Eliot? a) At that time writing was considered a male profession. b) She was living in disguise as a man. c) She considered herself a man in a woman’s body. d) She wanted equality for men and women. 3) Which magazine did Mary Anne Evans edit for two years? a) Wall Street Journal b) Current c) Imprint d) Westminster Review

1. Which two brothers are credited with inventing the first successful airplane? (a) Charles and Frank Lindbergh (b) Orville and Wilbur Wright (c) Amelia Earhart and Bessie Coleman (d) Glenn Curtiss and Alexander Graham Bell 2. Where did the Wright brothers conduct their early flight experiments? (a) Kitty Hawk, North Carolina (b) New York City (c) Los Angeles, California (d) Chicago, Illinois 3. What was the name of the Wright brothers' first successful airplane? (a) The Wright Flyer (b) The Spirit of St. Louis (c) The Red Baron (d) The Black Bird

1. In which country was Shakira born? (a) Argentina (b) Colombia (c) Brazil (d) Mexico 2. What is Shakira's real name? (a) Isabel Mebarak (b) Shakira Ripoll (c) Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll (d) Isabel Shakira 3. What is the name of Shakira's record label? (a) Sony Music (b) Universal Music (c) RCA Records (d) Sony Music Latin

1. In which country was Lance Armstrong born? (a) France (b) United States (c) Australia (d) Spain 2. What type of cancer did Lance Armstrong survive? (a) Lung cancer (b) Prostate cancer (c) Testicular cancer (d) Colon cancer 3. Which cycling event did Lance Armstrong win a record seven consecutive times? (a) Tour de France (b) Giro d'Italia (c) Vuelta a España (d) Olympic Road Race

1. In which year was Aung San Suu Kyi born? (a) 1935 (b) 1945 (c) 1955 (d) 1965 2. Who was Aung San Suu Kyi's father? (a) U Thant (b) Ne Win (c) Aung San (d) U Nu 3. In which country was Aung San Suu Kyi primarily educated? (a) Myanmar (b) India (c) United Kingdom (d) United States