1. In which country was Dylan Thomas born?
(a) England
(b) Ireland
(c) Wales
(d) Scotland
2. What is the title of Dylan Thomas’s most famous poem?
(a) “Under Milk Wood”
(b) “Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night”
(c) “Fern Hill”
(d) “A Child’s Christmas in Wales”
3. Dylan Thomas was known for his experimental poetic style. What is the term for this style?
(a) Romanticism
(b) Modernism
(c) Realism
(d) Surrealism
1) When was UAE formed?
a) 1950
b) 1965
c) 1971
d) 1974
2) Which cricket stadium has the highest number of ODIs played?
a) Dubai
b) Sharjah
c) Lord’s
d) Wankhede
3) Which company could not take over shipping operations in six ports of USA in 2006?
a) Maersk
b) Dubai Ports World
c) Mundra I. C. T. Ltd
d) Lord Dufferin
1. When did Nauru become independent?
a) 31 January 1968
b) 11 April 1965
c) 22 July 1970
d) 15 November 1976
2. When did Germany rule Nauru?
a) 1776-1820
b) 1888-1914
c) 1842-1865
d) 1948-1962
3. Which country ruled Nauru in 1942-1945?
a) Philippines
b) USA
c) Japan
d) Italy
1. What was Gertrude Stein’s primary profession?
(a) Painter
(b) Musician
(c) Writer
(d) Sculptor
2. Where was Gertrude Stein born?
(a) Paris, France
(b) Oakland, California
(c) Allegheny, Pennsylvania
(d) Vienna, Austria
3. Who was Gertrude Stein’s brother, a renowned author?
(a) Leo Stein
(b) Michael Stein
(c) Leon Trotsky
(d) Leo Tolstoy
1. Where was Elizabeth Bishop born?
(a) Brazil
(b) Canada
(c) Portugal
(d) United States
2. What was Elizabeth Bishop’s primary occupation?
(a) Novelist
(b) Playwright
(c) Poet
(d) Short Story Writer
3. Which of the following is considered Elizabeth Bishop’s most famous poem?
(a) “One Art”
(b) “The Fish”
(c) “Questions of Travel”
(d) “Sestina”
1) What is the status of Canada?
a) Republic
b) Dominion
c) Kingdom
d) Commonwealth
2) Which is the capital of Canada?
a) Ottawa
b) Monreal
c) Halifax
d) Toronto
3) Who is the patron saint of Canada?
a) St. David
b) St. Andrew
c) St. George
d) St. Jean de Brebeuf
1. Who is said to have discovered Bermuda?
a) Juan Bermudez
b) Francisco Bermudez
c) Cundo Bermudez
d) Ferdinand Magellan
2. Which is the capital of Bermuda?
a) Hamilton
b) St. George
c) Pembroke
d) Southampton
3. Which is the highest point in Bermuda?
a) Adam’s Peak
b) The Peak
c) Victory Peak
d) Lassen Peak
1. Who won mixed doubles championship in Wimbledon 2009?
a) Lukas Dlouhy, Iveta Benesova
b) Robert Bryan, Samantha Stosur
c) James Murray, Liezel Huber
d) Mark Knowles, Anna-Lena Groenfeld
2. Who were runners up in mixed doubles championship in Wimbledon 2009?
a) Leander Paes, Cara Black
b) Ai Sugiyama, Andre Sa
c) Mahesh Bhupati, Sania Mirza
d) Stephen Huss, Virginia Ruano Pascual
3. Who won men’s doubles championship in Wimbledon 2009?
a) Simon Aspelin, Paul Hanley
b) James Blake, Mardy Fish
c) Lukasz Kubot, Oliver Marach
d) Daniel Nestor, Nenad Zimonjic
1. When did John Northrop win Nobel Prize for Chemistry?
a) 1942
b) 1946
c) 1949
d) 1937
2. When was John Northrop born?
a) 15 January 1892
b) 5 June 1884
c) 5 July 1891
d) 12 October 1895
3. Where was John Northrop born?
a) Ripley
b) Bath
c) Clayton
d) Yonkers
1. What is Samiya Bashir’s primary literary genre?
(a) Poetry
(b) Fiction
(c) Drama
(d) Non-fiction
2. In which city is Samiya Bashir based?
(a) Los Angeles
(b) London
(c) Karachi
(d) Delhi
3.Which of the following is one of Samiya Bashir’s most acclaimed poetry collections?
(a) “If I Can’t Have You”
(b) “The Golden Hour”
(c) “Field Theories”
(d) “Salt in Your Hair”