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1. When was Kurt Waldheim secretary general of United Nations? a) 1972-1981 b) 1945-1949 c) 1951-1960 d) 1961-1970 2. When was Kurt Waldheim born? a) 12 January 1919 b) 7 April 1914 c) 17 July 1918 d) 21 December 1918 3. Where was Kurt Waldheim born? a) Linz b) Graz c) Sankt Andra-Worden d) Weiz

1. What was Joachim Murat’s original name? a) Giacomo Balla b) Gioacchino Murat c) Giacomo Carissimi d) Joaquim Martins 2. When was Joachim Murat born? a) 25 March 1767 b) 14 April 1756 c) 24 July 1761 d) 10 December 1764 3. Where was Joachim Murat born? a) Versailles b) Reims c) La Bastide-Fortuniere d) Nantes

1. When was Catherine II born? a) 2 May 1729 b) 1 March 1710 c) 19 August 1714 d) 8 December 1732 2. Where was Catherine II born? a) Berlin b) Munich c) Szczcen d) Frankfurt 3. What was Catherine II’s name at the time of her birth? a) Sophia Augusta Frederika b) Maria Theresa c) Jane Seymour d) Margaret Tudor

1. When was Heinrich Schliemann born? a) 6 January 1822 b) 4 June 1821 c) 18 July 1818 d) 7 October 1820 2. Where was Heinrich Schliemann born? a) Hamburg b) Neubukow c) St. Petersburg d) Amsterdam 3. During which war did Heinrich Schliemann make a fortune? a) Crimean War b) Franco-Prussian War c) Seven Weeks’ War d) Danish-German War

APEC (Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation) has 21 members. The word ‘economies’ is used to describe APEC members because the APEC cooperative process is predominantly concerned with trade and economic issues, with members engaging with one another as economic entities. 1 Australia 2 Brunei 3 Canada 4 Chile 5 China 6 Hong Kong* 7 Indonesia 8 Japan 9 South Korea 10 Malaysia 11 Mexico 12 New Zealand 13 Papua New Guinea 14 Peru 15 Philippines 16 Russia 17 Singapore 18 Taiwan 19 Thailand 20 United States of America 21 Vietnam * Not a country, part of China.

1) Where was Charles Darwin sent to study medicine? a) University of Edinburgh b) London University c) Grant Medical College d) St. John’s Medical College 2) On which ship did Charles Darwin sail around the world? a) Beagle b) Lusitania c) Titanic d) Dufferin 3) Which theory was propounded by Charles Darwin? a) Theory of Evolution b) Theory of Gravity c) Theory of Planetary Motion d) Theory of Atoms

1. When was Evelyn Waugh born? a) 9 February 1905 b) 17 May 1898 c) 3 August 1901 d) 28 October 1903 2. Where was Evelyn Waugh born? a) Boston b) London c) Sacramento d) Montreal 3. Which college in Sussex did Evelyn Waugh attend? a) Amherst College b) Bethany College c) Lancing College d) Union College

1) During which season apple flowers bloom? a) Autumn b) Spring c) Summer d) Winter 2) During which season apple fruits ripen? a) Autumn b) Spring c) Summer d) Winter 3) Which is the kingdom of apple? a) Animalia b) Protesta c) Fungi d) Plantae

1. When did George Herbert Hitchings get Nobel Prize for Medicine? a) 1978 b) 1962 c) 1988 d) 1984 2. When was George Herbert Hitchings born? a) 9 February 1907 b) 18 April 1905 c) 14 August 1918 d) 7 October 1910 3. Where was George Herbert Hitchings born? a) Houston b) Atlanta c) Salt Lake City d) Hoquiam

1. When did Giuseppe Piazzi discover Ceres? a) 1 January 1801 b) 6 May 1804 c) 4 August 1809 d) 8 November 1805 2. When was Giuseppe Piazzi born? a) 2 February 1756 b) 4 April 1751 c) 16 July 1746 d) 9 December 1741 3. Where was Giuseppe Piazzi born? a) Turin b) Ponte de Valtellina c) Milan d) Venice