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1. Which play won Eugene O’Neill his first Pulitzer Prize? a) Beyond the Horizon b) The Emperor Jones c) The Long Voyage Home d) In the Zone 2. When was Eugene O’Neill born? a) 29 February 1904 b) 21 June 1896 c) 15 July 1892 d) 16 October 1888 3. Where was Eugene O’Neill born? a) Copenhagen b) New York c) Sacrament d) Los Angeles

1. Where was Buddha born? a) Pataliputra b) Agra c) Lumbini Garden d) Kanpur 2. What was Buddha’s original name? a) Shuddhodana b) Siddhartha c) Vardhamana d) Chanakya 3. When did Buddha live? a) 560-480 BC b) 1800-1680 BC c) 160-220 AD d) 970-1030 AD

1. When did Melvin Calvin win Nobel Prize for Chemistry? a) 1975 b) 1968 c) 1961 d) 1954 2. When was Melvin Calvin born? a) 4 March 1914 b) 8 April 1911 c) 5 September 1909 d) 7 October 1905 3. Where was Melvin Calvin born? a) Detroit b) New Orleans c) Anchorage d) St. Paul

(Figures of the Olympic Movement are considered official.) 1) Which was the opening date of Helsinki Olympics 1952? a) 24 June 1952 b) 2 July 1952 c) 19 July 1952 d) 25 July 1952 2) Who entered the Olympic Stadium with Olympic flame in Helsinki Olympics 1952? a) Robert Mathias b) William Havens c) Paavo Nurmi d) Francis Havens 3) How many countries participated in Helsinki Olympics 1952? a) 42 b) 69 c) 59 d) 82

1. When did Ernesto Teodoro Moneta get Nobel Prize for Peace? a) 1907 b) 1912 c) 1916 d) 1914 2. When was Ernesto Teodoro Moneta born? a) 6 January 1835 b) 11 May 1830 c) 20 September 1833 d) 5 December 1836 3. Where was Ernesto Teodoro Moneta born? a) Venice b) Milan c) Turin d) Florence 4. Against which rule did Ernesto Teodoro Moneta participate in an insurrection? a) Austrian b) French c) German d) Spanish

1) What is in the centre of Somalia’s flag? a) Comet b) Moon c) Sun d) Star 2) Which countries ruled Somalia before its independence? a) France and Germany b) Belgium and France c) Spain and Portugal d) Italy and UK 3) Which is the official language of Somalia? a) English b) Arabic c) Somali d) Italian

1. When did Jack Kilby win Nobel Prize for Physics? a) 1976 b) 1988 c) 2000 d) 2004 2. When was Jack Kilby born? a) 8 March 1928 b) 30 June 1926 c) 1 August 1924 d) 8 November 1923 3. Where was Jack Kilby born? a) Sacramento b) Jefferson City c) Atlanta d) New Orleans

1. When was Amelia Earhart born? a) 17 March 1890 b) 29 June 1896 c) 24 July 1897 d) 6 November 1892 2. Where was Amelia Earhart born? a) Atchison b) Honolulu c) Boston d) Juno 3. Where did Amelia Earhart complete high school? a) Los Angeles b) Chicago c) New York d) Richmond

1. When was Arthur James Balfour Prime Minister of UK? a) 1902-1905 b) 1914-1918 c) 1918-1922 d) 1895-1900 2. When was Arthur James Balfour born? a) 3 March 1846 b) 7 June 1852 c) 25 July 1848 d) 22 October 1856 3. Where was Arthur James Balfour born? a) Salisbury b) Whittinghame c) Glasgow d) Edinburgh

1) When did Niger become independent? a) 21 January 1958 b) 26 May 1966 c) 3 August 1960 d) 30 November 1966 2) Which country is to the east of Niger? a) Chad b) Ecuador c) Zimbabwe d) Namibia 3) Who was elected Niger’s president in 1993? a) Djibo Bakary b) Mahamane Ousmane c) Hamani Diori d) Seyni Kountche