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1. What was Lawrence Ferlinghetti's primary profession? (a) Actor (b) Poet (c) Painter (d) Musician 2. In what city was Ferlinghetti born? (a) New York City (b) San Francisco (c) Chicago (d) Boston 3. Ferlinghetti was a co-founder of which famous bookstore? (a) The Strand (b) City Lights Bookstore (c) Powell's Books (d) Barnes & Noble

1) How many times was Franklin Roosevelt elected President of USA? a) Two b) Three c) Four d) Six 2) When was Franklin Roosevelt born? a) 30 January 1882 b) 5 May 1880 c) 7 August 1884 d) 21 December 1886 3) Where was Franklin Roosevelt born? a) Seattle b) Austin c) New Orleans d) Hyde Park

1. When was Charles de Gaulle first elected President of France? a) 2 February 1960 b) 10 June 1964 c) 22 August 1962 d) 21 December 1958 2. When was Charles de Gaulle born? a) 3 January 1883 b) 4 April 1886 c) 29 July 1894 d) 22 November 1890 3. Where was Charles de Gaulle born? a) Lille b) Paris c) Versailles d) Rouen

1) What was Lewis Carroll’s real name? a) Eric Arthur Blair b) Charles Lutwidge Dodgson c) James Dean d) Samuel Colt 2) When was Lewis Carroll born? a) 27 January 1832 b) 14 April 1848 c) 31 July 1815 d) 1 October 1829 3) Where was Lewis Carroll born? a) Melbourne b) London c) New York d) Daresbury

1.When was James Matthew Barrie born? a) 22 January 1854 b) 9 May 1860 c) 20 September 1856 d) 21 December 1862 2.Where was James Matthew Barrie born? a) Aberdeen b) Dundee c) Kirriemuir d) Glasgow 3.Which university did James Matthew Barrie attend? a) Edinburgh b) Harvard c) London d) Oxford 4.When was Auld Lycht Idylls published? a) 1890 b) 1895 c) 1888 d) 1884

1. What is the nationality of Nazim Hikmet? (a) Turkish (b) Iranian (c) Egyptian (d) Syrian 2. In what year was Nazim Hikmet born? (a) 1888 (b) 1902 (c) 1915 (d) 1923 3. What was Nazim Hikmet's primary profession besides being a poet? (a) Actor (b) Journalist (c) Diplomat (d) Politician

1. When was William Hyde Wollaston born? a) 14 February 1784 b) 5 May 1772 c) 6 August 1766 d) 8 November 1755 2. Where was William Hyde Wollaston born? a) East Dereham b) Cambridge c) Glasgow d) Bogota 3. Which school did William Hyde Wollaston attend? a) St. Thomas School b) Charterhouse School c) Harrow School d) St. Mary’s School

1. When did Haroon Al Rashid become caliph? a) 12 January 740 b) 30 May 756 c) 14 September 786 d) 15 October 802 2. Where was Haroon Al Rashid born? a) Muscat b) Rayy c) Dubai d) Kuwait 3. Who was Haroon Al Rashid’s tutor? a) Al-Hadi b) Yahya c) Al-Mansur d) Khalid

1. Which of the following is Donika Kelly's debut poetry collection? (a) Bestiary (b) The Other Side of the River (c) Infinite Jest (d) The Black Album 2. In which year did Donika Kelly publish her debut poetry collection, "Bestiary"? (a) 2008 (b) 2016 (c) 2018 (d) 2023 3. Donika Kelly's poems often explore themes of... (a) Nature and the environment (b) Love and relationships (c) Race, identity, and social justice (d) Science fiction and fantasy

1. Margaret Atwood is primarily known for her work in which literary genre? (a) Science fiction (b) Poetry (c) Historical fiction (d) Mystery 2. In what country was Margaret Atwood born? (a) Canada (b) England (c) Australia (d) United States 3. Which of the following is considered Margaret Atwood's most famous novel? (a) The Handmaid's Tale (b) Alias Grace (c) Oryx and Crake (d) The Blind Assassin