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1. When was George Everest born? a) 3 March 1756 b) 10 April 1763 c) 4 July 1790 d) 9 November 1800 2. Where was George Everest born? a) Gwernvale b) Blackpool c) Norfolk d) Kent 3. When did George Everest join the East India Company? a) 1782 b) 1786 c) 1806 d) 1802

1) When was Millard Fillmore sworn in as President of USA? a) 10 July 1850 b) 4 March 1949 c) 20January 1949 d) 4 March 1945 2) When was Millard Fillmore born? a) 4 July 1776 b) 4 June 1788 c) 15 March 1795 d) 7 January 1800 3) What was Millard Fillmore’s profession? a) Lawyer b) Professor c) Architect d) Actor

Suriname Quiz Questions 1. How was Suriname formerly known? a) Dutch East Indies b) Dutch Guiana c) New Sweden d) Basutoland 2. When did Suriname become independent? a) 4 March 1804 b) 21 May 1842 c) 14 August 1909 d) 25 November 1975 3. Which ocean is to the north of Suriname? a) Atlantic b) Pacific c) Indian d) Tethys

1) Who is the first pope from Poland? a) Paul VI b) John Paul I c) John Paul II d) Benedict XIV 2) Which countries annexed Poland in 1939? a) Austria and Italy b) Germany and Italy c) Italy and Turkey d) Germany and USSR 3) Who was the leader of Solidarity? a) Lech Walesa b) Wojciech Jarulzeski c) Karol Wojtyla d) Yuri Andropov

1. When was John Boynton Priestley born? a) 18 January 1884 b) 19 April 1888 c) 13 September 1894 d) 30 December 1892 2. Where was John Boynton Priestley born? a) Bradford b) Manchester c) Liverpool d) Edinburgh 3. Which college did John Boynton Priestley attend? a) Christ College b) St. Joseph’s College c) St. Andrew’s College d) Trinity College

1. Where were Pakistan’s matches in Women’s ODI World Cup 2013 held? a) Baroda b) Cuttack c) Hyderabad d) Delhi 2. What was India’s margin of victory over West Indies in Women’s ODI World Cup 2013? a) 105 runs b) 48 runs c) 6 wickets d) 4 wickets 3. Who hit a sixer for Sri Lanka against England off the last ball of the match in Women’s ODI World Cup 2013? a) Eshani Kaushalya b) Chamari Jayagani c) Dilani Manodara d) Yashoda Mendis

1. When did Gertrude Belle Elion get Nobel Prize for Medicine? a) 1982 b) 1974 c) 1988 d) 1996 2. When was Gertrude Belle Elion born? a) 23 January 1918 b) 30 June 1925 c) 5 September 1922 d) 12 October 1916 3. Where was Gertrude Belle Elion born? a) Los Angeles b) New York c) Boston d) Philadelphia

1) When was William McKinley first sworn in as President of USA? a) 4 November 1900 b) 4 March 1897 c) 20 January 1897 d) 4 November 1896 2) When was William McKinley born? a) 29 January 1843 b) 19 April 1844 c) 31 July 1842 d) 5 December 1846 3) Where was William McKinley born? a) Fairfield b) Caldwell c) Niles d) Sacramento

1. When did Eugene Paul Wigner win Nobel Prize for Physics? a) 1966 b) 1970 c) 1963 d) 1959 2. When was Eugene Paul Wigner born? a) 22 March 1904 b) 5 June 1908 c) 11 September 1906 d) 17 November 1902 3. Where was Eugene Paul Wigner born? a) Budapest b) Gottingen c) Debrecen d) Miskolc

1) When did East Germany and West Germany unite? a) 1986 b) 1990 c) 1994 d) 2000 2) Who won 1990 Football World Cup? a) East Germany b) West Germany c) Italy d) Brazil 3) Who won Wimbledon Men’s Singles Title in 1991? a) Boris Becker b) Michael Stich c) John McEnroe d) Jimmy Connors