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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

Bermuda Quiz Questions 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"

1. What is Henry Wadsworth Longfellow best known for? (a) His paintings (b) His sculptures (c) His poetry (d) His scientific discoveries 2.In which city was Henry Wadsworth Longfellow born? (a) Boston (b) Portland (c) New York City (d) Philadelphia 3. Which of the following is one of Longfellow's most famous poems? (a) "The Raven" (b) "The Gettysburg Address" (c) "Paul Revere's Ride" (d) "The Wasteland"

1. In what year was E.E. Cummings born? (a) 1893 (b) 1894 (c) 1895 (d) 1896 2. What was E.E. Cummings' real first name? (a) Edward (b) Edwin (c) Eric (d) Edward Estlin 3. Where did E.E. Cummings attend college? (a) Harvard University (b) Yale University (c) Columbia University (d) Princeton University

1. What is Walt Whitman's most famous work? (a) Leaves of Grass (b) Moby-Dick (c) The Scarlet Letter (d) The Great Gatsby 2. Which poetic style did Whitman popularize? (a) Sonnet (b) Ballad (c) Free Verse (d) Rhymed Verse 3. What is the central theme of "I Hear America Singing"? (a) The beauty of nature (b) The struggles of the working class (c) The diversity of American voices (d) The power of love

1. What is Matthew Arnold's profession besides being a poet? (a) Painter (b) Musician (c) Critic (d) Historian 2. Which of the following is NOT a major theme in Matthew Arnold's poetry? (a) Loss and nostalgia (b) Social criticism (c) Religious doubt (d) Romantic idealism 3. In which poem does Matthew Arnold famously describe the sea as "wandering between deserts of the shore"? (a) "Dover Beach" (b) "Thyrsis" (c) "The Scholar-Gypsy" (d) "The Forsaken Merman"