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1. When did Claudius become emperor of Rome? 25 January 41 AD 10 May 37 AD 26 July 14 BC 18 December 48 BCCorrect Answer: 25 January 41 AD 2. When was Claudius born? 11 March 12 AD 14 June 15 AD 1 August 10 BC 22 November 31 BCCorrect Answer: 1 August 10 BC 3. Where was Claudius born? Athens Lugdunum Cairo TripoliCorrect Answer: Lugdunum 4. In which language did Claudius write books on Etruscan and Carthaginian history? German French Italian GreekCorrect Answer: Greek 5. When did Claudius invade Britain? 55 BC 32 BC 43 AD 58 ADCorrect Answer: ... Read more

11. When was Christian IV king of Norway and Denmark? 1588-1648 1661-1714 1558-1603 1804-1815Correct Answer: 1588-1648 12. When was Christian IV born? 9 January 1563 12 April 1577 28 August 1572 11 December 1581Correct Answer: 12 April 1577 13. Where was Christian IV born? Stockholm Oslo Lillehammer HillerodCorrect Answer: Hillerod 14. Which war did Christian IV enter in 1624? War of Spanish Succession War of Roses Thirty Years’ War War of Polish SuccessionCorrect Answer: Thirty Years’ War 15. Where did Tilly defeat Christian IV on 17 August 1626? Waterloo Ulm Hastings LutterCorrect Answer: Lutter 16. When was Christian IV’s wife ... Read more

21. What was Charles XIV John’s original name? Francois Marie Arouet Jean Baptiste Bernadotte Charles Louis de Secondat Andre Boniface Louis RiquetiCorrect Answer: Jean Baptiste Bernadotte 22. When was Charles XIV John born? 26 January 1763 9 April 1761 6 September 1756 8 December 1754Correct Answer: 26 January 1763 23. Where was Charles XIV John born? Luneville Hanover Pau WagramCorrect Answer: Pau 24. When did Charles XIV John marry Desiree Clary? 24 February 1794 16 May 1796 17 August 1798 30 October 1800Correct Answer: 17 August 1798 25. Who was once Desiree Clary’s fiancé? Louis XVIII Charles X Francis I ... Read more

1. Which college did Dwijendra Narayan Jha attend? a) Presidency b) Morning Star c) Hislop d) Sydenham 2. Which university did Dwijendra Narayan Jha attend? a) Patna b) Bombay c) Madras d) Bhopal 3. What did Dwijendra Narayan Jha teach at Delhi University? a) Modern British History b) Ancient Indian History c) Political Science d) Sociology

1. What was Christopher Plummer’s first name? a) Arthur b) Boris c) Canute d) David 2. Where was Christopher Plummer born? a) Albany b) Boston c) Toronto d) Vancouver 3. Which was Christopher Plummer’s first film? a) Stage Struck b) Must Love Dogs c) The Insider d) Danny Collins

1. When was William the Conqueror crowned king of England? a) 1 June 1060 b) 22 January 1061 c) 3 September 1058 d) 25 December 1066 2. Where was William the Conqueror born? a) Reims b) Falaise c) Nantes d) Winchester 3. When did William the Conqueror become duke of Normandy? a) 1035 b) 1028 c) 1024 d) 1051

1. When was Roger Moore born? a) 1 January 1931 b) 4 April 1929 c) 9 August 1928 d) 14 October 1927 2. Where was Roger Moore born? a) Manchester b) London c) Calcutta d) Dover 3. Which college did Roger Moore attend? a) St. Aidan’s College b) St. Cuthbert’s College c) College of the Venerable Bede d) Grey College

1. When was Vinod Khanna born? a) 31 March 1942 b) 16 May 1948 c) 15 August 1947 d) 8 October 1946 2. Where was Vinod Khanna born? a) Delhi b) Peshawar c) Calcutta d) Simla 3. Which college did Vinod Khanna attend? a) St. Joseph’s College b) Morning Star College c) Sydenham College d) Wilson College

5. Which college did Karl Alexander Muller attend? a) Evangelical College b) St. Nicholas College c) St. John’s College d) Trinity College 6. When did Karl Alexander Muller obtain doctorate from Swiss Federal Institute of Technology? a) 1955 b) 1961 c) 1958 d) 1967 7. Where did Karl Alexander Muller work in 1959-1963? a) Massachusetts Institute of Technology b) Max Planck Institute c) Caltech d) Battelle Memorial Institute 8. For what did Karl Alexander Muller win Nobel Prize for Physics? a) Invention of particle detectors b) Breakthrough in discovery of superconductivity of ceramic materials c) Development of neutron spectroscopy d) ... Read more

4. Which was Gina Lollobrigida’s first film? a) Aquila nera b) Fanfan la Tulipe c) Woman of Rome d) Frisky 5. What was Gina Lollobrigida’s role in The Hunchback of Notre Dame? a) Abishag b) Esmeralda c) Bathsheba d) Lisa Helena Fellini 6. Who was Gina Lollobrigida’s co-star in Solomon and Sheba? a) Anthony Quinn b) Rex Harrison c) Sean Connery d) Yul Brynner