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Yellow Journalism Quiz Questions and Answers 1. When was Joseph Pulitzer born? a) 14 January 1844 b) 10 April 1847 c) 23 August 1849 d) 30 December 1845 2. When was William Randolph Hearst born? a) 4 February 1874 b) 29 April 1863 c) 15 July 1859 d) 11 November 1855 3. When did Joseph Pulitzer buy New York World? a) 1872 b) 1875 c) 1867 d) 1883

(Figures of the Olympic Movement are considered official.) 1) Which was the opening date of London Olympics 1948? a) 4 January 1948 b) 14 February 1948 c) 29 July 1948 d) 1 August 1948 2) Who declared the opening of London Olympics 1948? a) Winston Churchill b) Clement Atlee c) George VI d) Elizabeth II 3) How many countries participated in London Olympics 1948? a) 27 b) 49 c) 59 d) 78

1. When was Vespasian Roman emperor? a) 81-96 b) 79-81 c) 69-79 d) 54-68 2. When was Vespasian born? a) 4 March 6 b) 14 April 10 c) 15 August 15 d) 17 November 9 3. Where was Vespasian born? a) Lugdunum b) Antium c) Reate d) Berne

1. What was Ruth Rendell’s original name? a) Mary Ann Evans b) Ruth Barbara Grasemann c) Margaret Mitchell d) Ruth Jane Brunswick 2. When was Ruth Rendell born? a) 17 February 1930 b) 4 June 1915 c) 28 August 1929 d) 14 December 1925 3. Where was Ruth Rendell born? a) Aldeburgh b) Belfast c) London d) Dublin

1) Who conquered Peru for Spain in 1531-1533? a) Hernando Cortez b) Francisco Pizarro c) Simon Bolivar d) Christopher Columbus 2) When did Peru proclaim its independence? a) 28 July 1821 b) 15 April 1832 c) 18 May 1860 d) 11 November 1911 3) Who won the Presidential election in 1990? a) Alan Garcia b) Jose Luis Bustamente c) Alberto Fujimori d) Manuel Odria

(This quiz is about British poet Alexander Pope.) 1) When was Alexander Pope born? a) 14 March 1751 b) 21 May 1688 c) 11 November 1650 d) 12 December 1700 2) Where was Alexander Pope born? a) Dublin b) Glasgow c) Liverpool d) London 3) How did being a Catholic affect Alexander Pope? a) He was exiled. b) He could not get good education. c) He was beaten. d) He was imprisoned.

1. When was Christopher Lee born? a) 14 February 1924 b) 27 May 1922 c) 16 August 1920 d) 18 December 1918 2. Where was Christopher Lee born? a) London b) Salisbury c) Durban d) Wengen 3. When was Dracula starring Christopher Lee released? a) 1946 b) 1952 c) 1958 d) 1948

Aurophobia - Fear of gold Auroraphobia - Fear of Northern lights Autodysomophobia - Fear of one that has a vile odor Automatonophobia - Fear of ventriloquist's dummies, animatronic creatures, wax statues - anything that falsly represents a sentient being Automysophobia - Fear of being dirty Autophobia - Fear of being alone or of oneself Aviophobia or Aviatophobia - Fear of flying

1. When was Rudyard Kipling born? a) 9 February 1864 b) 17 May 1862 c) 3 August 1861 d) 30 December 1865 2. Where was Rudyard Kipling born? a) Calcutta b) Madras c) Delhi d) Bombay 3. Which story by Rudyard Kipling describes the horrors of a foster home? a) Mandalay b) Baa Baa, Black Sheep c) Gunga Din d) Danny Deever

1) When was Ramaswamy Venkataraman sworn in as President of India? a) 10 July 1982 b) 25 July 1987 c) 1 January 1985 d) 15 August 1986 2) When was Ramaswamy Venkataraman born? a) 14 July 1911 b) 28 June 1918 c) 4 December 1910 d) 5 January 1908 3) Where was Ramaswamy Venkataraman born? a) Coimbatore b) Ooty c) Rajamadam d) Wellington