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About which school did Edward Gibbon write in his Memoirs “at the expense of many tears and blood, purchased a knowledge of Latin syntax.”? Westminster School Kingston Grammar School Tonbridge School Kilkenny Grammar School 4. To which college was Edward Gibbon admitted? Christ College Magdalen College King’s College Trinity College 5. When was Edward Gibbon received in the Roman Catholic Church? 5 February 1744 8 June 1753 20 August 1776 21 November 1782

Which college did Owen Chamberlain attend? Bright College St. Andrew’s College Trinity College Dartmouth College 5. When did Owen Chamberlain get doctorate from the University of Chicago? 1942 1948 1927 1932 6. When did Owen Chamberlain become a full professor at the University of California at Berkeley? 1949 1936 1958 1952

6. Where are the headquarters of OPCW? Brussels Amsterdam New York The Hague 7. How many are members of the Executive Council of OPCW? 16 41 22 52 8. Which branch of OPCW inspects storage sites? Audit Department Personnel Section Technical Secretariat War Room

Who won women’s doubles championship in French Open 2017? Lucie Safarova, Bethanie Mattek-Sands Yung-jan Chan, Martina Hingis Raluca OIaru, Olga Savchuk Francesca Schiavone, Kirsten Flipkens Who won women’s singles championship in French Open 2017? Venus Williams Jelena Ostapenko Karolina Pliskova Samantha Stosur Who won men’s singles championship in French Open 2017? Novak Djokovic Dominic Thiem Rafael Nadal Pablo Carreno

41. How was Marie Louise’s father known as Holy Roman emperor? Charles V Joseph I Francis II Maximilian IICorrect Answer: Francis II 42. When was Marie Louise born? 15 February 1786 22 May 1789 11 August 1790 12 December 1791Correct Answer: 12 December 1791 43. Where was Marie Louise born? Vienna Trieste Naples RomeCorrect Answer: Vienna 44. When did Marie Louise marry Napoleon? 1 January 1808 2 April 1810 4 September 1809 7 October 1805Correct Answer: 2 April 1810 45. Which treaty awarded the duchies of Parma, Piacenza, and Guastalla to Marie Louise? Treaty of Fontainebleau Treaty of Versailles Treaty ... Read more

5. What happened on 14 July 1789 that ultimately led to the fall of French monarchy? Fall of Bastille Battle of Trafalgar Discovery of oxygen Sale of Louisiana to USA 6. Which statement is attributed to Marie Antoinette? The die is cast. Let them eat cake. Beware the Ides of March. Sport is war by other means. 7. Who refused to help Marie Antoinette by launching a crusade against France? Francis I Maria Teresa Leopold II Joseph II

4. When did Johannes Hans Daniel Jensen get doctorate from the University of Hamburg? 1942 1948 1927 1932 5. When did Johannes Hans Daniel Jensen propose the shell nuclear model? 1949 1936 1933 1952 6. With whom did Johannes Hans Daniel Jensen collaborate in writing Elementary Theory of Nuclear Shell Structure? Paul Dirac Max Planck Enrico Fermi Maria Goeppert Mayer

71. When was James Callaghan Prime Minister of UK? 1965-1967 1976-1979 1955-1957 1979-1984Correct Answer: 1976-1979 72. When was James Callaghan born? 27 March 1912 8 June 1906 14 July 1902 5 November 1914Correct Answer: 27 March 1912 73. Where was James Callaghan born? Glamorgan Edinburgh Portsmouth HuddersfieldCorrect Answer: Portsmouth 74. To which party did James Callaghan belong? National Front Conservative Green LabourCorrect Answer: Labour 75. Which constituency did James Callaghan represent in Parliament in 1945? Birmingham Hampshire Cardiff South WestminsterCorrect Answer: Cardiff South 76. Why did James Callaghan resign as Chancellor of the Exchequer? To join IMF Ill health To ... Read more

81. 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 82. 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 83. Where was Claudius born? Athens Lugdunum Cairo TripoliCorrect Answer: Lugdunum 84. In which language did Claudius write books on Etruscan and Carthaginian history? German French Italian GreekCorrect Answer: Greek 85. When did Claudius invade Britain? 55 BC 32 BC 43 AD 58 ADCorrect Answer: ... Read more

91. When was Christian IV king of Norway and Denmark? 1588-1648 1661-1714 1558-1603 1804-1815Correct Answer: 1588-1648 92. When was Christian IV born? 9 January 1563 12 April 1577 28 August 1572 11 December 1581Correct Answer: 12 April 1577 93. Where was Christian IV born? Stockholm Oslo Lillehammer HillerodCorrect Answer: Hillerod 94. 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 95. Where did Tilly defeat Christian IV on 17 August 1626? Waterloo Ulm Hastings LutterCorrect Answer: Lutter 96. When was Christian IV’s wife ... Read more