Peter Abelard was a medieval French scholastic philosopher, theologian and preeminent logician. He was also a composer. His affair with and love for Héloïse d’Argenteuil has become legendary. The Chambers Biographical Dictionary describes him as “the keenest thinker and boldest theologian of the 12th Century”. ~ Wikipedia Peter Abelard Quiz Questions Click here for answers…
Cape Town Test (November 2011) Quiz
Cape Town Test (November 2011) Quiz Questions
1. How many runs did Australia score in first Innings in Cape Town Test (November 2011)?
a) 302
b) 284
c) 419
d) 365
2. How many runs did South Africa score in first Innings in Cape Town Test (November 2011)?
a) 100
b) 324
c) 96
d) 218
3. Who conceded 17 runs and took five wickets in South Africa’s first Innings in Cape Town Test (November 2011)?
a) Ryan Harris
b) Shane Watson
c) Peter Siddle
d) Nathan Lyon
Clyde William Tombaugh Quiz
Clyde William Tombaugh Quiz Questions
1. When was Clyde William Tombaugh born?
a) 4 February 1906
b) 5 May 1904
c) 8 July 1909
d) 6 December 1905
2. Where was Clyde William Tombaugh born?
a) Chicago
b) Streator
c) Richmond
d) Topeka
3. Where did Clyde William Tombaugh serve as assistant astronomer?
a) Caltech
b) Palomar Observatory
c) Mount Wilson Observatory
d) Lowell Observatory
Herman Melville Quiz
Herman Melville was an American novelist, short story writer, essayist, and poet. He is best known for his novel Moby-Dick and the posthumous novella Billy Budd.
Herman Melville Quiz Questions
1. When was Herman Melville born?
a) 7 March 1824
b) 22 May 1822
c) 1 August 1819
d) 30 December 1815
2. Where was Herman Melville born?
a) New York
b) Liverpool
c) San Francisco
d) Boston
3. On which ship did Herman Melville work as a cabin boy?
a) Charles & Henry
b) St. Lawrence
c) United States
d) Nautilus
List of “The Nobel Prize in Chemistry” Winners
2010 – Richard F. Heck
2010 – Ei-ichi Negishi
2010 – Akira Suzuki
2009 – Venkatraman Ramakrishnan
2009 – Thomas A. Steitz
2009 – Ada E. Yonath
2008 – Osamu Shimomura
2008 – Martin Chalfie
2008 – Roger Y. Tsien
2007 – Gerhard Ertl
2006 – Roger D. Kornberg
2005 – Yves Chauvin
2005 – Robert H. Grubbs
2005 – Richard R. Schrock
2004 – Aaron Ciechanover
2004 – Avram Hershko
2004 – Irwin Rose
2003 – Peter Agre
2003 – Roderick MacKinnon
2002 – John B. Fenn
2002 – Koichi Tanaka
2002 – Kurt Wüthrich
2001 – William S. Knowles
2001 – Ryoji Noyori
2001 – K. Barry Sharpless
2000 – Alan J. Heeger
2000 – Alan G. MacDiarmid
2000 – Hideki Shirakawa
Brunei Quiz
1) When did Brunei become independent?
a) 1 January 1984
b) 26 May 1976
c) 11 September1972
d) 26 November 1981
2) Who is the head of state of Brunei?
a) Caliph
b) Emir
c) Nawab
d) Sultan
3) Which country is to the east, west and south of Brunei?
a) Vietnam
b) Laos
c) Malaysia
d) Cambodia
Truman Capote Quiz
Truman Capote Quiz Questions with Answers
1. What was Truman Capote’s original name?
a) Truman Streckfus Persons
b) Harry Truman
c) Norman Mailer
d) Samuel Longhorne Clemens
2. When was Truman Capote born?
a) 6 February 1934
b) 5 May 1929
c) 30 September 1924
d) 19 December 1921
3. Where was Truman Capote born?
a) Boston
b) New Orleans
c) Sacramento
d) Montreal
Dilip Sardesai Quiz
1. When was Dilip Sardesai born?
a) 3 March 1945
b) 18 April 1942
c) 8 August 1940
d) 31 December 1948
2. Where was Dilip Sardesai born?
a) Bombay
b) Calcutta
c) Margao
d) Shembaganur
3. Where did Dilip Sardesai make Test debut?
a) Salisbury
b) Bridgetown
c) Kanpur
d) Hamilton
Nepal Quiz
1) Which of the following rivers flows from Nepal to Bihar?
a) Indus
b) Baghmati
c) Ganges
d) Brahmaputra
2) Who was Nepal’s king in 1911-1955?
a) Tribhuvan
b) Birendra
c) Mahendra
d) Devendra
3) Which is the highest mountain in Nepal?
a) Dhavalagiri I
b) Everest
c) Kanchenjunga I
d) Kudremukha
4) Which country is to the south of Nepal?
a) India
b) Bangladesh
c) Pakistan
d) Afghanistan
Vatican Quiz
1) Which is the smallest country?
a) Luxembourg
b) Monaco
c) Maldives
d) Vatican
2) What is unique about Vatican?
a) No navy
b) No air force
c) No skyscraper
d) Zero birth rate
3) Who is the Head of State of Vatican?
a) President
b) King
c) Pope
d) Emperor