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Wimbledon 2012 Quiz

Posted on November 8, 2020 by Vincent Augustine D'Souza

Wimbledon 2012 Quiz Questions and Answers

1. Who was runner up in men’s singles championship in Wimbledon 2012?
a) Novak Djokovic
b) Rafael Nadal
c) Andrew Murray
d) Brian Baker

2. Who won mixed doubles championship in Wimbledon 2012?
a) Max Mirnyi, Victoria Azarenka
b) Daniel Nestor, Yung-Jan Chan
c) Robert Bryan, Liezel Huber
d) Michael Bryan, Lisa Raymond

3. Who were runners up in mixed doubles championship in Wimbledon 2012?
a) Mahesh Bhupati, Sania Mirza
b) Ashley Fisher, Mona Barthel
c) Leander Paes, Elena Vesnina
d) Rohan Bopanna, Jie Zheng

Arkansas Quiz

Posted on November 3, 2020November 3, 2020 by Vincent Augustine D'Souza

Arkansas Quiz Questions and Answers

1. Which state is to the north of Arkansas?
a) Missouri
b) Texas
c) Rhode Island
d) Maine

2. Which state is to the south of Arkansas?
a) Vermont
b) Louisiana
c) New Jersey
d) Wyoming

3. Who founded Arkansas Post?
a) Joseph Francois Dupleix
b) Charles Joseph Patissier
c) Henri de Tonty
d) Rene Robert Cavalier

Nobel Prize 2012 Quiz

Posted on October 29, 2020October 29, 2020 by Vincent Augustine D'Souza

Nobel Prize 2012 Quiz Questions and Answers

1) Who won Nobel Prize 2012 for Medicine?
a) Robert Koch
b) John Gurdon, Shinya Yamanaka
c) Carol W. Greider, Elizabeth H. Blackburn, Jack W. Szostak
d) Emil von Behring

2) For what was Nobel Prize 2012 for Medicine given?
a) Tuberculosis research
b) Stem cell research
c) Discovery of a key mechanism in the genetic operatin of cells
d) Contributions to cancer research

3) Who won Nobel Prize 2012 for Physics?
a) John Rayleigh, William Strutt
b) Philip Lenard
c) Serge Haroche, David Wineland
d) Ferdinand Braun

Vermont Quiz

Posted on October 29, 2020October 29, 2020 by Vincent Augustine D'Souza

Vermont Quiz Questions and Answers

1. When did Vermont become a state of USA?
a) 4 March 1791
b) 21 May 1770
c) 16 July 1781
d) 11 November 1800

2. When did the British erect Fort Dummer?
a) 1607
b) 1724
c) 1609
d) 1707

3. When did the French settle on Isle de Motte?
a) 1609
b) 1756
c) 1648
d) 1666

Mizoram Quiz

Posted on October 9, 2020October 30, 2020 by Vincent Augustine D'Souza

Mizoram Quiz Questions and Answers

1. When did Mizoram become a state?
a) 20 February 1987
b) 5 June 1966
c) 8 August 1988
d) 1 December 1963

2. What does Mizoram mean?
a) Land of kings
b) Land of Mizos
c) Dry land
d) Land of snow

3. Which of the following states does not have a border with Mizoram?
a) Assam
b) Manipur
c) Tripura
d) Nagaland

Missouri Quiz

Posted on October 7, 2020October 30, 2020 by Vincent Augustine D'Souza

Missouri Quiz Questions and Answers

1. When did Missouri become a state of USA?
a) 6 January 1806
b) 26 May 1792
c) 10 August 1821
d) 14 December 1809

2. Who founded St. Louis?
a) Auguste Chouteau
b) Louis Jolliet
c) Jacques Marquette
d) Pierre Laclede Liguest

3. When did the Supreme Court of USA announce its decision in the case of Dred Scott?
a) 6 March 1857
b) 8 April 1864
c) 10 July 1804
d) 18 November 1848

Venus Quiz

Posted on October 6, 2020October 30, 2020 by Vincent Augustine D'Souza

1) Who is Venus in mythology?
a) God of justice
b) Goddess of love
c) God of wind
d) God of storm

2) How is Venus sometimes referred to? (This is one of the two common references.)
a) Morning Star
b) Yellow Star
c) Noon Star
d) Blue Star

3) What is the number of Venus’ satellites?
a) One
b) Two
c) Zero
d) Three

New Mexico Quiz

Posted on September 27, 2020October 30, 2020 by Vincent Augustine D'Souza

New Mexico Quiz Questions and Answers

1. When did New Mexico become a state of USA?
a) 6 January 1912
b) 30 June 1900
c) 16 July 1892
d) 14 November 1875

2. When was the Pueblo Rebellion?
a) 1521
b) 1680
c) 1584
d) 1706

3. Who reconquered New Mexico for Spain?
a) Hernando de Soto
b) Zebulon Pike
c) Pedro de Vargas
d) Isidrio de Ordonez

List of India’s 28 States, Capitals and Chief Ministers

Posted on September 26, 2020November 4, 2020 by Nelson D'Souza

No.	State	Capital	Chief Minister
1	Andhra Pradesh	Hyderabad (De jure – 02 June 2024) Amaravati (proposed)	Y. S. Jaganmohan Reddy
2	Arunachal Pradesh	Itanagar	Pema Khandu
3	Assam	Dispur	Sarbananda Sonowal
4	Bihar	Patna	Nitish Kumar
5	Chhattisgarh	Raipur	Bhupesh Baghel

Illinois Quiz

Posted on September 21, 2020October 30, 2020 by Vincent Augustine D'Souza

Illinois Quiz Questions and Answers

1. When did Illinois become a state of USA?
a) 7 January 1781
b) 5 April 1802
c) 22 July 1848
d) 3 December 1818

2. When did Louis Jolliet visit Illinois?
a) 1492
b) 1507
c) 1673
d) 1776

3. Who captured Kaskaskia in 1778?
a) James Wilkinson
b) George Rogers Clark
c) Pierre Menard
d) Horatio Gates