Tag: History

1. Where was Pedro Alvares Cabral born? a) Belmonte b) Sines c) Lisbon d) Venice 2. When did Pedro Alvares Cabral begin his voyage to India? a) 9 March 1500 b) 17 May 1496 c) 14 July 1521 d) 7 December 1526 3. Who of the following explorers accompanied Pedro Alvares Cabral in his voyage to India? a) Bartholomeu Dias b) Christopher Columbus c) Ferdinand Magellan d) Vasco da Gama

1) When was Michelangelo born? a) 9 April 1472 b) 16 September 1481 c) 19 November 1480 d) 6 March 1475 2) Where was Michelangelo born? a) Budapest b) Nicosia c) Caprese d) Valetta 3) What was Michelangelo’s full name? a) Michaelangelo y pais y noronha y sequeira b) Michelangelo di Ludovico di Lionardo di Buonarroti Simoni c) Michaelangelo Roncalli d) Michaelangelo Cacciavillan

1) When was Archduke Ferdinand assassinated? a) 28 June 1914 b) 4 August 1914 c) 6 June 1915 d) 7 July 1916 2) Which gas was used for the first time in World War I? a) Chlorine b) Nitrogen c) Hydrogen d) Helium 3) Which passenger ship of USA was sunk by Germany? a) Titanic b) Lusitania c) Queen Mary d) Repulse

1. When did Ranjit Singh proclaim himself the maharaja of Punjab? a) 1796 b) 1801 c) 1815 d) 1824 2. When was Ranjit Singh born? a) 9 March 1771 b) 26 April 1776 c) 12 August 1782 d) 13 November 1780 3. When did Ranjit Singh conquer Lahore? a) 1799 b) 1792 c) 1788 d) 1786

1. When was Commodus Roman emperor? a) 180-192 b) 161-169 c) 193-211 d) 146-164 2. When was Commodus born? a) 12 March 122 b) 16 June 170 c) 31 August 161 d) 24 October 176 3. Where was Commodus born? a) Italica b) Lanuvium c) Brindisi d) Actium

1) When did Louis XVI become the King of France? a) 15 March 1758 b) 10 May 1774 c) 8 July 1776 d) 9 December 1778 2) When was Louis XVI born? a) 19 January 1733 b) 25 May 1742 c) 23 August 1754 d) 30 November 1762 3) Where was Louis XVI born? a) Brussels b) Rome c) London d) Versailles

1. What is Anno Domini? a) After Death b) Happy Year c) New Year d) Year of the Lord 2. On whose birth Anno Domini is based? a) Julius Caesar b) Cleopatra c) Confucius d) Jesus Christ 3. What does B. C. mean in relation to Anno Domini? a) Before Caesar b) Before Cleopatra c) Before Confucius d) Before Christ

1) When was Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan President of India? a) 1952-1957 b) 1957-1962 c) 1962-1967 d) 1977-1982 2) How is Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan’s birthday is celebrated in India? a) Children’s day b) Teachers’ day c) Husband’s day d) Baby’s day 3) When was Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan born? a) 5 September 1888 b) 28 December 1885 c) 7 May 1861 d) 14 April 1865

1. When was Charles I (Stuart) king of England, Scotland and Ireland? a) 1688-1696 b) 1649-1660 c) 1625-1649 d) 1553-1558 2. When was Charles I (Stuart) born? a) 1 February 1515 b) 19 April 1620 c) 7 September 1655 d) 19 November 1600 3. Where was Charles I (Stuart) born? a) Glasgow b) Fife c) Rochester d) Edinburgh

1) Which college did John Tyler attend? a) William and Mary College b) Hampden-Sydney College c) St. Ignatius College d) St. Albert’s College 2) What was John Tyler’s profession? a) Lawyer b) Professor c) Soldier d) Actor 3) What was John Tyler’s rank in the military in the War of 1812? a) Major General b) Brigadier c) Captain d) Colonel