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
1) When was Mohammed Ali Jinnah sworn in as Governor General of Pakistan?
a) 12 May 1952
b) 14 August 1947
c) 6 September 1947
d) 15 October 1949
2) When was Mohammed Ali Jinnah born?
a) 12 October 1878
b) 25 December 1876
c) 19 March 1880
d) 15 April 1865
3) Where did Mohammed Ali Jinnah practise law?
a) Lahore
b) Bombay
c) Karachi
d) Baroda
1. When was Haile Selassie crowned emperor?
a) 4 August 1904
b) 3 April 1926
c) 22 February 1934
d) 2 November 1930
2. When was Haile Selassie born?
a) 23 July 1892
b) 29 February 1896
c) 26 June 1894
d) 31 December 1898
3. What was Haile Selassie’s original name?
a) Sahle Selassie
b) Tafari Makonnen
c) Jomo Kenyatta
d) Lij Yasu
1. When did Menachem Begin first form Israeli government?
a) 31 January 1974
b) 21 June 1977
c) 25 August 1967
d) 15 October 1990
2. When was Menachem Begin born?
a) 4 February 1911
b) 7 May 1909
c) 16 August 1913
d) 22 November 1914
3. Where was Menachem Begin born?
a) Alexandria
b) Brest-Litovsk
c) Suez
d) Mallawi
1) Which of the following applies to Martin Van Buren?
a) He was born a British subject.
b) He was an immigrant from France.
c) He was of Dutch descent.
d) He was half Irish and half Scottish.
2) What position was held by Martin Van Buren in 1815-1819?
a) Governor of New York
b) Mayor of Washington DC
c) Governor of New Jersey
d) Attorney General of New York
3) Who appointed Martin Van Buren Secretary of State?
a) Thomas Jefferson
b) Andrew Jackson
c) John Adams
d) George Washington
1. When was Kurt Waldheim secretary general of United Nations?
a) 1972-1981
b) 1945-1949
c) 1951-1960
d) 1961-1970
2. When was Kurt Waldheim born?
a) 12 January 1919
b) 7 April 1914
c) 17 July 1918
d) 21 December 1918
3. Where was Kurt Waldheim born?
a) Linz
b) Graz
c) Sankt Andra-Worden
d) Weiz
1. When was Catherine II born?
a) 2 May 1729
b) 1 March 1710
c) 19 August 1714
d) 8 December 1732
2. Where was Catherine II born?
a) Berlin
b) Munich
c) Szczcen
d) Frankfurt
3. What was Catherine II’s name at the time of her birth?
a) Sophia Augusta Frederika
b) Maria Theresa
c) Jane Seymour
d) Margaret Tudor
1. When was Eisaku Sato Prime Minister of Japan?
a) 1943-1948
b) 1964-1972
c) 1974-1977
d) 1969-1973
2. When was Eisaku Sato born?
a) 27 March 1901
b) 1 April 1900
c) 9 August 1902
d) 12 December 1903
3. Where was Eisaku Sato born?
a) Osaka
b) Kyoto
c) Fukuoka
d) Tabuse