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
1. When was George Everest born?
a) 3 March 1756
b) 10 April 1763
c) 4 July 1790
d) 9 November 1800
2. Where was George Everest born?
a) Gwernvale
b) Blackpool
c) Norfolk
d) Kent
3. When did George Everest join the East India Company?
a) 1782
b) 1786
c) 1806
d) 1802
1) When did East Germany and West Germany unite?
a) 1986
b) 1990
c) 1994
d) 2000
2) Who won 1990 Football World Cup?
a) East Germany
b) West Germany
c) Italy
d) Brazil
3) Who won Wimbledon Men’s Singles Title in 1991?
a) Boris Becker
b) Michael Stich
c) John McEnroe
d) Jimmy Connors
1) When was Nikita Khrushchev born?
a) 22 February 1876
b) 17 April 1894
c) 21 July 1896
d) 31 December 1900
2) Where was Nikita Khrushchev born?
a) Tbilisi
b) Kalinovka
c) Bratislava
d) Prague
3) Which party did Nikita Khrushchev join?
a) Menshevik Party
b) Liberal Party
c) Russian Communist Party
d) Royalist Party
1) When was Zachary Taylor born?
a) 4 July 1776
b) 30 June 1781
c) 24 November 1784
d) 31 December 1792
2) What was Zachary Taylor’s profession?
a) Lawyer
b) Professor
c) Soldier
d) Actor
3) Where did Zachary Taylor receive his first commission as an officer?
a) Fort Knox
b) Fort St. David
c) Fort Pickering
d) Fort Delaware