Tag: Pub Quizzes

1. Where was Francisco Pizarro born? a) Trujillo b) Barcelona c) Madrid d) Casablanca 2. When did Francisco Pizarro first set sail from Spain? a) 12 August 1492 b) 17 June 1536 c) 22 January 1538 d) 10 November 1509 3. Whom did Francisco Pizarro accompany in the discovery of the Pacific? a) Christopher Columbus b) Ferdinand Magellan c) Vasco Nunez de Balboa d) Vasco da Gama

1) When did George III become the king of UK? a) 1603 b) 1701 c) 1740 d) 1760 2) To which dynasty George III belong? a) Lancastrian b) Hanoverian c) Tudor d) Stuart 3) Who persuaded George III to end his relationship with Sarah Lennox and marry Charlotte of Mecklenberg-Strelitz? a) George Grenville b) Charles Fox c) William Pitt the Elder d) John Stuart

1) When was Sandro Botticelli born? a) 12 May 1440 b) 7 August 1448 c) 22 December 1442 d) 1 March 1445 2) Where was Sandro Botticelli born? a) Venice b) Florence c) Naples d) Genoa 3) What was Sandro Botticelli’s real name? a) Sandro Pertini b) Giovanni Andreotti c) Alessandro di Mariano Filipepi d) Pablo Moro

1) In which film Prithviraj Kapoor, Dilip Kumar and Madhubala have acted? a) Andaaz b) Leader c) Mughal-e-Azam d) Taj Mahal 2) In which Kannada film Prithviraj Kapoor has acted? a) C.I.D. 999 b) Mayura c) Mane d) Sakshathkara 3) In which film Prithviraj Kapoor played the role of Alexander the Great? a) Sikander b) Sikander-e-Azam c) Pagal d) Vidyapati

1) When was Corazon Aquino sworn in as President of Philippines? a) 25 February 1986 b) 4 November 1982 c) 9 August 1994 d) 4 March 1983 2) What was Corazon Aquino’s maiden surname? a) Cogoangco b) Arroyo c) Brown d) Castello 3) When was Corazon Aquino born? a) 25 January 1933 b) 4 November 1932 c) 9 August 1924 d) 4 March 1923

A quiz on Christopher Reeve. He was an American actor, director, producer, and writer. He played the role of Superman in four films. 1) Which was Christopher Reeve’s first film in the leading role? a) Batman b) Spiderman c) Superman d) Terminator 2) When was Christopher Reeve born? a) 22 August 1948 b) 1 March 1950 c) 25 September 1952 d) 7 May 1954 3) Where was Christopher Reeve born? a) Sacramento b) Austin c) New York d) Philadelphia...

1) What is the approximate number of islands that comprise the Philippines? a) 6,000 b) 7,000 c) 8,000 d) 9,000 2) When did the Philippines become independent? a) 4 July 1776 b) 4 July 1946 c) 14 August 1947 d) 1 January 1984 3) Which country had the Philippines as its colony from 1898 to 1946, except for some years during World War II? a) Portugal b) USA c) UK d) Belgium

Australian Open 2012 Quiz Questions 1. Who won men’s doubles championship in Australian Open 2012? a) Leander Paes, Radek Stepanek b) Eric Butorac, Bruno Soares c) Michael Llorda, Nenad Zimonjic d) Mardy Fish, John Isner 2. Who were runners up in men’s doubles championship in Australian Open 2012? a) Mahesh Bhupati, Rohan Bopanna b) Scott Lipsky, Rajeev Ram c) Michael Bryan, Robert Bryan d) Lukasz Kubot, Oliver Marach 3. Who won mixed doubles championship in Australian Open 2012? a) Horia Tecau, Bethanie Mattek-Sands b) Colin Fleming, Liezel Huber c) Jurgen Melzer, Iveta Besenova d) Mahesh Bhupati, Sania Mirza 4. Who ... Read more

1) Where was St. Albert born? a) Berlin b) Bonn c) Frankfurt d) Lauingen 2) Which order did St. Albert join? a) Order of Preachers b) Order of Friars Minor c) Order of St. Benedict d) Order of Discalced Carmelites 3) Which university did St. Albert attend? a) University of Lisbon b) University of Berlin c) University of Vienna d) University of Padua

1) Who landed in Cuba in 1492? a) Christopher Columbus b) Amerigo Vespucci c) Bartholomew Diaz d) Francisco Pizzaro 2) When was slavery abolished in Cuba? a) 1801 b) 1863 c) 1886 d) 1902 3) Who came to power in Cuba on 1 January 1959? a) Jose Marti b) Gerardo Machado c) Fidel Castro d) Elian Gonzales