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(This quiz is about British poet Alexander Pope.) 1) When was Alexander Pope born? a) 14 March 1751 b) 21 May 1688 c) 11 November 1650 d) 12 December 1700 2) Where was Alexander Pope born? a) Dublin b) Glasgow c) Liverpool d) London 3) How did being a Catholic affect Alexander Pope? a) He was exiled. b) He could not get good education. c) He was beaten. d) He was imprisoned.

Aurophobia - Fear of gold Auroraphobia - Fear of Northern lights Autodysomophobia - Fear of one that has a vile odor Automatonophobia - Fear of ventriloquist's dummies, animatronic creatures, wax statues - anything that falsly represents a sentient being Automysophobia - Fear of being dirty Autophobia - Fear of being alone or of oneself Aviophobia or Aviatophobia - Fear of flying

1. When was Rudyard Kipling born? a) 9 February 1864 b) 17 May 1862 c) 3 August 1861 d) 30 December 1865 2. Where was Rudyard Kipling born? a) Calcutta b) Madras c) Delhi d) Bombay 3. Which story by Rudyard Kipling describes the horrors of a foster home? a) Mandalay b) Baa Baa, Black Sheep c) Gunga Din d) Danny Deever

1) When was Ramaswamy Venkataraman sworn in as President of India? a) 10 July 1982 b) 25 July 1987 c) 1 January 1985 d) 15 August 1986 2) When was Ramaswamy Venkataraman born? a) 14 July 1911 b) 28 June 1918 c) 4 December 1910 d) 5 January 1908 3) Where was Ramaswamy Venkataraman born? a) Coimbatore b) Ooty c) Rajamadam d) Wellington

1. When was Hans Christian Andersen born? a) 9 February 1804 b) 2 April 1805 c) 3 July 1801 d) 30 December 1806 2. Where was Hans Christian Andersen born? a) Lind b) Thisted c) Hobro d) Odense 3. Which university did Hans Christian Andersen attend? a) Aarhus b) Copenhagen c) Roskilde d) Alborg

1. When did Otto Meyerhof win Nobel Prize for Medicine? a) 1922 b) 1905 c) 1914 d) 1906 2. When was Otto Meyerhof born? a) 23 February 1881 b) 12 April 1884 c) 15 September 1879 d) 7 November 1887 3. Where was Otto Meyerhof born? a) Berlin b) Munich c) Dresden d) Hanover 4. Which university did Otto Meyerhof attend? a) Vienna b) Zurich c) Heidelberg d) Bonn

1) When did Mozambique become independent? a) 1964 b) 1968 c) 1975 d) 1981 2) Which ocean is to the east of Mozambique? a) Atlantic b) Arctic c) Indian d) Pacific 3) Which association has Mozambique as its founding member? a) British Commonwealth b) Commonwealth of Independent States c) Community of Portuguese Language Countries d) Non Aligned Movement

1. Where was Christopher Columbus born? a) Madrid b) Barcelona c) Lisboa d) Genoa 2. Who was the Portuguese king approached by Christopher Columbus for assistance for exploring route to India? a) James V b) John II c) Richard III d) William IV 3. Of which country Ferdinand and Isabella, who granted Christopher Columbus assistance for exploring route to India, were monarchs? a) Poland b) Italy c) Denmark d) Spain

1) Which whiskers of tiger are longest? a) Supercilary b) Genal c) Mystacial d) Mythical 2) Which sense of tiger is most highly developed? a) Taste b) Hearing c) Smell d) Sight 3) What is the shape of tiger’s pupils? a) Square b) Rectangular c) Triangle d) Circular View full quiz at www.go4quiz.com

1. When was Pieter Willem Botha Prime Minister of South Africa? a) 1948-1952 b) 1959-1963 c) 1963-1968 d) 1978-1984 2. When was Pieter Willem Botha born? a) 12 January 1916 b) 23 April 1897 c) 26 August 1900 d) 24 November 1901 3. Where was Pieter Willem Botha born? a) Halifax b) Paul Roux c) Toronto d) Vancouver