1. When was Edmund Hillary born?
a) 14 March 1924
b) 22 April 1922
c) 20 July 1919
d) 10 October 1914
2. Where was Edmund Hillary born?
a) Auckland
b) Dunedin
c) London
d) Christchurch
3. When did Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay reach the summit of Mount Everest?
a) 4 February 1944
b) 29 May 1953
c) 23 August 1949
d) 15 November 1954
1. When was Anne Bronte born?
a) 17 January 1820
b) 21 April 1816
c) 30 July 1818
d) 6 November 1812
2. Where was Anne Bronte born?
a) Hampshire
b) Liverpool
c) Tweed
d) Thornton
3. Which school did Anne Bronte attend?
a) Queen Anne School
b) Kilkenny Grammar School
c) Miss Wooler’s School
d) St. Mary’s School
1. When did Paul Ehrlich get Nobel Prize for Medicine?
a) 1906
b) 1909
c) 1905
d) 1908
2. When was Paul Ehrlich born?
a) 5 June 1851
b) 14 March 1854
c) 6 August 1861
d) 1 November 1868
3. Where was Paul Ehrlich born?
a) Strehlen
b) Salzburg
c) Freiburg
d) Bremen
4. From which university did Paul Ehrlich get his medical degree in 1878?
a) Breslau
b) Frankfurt
c) Leipzig
d) Munich
7) To which political party did Calvin Coolidge belong?
a) Democratic
b) Liberal
c) Republican
d) National
8) What did Calvin Coolidge say to a woman who said she had a bet that she would make him say at least three words?
a) All the best.
b) You should not bet.
c) It was very courageous of you.
d) You lose.
9) Which country’s citizens were excluded from immigration to USA by Immigration Act 1924?
a) UK
b) Canada
c) France
d) Japan
1. When did Kyrgyzstan proclaim independence?
a) 12 February 1968
b) 18 May 1974
c) 31 August 1991
d) 12 November 1982
2. Which country is to the south of Kyrgyzstan?
a) Tajikistan
b) Lebanon
c) Syria
d) Turkey
3. Which country is to the east of Kyrgyzstan?
a) Burma
b) China
c) Philippines
d) Armenia
4. Which is the capital of Kyrgyzstan?
a) Bishkek
b) Naryn
c) Talas
d) Osh
1. What did the Romans call Guernsey?
a) Hispania
b) Sarnia
c) Teutonia
d) Ellas
2. When was Guernsey separated from Normandy?
a) 1066
b) 1155
c) 1204
d) 1417
3. When was Guernsey under German occupation?
a) 1940-1945
b) 1914-1918
c) 1919-1939
d) 1896-1914
1) What was Mark Twain’s real name?
a) Eric Arthur Blair
b) Michael Marian Morrison
c) James Hadley Chase
d) Samuel Langhorne Clemens
2) Where was Mark Twain born?
a) Miami, Florida
b) Florida, Missouri
c) Sacramento, California
d) Austin, Texas
3) When did Mark Twain become a licensed river pilot?
a) 1839
b) 1844
c) 1858
d) 1870
1. When was Theodor Herzl born?
a) 2 February 1865
b) 2 May 1860
c) 2 September 1861
d) 15 December 1862
2. Where was Theodor Herzl born?
a) Budapest
b) Jerusalem
c) Hebron
d) Tel Aviv
3. Which university did Theodor Herzl attend?
a) Warsaw
b) Moscow
c) Vienna
d) Oxford
1. When did Mauritius become independent?
a) 12 March 1968
b) 14 April 1962
c) 18 July 1984
d) 16 December 1975
2. When was Mauritius under Dutch rule?
a) 1444-1498
b) 1502-1568
c) 1598-1710
d) 1776-1824
3. When did the French occupy Mauritius?
a) 1721
b) 1510
c) 1685
d) 1848
1. When was Saudi Arabia proclaimed as a kingdom?
a) 10 March 1902
b) 19 May 1914
c) 23 September 1932
d) 14 October 1948
2. Which sea is to the west of Saudi Arabia?
a) Aegean
b) Bering
c) Arabian
d) Red
3. Which of the following countries is to the south of Saudi Arabia?
a) Yemen
b) Jordan
c) Kuwait
d) Qatar