1. How was Kiribati formerly known?
a) Pitcairn Islands
b) Gilbert Islands
c) Batan Islands
d) Obi Islands
2. When did Kiribati become independent?
a) 25 March 1969
b) 18 May 1974
c) 12 July 1979
d) 14 October 1988
3. When was Kiribati’s Revenue Equalization Reserve Fund established?
a) 1952
b) 1968
c) 1984
d) 1956
1. When was August Weismann born?
a) 17 January 1834
b) 18 May 1829
c) 1 August 1832
d) 21 December 1836
2. Where was August Weismann born?
a) Berlin
b) Dresden
c) Frankfurt
d) Hamburg
3. Which university did August Weismann attend?
a) Munich
b) Heidelberg
c) Cologne
d) Gottingen
1. When did Pablo Neruda get Nobel Prize for Literature?
a) 1969
b) 1971
c) 1975
d) 1978
2. What was Pablo Neruda’s original name?
a) Jorge Videla
b) Agostino Pinochet
c) Raul Alfonsin
d) Neftali Ricardo Reyes Basoalto
3. When was Pablo Neruda born?
a) 5 March 1901
b) 24 April 1899
c) 12 July 1904
d) 2 December 1905
1. When did Roald Amundsen reach the South Pole?
a) 1 January 1901
b) 15 May 1905
c) 9 August 1908
d) 14 December 1911
2. When was Roald Amundsen born?
a) 22 March 1874
b) 14 April 1878
c) 16 July 1872
d) 10 November 1870
3. Where was Roald Amundsen born?
a) Borge
b) Tromsa
c) Alta
d) Molde
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. What did Edward Jenner discover?
a) Aspirin
b) Vaccination for cholera
c) Penicillin
d) Vaccination for smallpox
2. When was Edward Jenner born?
a) 7 March 1745
b) 17 May 1749
c) 12 September 1738
d) 29 December 1742
3. Where was Edward Jenner born?
a) Berkley
b) Liverpool
c) Plymouth
d) Chelsea
1. When did Ghana become independent?
a) 6 March 1957
b) 26 June 1952
c) 6 July 1964
d) 25 November 1972
2. How was Ghana formerly known?
a) Pangaea
b) Gondwana
c) Gold Coast
d) Laurasia
3. Which country is to the east of Ghana?
a) Algeria
b) Togo
c) Sierra Leone
d) Namibia
1) United Kingdom was formed in which year?
a) 1603
b) 1707
c) 1837
d) 1945
2) Who was the monarch of United Kingdom from 1837 to 1901?
a) George III
b) Elizabeth I
c) Mary
d) Victoria
3) Who is the first woman Prime Minister of United Kingdom?
a) Margaret Thatcher
b) TansuCiller
c) Golda Meir
d) Agatha Christie
4) The monarch of United Kingdom is not the monarch of which country?
a) South Africa
b) Canada
c) Australia
d) New Zealand
1. When was Elizabeth I queen of England?
a) 1625-1649
b) 1558-1603
c) 1547-1553
d) 1660-1685
2. When was Elizabeth I born?
a) 12 January 1600
b) 30 April 1620
c) 7 September 1533
d) 1 November 1511
3. Where was Elizabeth I born?
a) Windsor
b) Ipswich
c) Greenwich
d) Plymouth
1. When did Paraguay become independent?
a) 9 March 1794
b) 14 May 1811
c) 12 July 1822
d) 11 December 1840
2. Which country is to the east of Paraguay?
a) Ecuador
b) Colombia
c) Brazil
d) Venezuela
3. What is the national motto of Paraguay?
a) Equality, liberty, fraternity
b) God, union, liberty
c) Peace and justice
d) We stand with God
