Tag: Quiz Questions and Answers

1) Who is the Head of State of New Zealand? a) President b) Governor General c) Monarch of UK d) Prime Minister 2) When did the New Zealand win gold medal in hockey in Olympics? a) 1964 b) 1972 c) 1976 d) 1984 3) How many wickets did Richard Hadlee take in Test cricket? a) 307 b) 355 c) 373 d) 431

Sydney Olympics 2000 Quiz Questions (Figures of the Olympic Movement are considered official.) 1) Which was the opening date of Sydney Olympics 2000? a) 14 July 2000 b) 15 May 2000 c) 15 September 2000 d) 14 November 2000 2) How many countries participated in Sydney Olympics 2000? a) 197 b) 159 c) 199 d) 140 3) Which two countries marched under one flag in Sydney Olympics 2000? a) Portugal and Spain b) India and Pakistan c) Germany and Italy d) North Korea and South Korea 4) Which country was excluded from Sydney Olympics 2000? a) Afghanistan b) Rhodesia c) ... Read more

1) When was Indira Gandhi first sworn in as Prime Minister of India? a) 27 May 1964 b) 12 September 1965 c) 24 January 1966 d) 19 March 1968 2) Whose daughter was Indira Gandhi? a) Mohandas Gandhi b) Vallabhbhai Patel c) Motilal Nehru d) Jawaharlal Nehru 3) What was Indira Gandhi’s portfolio when she was a minister in Union Cabinet? a) Home b) Information & Broadcasting c) Finance d) Industry

1) When was Walter Scott born? a) 26 January 1770 b) 15 August 1771 c) 4 July 1776 d) 9 June 1783 2) Which illness left Walter Scott lame in the right leg? a) Polio b) Small Pox c) Chicken Pox d) Diptheria 3) Where did Walter Scott spend his early years? a) Liverpool b) Manchester c) Cornwall d) Sandy-Know

James Jones Quiz Questions with Answers 1. When was James Jones born? a) 27 February 1914 b) 7 April 1922 c) 21 August 1919 d) 6 November 1921 2. Where was James Jones born? a) Honolulu b) Robinson c) San Francisco d) Austin 3. When was James Jones in the army? a) 1914-1918 b) 1918-1924 c) 1931-1936 d) 1939-1945

1) When was Rabindranath Tagore born? a) 7 May 1861 b) 12 June 1858 c) 22 March 1865 d) 31 August 1871 2) Where was Rabindranath Tagore born? a) Calcutta b) Murshidabad c) Serampore d) Chandranagore 3) What is Rabindranath Tagore’s father’s name? a) Narendranath b) Hridayanath c) Rajmohan d) Debendranath 4) What is Rabindranath Tagore’s mother’s name? a) Sharada Devi b) Sharmila c) Sarojini Devi d) Padmaja

1) Where was St. Augustine born? a) Carthage b) Milan c) Rome d) Thagaste 2) Which religion was followed by St. Augustine for some years? a) Buddhism b) Islam c) Manichaean d) Tunis 3) St. Augustine had a son from a concubine. What is his name? a) Adeodatus b) Herodotus c) Theodotus d) Honoratus

1. How many gold medals did Jesse Owens win in Berlin Olympics 1936? a) Two b) Three c) Four d) Five 2. Where was Jesse Owens born? a) Atlanta b) Oakville c) Munich d) San Francisco 3. What was Jesse Owens’ name at the time of his birth? a) Roger King b) John Christopher Owens c) Samuel Morse d) James Cleveland Owens

(Figures of the Olympic Movement are considered official.) 1) Which was the opening date of Berlin Olympics 1936? a) 4 January 1936 b) 14 February 1936 c) 16 June 1936 d) 1 August 1936 2) Who declared the opening of Berlin Olympics 1936? a) Adolf Hitler b) Benito Mussolini c) Francisco Franco d) Joseph Stalin 3) How many countries participated in Berlin Olympics 1936? a) 56 b) 49 c) 29 d) 36

(Figures of the Olympic Movement are considered official. Turin is known as Torino in Italian) Turin Olympics 2006 Quiz Questions 1) Who declared the opening of Turin Olympics 2006? a) Silvio Berlusconi b) Roberto Baggio c) Carlo Azaglio Ciampi d) Ban Ki Moon 2) Who won the gold medal in women’s figure skating in Turin Olympics 2006? a) Irina Slutskaya b) Sasha Cohen c) Shizuka Arakawa d) Tatiana Navka 3) Who won the gold medal in men’s curling in Turin Olympics 2006? a) Italy b) Canada c) Finland d) USA