1. How was Vanuatu formerly known?
a) New Ireland
b) New Britain
c) New Hebrides
d) New Caledonia
2. When did Vanuatu become independent?
a) 10 February 1972
b) 12 April 1974
c) 30 July 1980
d) 21 November 1984
3. Which is the capital of Vanuatu?
a) Vila
b) Luganville
c) Isangel
d) Toak
1. When was American Colonization Society founded?
a) 1776
b) 1816
c) 1781
d) 1821
2. Where did the first freed Americans land in Liberia in 1822?
a) Bushrod Island
b) Mount Nimba
c) Providence Island
d) Harper
3. What does the Latin word liber mean?
a) Black
b) White
c) Free
d) Slave
1) When did Croatia become independent?
a) 19 February 1968
b) 25 June 1991
c) 12 August 1972
d) 17 December 1961
2) Who was Croatia’s president in 1991-1999?
a) Franjo Tudjman
b) Stipe Mesic
c) Josip Manolic
d) Jadranka Kosor
3) Which country is to the east of Croatia?
a) France
b) Spain
c) Serbia
d) Portugal
Yellow Journalism Quiz Questions and Answers
1. When was Joseph Pulitzer born?
a) 14 January 1844
b) 10 April 1847
c) 23 August 1849
d) 30 December 1845
2. When was William Randolph Hearst born?
a) 4 February 1874
b) 29 April 1863
c) 15 July 1859
d) 11 November 1855
3. When did Joseph Pulitzer buy New York World?
a) 1872
b) 1875
c) 1867
d) 1883
1. When was Vespasian Roman emperor?
a) 81-96
b) 79-81
c) 69-79
d) 54-68
2. When was Vespasian born?
a) 4 March 6
b) 14 April 10
c) 15 August 15
d) 17 November 9
3. Where was Vespasian born?
a) Lugdunum
b) Antium
c) Reate
d) Berne
1. Which diocese’s bishop is a co-prince of Andorra?
a) Barcelona
b) Paris
c) Nantes
d) Urgell
2. Which country’s president is a co-prince of Andorra?
a) Portugal
b) France
c) Italy
d) Germany
3. Which country is to the south of Andorra?
a) Sweden
b) Denmark
c) Norway
d) Spain
1. Whose portrait appears on $1 note?
a) John Kennedy
b) Franklin Roosevelt
c) George Washington
d) Andrew Johnson
2. Whose portrait appears on $2 note?
a) Thomas Jefferson
b) Peter Lawford
c) John Adams
d) Woodrow Wilson
3. Whose portrait appears on $5 note?
a) William Cavendish
b) Abraham Lincoln
c) James Monroe
d) Martin Van Buren
Henry Louis Mencken was an American journalist, essayist, editor, and critic of American life and culture. Mencken is known for writing The American Language, a multi-volume study of how the English language is spoken in the United States.
1. When was Henry Louis Mencken born?
a) 4 February 1884
b) 9 May 1882
c) 12 September 1880
d) 30 December 1875
2. Where was Henry Louis Mencken born?
a) Baltimore
b) Philadelphia
c) New York
d) Atlanta
3. Which of the following did Henry Louis Mencken attend?
a) California Institute of Technology
b) Baltimore Polytechnic
c) Virginia Tech
d) St. Patrick’s College
1. When was Gilbert Keith Chesterton born?
a) 25 March 1868
b) 29 May 1874
c) 27 September 1872
d) 20 November 1865
2. Where was Gilbert Keith Chesterton born?
a) London
b) Rangoon
c) Bombay
d) Calcutta
3. What did Gilbert Keith Chesterton study at Slade School?
a) Commerce
b) Medicine
c) Fencing
d) Art
1. What was Harry Houdini’s original name?
a) Reginald Scot
b) Erik Weisz
c) Harry Kellar
d) Jean Prevost
2. When was Harry Houdini born?
a) 24 March 1874
b) 5 April 1869
c) 21 September 1877
d) 31 December 1865
3. Where was Harry Houdini born?
a) Athens
b) Copenhagen
c) Budapest
d) Dresden