1. Who was the first European to reach New Jersey?
a) Alexander Hamilton
b) George Carteret
c) Giovanni da Verrazzano
d) William Penn
2. Who sold his rights to half of New Jersey to the Quakers in 1674?
a) Christopher Newport
b) John Smith
c) George Kendall
d) John Berkeley
3. What is the motto of New Jersey?
a) Valour and wisdom
b) Liberty and prosperity
c) Peace and justice
d) We stand with God
1. When was Neil Armstrong born?
a) 4 February 1934
b) 15 May 1928
c) 5 August 1930
d) 30 December 1925
2. Where was Neil Armstrong born?
a) Wapakoneta
b) Atlanta
c) Sacramento
d) Portland
3. Where did Neil Armstrong study aeronautical engineering?
a) West Point
b) Caltech
c) Purdue University
d) Annapolis Academy
1. When did Senegal become independent?
a) 4 January 1948
b) 10 May 1904
c) 20 August 1960
d) 1 December 1901
2. Which country is to the north of Senegal?
a) Lesotho
b) Mauritania
c) Botswana
d) Swaziland
3. Which ocean is to the west of Senegal?
a) Atlantic
b) Pacific
c) Indian
d) Antarctic
1. When was Emile Zola born?
a) 4 February 1844
b) 2 April 1840
c) 23 August 1849
d) 30 December 1855
2. Where was Emile Zola born?
a) Paris
b) Nantes
c) Amiens
d) Fontainebleau
3. How many novels are in Emile Zola’s Les Rougon-Macquart series?
a) 18
b) 14
c) 20
d) 24
1. When did Alaska become a state of USA?
a) 3 January 1959
b) 11 May 1945
c) 12 July 1936
d) 16 December 1900
2. Which ocean is to the north of Alaska?
a) Atlantic
b) Pacific
c) Arctic
d) Antarctic
3. Which sea is to the west of Alaska?
a) North
b) Bering
c) Irish
d) Adriatic
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
