Tag: Quizzes on Countries

1. When did James Cook land in New Caledonia? a) 1501 b) 1774 c) I600 d) 1824 2. What is Caledonia? a) Switzerland b) Bohemia c) France d) Scotland 3. Who discovered Hunter Island? a) David Hunter b) John Fearn c) Thomas Gilbert d) Kim Hunter

French Polynesia Quiz Questions with Answers 1. When did Ferdinand Magellan sight Pukapuka Atoll? a) 1498 b) 1521 c) 1506 d) 1548 2. Which is the capital of French Polynesia? a) Papeete b) Hakapehi c) Rikitea d) Taravai 3. Who claimed Tahiti for France? a) Jacques Cartier b) Peter Duval c) Louis Antoine de Bougainville d) Charles Bouvet de Lozier

1) When did East Germany and West Germany unite? a) 1986 b) 1990 c) 1994 d) 2000 2) Who won 1990 Football World Cup? a) East Germany b) West Germany c) Italy d) Brazil 3) Who won Wimbledon Men’s Singles Title in 1991? a) Boris Becker b) Michael Stich c) John McEnroe d) Jimmy Connors

1) Who of the following landed in Malta in 60 AD due to shipwreck? a) St. Andrew b) St. Paul c) St. Peter d) St. John 2) Which is the capital of Malta? a) Birkirkara b) Gozo c) Valetta d) Comino 3) Who seized Malta in 1798? a) Napoleon Bonaparte b) Julius Caesar c) Francis Drake d) Charlemagne

1) What is the approximate number of islands that comprise the Philippines? a) 6,000 b) 7,000 c) 8,000 d) 9,000 2) When did the Philippines become independent? a) 4 July 1776 b) 4 July 1946 c) 14 August 1947 d) 1 January 1984 3) Which country had the Philippines as its colony from 1898 to 1946, except for some years during World War II? a) Portugal b) USA c) UK d) Belgium

Anguilla Quiz Questions 1. When did the British colonise Anguilla? a) 1607 b) 1620 c) 1650 d) 1725 2. Which is the official language of Anguilla? a) Baure b) English c) Mojo d) Taino 3. When was Anguilla granted universal adult suffrage? a) 1952 b) 1901 c) 1919 d) 1945

1) Which is the largest country in Africa? a) Egypt b) Nigeria c) Sudan d) S. Africa 2) Which region of Sudan is in news for human rights violations? a) Darfur b) Haiya c) Medan d) Sennar 3) Which river flows through Sudan? a) Amazon b) Nile c) Limpopo d) Zambezi

1. When was Eritrea officially proclaimed independent? a) 17 March 1948 b) 24 May 1993 c) 18 September 1939 d) 14 November 1931 2. When was the Italian colony of Eritrea officially proclaimed? a) 1 January 1890 b) 23 April 1870 c) 11 August 1880 d) 12 December 1798 3. When did the British drive out the Italians from Eritrea? a) 1961 b) 1954 c) 1941 d) 1945

France Quiz Questions 1) How was France known? a) Cymru b) Sverige c) Gaul d) Britannia 2) Who won the Battle of Tours in 732? a) Charles Martel b) Napoleon c) Louis XVI d) William of Normandy 3) From which people France got its name? a) Normans b) Vikings c) Danes d) Franks

1) What name was taken by Jean Baptiste Bernadotte when he became king of Sweden in 1818? a) Carl XIV Johan b) Olaf c) Gustav 4) Harald 2) When did Sweden become a member of the European Union? a) 1992 b) 1995 c) 2000 d) 2002 3) Which Swedish Prime Minister was assassinated on 28 February 1986? a) Olof Palme b) Tage Erlander c) Thorbjorn Falldin d) Ola Ullsten