Tag: Quizzes on Countries

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

1) What is the approximate number of islands that comprise Indonesia? a) 14,000 b) 15,500 c) 16,000 d) 17,500 2) Which is the most populous island of Indonesia? a) Java b) Sumatra c) Sulawesi d) Aceh 3) Which island of Indonesia has predominantly Hindu population? a) Maluku b) Papua c) Bali d) Sunda

1. Who was the first explorer to visit Saint Pierre and Miquelon? a) Henry Hudson b) Ferdinand Magellan c) Jose Alvarez Faguendez d) John Cabot 2. When was the first permanent French settlement established in Saint Pierre and Miquelon? a) 1604 b) 1520 c) 1562 d) 1536 3. When did Saint Pierre and Miquelon become an overseas territory? a) 1914 b) 1946 c) 1882 d) 1900

1. Which country is to the north of Nicaragua? a) Guyana b) Honduras c) Venezuela d) Peru 2. Which ocean is to the west of Nicaragua? a) Atlantic b) Pacific c) Indian d) Antarctic 3. Which sea is to the east of Nicaragua? a) Adriatic b) Bering c) Caribbean d) Labrador http://go4quiz.com/1063/nicaragua-quiz/

1) What is the maximum width of Chile? a) 100 miles b) 150 miles c) 200 miles d) 1,000 miles 2) Who is the first woman President of Chile? a) Michelle Bachelet b) Viviane Cuq c) Cristina Preito d) Patricia Soto 3) Which is the southernmost point of South America? a) Cape Canaveral b) Cape Horn c) Cape Kennedy d) Cape Conrad

1) Which writer came to India after life became difficult for her in Bangladesh after her novel Lajja was published? a) Anita Desai b) Kiran Desai c) Jhumpa Lahiri d) Taslima Nasreen 2) When did Bangladesh become an independent country? a) 1965 b) 1971 c) 1975 d) 1981 3) How was Bangladesh known when it was part of Pakistan? a) Baluchistan b) Sindh c) East Pakistan d) Baltistan

1) When did Djibouti become independent? a) 4 March 1975 b) 27 June 1977 c) 22 September 1973 d) 17 December 1976 2) Which country is to the north of Djibouti? a) Ghana b) Nigeria c) Eritrea d) Ivory Coast 3) Which is the lowest point in Djibouti? a) Lake Assal b) Dead Sea c) Lake Albert d) Lake Victoria

1) When did Barbados become independent? a) 12 January 1948 b) 26 May 1966 c) 18 September1952 d) 30 November 1966 2) Who was Barbados’ head of state in 1984? a) Clifford Husbands b) Elizabeth II c) Owen Arthur d) Grantley Adams 3) When was Barbados Labour Party founded? a) 1938 b) 1945 c) 1948 d) 1956

1) Which is the capital of Yemen? a) Amman b) Riyadh c) Sanaa d) Jakarta 2) Which is the official language of Yemen? a) Arabic b) Persian c) Dari d) Pushtu 3) When did North Yemen and South Yemen unite? a) 1956 b) 1967 c) 1990 d) 1995

1) When did Nigeria become independent? a) 1945 b) 1948 c) 1957 d) 1960 2) Which is the official language of Nigeria? a) English b) Ibo c) Hausa d) Swahili 3) Which is the capital of Nigeria? a) Abuja b) Lagos c) Kano d) Ibadan