Tag: Quizzes on Countries

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

Gibraltar Quiz Questions and Answers 1. Who conquered Gibraltar in 711? a) Tariq Ibn Zeyad b) Mohammed Bin Qasim c) Chengiz Khan d) Haroon Al Rashid 2. What did the Arabs call Gibraltar? a) Bab El Mandeb b) Hadhramaut c) Jabal Tariq d) Khawr Rawri 3. Gibraltar is considered one of the two Pillars of Hercules? Which is the second? a) Mount Chelia b) Mount Hacho c) Great Kabylie d) Lalla Khedidja

1) What is the meaning of Venezuela? a) Big Venice b) Beautiful Venice c) New Venice d) Little Venice 2) Which is the capital of Venezuela? a) Lima b) Merida c) Caracas d) Valencia 3) Which is the currency of Venezuela? a) Bolivar b) Dollar c) Guilder d) Escuda

1) When did Jamaica become independent? a) 11 March 1958 b) 26 May 1969 c) 6 August 1962 d) 18 December 1971 2) What did Christopher Columbus call Jamaica? a) Trinidad b) Santiago c) Valparaiso d) Lima 3) Who was Jamaica’s governor general in 2007? a) Howard Cooke b) William Penn c) Kenneth Hall d) Henry Morgan

Saint Martin Quiz Questions and Answers 1. Which sea is to the north of Saint Martin? a) Bering b) Arabian c) Irish d) Caribbean 2. Which is the capital of Saint Martin? a) Juneau b) Marigot c) Helsinki d) Capri 3. When was slavery abolished in Saint Martin? a) 1864 b) 1772 c) 1848 d) 1760