1. When did Emil Fischer win Nobel Prize for Chemistry?
a) 1904
b) 1902
c) 1912
d) 1918
2. When was Emil Fischer born?
a) 15 February 1848
b) 7 May 1850
c) 9 October 1852
d) 3 August 1857
3. Where was Emil Fischer born?
a) Euskirchen
b) Hamburg
c) Vienna
d) Regensburg
1) Who of the following had a fall near the entrance of Damascus?
a) St. Andrew
b) St. Barnabas
c) St. Paul
d) St. Peter
2) With which country Syria formed United Arab Republic in 1958?
a) Egypt
b) Jordan
c) Lebanon
d) Iraq
3) Which territory was lost by Syria during the Six-Day War in 1967?
a) Gaza Strip
b) Golan Heights
c) Sinai Peninsula
d) West Bank
1. Which is the official language of Montserrat?
a) Dutch
b) English
c) Portuguese
d) Swedish
2. Who settled Irish Catholics in Montserrat in 1632?
a) Thomas Warner
b) Pierre Belain d’Esnambuc
c) Roderic O’Connor
d) Turloch O’Connor
3. When was slavery abolished in Montserrat?
a) 1798
b) 1834
c) 1774
d) 1863
1) When did Saint Lucia become independent?
a) 22 February 1979
b) 24 May 1976
c) 29 September 1973
d) 18 December 1962
2) Which hurricane wiped out the banana crop in Saint Lucia in 1980?
a) Katrina
b) Laila
c) Bertha
d) Allen
3) When were the slaves emancipated in Saint Lucia?
a) 1763
b) 1834
c) 1776
d) 1863
(This quiz is about Iftikhar Ali Khan who was Nawab of Pataudi and played Test cricket for England and India.)
1) When was Iftikhar Ali Khan Wisden’s Cricketer of the Year?
a) 1932
b) 1936
c) 1942
d) 1948
2) Where did Iftikhar Ali Khan make his Test debut?
a) Brisbane
b) Melbourne
c) Perth
d) Sydney
3) How many runs did Iftikhar Ali Khan score in his first Test innings?
a) 11
b) 19
c) 102
d) 137
1) When was Charlton Heston born?
a) 1 April 1921
b) 12 May 1924
c) 14 December 1932
d) 4 October 1923
2) Where was Charlton Heston born?
a) Philadelphia
b) New York
c) Evanston
d) Los Angeles
3) What is Charlton Heston’s original name?
a) James Carter
b) John Charles Carter
c) Cary Grant
d) Michael Morrison
1. When was Francois Mitterrand first elected President of France?
a) 6 March 1965
b) 10 May 1981
c) 26 July 1975
d) 12 October 1968
2. When was Francois Mitterrand born?
a) 26 October 1916
b) 3 February1912
c) 8 August 1918
d) 12 April 1914
3. Where was Francois Mitterrand born?
a) Amiens
b) Nimes
c) La Rochelle
d) Jarnac
1. Which country is to the north of Costa Rica?
a) Bolivia
b) Nicaragua
c) Chile
d) Peru
2. Which ocean is to the west of Costa Rica?
a) Atlantic
b) Pacific
c) Indian
d) Antarctic
3. Which is the capital of Costa Rica?
a) Nicoya
b) San Isidro
c) Ipis
d) San Jose
1. When did Chad become independent?
a) 18 January 1954
b) 26 May 1966
c) 11 August 1960
d) 20 November 1965
2. Which of the following countries is not to the west of Chad?
a) Cameroon
b) Egypt
c) Niger
d) Nigeria
3. Which is the highest mountain in Chad?
a) Barker
b) Darwin
c) Koussi
d) Conner
1) When did the North-West Mounted Police commence recruitment?
a) 1 June 1858
b) 25 September 1873
c) 12 October 1885
d) 18 February 1898
2) Who in 1904 conferred the prefix “Royal” on the North-West Mounted Police?
a) George V
b) George VI
c) Edward VII
d) Edward VIII
3) Which police force was merged with the Royal North-West Mounted Police to form the Royal Canadian Mounted Police?
a) Dominion Police
b) Provincial Armed Constabulary
c) Rapid Action Force
d) Metropolitan Police