Tag: Trivia Quiz Questions and Answers

1. Where was Vasco da Gama born? a) Porto b) Sines c) Lisboa d) Nice 2. When did Vasco da Gama begin his voyage to discover route to India? a) 6 February 1495 b) 1 October 1491 c) 8 July 1497 d) 15 April 1494 3. Vasco da Gama began his first voyage to India with four ships. Which ship did he command? a) Berrio b) Sao Gabriel c) Sao Rafael d) Sao Michael

1) When did Guyana become independent? a) 12 January 1948 b) 26 May 1966 c) 18 September1952 d) 11 November 1961 2) Who was Guyana’s president in 1992-1997? a) Cheddi Jagan b) Forbes Burhnam c) Walter Rodney d) Bharrot Jagdeo 3) Which country is to the east of Guyana? a) Nicaragua b) Costa Rica c) Suriname d) Bolivia

1) What was Richard Burton’s original name? a) Michael Robert Morrison b) Richard Walter Jenkins c) Richard Attenborough d) Conrad Rookes 2) When was Richard Burton born? a) 1 January 1901 b) 4 July 1920 c) 28 June 1914 d) 10 November 1925 3) Where was Richard Burton born? a) London b) Los Angeles c) Pontrhydrfen d) Bristol

1. When was Golda Meir Prime Minister of Israel? a) 1941-1944 b) 1960-1965 c) 1966-1968 d) 1969-1974 2. When was Golda Meir born? a) 3 May 1898 b) 1 January 1901 c) 5 August 1894 d) 2 November 1909 3. Where was Golda Meir born? a) Bethlehem b) Nazareth c) Hebron d) Kiev

1. When did Frederick Soddy win Nobel Prize for Chemistry? a) 1932 b) 1946 c) 1921 d) 1937 2. When was Frederick Soddy born? a) 15 February 1872 b) 5 June 1864 c) 2 September 1877 d) 12 October 1875 3. Where was Frederick Soddy born? a) Eastbourne b) Dover c) Chelsea d) Liverpool

1) When was Gerald Ford sworn in as President of USA? a) 20 January 1973 b) 4 November 1972 c) 9 August 1974 d) 4 March 1973 2) What was Gerald Ford’s name at the time of his birth? a) Martin Luther King b) Leslie Lynch King c) Michael Robert Morrison d) Jean Jacques Rousseau 3) Where was Gerald Ford born? a) Omaha b) Panama c) Chicago d) Detroit

1. When did Sully Prudhomme get Nobel Prize for Literature? a) 1909 b) 1901 c) 1905 d) 1908 2. What was Sully Prudhomme’s original name? a) Rene Francois Armand Prudhomme b) Ercoli Matthioli c) Eustance Dauger d) Nicolas Fouquet 3. When was Sully Prudhomme born? a) 16 March 1839 b) 24 April 1849 c) 12 July 1834 d) 30 December 1840

1) When was the second battle of Panipat? a) 1191 b) 1540 c) 1556 d) 1757 2) Who was defeated in the second battle of Panipat? a) Ambhi b) Hemu c) Ramarao d) Ajathashatru 3) What is the meaning of Akbar? a) Sword b) Fire c) Great d) Small

1) When did Grenada become independent? a) 7 February 1974 b) 25 June 1967 c) 29 September 1973 d) 14 December 1976 2) What name did Christopher Columbus give to Grenada? a) Formosa b) Concepcion c) Esmeralda d) Isabella 3) When did Christopher Columbus sight Grenada? a) 8 March 1526 b) 23 May 1527 c) 15 August 1498 d) 12 December 1492

1) From which people Bulgaria has derived its name? a) Bulgars b) Goths c) Huns d) Vandals 2) Which of the following countries is not a neighbour of Bulgaria? a) Greece b) Italy c) Macedonia d) Romania 3) Which is the main river of Bulgaria? a) Maritsa b) Danube c) Tigris d) Nile