Tag: Trivia Quiz Questions and Answers

1) When did Namibia become independent? a) 1 May 1994 b) 20 May 1999 c) 21 March 1990 d) 14 July 1984 2) Namibia was a colony of which country before World War I?v a) England b) France c) Germany d) Holland 3) Which is the official language of Namibia? a) Afrikaans b) English c) Dutch d) German

1) What is the Milky Way? a) Galaxy b) Star c) Planet d) Comet 2) How far is the Sun from the centre of the Milky Way? a) 2 light years b) 10 light years c) 2000 light years d) 26000 light years 3) What is the centre of the Milky Way called? a) Centre Point b) Galactic Centre c) Eye of the storm d) Planetary Centre

1. When did Carlos Saavedra Lamos get Nobel Prize for Peace? a) 1936 b) 1947 c) 1954 d) 1968 2. When was Carlos Saavedra Lamos born? a) 5 June 1901 b) 8 March 1892 c) 15 August 1869 d) 1 November 1878 3. Where was Carlos Saavedra Lamos born? a) Lima b) Caracas c) Buenos Aires d) Washington

1) Which is Adolf Hitler’s autobiography? a) Discovery of India b) Mein Kampf c) The Good Earth d) Why England slept? 2) When did Adolf Hitler become the chancellor of Germany? a) 1923 b) 1933 c) 1936 d) 1938 3) When did Adolf Hitler become a citizen of Germany? a) 1889 b) 1914 c) 1918 d) 1932

1. When was Vijay Hazare born? a) 23 June 1916 b) 11 March 1915 c) 4 October 1906 d) 7 July 1908 2. Where was Vijay Hazare born? a) Poona b) Bassein c) Sangli d) Nagpur 3. Where did Vijay Hazare hit two centuries in one Test? a) Adelaide b) Brisbane c) Calcutta d) Lord’s

1. When was Antoine Laurent Lavoisier born? a) 14 January 1736 b) 7 April 1746 c) 26 August 1743 d) 31 December 1748 2. Where was Antoine Laurent Lavoisier born? a) Nantes b) Fontainebleau c) Paris d) Versailles 3. What did Antoine Laurent Lavoisier study for three years but did not practise? a) Architecture b) Medicine c) Dentistry d) Law

1) Who said India were dark horses (to win Cricket World Cup 1983)? a) Robert Willis b) Kim Hughes c) John Traicos d) John Wright 2) How many overs were to be bowled by each team in Cricket World Cup 1983? a) 40 b) 50 c) 60 d) 70 3) Who was the captain of Indian team for Cricket World Cup 1983? a) Sunil Gavaskar b) Ravi Shastri c) Dilip Vengsarkar d) Kapil Dev

1. George Washington 2. John Adams 3. Thomas Jefferson 4. James Madison 5. James Monroe 6. John Quincy Adams 7. Andrew Jackson

(Figures of the Olympic Movement are considered official.) 1) Which was the opening date of Montreal Olympics 1976? a) 17 July 1976 b) 14 May 1976 c) 2 February 1976 d) 12 December 1976 2) Who declared the opening of Montreal Olympics 1948? a) Pierre Trudeau b) Jean Drapeau c) Stephen Harper d) Elizabeth II 3) From which continent 22 countries boycotted Montreal Olympics 1976 in protest against New Zealand’s rugby team’s tour of South Africa? a) Africa b) Australia c) Asia d) Europe

1. When did Arthur Harden win Nobel Prize for Chemistry? a) 1912 b) 1905 c) 1929 d) 1907 2. When was Arthur Harden born? a) 12 October 1865 b) 5 June 1864 c) 2 September 1861 d) 15 January 1862 3. Where was Arthur Harden born? a) Bristol b) Manchester c) Surrey d) Ipswich