1) When was Rabindranath Tagore born?
a) 7 May 1861
b) 12 June 1858
c) 22 March 1865
d) 31 August 1871
2) Where was Rabindranath Tagore born?
a) Calcutta
b) Murshidabad
c) Serampore
d) Chandranagore
3) What is Rabindranath Tagore’s father’s name?
a) Narendranath
b) Hridayanath
c) Rajmohan
d) Debendranath
4) What is Rabindranath Tagore’s mother’s name?
a) Sharada Devi
b) Sharmila
c) Sarojini Devi
d) Padmaja
1) Where was St. Augustine born?
a) Carthage
b) Milan
c) Rome
d) Thagaste
2) Which religion was followed by St. Augustine for some years?
a) Buddhism
b) Islam
c) Manichaean
d) Tunis
3) St. Augustine had a son from a concubine. What is his name?
a) Adeodatus
b) Herodotus
c) Theodotus
d) Honoratus
1. How many gold medals did Jesse Owens win in Berlin Olympics 1936?
a) Two
b) Three
c) Four
d) Five
2. Where was Jesse Owens born?
a) Atlanta
b) Oakville
c) Munich
d) San Francisco
3. What was Jesse Owens’ name at the time of his birth?
a) Roger King
b) John Christopher Owens
c) Samuel Morse
d) James Cleveland Owens
(Figures of the Olympic Movement are considered official.)
1) Which was the opening date of Berlin Olympics 1936?
a) 4 January 1936
b) 14 February 1936
c) 16 June 1936
d) 1 August 1936
2) Who declared the opening of Berlin Olympics 1936?
a) Adolf Hitler
b) Benito Mussolini
c) Francisco Franco
d) Joseph Stalin
3) How many countries participated in Berlin Olympics 1936?
a) 56
b) 49
c) 29
d) 36
(Figures of the Olympic Movement are considered official. Turin is known as Torino in Italian)
1) Who declared the opening of Turin Olympics 2006?
a) Silvio Berlusconi
b) Roberto Baggio
c) Carlo Azaglio Ciampi
d) Ban Ki Moon
2) Who won the gold medal in women’s figure skating in Turin Olympics 2006?
a) Irina Slutskaya
b) Sasha Cohen
c) Shizuka Arakawa
d) Tatiana Navka
3) Who won the gold medal in men’s curling in Turin Olympics 2006?
a) Italy
b) Canada
c) Finland
d) USA
1) Where was Cricket World Cup 1987 held?
a) England
b) India, Pakistan
c) Australia, New Zealand
d) West Indies
2) How many teams participated in Cricket World Cup 1987?
a) 12
b) 9
c) 10
d) 8
3) Who said about winning Cricket World Cup 1987 “India and Pakistan are favourites. We are the dark horses.”
a) Arjuna Ranatunga
b) Allan Border
c) John Traicos
d) Michael Gatting
Highest career batting average (minimum 20 innings): 99.94
Highest series batting average (5 Test series): 201.50 (1931–32)
Highest ratio of centuries per innings played: 36.25% (29 centuries from 80 innings)
Highest 5th wicket partnership: 405 (with Sid Barnes, 1946–47)
Highest 6th wicket partnership: 346 (with Jack Fingleton, 1936–37)
Paris Olympics 1900 Quiz
(There is difference of opinion as to the number of participating countries, events, athletes and women athletes in Paris Olympics 1900. Figures of the Olympic Movement are considered official.)
1) Which was the opening date of Paris Olympics 1900?
a) 14 May 1900
b) 1 January 1900
c) 14 June 1900
d) 12 October 1900
2) Who was the female tennis champion in Paris Olympics 1900?
a) Helen Wills
b) Charlotte Cooper
c) Billie Jean King
d) Christine Evert
3) Who won four athletics events in four days in Paris Olympics 1900?
a) Jesse Owens
b) Alvin Kraenzlein
c) Meyer Prinstein
d) Frantz Reichel
(Figures of the Olympic Movement are considered official.)
1) Which was the opening date of the Athens Olympics 2004?
a) 14 July 2004
b) 15 May 2004
c) 15 September 2004
d) 13 August 2004
2) How many countries participated in the Athens Olympics 2004?
a) 197
b) 159
c) 199
d) 201
3) Which country led the parade and was also last in the parade in the Athens Olympics 2004?
a) France
b) Italy
c) Greece
d) Turkey
1) Which was the opening date of Munich Olympics 1972?
a) 4 July 1972
b) 22 May 1972
c) 26 August 1972
d) 12 December 1972
2) Who took the Official Oath, first time in Olympics, in Munich Olympics 1972?
a) Heidi Schuller
b) Heinz Pollay
c) Willy Brandt
d) Gustave Heinemann
3) How many Israeli athletes were killed during Munich Olympics 1972?
a) 10
b) 11
c) 14
d) 16