Tag: Trivia Quiz Questions

1. Who founded Red Cross? a) Alfred Bernard Nobel b) Kofi Annan c) Florence Nightingale d) Henry Dunant 2. Where in 1859 did the battle between Austria and Franco-Sardinian alliance take place that resulted in the idea of Red Cross? a) Vienna b) Paris c) Solferino d) Trieste 3. When was Red Cross founded? a) 1859 b) 1863 c) 1874 d) 1900

1. When was Florence Nightingale born? a) 9 March 1825 b) 3 August 1824 c) 12 May 1820 d) 5 December 1832 2. Where was Florence Nightingale born? a) Hampshire b) Bristol c) Florence d) Liverpool 3. Where did Florence Nightingale do a course in nursing? a) Grant Medical College, Bombay b) Institution of Protestant Deaconesses, Kaiserwerth c) St. John’s Medical College, Bangalore d) Fr. Muller’s College of Nursing, Mangalore

1) Who was the Democratic Party’s candidate for President for USA Presidential Election 2008? a) Barak Obama b) Hillary Clinton c) John Edwards d) John Kerry 2) Who was the Republican Party’s candidate for President for USA Presidential Election 2008? a) John McCain b) Milton Romney c) Michael Huckabee d) Rudolf Giuliani 3) Who was the Democratic Party’s candidate for Vice President for USA Presidential Election 2008? a) William Richardson b) Geraldine Ferraro c) Joseph Biden d) Lloyd Bentsen

1) Where was St. Clara born? a) Assisi b) Brindisi c) Siena d) Rocca Secca 2) How old was St. Clara when the preaching of St. Francis of Assisi influenced her? a) 14 years b) 16 years c) 18 years d) 20 years 3) Where was St. Clara sent by St. Francis? a) Benedictine convent b) Dominican convent c) Capuchin convent d) Franciscan convent

1. When was Lech Kaczynski sworn in as president of Poland? a) 20 January 2001 b) 15 May 2002 c) 3 September 2009 d) 23 December 2005 2. When was Lech Kaczynski born? a) 9 March 1941 b) 18 June 1949 c) 12 August 1946 d) 8 November 1953 3. Where was Lech Kaczynski born? a) Tukola b) Leszmo c) Krosno d) Warsaw

1. When was James Cook born? a) 17 January 1717 b) 11 June 1718 c) 22 July 1715 d) 27 October 1728 2. Where was James Cook born? a) Wellington b) Marton-in-Cleveland c) Dunedin d) Perth 3. Which ship did James Cook command in 1763-1768? a) Grenville b) Sheffield c) Victory d) Invincible

1) When did Charles Lindbergh undertake his historic solo New York – Paris flight? a) 20-21 May 1927 b) 28 June 1914 c) 2-3 September 1922 d) 7-8 July 1926 2) When was Charles Lindbergh born? a) 1 January 1901 b) 4 February 1902 c) 3 March 1903 d) 1 June 1906 3) Where was Charles Lindbergh born? a) Boston b) Miami c) Austin d) Detroit

1) With which animal is leopard sometimes confused with? a) Tiger b) Lion c) Hyena d) Jaguar 2) For about how many weeks after their birth leopard cubs are hidden by their mothers? a) Four b) Six c) Eight d) Ten 3) Where do leopards often hide their food? a) Bushes b) Trees c) Lakes d) Rivers

1) Who of the following landed in Malta in 60 AD due to shipwreck? a) St. Andrew b) St. Paul c) St. Peter d) St. John 2) Which is the capital of Malta? a) Birkirkara b) Gozo c) Valetta d) Comino 3) Who seized Malta in 1798? a) Napoleon Bonaparte b) Julius Caesar c) Francis Drake d) Charlemagne

1. When was Girolamo Savonarola born? a) 4 February 1444 b) 15 April 1442 c) 21 September 1452 d) 30 November 1455 2. Where was Girolamo Savonarola born? a) Ferrara b) Pisa c) Lepanto d) Genoa 3. Which order did Girolamo Savonarola join? a) Augustinian b) Capuchin c) Dominican d) Benedictine 4. Who invaded Florence and overthrew Medici rule in 1494 as predicted by Girolamo Savonarola? a) Charles VIII b) Philip IV c) Henry VI d) Edward VI