Tag: Trivia Quiz Questions

1) Where was Cricket World Cup 1996 held? a) England b) India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka c) South Africa d) West Indies 2) How many teams participated in Cricket World Cup 1996? a) 12 b) 16 c) 10 d) 8 3) Which teams did not play in Sri Lanka in Cricket World Cup 1996 citing security reasons? a) Australia, West Indies b) Ireland, Bermuda c) Scotland, Holland d) Kenya, Namibian

1. Which lake is to the north of Iran? a) Lake Prespa b) Lake Lucerne c) Caspian Sea d) Dead Sea 2. Which is the capital of Iran? a) Tehran b) Shiraj c) Isfahan d) Bandar Abbas 3. Which is the currency of Iran? a) Dirham b) Dinar c) Lira d) Rial

1. When was Stanley Joseph McCabe born? a) 1 January 1901 b) 30 June 1905 c) 7 October 1908 d) 16 July 1910 2. Where was Stanley Joseph McCabe born? a) Canberra b) Grenfell c) Perth d) Hobart 3. Where did Stanley Joseph McCabe make Test debut? a) Sydney b) Lord’s c) Calcutta d) Nottingham

1) Which is the largest country in Africa? a) Egypt b) Nigeria c) Sudan d) S. Africa 2) Which region of Sudan is in news for human rights violations? a) Darfur b) Haiya c) Medan d) Sennar 3) Which river flows through Sudan? a) Amazon b) Nile c) Limpopo d) Zambezi

1) From which University did James Polk graduate? a) Regent University b) University of Wisconsin c) University of South Carolina d) University of North Carolina 2) What was James Polk’s profession? a) Lawyer b) Professor c) Soldier d) Actor 3) When was James Polk the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives? a) 1823-1825 b) 1825-1829 c) 1829-1831 d) 1835-1839

1) Where was Cricket World Cup 2007 held? a) England b) Australia c) New Zealand d) West Indies 2) Who defeated Pakistan on 17 March 2007 in Cricket World Cup 2007? a) Ireland b) Scotland c) Canada d) New Zealand 3) Who defeated India on 17 March 2007 in Cricket World Cup 2007? a) Kenya b) Bangladesh c) Bermuda d) Zimbabwe

1. When was Thomas Gray born? a) 3 June 1688 b) 1 January 1701 c) 21 July 1714 d) 26 December 1716 2. Where was Thomas Gray born? a) Bristol b) Cardiff c) Liverpool d) London 3. Where did Thomas Gray have his education in 1725-1734? a) Queen Mary School b) Kilkenny Grammar School c) Eton College d) Holy Family School

1. When was Eritrea officially proclaimed independent? a) 17 March 1948 b) 24 May 1993 c) 18 September 1939 d) 14 November 1931 2. When was the Italian colony of Eritrea officially proclaimed? a) 1 January 1890 b) 23 April 1870 c) 11 August 1880 d) 12 December 1798 3. When did the British drive out the Italians from Eritrea? a) 1961 b) 1954 c) 1941 d) 1945

1) What name was taken by Jean Baptiste Bernadotte when he became king of Sweden in 1818? a) Carl XIV Johan b) Olaf c) Gustav 4) Harald 2) When did Sweden become a member of the European Union? a) 1992 b) 1995 c) 2000 d) 2002 3) Which Swedish Prime Minister was assassinated on 28 February 1986? a) Olof Palme b) Tage Erlander c) Thorbjorn Falldin d) Ola Ullsten

1) When was Hannibal born? a) 265 BC b) 250 BC c) 247 BC d) 203 BC 2) When was Hannibal taken to Iberia by his father Hamilcar Barca? a) 237 BC b) 248 BC c) 263 BC d) 199 BC 3) On crossing which river by Hannibal Rome declared the Second Punic War? a) Rhine b) Seine c) Ebro d) Danube