Tag: Trivia Quiz Questions

1) What was Lewis Carroll’s real name? a) Eric Arthur Blair b) Charles Lutwidge Dodgson c) James Dean d) Samuel Colt 2) When was Lewis Carroll born? a) 27 January 1832 b) 14 April 1848 c) 31 July 1815 d) 1 October 1829 3) Where was Lewis Carroll born? a) Melbourne b) London c) New York d) Daresbury

1. When did Christian Anfinsen win Nobel Prize for Chemistry? a) 1966 b) 1972 c) 1981 d) 1977 2. When was Christian Anfinsen born? a) 26 March 1916 b) 5 June 1908 c) 16 August 1907 d) 12 October 1905 3. Where was Christian Anfinsen born? a) Corry b) Gettysburg c) Monessen d) Allentown

1) Which is Norway’s highest peak? a) Besshoi b) Leirhoi c) Galdho d) Rondeslottet 2) Which is Norway’s main river? a) Glomma b) Tana c) Audna d) Driva 3) Which is the capital of Norway? a) Bergen b) Oslo c) Stavanger d) Trondheim

1. When did Hans Spemann get Nobel Prize for Medicine? a) 1935 b) 1929 c) 1945 d) 1948 2. When was Hans Spemann born? a) 27 June 1869 b) 8 March 1872 c) 6 August 1861 d) 1 November 1868 3. Where was Hans Spemann born? a) Heidelberg b) Stuttgart c) Munich d) Wurzburg

1) When was Samuel Johnson born? a) 14 August 1658 b) 3 December 1676 c) 18 September 1709 d) 4 October 1712 2) Where was Samuel Johnson born? a) Bristol b) Lichfield c) Glasgo d) Edinburgh 3) Which college did Samuel Johnson attend for a year and had to leave for financial reasons? a) Pembroke College b) Trininty College c) St. George’s College d) St. Andrew’s College

1) To which year Switzerland dates its independence? a) 1815 b) 1848 c) 1291 d) 1945 2) Which is the capital of Switzerland? a) Geneva b) Lausanne c) Berne d) Friburg 3) Who is known as Swiss Miss? a) Maria Sharapova b) Martina Hingis c) Elena Dementieva d) Mary Pierce

1. When did George V become king of UK? a) 29 November 1906 b) 22 July 1918 c) 6 May 1910 d) 5 March 1908 2. When was George V born? a) 1 January 1901 b) 3 June 1865 c) 27 October 1864 d) 5 April 1868 3. Where was George V born? a) New York b) London c) Ottawa d) Canberra

1. When did Nauru become independent? a) 31 January 1968 b) 11 April 1965 c) 22 July 1970 d) 15 November 1976 2. When did Germany rule Nauru? a) 1776-1820 b) 1888-1914 c) 1842-1865 d) 1948-1962 3. Which country ruled Nauru in 1942-1945? a) Philippines b) USA c) Japan d) Italy

1. When did John Northrop win Nobel Prize for Chemistry? a) 1942 b) 1946 c) 1949 d) 1937 2. When was John Northrop born? a) 15 January 1892 b) 5 June 1884 c) 5 July 1891 d) 12 October 1895 3. Where was John Northrop born? a) Ripley b) Bath c) Clayton d) Yonkers

1) When did Papua New Guinea become independent? a) 10 March 1964 b) 12 May 1948 c) 16 September1975 d) 21 December 1971 2) Who is Papua New Guinea’s head of state? a) President b) Chancellor c) Dutch monarch d) British monarch 3) What is the area of Papua New Guinea? a) 98,750 sq. mi. b) 178,704 sq. mi. c) 3,240,228 sq. mi. d) 5,600 sq. mi.