Tag: Trivia Quiz Questions

1) What was George Orwell’s real name? a) Eric Arthur Blair b) Michael Marian Morrison c) James Hadley Chase d) Samuel Langhorne Clemens 2) Where was George Orwell born? a) Motihari b) London c) New York d) Rangoon 3) Where did George Orwell serve in 1922-1927? a) Scotland Yard, London b) Indian Imperial Police, Burma c) HMS Invincible, Australia d) Dogra Regiment, Himachal Pradesh

1. On whom Robert Bolt’s play A Man for All Seasons is based? a) Oliver Cromwell b) Thomas Lord c) David Windsor d) Thomas More 2. When was Robert Bolt born? a) 1 January 1921 b) 24 April 1919 c) 15 August 1924 d) 2 December 1925 3. Where was Robert Bolt born? a) Halton b) Sale c) Warrington d) Swindon

1. What was Harry Houdini’s original name? a) Reginald Scot b) Erik Weisz c) Harry Kellar d) Jean Prevost 2. When was Harry Houdini born? a) 24 March 1874 b) 5 April 1869 c) 21 September 1877 d) 31 December 1865 3. Where was Harry Houdini born? a) Athens b) Copenhagen c) Budapest d) Dresden

Thomas Jefferson Quiz This quiz is about the third President of USA. 1) Of which State was Thomas Jefferson the Governor in 1779-1781? a) Connecticut b) New York c) Maryland d) Virginia 2) Which post was held by Thomas Jefferson in 1785-1788? a) Minister to France b) Minister to Netherlands c) Governor of Virginia d) Member of Continental Congress 3) Who was the President when Thomas Jefferson was Secretary of State? a) Benjamin Franklin b) George Washington c) Quincy d) Detroit

1) How is the Netherlands popularly known? a) Deutschland b) Holland c) Jetland d) Zealand 2) Which country withdrew from Kingdom of the United Netherlands? a) Luxembourg b) Denmark c) Belgium d) Iceland 3) Which is the official language of the Netherlands? a) Dutch b) French c) German d) Flemish

1) Who ordered Julius Caesar to divorce Cornelia? a) Brutus b) Sulla c) Spartacus d) Cassius 2) From whom did Julius Caesar get ships for Rome in 79 BC? a) Mithridates b) Nicomedes c) Cyrus d) Alexander 3) When was Julius Caesar elected chief priest? a) 63 BC b) 65 BC c) 67 BC d) 68 BC

1) From 1809 to 1917 Finland was a Grand Duchy. Who was the Grand Duke? a) King of Sweden b) King of Denmark c) Czar of Russia 4) Kaiser of Germany 2) Who produced the first Finnish language book, a book of Finnish grammar? a) Mikael Agricola b) Erik Exelsson c) Aleksis Kivi d) Emma Irene Astrom 3) Who was the President of Finland from 1956 to 1981? a) J. K. Paasikivi b) Urho Kekkonen c) Tarja Halonen d) Matti Vanhanen

1. When did Ralph Bunche get Nobel Prize for Peace? a) 1946 b) 1957 c) 1950 d) 1964 2. When was Ralph Bunche born? a) 29 February 1896 b) 23 April 1897 c) 7 August 1904 d) 24 November 1901 3. Where was Ralph Bunche born? a) Detroit b) Reno c) San Diego d) San Francisco

1) When was Benjamin Harrison sworn in as President of USA? a) 10 July 1890 b) 4 March 1889 c) 20 January 1889 d) 7 December 1888 2) When was Benjamin Harrison born? a) 18 March 1837 b) 4 May 1830 c) 20 August 1833 d) 2 October 1848 3) Where was Benjamin Harrison born? a) Fairfield b) Caldwell c) North Bend d) Buffalo

1. How was Kiribati formerly known? a) Pitcairn Islands b) Gilbert Islands c) Batan Islands d) Obi Islands 2. When did Kiribati become independent? a) 25 March 1969 b) 18 May 1974 c) 12 July 1979 d) 14 October 1988 3. When was Kiribati’s Revenue Equalization Reserve Fund established? a) 1952 b) 1968 c) 1984 d) 1956