Tag: Trivia Quiz Questions

1. When did Kyrgyzstan proclaim independence? a) 12 February 1968 b) 18 May 1974 c) 31 August 1991 d) 12 November 1982 2. Which country is to the south of Kyrgyzstan? a) Tajikistan b) Lebanon c) Syria d) Turkey 3. Which country is to the east of Kyrgyzstan? a) Burma b) China c) Philippines d) Armenia 4. Which is the capital of Kyrgyzstan? a) Bishkek b) Naryn c) Talas d) Osh

1. When was Theodor Herzl born? a) 2 February 1865 b) 2 May 1860 c) 2 September 1861 d) 15 December 1862 2. Where was Theodor Herzl born? a) Budapest b) Jerusalem c) Hebron d) Tel Aviv 3. Which university did Theodor Herzl attend? a) Warsaw b) Moscow c) Vienna d) Oxford

1) Who won Nobel Prize 2008 for Chemistry? a) Osamu Shimomura, Martin Chalfi, Roger Tsien b) Bruce Merrifield c) George A. Olah d) Ahmed Zewail 2) For what was Nobel Prize 2008 for Chemistry was given? a) Invention of solar panel b) Discovery and development of green fluorescent protein (GFP) c) Studies of chemical processes on solid surfaces d) Rates of reaction, chemical equilibrium, and osmotic pressure. 3) Who won Nobel Prize 2008 for Physics? a) Stephen Hawking b) Hargobind Khorana c) Makoto Kobayashi, Toshihide Maskawa, Yochiro Nambu d) Neil Armstrong

1. When was Basil D’Oliveira born? a) 14 June 1936 b) 11 March 1914 c) 4 October 1931 d) 8 July 1948 2. Where was Basil D’Oliveira born? a) Wellington b) Cape Town c) Perth d) Bristol 3. Where did Basil D’Oliveira make Test debut? a) Sydney b) Christchurch c) Edgbaston d) Lord’s

1) When did Namibia become independent? a) 1 May 1994 b) 20 May 1999 c) 21 March 1990 d) 14 July 1984 2) Namibia was a colony of which country before World War I?v a) England b) France c) Germany d) Holland 3) Which is the official language of Namibia? a) Afrikaans b) English c) Dutch d) German

1. When was Vijay Hazare born? a) 23 June 1916 b) 11 March 1915 c) 4 October 1906 d) 7 July 1908 2. Where was Vijay Hazare born? a) Poona b) Bassein c) Sangli d) Nagpur 3. Where did Vijay Hazare hit two centuries in one Test? a) Adelaide b) Brisbane c) Calcutta d) Lord’s

1. When was Antoine Laurent Lavoisier born? a) 14 January 1736 b) 7 April 1746 c) 26 August 1743 d) 31 December 1748 2. Where was Antoine Laurent Lavoisier born? a) Nantes b) Fontainebleau c) Paris d) Versailles 3. What did Antoine Laurent Lavoisier study for three years but did not practise? a) Architecture b) Medicine c) Dentistry d) Law

(Figures of the Olympic Movement are considered official.) 1) Which was the opening date of Montreal Olympics 1976? a) 17 July 1976 b) 14 May 1976 c) 2 February 1976 d) 12 December 1976 2) Who declared the opening of Montreal Olympics 1948? a) Pierre Trudeau b) Jean Drapeau c) Stephen Harper d) Elizabeth II 3) From which continent 22 countries boycotted Montreal Olympics 1976 in protest against New Zealand’s rugby team’s tour of South Africa? a) Africa b) Australia c) Asia d) Europe

1. When did Arthur Harden win Nobel Prize for Chemistry? a) 1912 b) 1905 c) 1929 d) 1907 2. When was Arthur Harden born? a) 12 October 1865 b) 5 June 1864 c) 2 September 1861 d) 15 January 1862 3. Where was Arthur Harden born? a) Bristol b) Manchester c) Surrey d) Ipswich

1) When was the Battle of Plassey? a) 3 March 1754 b) 23 June 1757 c) 1st January 1761 d) 14 June 1764 2) Who betrayed Siraj-ud-Daulah at Plassey? a) Mir Jafar b) Mir Sadak c) Bania Bapu d) Chandrakant More 3) Which city was captured by Robert Clive in 1751? a) Bombay b) Calcutta c) Arcot d) Mysore