Tag: Trivia Quiz Questions

1) Who is Venus in mythology? a) God of justice b) Goddess of love c) God of wind d) God of storm 2) How is Venus sometimes referred to? (This is one of the two common references.) a) Morning Star b) Yellow Star c) Noon Star d) Blue Star 3) What is the number of Venus’ satellites? a) One b) Two c) Zero d) Three

1. When was Henry Fielding born? a) 8 March 1714 b) 22 April 1707 c) 5 August 1721 d) 23 December 1700 2. Where was Henry Fielding born? a) Bath b) Leiden c) Sharpham Park d) Glasgow 3. Which college did Henry Fielding attend? a) Eton College b) Merton College c) Trinity College d) King’s College

1. Of which kingdom Greenland is a part? a) Belgium b) Denmark c) Norway d) Sweden 2. Who founded the first European settlement in Greenland? a) Leif Eriksson b) Thorfinn Karlsefni c) Eric Thorvaldson d) Bjarni Herjulfsson 3. Which is the capital of Greenland? a) Tasiusaq b) Nuuk c) Julianehab d) Jacobshavn

1. Where was Rugby World Cup 2011 held? a) Georgia b) Romania c) Japan d) New Zealand 2. Who defeated France 19-14 in a pool match in Rugby World Cup 2011? a) Wales b) Tonga c) Samoa d) Scotland 3. By how many points Ireland defeated Italy in a pool match in Rugby World Cup 2011? a) 14-12 b) 19-12 c) 36-6 d) 22-17

1) When was Hirohito born? a) 8 March 1900 b) 29 April 1901 c) 3 August 1902 d) 30 November 1903 2) Where was Hirohito born? a) London b) Kobe c) Osaka d) Tokyo 3) When did Hirohito become emperor of Japan? a) 4 February 1918 b) 17 June 1920 c) 27 September 1922 d) 25 December 1926

Harriet Beecher Stowe Quiz Questions 1. What was Harriet Beecher Stowe’s original name? a) Harriet Rebecca Lane b) Harriet Martineau c) Harriet Elizabeth Beecher d) Madeleine Stowe 2. When was Harriet Beecher Stowe born? a) 10 February 1809 b) 14 June 1811 c) 11 August 1804 d) 17 November 1816 3. Where was Harriet Beecher Stowe born? a) Litchfield b) Boston c) Revere d) Lynn

1) Who created the character of Superman? a) Alfred Hitchcock b) Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster c) Marlon Brando d) John Wayne 2) What was Superman’s real name? a) Long John Silver b) William Flint c) James Smith d) Kal El 3) From which planet was Superman? a) Venus b) Krypton c) Jupiter d) Pluto

1. When did Philipp Lenard win Nobel Prize for Physics? a) 1903 b) 1905 c) 1904 d) 1907 2. When was Philipp Lenard born? a) 7 November 1857 b) 7 June 1862 c) 15 May 1859 d) 9 January 1852 3. Where was Philipp Lenard born? a) Nantes b) La Rochelle c) Pressburg d) Amiens

1) After whom is Bolivia named? a) Christopher Columbus b) Simon Bolivar c) Ferdinand d) Isabella 2) Which is the highest navigable water body in the world? a) Lake Superior b) Lake Titicaca c) Lake Victoria d) Lake Albert 3) Who won the Presidential election in December 2005? a) Alan Garcia b) Evo Morales c) Raila Odinga d) Richard Leaky

1) When was Mary Anne Evans (George Eliot) born? a) 22 November 1819 b) 14 May 1799 c) 1 October 1820 d) 5 January 1821 2) Why did Mary Anne Evans write under the name George Eliot? a) At that time writing was considered a male profession. b) She was living in disguise as a man. c) She considered herself a man in a woman’s body. d) She wanted equality for men and women. 3) Which magazine did Mary Anne Evans edit for two years? a) Wall Street Journal b) Current c) Imprint d) Westminster Review