Tag: Trivia Quiz Questions

1. When did George VI become king of UK? a) 11 December 1936 b) 19 August 1938 c) 6 May 1920 d) 3 February 1911 2. When was George VI born? a) 9 March 1901 b) 4 July 1876 c) 14 December 1895 d) 27 April 1888 3. Where was George VI born? a) Bombay b) London c) Sandringham d) Frankfurt

1) When was Archduke Ferdinand assassinated? a) 28 June 1914 b) 4 August 1914 c) 6 June 1915 d) 7 July 1916 2) Which gas was used for the first time in World War I? a) Chlorine b) Nitrogen c) Hydrogen d) Helium 3) Which passenger ship of USA was sunk by Germany? a) Titanic b) Lusitania c) Queen Mary d) Repulse

1. What did Wilhelm Conrad Rontgen discover? a) Radio b) Telegraph c) Photocopier d) X-rays 2. When was Wilhelm Conrad Rontgen born? a) 17 November 1842 b) 16 June 1834 c) 19 July 1848 d) 27 March 1845 3. Where was Wilhelm Conrad Rontgen born? a) Bologna b) Turin c) Milan d) Lennep

1. What is the feminine of bachelor? a) Dame b) Heroine c) Spinster d) Gentlewoman 2. What is the feminine of earl? a) Baroness b) Countess c) Seamstress d) Waitress 3. What is the feminine of duke? a) Duchess b) Princess c) Marchioness d) Vicereine 4. What is the feminine of lord? a) Queen b) Empress c) Actress d) Lady

1) Who is the first European explorer to reach the southernmost tip of Africa? a) Bartholomeu Dias b) Vasco da Gama c) Abel Tasman d) Francis Drake 2) When did the British annex the Cape Colony? a) 1765 b) 1806 c) 1815 d) 1848 3) What did the British use against the Boers in the Second Boer War? a) Concentration camps b) Chlorine c) Tanks d) Missiles

1) When was Rutherford Hayes sworn in as President of USA? a) 10 July 1876 b) 4 March 1877 c) 20 January 1877 d) 4 November 1876 2) When was Rutherford Hayes born? a) 31 January 1820 b) 5 May 1824 c) 4 October 1822 d) 18 December 1826 3) Where was Rutherford Hayes born? a) Buffalo b) Delaware c) Detroit d) Indianapolis

1. When did Ranjit Singh proclaim himself the maharaja of Punjab? a) 1796 b) 1801 c) 1815 d) 1824 2. When was Ranjit Singh born? a) 9 March 1771 b) 26 April 1776 c) 12 August 1782 d) 13 November 1780 3. When did Ranjit Singh conquer Lahore? a) 1799 b) 1792 c) 1788 d) 1786

1) Which territories under Portuguese rule were liberated by India on 19 December 1961? a) Goa, Diu and Daman b) Dadra and Nagar Haveli c) East Timor d) Macao 2) Who came to India from Portugal in 1498? a) Ferdinand Magellan b) Abel Tasman c) Vasco da Gama d) Thomas Roe 3) Who scored nine goals in Football World Cup 1966? a) Eusebio b) Hector Silva c) Jose Augusto d) Lev Yashin

1. Which of the following books was written by Daniel Defoe? a) Gulliver’s Travels b) Robinson Crusoe c) Either Or d) Odyssey 2. What was Daniel Defoe’s original surname? a) Friend b) Neighbour c) Foe d) Good 3. Where did Daniel Defoe study? a) Queen Mary School b) St. Thomas Academy c) St. Patrick’s School d) Charles Morton’s Academy

1) Which line separates Afghanistan from Pakistan? a) Durand line b) McMohan line c) Maginot line 4) Blue line 2) How is the event that led to the invasion of Afghanistan by USA and its allies is known? a) 9/11 b) 7/11 c) 26/7 d) 7/7 3) Who was deposed in 1973? a) Nadir Shah b) Ahmed Shah Abdali c) Mohammed Zahir Shah d) Amanullah