Tag: trivia quizzes

1. When was Gustave Flaubert born? a) 19 March 1823 b) 16 June 1818 c) 31 August 1826 d) 12 December 1821 2. Where was Gustave Flaubert born? a) La Rochelle b) Rouen c) Nantes d) Strasbourg 3. Which magazine was the first to publish a writing by Gustave Flaubert? a) Le Colibri b) Le Figaro c) Revue de Paris d) Revue des Deux Mondes

Serbia Quiz Questions 1. Which country is to the north of Serbi a) Albania b) Bulgaria c) Hungary d) Macedonia 2. Who conferred the title “King of Serbia, Dalmatia and Bosnia” on Stefan in 1217? a) Honorius III b) Martin IV c) Lucius II d) Alexander III 3. Who founded the Serbian Orthodox Church? a) St. Cyril b) St. Sava c) St. Methodius d) St. Jerome

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

Turks and Caicos Islands Quiz Questions and Answers 1. When did Juan Ponce de Leon visit Turks and Caicos Islands? a) 1512 b) 1492 c) 1556 d) 1601 2. When did Bahamas annex Turks and Caicos Islands? a) 1776 b) 1799 c) 1624 d) 1628 3. Which colony’s governor general had jurisdiction over Turks and Caicos Islands in 1874-1959? a) Canada b) British Honduras c) British Guiana d) Jamaica

1) Which organization is considered the forerunner of CIA? a) Directorate of Revenue Intelligence b) Office of Strategic Services c) Intelligence Bureau d) Central Bureau of Investigation 2) Which Act established CIA? a) National Security Act 1947 b) Prevention of Terrorism Act 2002 c) No FEAR Act 2002 d) Intelligence Act 1950 3) Who was Director of CIA and later became Defence Secretary of USA? a) William Henry Gates b) Robert Gates c) Janet Reno d) Colin Powell

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

Kerala Quiz Questions and Answers 1. When was Kerala formed? a) 1 January 2001 b) 19 June 1982 c) 12 July 1964 d) 1 November 1956 2. Which state is to the north of Kerala? a) Karnataka b) Nagaland c) Sikkim d) Tripura 3. Which state is to the east of Kerala? a) Maharashtra b) Rajasthan c) Tamil Nadu d) Gujarat

1. When was Wystan Hugh Auden born? a) 21 February 1907 b) 7 May 1905 c) 20 August 1906 d) 22 December 1902 2. Where was Wystan Hugh Auden born? a) Berlin b) Madrid c) York d) Florence 3. Which school did Wystan Hugh Auden attend in Surrey? a) St, John’s School b) St. Edmund’s Preparatory School c) St. Albert’s School d) Queen Mary School

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