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(This quiz is about chess player Robert James Fischer, popularly known as Bobby Fischer.) 1. When was Robert James Fischer born? a) 9 March 1943 b) 16 April 1936 c) 9 September 1938 d) 24 October 1942 2. Where was Robert James Fischer born? a) Albertville b) Chicago c) Double Springs d) Jasper 3. When did Robert James Fischer first win American championship? a) 1948 b) 1952 c) 1956 d) 1958

1) Where was World Chess Championship 2008 held? a) Bonn b) Delhi c) Moscow d) London 2) How many games were to be played to decide the champion in World Chess Championship 2008? a) 25 b) 32 c) 27 d) 48 3) When was the first game of World Chess Championship 2008 played? a) 23 September 2008 b) 30 September 2008 c) 2 October 2008 d) 14 October 2008

1) Divine Comedy, originally known as Comedy, is the most famous book written by Dante Alighieri. Which of the following is not a canticle of Divine Comedy? a) Inferno b) Limbo c) Paradisio d) Purgatorio 2) When was Dante Alighieri born? a) 1248 b) 1260 c) 1265 d) 1270 3) Where was Dante Alighieri born? a) Venice b) Florence c) Naples d) Genoa

1) How many squares are on a chess board? a) 72 b) 12 c) 32 d) 64 2) What is number of black pieces in chess? a) 16 b) 24 c) 36 d) 48 3) What is number of white pawns in chess? a) 4 b) 2 c) 6 d) 8

Seoul Olympics 1988 Quiz Questions (Figures of the Olympic Movement are considered official.) 1) Which was the opening date of Seoul Olympics 1988? a) 1 January 1988 b) 17 September 1988 c) 28 July 1988 d) 17 May 1988 2) How many countries participated in Seoul Olympics 1988? a) 120 b) 159 c) 80 d) 140 3) Which of the following countries did not boycott Seoul Olympics 1988? a) Cuba b) Ethiopia c) India d) North Korea

Tamil Nadu Quiz Questions and Answers 1. Which water body is to the east of Tamil Nadu? a) Gulf of Kutch b) Bay of Bengal c) Gulf of Cambay d) Arabian Sea 2. Which state is to the west of Tamil Nadu? a) Orissa b) Kerala c) Maharashtra d) Nagaland 3. Which ocean is to the south of Tamil Nadu? a) Atlantic b) Pacific c) Indian d) Antarctic

(Figures of the Olympic Movement are considered official.) 1) Which was the opening date of Paris Olympics 1924? a) 4 May 1924 b) 15 September 1924 c) 14 June 1924 d) 27 February 1924 2) Why was it decided to hold Olympics 1924 in Paris? a) No other city was ready b) Paris offered more money c) As an honour to IOC Founder and President Pierre de Coubertin who was retiring d) Paris had pleasant weather at the time 3) Who won two gold medals in swimming on 20 July 1924 in Paris Olympics 1924? a) Arne Borg b) Johnny ... Read more

1. What is Anno Domini? a) After Death b) Happy Year c) New Year d) Year of the Lord 2. On whose birth Anno Domini is based? a) Julius Caesar b) Cleopatra c) Confucius d) Jesus Christ 3. What does B. C. mean in relation to Anno Domini? a) Before Caesar b) Before Cleopatra c) Before Confucius d) Before Christ

1) When was Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan President of India? a) 1952-1957 b) 1957-1962 c) 1962-1967 d) 1977-1982 2) How is Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan’s birthday is celebrated in India? a) Children’s day b) Teachers’ day c) Husband’s day d) Baby’s day 3) When was Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan born? a) 5 September 1888 b) 28 December 1885 c) 7 May 1861 d) 14 April 1865

1) When was Malaysia formed? a) 1963 b) 1968 c) 1976 d) 1984 2) Which country seceded from Malaysia in 1965? a) Brunei b) Singapore c) Taiwan d) Tibet 3) Who is the first Prime Minister of Malaysia? a) Mahathir Mohammed b) Tunku Abdul Rahman c) Abdullah Ahmad Badawi d) Mizan Zainal Abidin