Tag: trivia quizzes

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

Chhattisgarh Quiz Questions and Answers 1. When was Chhattisgarh formed? a) 1 March 1996 b) 26 June 2002 c) 12 July 1992 d) 1 November 2000 2. What does Chhattisgarh mean? a) 36 forts b) Great nation c) Three cities d) Land of kings 3. Which state is to the east of Chhattisgarh? a) Punjab b) Orissa c) Haryana d) Rajasthan

1. When did Belarus declare independence? a) 9 March 1975 b) 17 April 1968 c) 25 August 1991 d) 24 November 1985 2. Which country is to the south of Belarus? a) Estonia b) Latvia c) Lithuania d) Ukraine 3. Which is the capital of Belarus? a) Lida b) Polonsk c) Minsk d) Slavgorod

1. What did James Cook call Tonga? a) Batan Islands b) Kiriwana Islands c) Savage Islands d) Friendly Islands 2. Who ruled Tonga in 1965-2006? a) George I b) Tupou IV c) George II d) Salote 3. Which is the capital of Tonga? a) Kao b) Nuku’alofa c) ‘Eua d) Vava’u

1) Who discovered Uranus? a) Gerard Kuiper b) Pervical Lowell c) William Herschel d) James Watt 2) John Flamsteed saw Uranus in 1690 and he thought it to be a star. What did he call it? a) Alpha Centauri b) Proxima Centauri c) 34 Tauri d) 24 Gauri 3) What did William Herschel name Uranus? a) Albertum Sidus b) Georgium Sidus c) Henrium Sidus d) Edwardum Sidus