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The African National Congress was founded as the South African Native National Congress (SANNC) to increase the rights of the black South African population. John Dube, its first president, and poet and author Sol Plaatje are among its founding members. The organization became the ANC in 1923 and formed a military wing, the Umkhonto we Sizwe (Spear of the Nation) in 1961. It has been the ruling party of post-apartheid South Africa on the national level since 1994. African National Congress Quiz Questions 1. When was South African Native National Congress founded? a) 8 January 1912 b) 24 May 1893 ... Read more

Mizoram Quiz Questions and Answers 1. When did Mizoram become a state? a) 20 February 1987 b) 5 June 1966 c) 8 August 1988 d) 1 December 1963 2. What does Mizoram mean? a) Land of kings b) Land of Mizos c) Dry land d) Land of snow 3. Which of the following states does not have a border with Mizoram? a) Assam b) Manipur c) Tripura d) Nagaland

Missouri Quiz Questions and Answers 1. When did Missouri become a state of USA? a) 6 January 1806 b) 26 May 1792 c) 10 August 1821 d) 14 December 1809 2. Who founded St. Louis? a) Auguste Chouteau b) Louis Jolliet c) Jacques Marquette d) Pierre Laclede Liguest 3. When did the Supreme Court of USA announce its decision in the case of Dred Scott? a) 6 March 1857 b) 8 April 1864 c) 10 July 1804 d) 18 November 1848

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) Who won the Football World Cup in 1982? a) Brazil b) Argentina c) Germany d) Italy 2) Which country is known as Suomi? a) France b) Finland c) Italy d) Norway 3) Who was the Roman Emperor in 41-54 AD? a) Titus b) Caligula c) Claudius d) Nero

1) When was Elvis Presley born? a) 8 January 1935 b) 3 June 1936 c) 2 July 1938 d) 4 December 1924 2) Where was Elvis Presley born? a) Atlanta b) Albany c) Tupelo d) Sacramento 3) What was Elvis Presley’s middle name? a) Aaron b) Moses c) Joshua d) Caleb

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

Iceland Quiz Questions 1) When did Iceland become a republic? a) 17 April 1848 b) 17 June 1944 c) 18 September1880 d) 11 November 1911 2) Who was Iceland’s first president? a) Sveinn Bjornsson b) Jon Sigurdsson c) Olaf Tryggvvason d) Vigdis Finnbogadottir 3) Which country kept a force of 60,000 in Iceland in 1941? a) Germany b) France c) USA d) Italy