Tag: trivia quizzes

1. When was Ernest Hemingway born? a) 9 February 1864 b) 17 May 1862 c) 21 July 1899 d) 30 December 1865 2. Where was Ernest Hemingway born? a) Cicero b) Boston c) Anchorage d) San Francisco 3. What was Ernest Hemingway’s role in World War I? a) Corporal b) Marine c) Flight Lieutenant d) Ambulance driver

1) When was Mary Anne Evans (George Eliot) born? a) 22 November 1819 b) 14 May 1799 c) 1 October 1820 d) 5 January 1821 2) Why did Mary Anne Evans write under the name George Eliot? a) At that time writing was considered a male profession. b) She was living in disguise as a man. c) She considered herself a man in a woman’s body. d) She wanted equality for men and women. 3) Which magazine did Mary Anne Evans edit for two years? a) Wall Street Journal b) Current c) Imprint d) Westminster Review

1. When was Ramon Magsaysay President of the Philippines? a) 1992-1998 b) 1986-1992 c) 1960-1966 d) 1953-1957 2. When was Ramon Magsaysay born? a) 1 January 1901 b) 3 May 1904 c) 31 August 1907 d) 17 November 1910 3. Where was Ramon Magsaysay born? a) Balabas b) Iba c) San Jose d) Pandan

1) When did Richard Wellesley become the Governor General of India? a) 1786 b) 1764 c) 1798 d) 1772 2) Which military alliance was introduced by Richard Wellesley? a) Northern Alliance b) Subsidiary Alliance c) Axis Powers d) Triple Entente 3) When was the Fourth Anglo-Mysore War? a) 1799 b) 1785 c) 1798 d) 1805 4) Who was killed during the Fourth Anglo-Mysore War? a) Hyder Ali b) Shah Alam II c) Tipu Sultan d) Ramaraya

New Hampshire Quiz Questions and Answers 1. Which state is to the east of New Hampshire? a) Wyoming b) Maine c) Nevada d) Oregon 2. Which state is to the west of New Hampshire? a) Alabama b) Connecticut c) Vermont d) Virginia 3. Which state is to the south of New Hampshire? a) California b) Tennessee c) Kentucky d) Massachusetts

1) How many martyrs who died during Spanish Civil War were beatified on 28 October 2007? a) 202 b) 197 c) 498 d) 306 2) Who became the King of Spain in 1975? a) Juan Carlos b) Philip II c) Ferdinand IV d) Louis XVIII 3) When did Spain win Davis Cup for the first time? a) 1998 b) 1999 c) 2000 d) 2002 4) Which of the following is not a co-official language in Spain? a) Basque b) Catalan c) Frisian d) Galician

1. Where was Hernando Cortes born? a) Medellin, Colombia b) La Paz c) Medellin, Spain d) Tripoli 2. Which university did Hernando Cortes attend? a) University of Salamanca b) University of Barcelona c) University of Madrid d) University of Florence 3. Which city was founded by Hernando Cortes? a) Santa Cruz b) Vera Cruz c) Santiago d) Brasilia

1) How was Zimbabwe known in 1965-1979? a) Basutoland b) Bechuanaland c) Nagaland d) Rhodesia 2) How was Zimbabwe known when it was part of Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland? a) Nyasaland b) Northern Rhodesia c) Southern Rhodesia d) Transvaal 3) When did Ian Smith make Universal Declaration of Independence? a) 1898 b) 1904 c) 1948 d) 1965

1) When was Vincent Van Gogh born? a) 30 March 1853 b) 17 June 1848 c) 1 September 1852 d) 3 October 1856 2) Where was Vincent Van Gogh born? a) Paris b) Zundert c) London d) Amsterdam 3) Which of the following professions was not pursued by Vincent Van Gogh before he became a painter? a) Art dealer b) Teacher c) Sailor d) Clerk

1. What was Pearl Buck’s original name? a) Gina Harrison b) Pearl Comfort Sydenstricker c) Jane Seymour d) Victoria Crawford 2. When was Pearl Buck born? a) 10 February 1889 b) 26 June 1892 c) 11 July 1894 d) 17 November 1896 3. Where was Pearl Buck born? a) Peking b) Hillsboro c) Canton d) Tokyo