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Nobel Prize 2011 Quiz Questions 1) Who won Nobel Prize 2011 for Medicine? a) Bruce Beutler, Jules Hoffman, Ralph Steinman b) Francoise Barre-Sinousi, Luc Montagnier, Harald zur Hausen c) Carol W. Greider, Elizabeth H. Blackburn, Jack W. Szostak d) Johannes Fibiger 2) For what was Nobel Prize 2011 for Medicine given? a) Work on serum therapy b) Work on Anaphylaxis c) Discoveries concerning the the activation of innate immunity and discovery of the dendtritic cell and its role in adaptive immunity d) Improvement in surgical instruments 3) Who won Nobel Prize 2011 for Physics? a) Saul Perlmutter, Brian Schmidt, Adam ... Read more

1) When was Alfred Bernhard Nobel born? a) 5 February1843 b) 6 May 1836 c) 24 August 1824 d) 21 October 1833 2) Where was Alfred Bernhard Nobel born? a) Kiruna b) Licksele c) Soderhamn d) Stockholm 3) Where was Alfred Bernhard Nobel in 1842-1850? a) Delhi b) Tokyo c) St. Petersburg d) Detroit

Titanic Quiz Questions and Answers 1. Where was the Titanic built? a) Belfast b) London c) Dover d) Southampton 2. Which firm built the Titanic? a) Jones and Burton b) Morgan and Son c) Harland and Wolff d) Drake Brothers 3. What was the Titanic’s gross registered tonnage? a) 54,221 tons b) 46,329 tons c) 50,248 tons d) 42,432 tons

1. Where was Hockey World Cup 1975 held? a) Singapore b) Jakarta c) Kuala Lumpur d) Rangoon 2. Which team India defeated 7-0 in a league match in Hockey World Cup 1975? a) Egypt b) Ghana c) Philippines d) Rhodesia 3. Which team defeated India 2-1 in a league match in Hockey World Cup 1975? a) Argentia b) Brazil c) Canada d) Denmark

1) When was Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald born? a) 22 June 1890 b) 24 September 1896 c) 4 April 1900 d) 5 May 1902 2) Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald was named after Francis Scott Key, a distant relative. What was Francis Scott Key famous for? a) He defeated Mexicans in a battle. b) He wrote The Star Spangled Banner. c) He invented Pencillin. d) He was a Hollywood actor. 3) How many dollars did Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald for his first story Babes in the Wood? a) 70 b) 30 c) 40 d) 20

1. How was Vanuatu formerly known? a) New Ireland b) New Britain c) New Hebrides d) New Caledonia 2. When did Vanuatu become independent? a) 10 February 1972 b) 12 April 1974 c) 30 July 1980 d) 21 November 1984 3. Which is the capital of Vanuatu? a) Vila b) Luganville c) Isangel d) Toak

1) Which famous river flows through Egypt? a) Amazon b) Thames c) Nile d) Indus 2) Which city is famous for pyramids? a) Cairo b) Alexandria c) Giza d) Tripoli 3) Which queen of Egypt was associated with Julius Caesar and Mark Antony? a) Zenobia b) Cleopatra c) Razia d) Chand Bibi

1. When was Herbert George Wells born? a) 18 January 1864 b) 19 April 1868 c) 21 September 1866 d) 20 December 1862 2. Where was Herbert George Wells born? a) Bromley b) Glamorgan c) Liverpool d) Manchester 3. Where did Herbert George Wells work as an usher? a) Buckingham Palace b) Globe Theatre c) Midhurst Grammar School d) Greenwich Observatory

1) What is the official name of MI6? a) Secret Intelligence Service b) Home Service c) Defence Service d) Foreign Service 2) What does MI mean in MI6? a) Maximum Impact b) Military Intelligence c) Minimum Income d) Mental Inertia 3) When was Foreign Section of the Secret Service Bureau set up? a) 1901 b) 1907 c) 1909 d) 1914

1) Where is Tibet’s Government-in-exile? a) Calcutta b) Dharmashala c) Sanchi d) Bodhgaya 2) Which country annexed Tibet in 1950? a) China b) Vietnam c) Burma d) Afghanistan 3) When did Dalai Lama take refuge in India? a) 1950 b) 1959 c) 1962 d) 1964