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Clive Staples Lewis (C. S. Lewis) Quiz Questions 1. When was Clive Staples Lewis born? a) 25 February 1894 b) 12 June 1892 c) 21 August 1901 d) 29 November 1898 2. Where was Clive Staples Lewis born? a) Cork b) Limerick c) Belfast d) Waterford 3. Where was Clive Staples Lewis a fellow and tutor in 1925-1954? a) Magdalene College b) Merton College c) Trinity College d) King’s College

1. When did Christopher Columbus claim Puerto Rico for Spain? a) 15 March 1526 b) 7 May 1486 c) 8 August 1502 d) 19 November 1493 2. What does Puerto Rico mean? a) Rice Bowl b) Breadbasket c) Rich Port d) Large Fort 3. Who founded Caparra? a) Juan Ponce de Leon b) Luis Munoz Rivera c) Anibal Acevedo Vila d) Manuel de Besosa

(Some sources give 1215 as the year of birth of St. Louis IX) 1) When was St. Louis IX born? a) 7 January 1200 b) 3 March 1248 c) 25 April 1214 d) 16 October 1236 2) Where was St. Louis IX born? a) Ulm b) Poissy c) Orleans d) Paris 3) How old was St. Louis IX when he became king? a) Five years b) Eight years c) Twelve years d) Sixteen years

1. Which sea surrounds Saint Barthelemy? a) Caribbean b) Baltic c) Irish d) Labrador 2. When did France occupy Saint Barthelemy? a) 1520 b) 1547 c) 1648 d) 1676 3. When did France sell Saint Barthelemy to Sweden? a) 1784 b) 1756 c) 1824 d) 1848

1. When did Trinidad and Tobago become independent? a) 12 February 1959 b) 21 May 1956 c) 31 August 1962 d) 11 November 1965 2. Which is the longest river in Trinidad and Tobago? a) Caroni b) Navet c) Cauva d) Ortoire 3. Which is the capital of Trinidad and Tobago? a) Plymouth b) Port of Spain c) Roxborough d) Scarborough

1. When was Robert Cecil first Prime Minister of UK? a) 1885-1886 b) 1875-1876 c) 1912-1914 d) 1939-1945 2. When was Robert Cecil born? a) 3 February 1830 b) 11 March 1826 c) 14 July 1822 d) 3 November 1821 3. Where was Robert Cecil born? a) Chester b) Winchester c) Leicester d) Hatfield

1. Which player has maximum number of one day ducks? a. Wasim Akram b. Romesh Kaluwitharana c. Inzamam-ul-Haq d. Sanath Jayasuriya 2. Which player has scored the fastest century? a. Shahid Afridi b. Mark Boucher c. Brian Lara d. Mohammad Azharuddin 3. Who is having the best one day bowling figures? a. Muttiah Muralitharan b. Anil Kumble c. Chaminda Vaas d. Glenn McGrath

1) When did Croatia become independent? a) 19 February 1968 b) 25 June 1991 c) 12 August 1972 d) 17 December 1961 2) Who was Croatia’s president in 1991-1999? a) Franjo Tudjman b) Stipe Mesic c) Josip Manolic d) Jadranka Kosor 3) Which country is to the east of Croatia? a) France b) Spain c) Serbia d) Portugal

Yellow Journalism Quiz Questions and Answers 1. When was Joseph Pulitzer born? a) 14 January 1844 b) 10 April 1847 c) 23 August 1849 d) 30 December 1845 2. When was William Randolph Hearst born? a) 4 February 1874 b) 29 April 1863 c) 15 July 1859 d) 11 November 1855 3. When did Joseph Pulitzer buy New York World? a) 1872 b) 1875 c) 1867 d) 1883