Tag: trivia quizzes

(Figures of the Olympic Movement are considered official.) 1) Which was the opening date of London Olympics 1948? a) 4 January 1948 b) 14 February 1948 c) 29 July 1948 d) 1 August 1948 2) Who declared the opening of London Olympics 1948? a) Winston Churchill b) Clement Atlee c) George VI d) Elizabeth II 3) How many countries participated in London Olympics 1948? a) 27 b) 49 c) 59 d) 78

1) Who conquered Peru for Spain in 1531-1533? a) Hernando Cortez b) Francisco Pizarro c) Simon Bolivar d) Christopher Columbus 2) When did Peru proclaim its independence? a) 28 July 1821 b) 15 April 1832 c) 18 May 1860 d) 11 November 1911 3) Who won the Presidential election in 1990? a) Alan Garcia b) Jose Luis Bustamente c) Alberto Fujimori d) Manuel Odria

(This quiz is about British poet Alexander Pope.) 1) When was Alexander Pope born? a) 14 March 1751 b) 21 May 1688 c) 11 November 1650 d) 12 December 1700 2) Where was Alexander Pope born? a) Dublin b) Glasgow c) Liverpool d) London 3) How did being a Catholic affect Alexander Pope? a) He was exiled. b) He could not get good education. c) He was beaten. d) He was imprisoned.

Aurophobia - Fear of gold Auroraphobia - Fear of Northern lights Autodysomophobia - Fear of one that has a vile odor Automatonophobia - Fear of ventriloquist's dummies, animatronic creatures, wax statues - anything that falsly represents a sentient being Automysophobia - Fear of being dirty Autophobia - Fear of being alone or of oneself Aviophobia or Aviatophobia - Fear of flying

1. When was Rudyard Kipling born? a) 9 February 1864 b) 17 May 1862 c) 3 August 1861 d) 30 December 1865 2. Where was Rudyard Kipling born? a) Calcutta b) Madras c) Delhi d) Bombay 3. Which story by Rudyard Kipling describes the horrors of a foster home? a) Mandalay b) Baa Baa, Black Sheep c) Gunga Din d) Danny Deever

1) When was Ramaswamy Venkataraman sworn in as President of India? a) 10 July 1982 b) 25 July 1987 c) 1 January 1985 d) 15 August 1986 2) When was Ramaswamy Venkataraman born? a) 14 July 1911 b) 28 June 1918 c) 4 December 1910 d) 5 January 1908 3) Where was Ramaswamy Venkataraman born? a) Coimbatore b) Ooty c) Rajamadam d) Wellington

1. When was Hans Christian Andersen born? a) 9 February 1804 b) 2 April 1805 c) 3 July 1801 d) 30 December 1806 2. Where was Hans Christian Andersen born? a) Lind b) Thisted c) Hobro d) Odense 3. Which university did Hans Christian Andersen attend? a) Aarhus b) Copenhagen c) Roskilde d) Alborg

1. When was John Ronald Reuel Tolkien born? a) 3 January 1892 b) 17 May 1882 c) 14 August 1887 d) 30 December 1885 2. Where was John Ronald Reuel Tolkien born? a) Amsterdam b) Bloemfontein c) Durban d) Pretoria 3. Which college did John Ronald Reuel Tolkien attend? a) Christ College b) New College c) King’s College d) Exeter College

1. When did Otto Meyerhof win Nobel Prize for Medicine? a) 1922 b) 1905 c) 1914 d) 1906 2. When was Otto Meyerhof born? a) 23 February 1881 b) 12 April 1884 c) 15 September 1879 d) 7 November 1887 3. Where was Otto Meyerhof born? a) Berlin b) Munich c) Dresden d) Hanover 4. Which university did Otto Meyerhof attend? a) Vienna b) Zurich c) Heidelberg d) Bonn