1) From 1809 to 1917 Finland was a Grand Duchy. Who was the Grand Duke?
a) King of Sweden
b) King of Denmark
c) Czar of Russia
4) Kaiser of Germany
2) Who produced the first Finnish language book, a book of Finnish grammar?
a) Mikael Agricola
b) Erik Exelsson
c) Aleksis Kivi
d) Emma Irene Astrom
3) Who was the President of Finland from 1956 to 1981?
a) J. K. Paasikivi
b) Urho Kekkonen
c) Tarja Halonen
d) Matti Vanhanen
1. When did Ralph Bunche get Nobel Prize for Peace?
a) 1946
b) 1957
c) 1950
d) 1964
2. When was Ralph Bunche born?
a) 29 February 1896
b) 23 April 1897
c) 7 August 1904
d) 24 November 1901
3. Where was Ralph Bunche born?
a) Detroit
b) Reno
c) San Diego
d) San Francisco
1) When was Benjamin Harrison sworn in as President of USA?
a) 10 July 1890
b) 4 March 1889
c) 20 January 1889
d) 7 December 1888
2) When was Benjamin Harrison born?
a) 18 March 1837
b) 4 May 1830
c) 20 August 1833
d) 2 October 1848
3) Where was Benjamin Harrison born?
a) Fairfield
b) Caldwell
c) North Bend
d) Buffalo
1) Where was Cricket World Cup 1999 held?
a) England, Scotland, Holland
b) Australia
c) South Africa, Zimbabwe, Kenya
d) West Indies
2) In the match against Zimbabwe on 29 May 1999 in Cricket World Cup 1999 how many wickets did South Africa lose when they were 40?
a) None
b) One
c) Seven
d) Ten
3) By how many runs did Zimbabwe defeat India on 19 May 1999 in Cricket World Cup 1999?
a) Five
b) One
c) Four
d) Three
1. How was Kiribati formerly known?
a) Pitcairn Islands
b) Gilbert Islands
c) Batan Islands
d) Obi Islands
2. When did Kiribati become independent?
a) 25 March 1969
b) 18 May 1974
c) 12 July 1979
d) 14 October 1988
3. When was Kiribati’s Revenue Equalization Reserve Fund established?
a) 1952
b) 1968
c) 1984
d) 1956
1) Who of the following had a fall near the entrance of Damascus?
a) St. Andrew
b) St. Barnabas
c) St. Paul
d) St. Peter
2) With which country Syria formed United Arab Republic in 1958?
a) Egypt
b) Jordan
c) Lebanon
d) Iraq
3) Which territory was lost by Syria during the Six-Day War in 1967?
a) Gaza Strip
b) Golan Heights
c) Sinai Peninsula
d) West Bank
1. Which is the official language of Montserrat?
a) Dutch
b) English
c) Portuguese
d) Swedish
2. Who settled Irish Catholics in Montserrat in 1632?
a) Thomas Warner
b) Pierre Belain d’Esnambuc
c) Roderic O’Connor
d) Turloch O’Connor
3. When was slavery abolished in Montserrat?
a) 1798
b) 1834
c) 1774
d) 1863
1) When did Saint Lucia become independent?
a) 22 February 1979
b) 24 May 1976
c) 29 September 1973
d) 18 December 1962
2) Which hurricane wiped out the banana crop in Saint Lucia in 1980?
a) Katrina
b) Laila
c) Bertha
d) Allen
3) When were the slaves emancipated in Saint Lucia?
a) 1763
b) 1834
c) 1776
d) 1863
(This quiz is about Iftikhar Ali Khan who was Nawab of Pataudi and played Test cricket for England and India.)
1) When was Iftikhar Ali Khan Wisden’s Cricketer of the Year?
a) 1932
b) 1936
c) 1942
d) 1948
2) Where did Iftikhar Ali Khan make his Test debut?
a) Brisbane
b) Melbourne
c) Perth
d) Sydney
3) How many runs did Iftikhar Ali Khan score in his first Test innings?
a) 11
b) 19
c) 102
d) 137