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Edwin Lutyens Quiz Questions 1. When was Edwin Lutyens born? a) 28 March 1869 b) 15 May 1862 c) 23 August 1859 d) 27 November 1865 2. Where was Edwin Lutyens born? a) Calcutta b) London c) Madras d) Plymouth 3. Which college did Edwin Lutyens attend? a) Christ Church College b) Merton College c) Royal College of Art d) Sandhurst College

1) What was O. Henry’s real name? a) Henry Ford b) Clark Cable c) Arthur Kent d) William Sidney Porter 2) When was O. Henry born? a) 14 April 1865 b) 11 September 1862 c) 2 January 1870 d) 3 June 1868 3) Which humourous weekly was started by O. Henry? a) Shankar’s Weekly b) Eve’s Weekly c) The Tablet d) The Rolling Stone

1) What is Luxembourg? a) Republic b) Kingdom c) Principality d) Grand Duchy 2) What is Be in Benelux? a) Belgium b) Beaufort c) Belize d) Beautiful 3) When is Luxembourg City Fete? a) 23 September b) 15 August c) 1 October d) 1 November

Hawaii Quiz Questions and Answers 1. When did Hawaii become a state of USA? a) 1 January 1901 b) 24 May 1950 c) 21 August 1959 d) 14 December 1936 2. Who was the British explorer killed at Kealakekua Bay on 14 February 1779? a) James Cook b) William Bligh c) John Whitby d) James Ross 3. Who presented the Union Jack to Kamehameha I in 1793? a) Horatio Nelson b) George Vancouver c) Fletcher Christian d) John Adams

1. When was Anne Bronte born? a) 17 January 1820 b) 21 April 1816 c) 30 July 1818 d) 6 November 1812 2. Where was Anne Bronte born? a) Hampshire b) Liverpool c) Tweed d) Thornton 3. Which school did Anne Bronte attend? a) Queen Anne School b) Kilkenny Grammar School c) Miss Wooler’s School d) St. Mary’s School

1. When did Paul Ehrlich get Nobel Prize for Medicine? a) 1906 b) 1909 c) 1905 d) 1908 2. When was Paul Ehrlich born? a) 5 June 1851 b) 14 March 1854 c) 6 August 1861 d) 1 November 1868 3. Where was Paul Ehrlich born? a) Strehlen b) Salzburg c) Freiburg d) Bremen 4. From which university did Paul Ehrlich get his medical degree in 1878? a) Breslau b) Frankfurt c) Leipzig d) Munich

7) To which political party did Calvin Coolidge belong? a) Democratic b) Liberal c) Republican d) National 8) What did Calvin Coolidge say to a woman who said she had a bet that she would make him say at least three words? a) All the best. b) You should not bet. c) It was very courageous of you. d) You lose. 9) Which country’s citizens were excluded from immigration to USA by Immigration Act 1924? a) UK b) Canada c) France d) Japan

1. When did Kyrgyzstan proclaim independence? a) 12 February 1968 b) 18 May 1974 c) 31 August 1991 d) 12 November 1982 2. Which country is to the south of Kyrgyzstan? a) Tajikistan b) Lebanon c) Syria d) Turkey 3. Which country is to the east of Kyrgyzstan? a) Burma b) China c) Philippines d) Armenia 4. Which is the capital of Kyrgyzstan? a) Bishkek b) Naryn c) Talas d) Osh

Guernsey Quiz Questions with Answers 1. What did the Romans call Guernsey? a) Hispania b) Sarnia c) Teutonia d) Ellas 2. When was Guernsey separated from Normandy? a) 1066 b) 1155 c) 1204 d) 1417 3. When was Guernsey under German occupation? a) 1940-1945 b) 1914-1918 c) 1919-1939 d) 1896-1914

1) What was Mark Twain’s real name? a) Eric Arthur Blair b) Michael Marian Morrison c) James Hadley Chase d) Samuel Langhorne Clemens 2) Where was Mark Twain born? a) Miami, Florida b) Florida, Missouri c) Sacramento, California d) Austin, Texas 3) When did Mark Twain become a licensed river pilot? a) 1839 b) 1844 c) 1858 d) 1870