Tag: trivia quizzes

1. When was Theodor Herzl born? a) 2 February 1865 b) 2 May 1860 c) 2 September 1861 d) 15 December 1862 2. Where was Theodor Herzl born? a) Budapest b) Jerusalem c) Hebron d) Tel Aviv 3. Which university did Theodor Herzl attend? a) Warsaw b) Moscow c) Vienna d) Oxford

Mauritius Quiz Questions 1. When did Mauritius become independent? a) 12 March 1968 b) 14 April 1962 c) 18 July 1984 d) 16 December 1975 2. When was Mauritius under Dutch rule? a) 1444-1498 b) 1502-1568 c) 1598-1710 d) 1776-1824 3. When did the French occupy Mauritius? a) 1721 b) 1510 c) 1685 d) 1848

Saudi Arabia Quiz Questions 1. When was Saudi Arabia proclaimed as a kingdom? a) 10 March 1902 b) 19 May 1914 c) 23 September 1932 d) 14 October 1948 2. Which sea is to the west of Saudi Arabia? a) Aegean b) Bering c) Arabian d) Red 3. Which of the following countries is to the south of Saudi Arabia? a) Yemen b) Jordan c) Kuwait d) Qatar

1) Who won Nobel Prize 2008 for Chemistry? a) Osamu Shimomura, Martin Chalfi, Roger Tsien b) Bruce Merrifield c) George A. Olah d) Ahmed Zewail 2) For what was Nobel Prize 2008 for Chemistry was given? a) Invention of solar panel b) Discovery and development of green fluorescent protein (GFP) c) Studies of chemical processes on solid surfaces d) Rates of reaction, chemical equilibrium, and osmotic pressure. 3) Who won Nobel Prize 2008 for Physics? a) Stephen Hawking b) Hargobind Khorana c) Makoto Kobayashi, Toshihide Maskawa, Yochiro Nambu d) Neil Armstrong

Norfolk Island Quiz Questions 1. Who discovered Norfolk Island? a) Robin Cook b) James Cook c) Richard Chancellor d) Willem Barents 2. When did Norfolk Island become a British possession? a) 1576 b) 1620 c) 1685 d) 1788 3. When were people of Norfolk Island shifted to Van Diemen’s Land? a) 1798 b) 1814 c) 1789 d) 1821

1. When was Basil D’Oliveira born? a) 14 June 1936 b) 11 March 1914 c) 4 October 1931 d) 8 July 1948 2. Where was Basil D’Oliveira born? a) Wellington b) Cape Town c) Perth d) Bristol 3. Where did Basil D’Oliveira make Test debut? a) Sydney b) Christchurch c) Edgbaston d) Lord’s

South Carolina Quiz Questions and Answers 1. Who issued the charter to establish the colony of Carolina? a) Charles I b) James I c) Anne d) Charles II 2. When was the Battle of Kings Mountain? a) 27 February 1781 b) 30 May 1778 c) 7 October 1780 d) 3 August 1756 3. Where did Daniel Morgan defeat Banastre Tarleton on 17 January 1781? a) Yorktown b) Cowpens c) Brandywine d) Trenton

1) When did Namibia become independent? a) 1 May 1994 b) 20 May 1999 c) 21 March 1990 d) 14 July 1984 2) Namibia was a colony of which country before World War I?v a) England b) France c) Germany d) Holland 3) Which is the official language of Namibia? a) Afrikaans b) English c) Dutch d) German

Tripura Quiz Questions and Answers 1. When did Tripura become a union territory? a) 25 March 1986 b) 30 June 1948 c) 12 August 1951 d) 1 November 1956 2. When did Tripura become a state? a) 21 January 1972 b) 30 May 1987 c) 17 July 1980 d) 25 December 1964 3. Which state is to the east of Tripura? a) Sikkim b) Mizoram c) Bihar d) Jharkhand

1) What is the Milky Way? a) Galaxy b) Star c) Planet d) Comet 2) How far is the Sun from the centre of the Milky Way? a) 2 light years b) 10 light years c) 2000 light years d) 26000 light years 3) What is the centre of the Milky Way called? a) Centre Point b) Galactic Centre c) Eye of the storm d) Planetary Centre