1) When was Charlton Heston born?
a) 1 April 1921
b) 12 May 1924
c) 14 December 1932
d) 4 October 1923
2) Where was Charlton Heston born?
a) Philadelphia
b) New York
c) Evanston
d) Los Angeles
3) What is Charlton Heston’s original name?
a) James Carter
b) John Charles Carter
c) Cary Grant
d) Michael Morrison
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1. When did the Dutch establish Fort Orange?
a) 1596
b) 1664
c) 1620
d) 1624
2. What was the worth of merchandise paid by Peter Minuit for purchase of Manhattan Island?
a) 40 guilders
b) 100 guilders
c) 60 guilders
d) 80 guilders
3. Who surrendered New Netherland to the British?
a) Charles Cornwallis
b) Peter Stuyvesant
c) Frederick Henry
d) John Maurice
4. Who was New York’s first governor after independence?
a) Alexander Hamilton
b) James Madison
c) Thomas Jefferson
d) George Clinton
5. Which state is to the south of New York?
a) Pennsylvania
b) Connecticut
c) Vermont
d) New Hampshire
6. Which country is to the north of New York?
a) Mexico
b) Canada
c) Ecuador
d) Peru
7. Which is the capital of New York?
a) Albany
b) Buffalo
c) Rochester
d) Syracuse
8. Which is the highest point in New York?
a) Mount McIntyre
b) Kings Peak
c) Mount Marcy
d) Cloud Peak
9. When was Kingston capital of New York?
a) 1804-1810
b) 1945-1960
c) 1865-1870
d) 1777-1797
10. When did the terrorists destroy twin towers of World Trade Center?
a) 3 March 1996
b) 12 May 2002
c) 11 September 2001
d) 16 December 1999
1. When did the Dutch establish Fort Orange?
d) 1624
2. What was the worth of merchandise paid by Peter Minuit for purchase of Manhattan Island?
c) 60 guilders
3. Who surrendered New Netherland to the British?
b) Peter Stuyvesant
4. Who was New York’s first governor after independence?
d) George Clinton
5. Which state is to the south of New York?
a) Pennsylvania
6. Which country is to the north of New York?
b) Canada
7. Which is the capital of New York?
a) Albany
8. Which is the highest point in New York?
c) Mount Marcy
9. When was Kingston capital of New York?
d) 1777-1797
10. When did the terrorists destroy twin towers of World Trade Center?
c) 11 September 2001
1) United Kingdom was formed in which year?
a) 1603
b) 1707
c) 1837
d) 1945
2) Who was the monarch of United Kingdom from 1837 to 1901?
a) George III
b) Elizabeth I
c) Mary
d) Victoria
3) Who is the first woman Prime Minister of United Kingdom?
a) Margaret Thatcher
b) TansuCiller
c) Golda Meir
d) Agatha Christie
4) The monarch of United Kingdom is not the monarch of which country?
a) South Africa
b) Canada
c) Australia
d) New Zealand
5) In England foolish jokes are told about which people?
a) Scottish
b) Welsh
c) French
d) Irish
6) In Ireland foolish jokes are told about which people?
a) Scottish
b) Welsh
c) Kerrymen
d) English
7) Who was the King of England during the War of American Independence?
a) Edward VII
b) James II
c) George III
d) Henry VIII
8) Which King ordered the waves to go back?
a) Edward VI
b) Alfred
c) William II
d) Canute
9) Who is the last Emperor of India?
a) Edward VII
b) George V
c) Edward VIII
d) George VI
10) When was Magna Carta signed?
a) 1066
b) 1215
c) 1483
d) 1558
11) Who personifies England?
a) Uncle Sam
b) Yankee
c) G.I.
d) John Bull
12) Which city is on the banks of river Thames?
a) Dublin
b) Cardiff
c) Glasgow
d) London
13) The fictional spy James Bond belongs to which organization?
a) MI6
b) CIA
c) KGB
d) Scotland Yard
14) Who wrote Pygmalion?
a) William Shakespeare
b) Bernard Shaw
c) H. G. Wells
d) Jules Verne
15) What is Scotland?
a) Province
b) Principality
c) Kingdom
d) Dominion
16) Who crowns the monarch of United Kingdom?
a) Prime Minister
b) Lord Chancellor
c) Lord Great Chamberlain
d) Archbishop of Canterbury
17) When did England win the Football World Cup?
a) 1966
b) 1950
c) 1982
d) 1990
18) Who is the patron saint of England?
a) St. Patrick
b) St. Andrew
c) St. George
d) St. Mark
19) How is the flag of United Kingdom known?
a) Stars and stripes
b) Rising sun
c) Maple leaf
d) Union Jack
20) Who was the last Governor of Hong Kong?
a) John Major
b) Christopher Patten
c) Geoffrey Howe
d) Michael Heseltine
21) In 1982 United Kingdom and Argentina fought over which territory?
a) St. Helena
b) Gibraltar
c) Falkland Islands
d) Christmas Islands
22) Which country proclaimed Unilateral Declaration of Independence from United Kingdom in 1965?
a) Nyasaland
b) S. Africa
c) Rhodesia
d) Namibia
23) In which war did the British use concentration camps?
a) Boer War
b) Boxer War
c) Seven Years War
d) Thirty Years War
24) Which title is held by the Crown Prince of United Kingdom?
a) Duke of York
b) Prince of Wales
c) Duke of Kent
d) Prince of Asturias
25) Who said “For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.”?
a) Johannes Kepler
b) Isaac Newton
c) John Dalton
d) Harold Wilson
1) United Kingdom was formed in which year?
b) 1707
2) Who was the monarch of United Kingdom from 1837 to 1901?
d) Victoria
3) Who is the first woman Prime Minister of United Kingdom?
a) Margaret Thatcher
4) The monarch of United Kingdom is not the monarch of which country?
a) S. Africa
5) In England foolish jokes are told about which people?
d) Irish
6) In Ireland foolish jokes are told about which people?
c) Kerrymen
7) Who was the King of England during the War of American Independence?
c) George III
8) Which King ordered the waves to go back?
d) Canute
9) Who is the last Emperor of India?
d) George VI
10) When was Magna Carta signed?
b) 1215
11) Who personifies England?
d) John Bull
12) Which city is on the banks of river Thames?
d) London
13) The fictional spy James Bond belongs to which organization?
a) MI6
14) Who wrote Pygmalion?
b) Bernard Shaw
15) What is Scotland?
c) Kingdom
16) Who crowns the monarch of United Kingdom?
d) Archbishop of Canterbury
17) When did England win the Football World Cup?
a) 1966
18) Who is the patron saint of England?
c) St. George
19) How is the flag of United Kingdom known?
d) Union Jack
20) Who was the last Governor of Hong Kong?
b) Christopher Patten
21) In 1982 United Kingdom and Argentina fought over which territory?
c) Falkland Islands
22) Which country proclaimed Unilateral Declaration of Independence from United Kingdom in 1965?
c) Rhodesia
23) In which war did the British use concentration camps?
a) Boer War
24) Which title is held by the Crown Prince of United Kingdom?
b) Prince of Wales
25) Who said “For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.”?
b) Isaac Newton
Quiz Master Vincent Augustine D'Souza is a blogger, author, and novelist. He writes on politics, economy, corruption, terrorism, sports and current events in his blog Voice From The Rooftop,. He is also known as walking encyclopedia. His novels KING and POPE are available in ebook format. Currently he is working on his English Konkani Dictionary.
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