1. When was Pieter Willem Botha Prime Minister of South Africa?
a) 1948-1952
b) 1959-1963
c) 1963-1968
d) 1978-1984

2. When was Pieter Willem Botha born?
a) 12 January 1916
b) 23 April 1897
c) 26 August 1900
d) 24 November 1901

3. Where was Pieter Willem Botha born?
a) Halifax
b) Paul Roux
c) Toronto
d) Vancouver

4. Which university did Pieter Willem Botha attend?
a) Cape University
b) University of Transvaal
c) University of Orange Free State
d) Natal University

5. To which party did Pieter Willem Botha belong?
a) Democratic
b) Conservative
c) Republican
d) National

6. When was Pieter Willem Botha first elected to Parliament?
a) 1936
b) 1948
c) 1944
d) 1952

7. When was Pieter Willem Botha President of South Africa?
a) 1952-1956
b) 1984-1989
c) 1973-1988
d) 1990-1994

8. Which organization wanted independence for Namibia?
a) UNITA
b) ANC
c) ZANU
d) SWAPO

9. When did Pieter Willem Botha die?
a) 15 March 2000
b) 2 May 1997
c) 31 October 2006
d) 16 July 2002

10. Where did Pieter Willem Botha die?
a) Bloemfontein
b) Durban
c) Pretoria
d) Wilderness

Pieter Willem Botha Quiz Answers

1. When was Pieter Willem Botha Prime Minister of South Africa?
d) 1978-1984

2. When was Pieter Willem Botha born?
a) 12 January 1916

3. Where was Pieter Willem Botha born?
b) Paul Roux

4. Which university did Pieter Willem Botha attend?
c) University of Orange Free State

5. To which party did Pieter Willem Botha belong?
d) National

6. When was Pieter Willem Botha first elected to Parliament?
b) 1948

7. When was Pieter Willem Botha President of South Africa?
b) 1984-1989

8. Which organization wanted independence for Namibia?
d) SWAPO

9. When did Pieter Willem Botha die?
c) 31 October 2006

10. Where did Pieter Willem Botha die?
d) Wilderness

Turkey Quiz Questions

1) Which sea is to the north of Turkey?
a) North Sea
b) Black Sea
c) Caspian Sea
d) Dead Sea

2) When did the Turks conquer Constantinople?
a) 1260
b) 1425
c) 1453
d) 1526

3) How was Turkey known in the beginning of the 20th century?
a) Guardian of Europe
b) Leader of Europe
c) Sick man of Europe
d) Playground of Europe

4) Who led the founding of the Republic of Turkey?
a) Tansu Ciller
b) Mustafa Kemal
c) Buland Ecevit
d) Deniz Baykal

5) Which is the capital of Turkey?
a) Ankara
b) Istanbul
c) Izmir
d) Adana

6) Which country was attacked by Turkey in 1974?
a) Malta
b) Syria
c) Cyprus
d) Israel

7) Which of the following republics only Turkey recognizes?
a) Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
b) Republic of China
c) Republic of Ireland
d) Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

8) Who is the last Caliph?
a) Abdul Mejid II
b) Mehmed VI
c) Abdul Aziz
d) Mehmed V

9) At which mosque did Pope Benedict XVI pray in November 2006?
a) Red Mosque
b) White Mosque
c) Blue Mosque
d) Green Mosque

10) When did Turkey enter NATO?
a) 1948
b) 1949
c) 1952
d) 1954

Turkey Quiz Questions with Answers

1) Which sea is to the north of Turkey?
b) Black Sea

2) When did the Turks conquer Constantinople?
c) 1453

3) How was Turkey known in the beginning of the 20th century?
c) Sick man of Europe

4) Who led the founding of the Republic of Turkey?
b) Mustafa Kemal

5) Which is the capital of Turkey?
a) Ankara

6) Which country was attacked by Turkey in 1974?
c) Cyprus

7) Which of the following republics only Turkey recognizes?
a) Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus

8) Who is the last Caliph?
a) Abdul Mejid II

9) At which mosque did Pope Benedict XVI pray in November 2006?
c) Blue Mosque

10) When did Turkey enter NATO?
c) 1952

1. When was Charles de Gaulle first elected President of France?
a) 2 February 1960
b) 10 June 1964
c) 22 August 1962
d) 21 December 1958

2. When was Charles de Gaulle born?
a) 3 January 1883
b) 4 April 1886
c) 29 July 1894
d) 22 November 1890

3. Where was Charles de Gaulle born?
a) Lille
b) Paris
c) Versailles
d) Rouen

4. When did Charles de Gaulle graduate from the Military Academy of Saint-Cyr?
a) 1900
b) 1911
c) 1907
d) 1905

5. Where did Charles de Gaulle fight during World War I?
a) Gallipoli
b) Warsaw
c) Beirut
d) Verdun

6. From where did Charles de Gaulle on 18 June 1940 broadcast his first appeal to his compatriots to continue World War II under his leadership?
a) Berlin
b) London
c) Paris
d) Washington

7. Where did Charles de Gaulle shift his headquarters in 1943?
a) Algiers
b) Orleans
c) Pondicherry
d) Yanam

8. When did Charles de Gaulle return to Paris?
a) 31 March 1945
b) 10 August 1946
c) 9 September 1944
d) 5 October 1948

9. When did Charles de Gaulle die?
a) 29 February 1968
b) 17 June 1975
c) 5 August 1965
d) 9 November 1970

10. Where did Charles de Gaulle die?
a) Aix-la-chapelle
b) Colombey-les-deux-Eglises
c) Cannes
d) Pau

Charles de Gaulle Quiz Answers

1. When was Charles de Gaulle first elected President of France?
d) 21 December 1958

2. When was Charles de Gaulle born?
d) 22 November 1890

3. Where was Charles de Gaulle born?
a) Lille

4. When did Charles de Gaulle graduate from the Military Academy of Saint-Cyr?
b) 1911

5. Where did Charles de Gaulle fight during World War I?
d) Verdun

6. From where did Charles de Gaulle on 18 June 1940 broadcast his first appeal to his compatriots to continue World War II under his leadership?
b) London

7. Where did Charles de Gaulle shift his headquarters in 1943?
a) Algiers

8. When did Charles de Gaulle return to Paris?
c) 9 September 1944

9. When did Charles de Gaulle die?
d) 9 November 1970

10. Where did Charles de Gaulle die?
b) Colombey-les-deux-Eglises

1. When was Jawaharlal Nehru Prime Minister of India?
a) 1940-1944
b) 1947-1964
c) 1965-1968
d) 1977-1980

2. When was Jawaharlal Nehru born?
a) 29 February 1896
b) 23 April 1897
c) 26 August 1900
d) 14 November 1889

3. Where was Jawaharlal Nehru born?
a) Bangalore
b) Hyderabad
c) Allahabad
d) Darjeeling

4. Which college did Jawaharlal Nehru attend?
a) St. Andrew’s College
b) St. Philomena’s College
c) Rhodes College
d) Trinity College

5. When was Jawaharlal Nehru first elected Congress president?
a) 1929
b) 1925
c) 1918
d) 1914

6. When did Congress pass Quit India resolution?
a) 1 January 1936
b) 23 June 1937
c) 8 August 1942
d) 21 October 1939

7. How many times did Jawaharlal Nehru go to jail?
a) Four
b) Nine
c) Six
d) Two

8. Which country attacked India in 1962?
a) China
b) Portugal
c) France
d) Japan

9. When did Jawaharlal Nehru die?
a) 19 March 1962
b) 27 May 1964
c) 30 October 1969
d) 24 December 1972

10. Where did Jawaharlal Nehru die?
a) Bhopal
b) Lucknow
c) Calcutta
d) Delhi

Jawaharlal Nehru Quiz Answers

1. When was Jawaharlal Nehru Prime Minister of India?
b) 1947-1964

2. When was Jawaharlal Nehru born?
d) 14 November 1889

3. Where was Jawaharlal Nehru born?
c) Allahabad

4. Which college did Jawaharlal Nehru attend?
d) Trinity College

5. When was Jawaharlal Nehru first elected Congress president?
a) 1929

6. When did Congress pass Quit India resolution?
c) 8 August 1942

7. How many times did Jawaharlal Nehru go to jail?
b) Nine

8. Which country attacked India in 1962?
a) China

9. When did Jawaharlal Nehru die?
b) 27 May 1964

10. Where did Jawaharlal Nehru die?
d) Delhi

1) When was Richard Nixon first sworn in as President of USA?
a) 20 January 1969
b) 4 November 1968
c) 20 January 1957
d) 4 March 1969

2) Where was Richard Nixon born?
a) Reno
b) Denver
c) San Diego
d) Yorba Linda

3) Which college did Richard Nixon attend?
a) Whittier College
b) Bethany College
c) Christ College
d) St. John’s College

4) Who was President of USA when Richard Nixon was Vice President of USA?
a) Lyndon Johnson
b) Dwight Eisenhower
c) Harry Truman
d) Franklin Roosevelt

5) With which country did USA sign an agreement ending war in 1973?
a) North Korea
b) Germany
c) Japan
d) North Vietnam

6) Who refused to be a scapegoat in the Watergate case and testified against Richard Nixon before the Senate Committee on 25 June 1973?
a) Spiro T. Agnew
b) George McGovern
c) Edmund Muskie
d) John Dean

7) When did Richard Nixon resign as President of USA?
a) 20 January 1977
b) 3 March 1972
c) 9 August 1974
d) 31 December 1970

8) Who pardoned Richard Nixon for all offences against USA?
a) Ronald Reagan
b) Gerald Ford
c) James Carter
d) George H. W. Bush

9) When did Richard Nixon die?
a) 14 March 1984
b) 22 April 1994
c) 17 September 1986
d) 30 December 1998

10) Where did Richard Nixon die?
a) Atlanta
b) Houston
c) New York
d) Los Angeles

Richard Nixon Quiz Answers

1) When was Richard Nixon first sworn in as President of USA?
a) 20 January 1969

2) Where was Richard Nixon born?
d) Yorba Linda

3) Which college did Richard Nixon attend?
a) Whittier College

4) Who was President of USA when Richard Nixon was Vice President of USA?
b) Dwight Eisenhower

5) With which country did USA sign an agreement ending war in 1973?
d) North Vietnam

6) Who refused to be a scapegoat in the Watergate case and testified against Richard Nixon before the Senate Committee on 25 June 1973?
d) John Dean

7) When did Richard Nixon resign as President of USA?
c) 9 August 1974

8) Who pardoned Richard Nixon for all offences against USA?
b) Gerald Ford

9) When did Richard Nixon die?
b) 22 April 1994

10) Where did Richard Nixon die?
c) New York

India Quiz Questions

1) What is the number of states in India?
a) 14
b) 16
c) 25
d) 28

2) Which is the first state to be formed on the basis of language?
a) Andhra Pradesh
b) Bombay
c) Madhya Bharat
d) Meghalaya

3) When was Burma was separated from India?
a) 1948
b) 1901
c) 1937
d) 1945

4) When did India become a republic?
a) 1935
b) 1947
c) 1950
d) 1961

5) Which state was divided into Maharashtra and Gujarat in 1960?
a) Bombay
b) Madras
c) Mysore
d) Hyderabad

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6) Who was the Speaker of the Lok Sabha before he became the President of India?
a) R. Venkataraman
b) A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
c) N. Sanjeeva Reddy
d) K. R. Narayanan

7) What was the age of Morarji Desai when he became the Prime Minister?
a) 45
b) 56
c) 81
d) 96

8) How was Tamil Nadu known?
a) Mysore
b) Madras
c) Bombay
d) Hyderabad

9) Which is the capital of Kerala?
a) Calicut
b) Cochin
c) Ooty
d) Thiruvananthapuram

10) Nagaland was separated from which state?
a) Orissa
b) Punjab
c) W. Bengal
d) Assam

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11) Which is the smallest state in terms of area?
a) Punjab
b) Sikkim
c) Goa
d) Tripura

12) Where is the tomb of Akbar?
a) Delhi
b) Sikandra.
c) Lahore
d) Fatehpur Sikri

13) Which is the national animal of India?
a) Elephant
b) Deer
c) Cow
d) Tiger

14) Which is the national flower of India?
a) Lotus
b) Rose
c) Marigold
d) Sunflower

15) Who founded Indian National Congress?
a) W. C. Banerjee
b) A. O. Hume
c) Annie Besant
d) Motilal Nehru

16) Which former Indian Prime Minister’s birthday is on December 25?
a) Rajiv Gandhi
b) Atal Bihari Vajpayee
c) Lal Bahadur Shastri
d) P. V. Narasimha Rao

17) Which state was known as North East Frontier Agency?
a) Mizoram
b) Tripura
c) Manipur
d) Arunachal Pradesh

18) Which state or union territory has French as an official language?
a) Goa
b) Lakshadweep
c) Pondicherry
d) Diu and Daman

19) Which is the official language of Jammu and Kashmir?
a) Kashmiri
b) Dogri
c) Pahari
d) Urdu

20) Which state became part of India in 1975?
a) Goa
b) Manipur
c) Tripura
d) Sikkim

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21) Which city was the summer capital of India during British Rule?
a) Ooty
b) Simla
c) Pachmarhi
d) Matheran

22) Who was the only Indian Governor General?
a) Jawaharlal Nehru
b) Rajendra Prasad
c) C. Rajagopalachari
d) S. Radhakrishnan

23) Which Prime Minister could not prove his majority in Lok Sabha in May 1996?
a) V. P. Singh
b) P. V. Narasimha Rao
c) Atal Behari Vajpayee
d) Deve Gowda

24) Which of the following religions did not originate in India?
a) Hinduism
b) Jainism
c) Buddhism
d) Judaism

25) When did Rabindranath Tagore die?
a) 1936
b) 1941
c) 1948
d) 1952

India Quiz Questions and Answers

1) What is the number of states in India?
d)28

2) Which is the first state to be formed on the basis of language?
a)Andhra Pradesh

3) When was Burma was separated from India?
c)1937

4) When did India become a republic?
c)1950

5) Which state was divided into Maharashtra and Gujarat in 1960?
a)Bombay

6) Who was the Speaker of the Lok Sabha before he became the President of India?
c)N. Sanjeeva Reddy

7) What was the age of Morarji Desai when he became the Prime Minister?
c)81

8) How was Tamil Nadu known?
b)Madras

9) Which is the capital of Kerala?
d)Thiruvananthapuram

10) Nagaland was separated from which state?
d)Assam

11) Which is the smallest state in terms of area?
c)Goa

12) Where is the tomb of Akbar?
b)Sikandra

13) Which is the national animal of India?
d)Tiger

14) Which is the national flower of India?
a)Lotus

15) Who founded Indian National Congress?
b)A. O. Hume

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16) Which former Indian Prime Minister’s birthday is on December 25?
b)Atal Bihari Vajpayee

17) Which state was known as North East Frontier Agency?
d)Arunachal Pradesh

18) Which state or union territory has French as an official language?
c)Pondicherry

19) Which is the official language of Jammu and Kashmir?
d)Urdu

20) Which state became part of India in 1975?
d)Sikkim

21) Which city was the summer capital of India during British Rule?
b)Simla

22) Who was the only Indian Governor General?
c)C. Rajagopalachari

23) Which Prime Minister could not prove his majority in Lok Sabha in May 1996?
c)Atal Behari Vajpayee

24) Which of the following religions did not originate in India?
d)Judaism

25) When did Rabindranath Tagore die?
b)1941

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Maldives Quiz Questions

1. When did Maldives become independent?
a) 9 February 1964
b) 17 June 1976
c) 26 July 1965
d) 22 November 1978

2. Which ocean surrounds Maldives?
a) Atlantic
b) Pacific
c) Indian
d) Antarctic

3. Which is the capital of Maldives?
a) Addu
b) Male
c) Huvadhu
d) Ari

4. Which is the currency of Maldives?
a) Guilder
b) Rufiyaa
c) Quetzal
d) Krone

5. Which is the official language of Maldives?
a) Divehi
b) Malayalam
c) Sinhalese
d) Punjabi

6. When did Maldives become a British protectorate?
a) 1814
b) 1768
c) 1796
d) 1776

7. When did Maldives abolish the sultanate?
a) 1914
b) 1968
c) 1948
d) 1894

8. When did the last British troops leave Maldives?
a) 29 March 1976
b) 15 May 1962
c) 14 August 1965
d) 14 December 1972

9. Which Indian Prime Minister visited Maldives in 2002?
a) Inder Kumar Gujral
b) P. V. Narasimha Rao
c) Manmohan Singh
d) Atal Behari Vajpayee

10. Who was the president of Maldives in 2005?
a) Rafiq Tarar
b) Maumoon Abdul Gayoom
c) Ghulam Ishaq Khan
d) Nasrullah Khan

Maldives Quiz Questions with Answers

1. When did Maldives become independent?
c) 26 July 1965

2. Which ocean surrounds Maldives?
c) Indian

3. Which is the capital of Maldives?
b) Male

4. Which is the currency of Maldives?
b) Rufiyaa

5. Which is the official language of Maldives?
a) Divehi

6. When did Maldives become a British protectorate?
c) 1796

7. When did Maldives abolish the sultanate?
b) 1968

8. When did the last British troops leave Maldives?
a) 29 March 1976

9. Which Indian Prime Minister visited Maldives in 2002?
d) Atal Behari Vajpayee

10. Who was the president of Maldives in 2005?
b) Maumoon Abdul Gayoom

World War I Quiz Questions

1) When was Archduke Ferdinand assassinated?
a) 28 June 1914
b) 4 August 1914
c) 6 June 1915
d) 7 July 1916

2) Which gas was used for the first time in World War I?
a) Chlorine
b) Nitrogen
c) Hydrogen
d) Helium

3) Which passenger ship of USA was sunk by Germany?
a) Titanic
b) Lusitania
c) Queen Mary
d) Repulse

4) Who was the President of USA during World War I?
a) Theodore Roosevelt
b) Calvin Coolidge
c) James Buchanan
d) Woodrow Wilson

5) When did Germany take Haumont?
a) 22 April 1915
b) 31 May 1915
c) 21 February 1916
d) 12 October 1916

6) When did USA join World War I?
a) 3 August 1914
b) 21 December 1914
c) 24 May 1916
d) 6 April 1917

7) Which of the following countries was with Central Powers during World War I?
a) Bulgaria
b) Greece
c) Montenego
d) Serbia

8) Who led Germany to victory over Russia at Tannenburg in 1914?
a) Vittorio Orlando
b) Gavril Princip
c) Paul von Hindenburg
d) Adolf Hitler

9) When was the third battle of Ypres?
a) 1914
b) 1915
c) 1916
d) 1917

10) When was Armistic signed?
a) 14 May 1917
b) 17 June 1917
c) 12 July 1918
d) 11 November 1918

World War I Quiz Questions with Answers

1) When was Archduke Ferdinand assassinated?
a) 28 June 1914

2) Which gas was used for the first time in World War I?
a) Chlorine

3) Which passenger ship of USA was sunk by Germany?
b) Lusitania

4) Who was the President of USA during World War I?
d) Woodrow Wilson

5) When did Germany take Haumont?
c) 21 February 1916

6) When did USA join World War I?
d) 6 April 1917

7) Which of the following countries was with Central Powers during World War I?
a) Bulgaria

8) Who led Germany to victory over Russia at Tannenburg in 1914?
c) Paul von Hindenburg

9) When was the third battle of Ypres?
d) 1917

10) When was Armistic signed?
d) 11 November 1918

Germany Quiz Questions

1) When did East Germany and West Germany unite?
a) 1986
b) 1990
c) 1994
d) 2000

2) Who won 1990 Football World Cup?
a) East Germany
b) West Germany
c) Italy
d) Brazil

3) Who won Wimbledon Men’s Singles Title in 1991?
a) Boris Becker
b) Michael Stich
c) John McEnroe
d) Jimmy Connors

4) Who won Wimbledon Women’s Singles Title in 1991?
a) Steffi Graf
b) Anke Huber
c) Arantxa Sanchez
d) Monica Seles

5) How was Adolf Hitler known?
a) Czar
b) Fuehrer
c) Duce
d) Kaiser

6) In which Olympics Israelis were killed?
a) Berlin
b) Munich
c) Montreal
d) Sydney

7) Who followed the policy of Blood and Iron?
a) Helmut Kohl
b) Willy Brandt
c) Otto von Bismark
d) Gerhard Shroeder

8) Which was the capital of West Germany?
a) Bonn
b) Frankfurt
c) Vienna
d) Prague

9) Who spent many years in Spandau prison?
a) Paul Joseph Goebbels
b) Rudolf Hess
c) Erwin Rommel
d) Heinrich Himmler

10) Who began Reformation in the 16th century?
a) Nestorius
b) John Wesley
c) Martin Luther
d) William Booth

Germany Quiz Questions with Answers

1) When did East Germany and West Germany unite?
b) 1990

2) Who won 1990 Football World Cup?
b) West Germany

3) Who won Wimbledon Men’s Singles Title in 1991?
b) Michael Stich

4) Who won Wimbledon Women’s Singles Title in 1991?
a) Steffi Graf

5) How was Adolf Hitler known?
b) Fuehrer

6) In which Olympics Israelis were killed?
b) Munich

7) Who followed the policy of Blood and Iron?
c) Otto von Bismark

8) Which was the capital of West Germany?
a) Bonn

9) Who spent many years in Spandau prison?
b) Rudolf Hess

10) Who began Reformation in the 16th century?
c) Martin Luther

Pierre Elliott Trudeau Quiz Questions

1) When was Pierre Elliott Trudeau first sworn in as Prime Minister of Canada?
a) 1 March 1971
b) 20 April 1968
c) 25 July 1975
d) 4 November 1977

2) When was Pierre Elliott Trudeau born?
a) 1 January 1901
b) 24 May 1909
c) 18 October 1919
d) 8 October 1912

3) Where was Pierre Elliott Trudeau born?
a) Halifax
b) Toronto
c) Montreal
d) Ottawa

4) Which university did Pierre Elliott Trudeau attend?
a) University of Southern California
b) Harvard University
c) University of Montreal
d) Yale University

5) When did Pierre Elliott Trudeau become leader of the Liberal Party?
a) 1 February 1970
b) 6 April 1968
c) 8 August 1974
d) 5 December 1976

6) When did Elizabeth II declare Canada’s independence from the British Parliament?
a) 6 February 1952
b) 17 April 1982
c) 9 September 2001
d) 12 December 1978

7) Which province’s bid for separation from Canada was defeated in a referendum on 20 May 1980?
a) Newfoundland
b) New Brunswick
c) Labrador
d) Quebec

8) When did Pierre Elliott Trudeau resign as leader of the Liberal Party?
a) 29 February 1984
b) 5 June 1986
c) 9 July 1988
d) 31 December 2000

9) When did Pierre Elliott Trudeau die?
a) 14 March 2008
b) 10 April 1996
c) 28 September 2000
d) 1 October 1998

10) Where did Pierre Elliott Trudeau die?
a) Montreal
b) Canberra
c) Vancouver
d) Anchorage

Pierre Elliott Trudeau Quiz Questions with Answers

1) When was Pierre Elliott Trudeau first sworn in as Prime Minister of Canada?
b) 20 April 1968

2) When was Pierre Elliott Trudeau born?
c) 18 October 1919

3) Where was Pierre Elliott Trudeau born?
c) Montreal

4) Which university did Pierre Elliott Trudeau attend?
c) University of Montreal

5) When did Pierre Elliott Trudeau become leader of the Liberal Party?
b) 6 April 1968

6) When did Elizabeth II declare Canada’s independence from the British Parliament?
b) 17 April 1982

7) Which province’s bid for separation from Canada was defeated in a referendum on 20 May 1980?
d) Quebec

8) When did Pierre Elliott Trudeau resign as leader of the Liberal Party?
a) 29 February 1984

9) When did Pierre Elliott Trudeau die?
c) 28 September 2000

10) Where did Pierre Elliott Trudeau die?
a) Montreal

Thomas Paine Quiz Questions

1. When was Thomas Paine born?
a) 29 January 1737
b) 12 May 1742
c) 11 August 1739
d) 29 December 1735

2. Where was Thomas Paine born?
a) Thetford
b) Plymouth
c) Ipswich
d) Bristol

3. Who advised Thomas Paine to go to America?
a) Charles Cornwallis
b) Warren Hastings
c) Benjamin Franklin
d) John Shore

4. Which magazine did Thomas Paine help to edit?
a) The Plain Truth
b) National Geographic
c) Life
d) Philadelphia Magazine

5. How did Thomas Paine sign his article African Slavery in America?
a) Born Free
b) Equality
c) Justice and Humanity
d) Fraternity and Liberty

6. When did Thomas Paine publish Common Sense?
a) 10 January 1776
b) 4 April 1772
c) 11 July 1770
d) 12 November 1768

7. To whom was Thomas Paine aide-de-camp?
a) George Washington
b) Nathanael Greene
c) Thomas Jefferson
d) James Monroe

8. Which book was Thomas Paine’s answer to Edmund Burke’s Reflections on the Revolution in France?
a) The Age of Reason
b) Agrarian Justice
c) Rights of Man
d) Public Good

9. When did Thomas Paine die?
a) 26 March 1819
b) 8 June 1809
c) 11 September 1803
d) 12 October 1815

10. Where did Thomas Paine die?
a) New Rochelle
b) Paris
c) Farnham
d) New York

Thomas Paine Quiz Questions and Answers

1. When was Thomas Paine born?
a) 29 January 1737

2. Where was Thomas Paine born?
a) Thetford

3. Who advised Thomas Paine to go to America?
c) Benjamin Franklin

4. Which magazine did Thomas Paine help to edit?
d) Philadelphia Magazine

5. How did Thomas Paine sign his article African Slavery in America?
c) Justice and Humanity

6. When did Thomas Paine publish Common Sense?
a) 10 January 1776

7. To whom was Thomas Paine aide-de-camp?
b) Nathanael Greene

8. Which book was Thomas Paine’s answer to Edmund Burke’s Reflections on the Revolution in France?
c) Rights of Man

9. When did Thomas Paine die?
b) 8 June 1809

10. Where did Thomas Paine die?
d) New York

1. When was Simon Boliver born?
a) 24 July 1783
b) 1 April 1776
c) 14 March 1774
d) 16 December 1780

2. Where was Simon Boliver born?
a) Valencia
b) Caracas
c) Lima
d) Madrid

3. Who introduced Simon Boliver to the writings of European rationalist thinkers?
a) Francisco Franco
b) Felipe Gonzalez
c) Simon Rodriguez
d) Ferdinand Magellan

4. When did a national congress declare Venezuela’s independence?
a) 5 July 1811
b) 1 May 1800
c) 8 March 1805
d) 2 November 1809

5. What was the title given to Simon Boliver when he founded the second Venezuelan republic?
a) Admiral
b) Liberator
c) Conqueror
d) Duke

6. Where did Simon Boliver set up his capital in 1817?
a) Miami
b) New Orleans
c) Angostura
d) Brasilia

7. When was the Battle of Boyaca?
a) 3 January 1821
b) 8 April 1810
c) 7 August 1819
d) 3 October 1817

8. Where did Simon Boliver meet Manuela Saenez?
a) Montevideo
b) Quito
c) Buenos Aires
d) Santiago

9. Where did Simon Boliver meet Jose de San Martin?
a) Guayaquil
b) Pichincha
c) Cucuta
d) Trinidad

10. When did Simon Boliver die?
a) 27 February 1826
b) 30 June 1828
c) 3 October 1849
d) 17 December 1830

Simon Boliver Quiz Answers

1. When was Simon Boliver born?
a) 24 July 1783

2. Where was Simon Boliver born?
b) Caracas

3. Who introduced Simon Boliver to the writings of European rationalist thinkers?
c) Simon Rodriguez

4. When did a national congress declare Venezuela’s independence?
a) 5 July 1811

5. What was the title given to Simon Boliver when he founded the second Venezuelan republic?
b) Liberator

6. Where did Simon Boliver set up his capital in 1817?
c) Angostura

7. When was the Battle of Boyaca?
c) 7 August 1819

8. Where did Simon Boliver meet Manuela Saenez?
b) Quito

9. Where did Simon Boliver meet Jose de San Martin?
a) Guayaquil

10. When did Simon Boliver die?
d) 17 December 1830

The African National Congress was founded as the South African Native National Congress (SANNC) to increase the rights of the black South African population. John Dube, its first president, and poet and author Sol Plaatje are among its founding members. The organization became the ANC in 1923 and formed a military wing, the Umkhonto we Sizwe (Spear of the Nation) in 1961. It has been the ruling party of post-apartheid South Africa on the national level since 1994.

African National Congress Quiz Questions

1. When was South African Native National Congress founded?
a) 8 January 1912
b) 24 May 1893
c) 17 August 1909
d) 6 December 1899

2. Where was South African Native National Congress founded?
a) Pretoria
b) Cape Town
c) Bloemfontein
d) Bizana

3. When did South African Native National Congress change its name to African National Congress?
a) 1900
b) 1923
c) 1914
d) 1910

4. When was ANC Youth League founded?
a) 1964
b) 1928
c) 1936
d) 1944

5. When was Albert John Luthuli president of African National Congress?
a) 1912-1926
b) 1952-1960
c) 1936-1948
d) 1927-1929

6. Which party broke away from African National Congress in 1959?
a) Inkatha Freedom Party
b) St. Joseph’s School
c) Pan-Africanist Congress
d) Democratic Party

7. When was African National Congress banned?
a) 23 March 1960
b) 15 April 1948
c) 31 July 1939
d) 7 October 1936

8. Who headed Umkhonto we Sizwe in 1961?
a) Walter Sisulu
b) John Buynan Luthuli
c) Nelson Mandela
d) Nokukhanya Bhengu

9. Who was African National Congress’ president in 1969-1991?
a) Robert Sobukwe
b) Oliver Tambo
c) Mangosuthu Buthulezi
d) Winifred Madikizela

10. Who succeeded Nelson Mandela as president of African National Congress?
a) Thabo Mbeki
b) Kgalema Motlanthe
c) Ivy Matsepe
d) Mosiuoa Lekota

African National Congress Quiz Questions and Answers

1. When was South African Native National Congress founded?
a) 8 January 1912

2. Where was South African Native National Congress founded?
c) Bloemfontein

3. When did South African Native National Congress change its name to African National Congress?
b) 1923

4. When was ANC Youth League founded?
d) 1944

5. When was Albert John Luthuli president of African National Congress?
b) 1952-1960

6. Which party broke away from African National Congress in 1959?
c) Pan-Africanist Congress

7. When was African National Congress banned?
a) 23 March 1960

8. Who headed Umkhonto we Sizwe in 1961?
c) Nelson Mandela

9. Who was African National Congress’ president in 1969-1991?
b) Oliver Tambo

10. Who succeeded Nelson Mandela as president of African National Congress?
a) Thabo Mbeki

Iran Quiz Questions

1. Which lake is to the north of Iran?
a) Lake Prespa
b) Lake Lucerne
c) Caspian Sea
d) Dead Sea

2. Which is the capital of Iran?
a) Tehran
b) Shiraj
c) Isfahan
d) Bandar Abbas

3. Which is the currency of Iran?
a) Dirham
b) Dinar
c) Lira
d) Rial

4. Which is the official language of Iran?
a) Arabic
b) Persian
c) Turkish
d) Urdu

5. How was Iran formerly known?
a) Mesopotamia
b) Phoenicia
c) Persia
d) Teutonia

6. Who was the last Zoroastrian ruler of Iran?
a) Yazdegerd III
b) Khosrow II
c) Darius III
d) Sargon II

7. When did Reza Shah Pahlavi rule Iran?
a) 1953-1979
b) 1779-1797
c) 1925-1941
d) 1826-1826

8. With which country was Iran in war in 1980-1988?
a) Afghanistan
b) Iraq
c) Pakistan
d) Turkey

9. When was Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani president of Iran?
a) 1984-1988
b) 1998-2002
c) 2001-2005
d) 1989-1997

10. With which country Iran has a dispute over Abu Musa, Greater Tunb and Lesser Tunb islands?
a) Bahrain
b) Oman
c) UAE
d) Syria

Iran Quiz Questions with Answers

1. Which lake is to the north of Iran?
c) Caspian Sea

2. Which is the capital of Iran?
a) Tehran

3. Which is the currency of Iran?
d) Rial

4. Which is the official language of Iran?
b) Persian

5. How was Iran formerly known?
c) Persia

6. Who was the last Zoroastrian ruler of Iran?
a) Yazdegerd III

7. When did Reza Shah Pahlavi rule Iran?
c) 1925-1941

8. With which country was Iran in war in 1980-1988?
b) Iraq

9. When was Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani president of Iran?
d) 1989-1997

10. With which country Iran has a dispute over Abu Musa, Greater Tunb and Lesser Tunb islands?
c) UAE

1. When was Ferdinand de Lesseps born?
a) 1 January 1801
b) 5 May 1803
c) 22 September 1798
d) 19 November 1805

2. Where was Ferdinand de Lesseps born?
a) Rotterdam
b) Cairo
c) London
d) Versailles

3. When did Ferdinand de Lesseps get permission to establish a company to build the Suez Canal?
a) 30 November 1854
b) 7 July 1852
c) 1 April 1850
d) 31 March 1848

4. When did the construction of Suez Canal begin?
a) 14 February 1860
b) 25 April 1859
c) 12 July 1857
d) 14 October 1856

5. When was Suez Canal officially opened?
a) 14 January 1868
b) 2 June 1866
c) 3 August 1865
d) 17 November 1869

6. When did the work of Panama Canal symbolically begin?
a) 1 January 1880
b) 17 May 1878
c) 15 August 1876
d) 28 November 1879

7. How many years did engineers and others under Ferdinand de Lesseps work to construct the Panama Canal?
a) Three
b) Five
c) Six
d) Eight

8. The failure of the Panama Canal Project resulted in a political and financial scandal. For how many years imprisonment was Ferdinand de Lesseps sentenced?
a) Five
b) Seven
c) Four
d) Nine

9. When did Ferdinand de Lesseps die?
a) 22 February 1904
b) 30 June 1902
c) 5 September 1900
d) 7 December 1894

10. Where did Ferdinand de Lesseps die?
a) Berlin
b) Paris
c) Rome
d) La Chenaie

Ferdinand de Lesseps Quiz Answers

1. When was Ferdinand de Lesseps born?
d) 19 November 1805

2. Where was Ferdinand de Lesseps born?
d) Versailles

3. When did Ferdinand de Lesseps get permission to establish a company to build the Suez Canal?
a) 30 November 1854

4. When did the construction of Suez Canal begin?
b) 25 April 1859

5. When was Suez Canal officially opened?
d) 17 November 1869

6. When did the work of Panama Canal symbolically begin?
a) 1 January 1880

7. How many years did engineers and others under Ferdinand de Lesseps work to construct the Panama Canal?
d) Eight

8. The failure of the Panama Canal Project resulted in a political and financial scandal. For how many years imprisonment was Ferdinand de Lesseps sentenced?
a) Five

9. When did Ferdinand de Lesseps die?
d) 7 December 1894

10. Where did Ferdinand de Lesseps die?
d) La Chenaie

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