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Lester Pearson Quiz

 Awards, History, Nobel Prize Winners  Comments Off
Nov 272009
 

King – An entertaining and educative novel by Vincent Augustine D’souza. Click here to read the excerpts.

1. When was Lester Pearson Prime Minister of Canada?
a) 1948-1952
b) 1939-1943
c) 1963-1968
d) 1975-1980

2. When was Lester Pearson born?
a) 29 February 1896
b) 23 April 1897
c) 26 August 1900
d) 24 November 1901

3. Where was Lester Pearson born?
a) Halifax
b) Montreal
c) Toronto
d) Vancouver

4. At which university did Lester Pearson teach history?
a) University of Vancouver
b) University of Toronto
c) Harvard University
d) Yale University

5. Where was Lester Pearson ambassador in 1945-1946?
a) Australia
b) India
c) New Zealand
d) USA

King – An entertaining and educative novel by Vincent Augustine D’souza

6. When did Lester Pearson lead Canada’s delegation to United Nations?
a) 1948-1956
b) 1958-1960
c) 1961
d) 1962

7. Of which military alliance was Lester Pearson chairman in 1951?
a) ANZUS
b) CENTO
c) NATO
d) SEATO

8. When did Lester Pearson get Nobel Prize for Peace?
a) 1946
b) 1957
c) 1968
d) 1964

9. When did Lester Pearson die?
a) 19 March 1982
b) 3 May 1977
c) 30 October 1999
d) 27 December 1972

10. Where did Lester Pearson die?
a) Ottawa
b) Yellowknife
c) Calgary
d) Edmonton

Lester Pearson Quiz Answers

1. When was Lester Pearson Prime Minister of Canada?
c) 1963-1968

2. When was Lester Pearson born?
b) 23 April 1897

3. Where was Lester Pearson born?
c) Toronto

4. At which university did Lester Pearson teach history?
b) University of Toronto

5. Where was Lester Pearson ambassador in 1945-1946?
d) USA

6. When did Lester Pearson lead Canada’s delegation to United Nations?
a) 1948-1956

7. Of which military alliance was Lester Pearson chairman in 1951?
c) NATO

8. When did Lester Pearson get Nobel Prize for Peace?
b) 1957

9. When did Lester Pearson die?
d) 27 December 1972

10. Where did Lester Pearson die?
a) Ottawa

King – An entertaining and educative novel by Vincent Augustine D’souza. Click here to read the excerpts.

 

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Nicholas IV Quiz

 Christianity, Religion  Comments Off
Nov 222009
 

(Nicholas IV is referred by his baptismal name for the times before he became pope.)

1. When was Girolamo Masci born?
a) 26 October 1209
b) 6 April 1218
c) 19 August 1226
d) 30 September 1227

2. Which order did Girolamo Masci join?
a) Dominican
b) Benedictine
c) Franciscan
d) Redemptorist

3. Who sent Girolamo Masci to Constantinople in 1272?
a) Leo X
b) Gregory X
c) Benedict XV
d) Adrian VI

4. What was Girolamo Masci’s post in 1274-1279?
a) Consul General
b) Governor General
c) Minister General
d) Surveyor General

5. When was Nicholas IV elected pope?
a) 22 February 1288
b) 9 May 1276
c) 15 July 1286
d) 14 November 1280

6. Against whom did Nicholas IV issue a bull in 1290?
a) Apostolici
b) Lutherans
c) Calvinists
d) Quakers

7. Between which two kingdoms did Nicholas IV end war in 1291?
a) Portugal and Ireland
b) Scotland and Norway
c) Aragon and France
d) Austria and Bohemia

8. Which Palestinian fortress fell to Egypt in 1291?
a) Bethlehem
b) Tyre
c) Sidon
d) Acre

9. Whom did Nicholas IV send to Kublai Khan’s court?
a) Isaac Jogues
b) Reginald Pole
c) Giovanni da Montecorvino
d) Jean Villot

10. When did Nicholas IV die?
a) 18 March 1298
b) 4 April 1292
c) 26 September 1294
d) 6 October 1296

Nicholas IV Quiz Answers

1. When was Girolamo Masci born?
d) 30 September 1227

2. Which order did Girolamo Masci join?
c) Franciscan

3. Who sent Girolamo Masci to Constantinople in 1272?
b) Gregory X

4. What was Girolamo Masci’s post in 1274-1279?
c) Minister General

5. When was Nicholas IV elected pope?
a) 22 February 1288

6. Against whom did Nicholas IV issue a bull in 1290?
a) Apostolici

7. Between which two kingdoms did Nicholas IV end war in 1291?
c) Aragon and France

8. Which Palestinian fortress fell to Egypt in 1291?
d) Acre

 

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Celestine V Quiz

 Christianity, Religion, Saints  Comments Off
Nov 202009
 

1. When was Celestine V elected pope?
a) 4 March 1290
b) 2 June 1288
c) 5 July 1294
d) 17 October 1286

2. Where was Celestine V elected pope?
a) Perugia
b) Avignon
c) Dover
d) Viterbo

3. When was Celestine V crowned pope?
a) 7 January 1291
b) 29 August 1294
c) 9 June 1288
d) 10 November 1286

4. Where was Celestine V crowned pope?
a) Paris
b) Budapest
c) Vienna
d) Aquila

5. On which monarch was Celestine V dependent?
a) Charles II of England
b) Charles II of France
c) Charles II of Naples
d) Charles II of Spain

6. How many cardinals did Celestine V create on 18 September 1294?
a) 10
b) 12
c) 14
d) 16

7. When did Celestine V abdicate?
a) 1 February 1299
b) 3 April 1298
c) 11 September 1296
d) 13 December 1294

8. Where did Celestine V abdicate?
a) Anagni
b) Naples
c) Rome
d) Versailles

9. When did Celestine V die?
a) 15 January 1298
b) 19 May 1296
c) 18 June 1297
d) 14 October 1295

10. Where did Celestine V die?
a) London
b) Fumone
c) Barcelona
d) Riga

Celestine V Quiz Answers

1. When was Celestine V elected pope?
c) 5 July 1294

2. Where was Celestine V elected pope?
a) Perugia

3. When was Celestine V crowned pope?
b) 29 August 1294

4. Where was Celestine V crowned pope?
d) Aquila

5. On which monarch was Celestine V dependent?
c) Charles II of Naples

6. How many cardinals did Celestine V create on 18 September 1294?
b) 12

7. When did Celestine V abdicate?
d) 13 December 1294

8. Where did Celestine V abdicate?
b) Naples

9. When did Celestine V die?
b) 19 May 1296

10. Where did Celestine V die?
b) Fumone

 

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