Quiz No. 1/9 Worldwide

 1- Which ex-film star became Governor of California?

Ans:    Ronald Reagan

2- Henry VIII was a believer in matrimony after his fashion! Which of his six wives did he have executed?

Ans:    Anne Boleyn and Catherine Howard

                   

3- What terrible Asian invader of Europe became known as the “Scourge of God”?

Ans:    Attila the Hun (who conquered much of Europe, Christian and otherwise)

4- Two kings of Scotland were killed by noble in the fifteenth century. Can you name them?

Ans:    James I and James  III

5- Who was “Lord Haw-Haw”

Ans:    An Irish –born broadcaster from Germany in the Second World War, Who was hanged as a traitor after the war. His affected English earned him his nickname.

6- What did Hawaii become in 1959?

Ans:    A state

7- Where is the Magnificent Bridge?

Ans:    Sydney Harbour, Australia      

8- An American engineer named Van Horne was knighted for his building of which famous North American railway?

Ans:    The Canadian Pacific Railway opened in 1885.

9- Who discovered the power of vaccination?

Ans:    Dr Edward jenner in 1796

10- When Canada was French, what was it called?

Ans:    New France