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Quiz No. 7/24 Worldwide

61- Which US state has the highest population?

Ans:    California

62- Which queen of England was known as the Nine Day’s Queen – after which she lost her head?

Ans:    Lady Jane Grey, who died in 1554, having had the misfortune to be put on the throne when Edward VI died. Queen Mary had her executed after her tiny ‘reign’ was over.

63- In the Maori Wars the Maoris used the “pa” for defense. What was a “pa”?

Ans:    A pallisaded fort

64- Which British admiral had an affair with Emma Hamilton?

Ans:    Horatio Nelson

65- The great pianist, Jan Paderewski, became Prime Minister of his country in 1919. Which country?

Ans:    Poland

66- Where was the “Kingdom” of AL Capone?

Ans:    Chicago in the prohibition era. He was the most notorious gangster of them all.

67- Malev is the national airline of which Eastern European country?

Ans:    Hungary

68- The Japanese erupted into the Second World War by bombing Pearl Harbor. Where it is?

Ans:    Oahu Island, one of the Hawaiian Islands.

69- Which famous Quaker founded Pennsylvania?

Ans:    William Penn founded it in 1682

70- Sidi_bel_Abbes became the headquarters of what famous fighting force?

Ans:    The French Foreign Legion

Quiz No. 4/23 Animals & Pets,

31- In which city is the Doge’s Palace?

Ans:    Venice

32- What is the sacred animal of Thailand?

Ans:    White Elephant

33- ‘Sausage dog’ is an informal name for which animal?

Ans:    Dachshund

34- A cat is feline - what animal is murine?

Ans:    Mouse or Rat

35-What sort of dog has Labrador and golden varieties?

Ans:    Retriever

36- In the Chinese horoscope what animal comes first alphabetically

Ans:    Boar

37- Which big cat is also known as the panther?

Ans:    Leopard

38- Which animal lays eggs?

Ans:    Duck billed platypus

39- Sent into orbit by the Russians in 1957, what the name of the first dog in space?

Ans:    Laika

40- What animal produces its own sun tan lotion?

Ans:    Hippopotamus

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Quiz No. 6/22 Worldwide

51- Who called the British ‘A nation of Shopkeepers’?

Ans:    Napoleon

52- What happened to the titanic in 1912?

Ans:    She hit an iceberg on her maiden voyage and sank with great loss of life.

53- Who were the Huguenotes?

Ans:    French Protestants

54- Napoleon was finally defeated at Waterloo. Where is waterloo?

Ans:    In Belgium

55- What famous tower was opened in Paris in 1890?

Ans:    The Eiffel Tower, built for the exhibition of 1889. Much criticized at first, it is now a symbol of Paris all over the world.

56- This river is nickname ‘China’s sorrow’, being so unstable that the often floods. The worst recorded flood killed nearly four million people in 1931. Name the river?

Ans:    The Hwang-Ho or Yellow River

57- Why are there very few old buildings in San Francisco?

Most of the old city was destroyed in the great earthquake of 1906, much of it by fire after the ‘quake.

58- Which firm made the famous Peacemaker pistol?

Ans:    The firm of Colt, It was supposed to be one way of making peace!

59- In which war with America did the British set fire to the White House?

Ans:    In the war of 1812 in retaliation for the Americans burning the seat of government at (new Toronto)  

60- The Japanese invaded Australia in the Second World War. True or False?

Ans:    False,   though they invaded nearly New Guinea.

Quiz No. 3/21 Animals & Pets

21- The bacterial disease Glanders can be passed on to humans from which animal?

Ans:    Horse

22- Which big cat is also known as the panther?

Ans:    Leopard

23- What name is given to flying animals of the order Chiropteran?

Ans:    Bats

24- Which extinct big cat was named after its long, curved upper canine teeth?

Ans:    Sabre-toothed tiger

25- What name is given to any animal without a backbone?

Ans:    Invertebrate

26- Louping ill is a disease of which animal?

Ans:    Sheep

27- The Egyptian god Apis took the form of which animal?

Ans:    A bull

28- How many dogs take part in a greyhound race in Britain?

Ans:    Six (6)

29- Cochin, Welsummer and Light Sussex are all breeds of which animal?

Ans:    Chicken

30- Which animal represents the year 2008 in the Chinese calendar?

Ans:    Rat

Quiz No. 5/20 Worldwide

41- In which country is the ski resort of Val Gardena?

Ans:    Italy

42- What is the largest French-speaking city in Canada?

Ans:    Montreal

43- In which country is the port of Dieppe?

Ans:    France

44- In which country are the headquarters of the multinational company Nestlé?

Ans:    Switzerland

45- Established as an independent kingdom in 1946, which Middle Eastern country has a seven-pointed white star on its national flag, representing the first seven verses of the Koran?

Ans:    Jordan

46- Of which country is Managua the capital?

Ans:    Nicaragua

47- The Wrigley Building is located in which US city?

Ans:    Chicago

48- Of which country is Bangui the capital?

Ans:    Central African Republic

49- In which European country is the ski resort of Obergurgl?

Ans:    Austria

50- Which city in Switzerland was the headquarters of the League of Nations?

Ans:    Geneva