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