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    Flannery O’Connor Quiz

    Flannery O’Connor was an American writer. She wrote two novels and 32 short stories. Her Complete Stories won the 1972 U.S. National Book Award for Fiction.

    1. What was Flannery O’Connor’s first name?
    a) Hilda
    b) Mary
    c) Stephanie
    d) Jane

    2. When was Flannery O’Connor born?
    a) 25 March 1925
    b) 18 May 1922
    c) 31 July 1919
    d) 30 December 1915

    3. Where was Flannery O’Connor born?
    a) Boston
    b) Atlanta
    c) Savannah
    d) New Orleans

    4. Which college did Flannery O’Connor attend?
    a) Bethany College
    b) St. John’s College
    c) St. Agnes’ College
    d) Georgia State College for Women

    5. Which university did Flannery O’Connor attend?
    a) Harvard
    b) Yale
    c) Princeton
    d) Iowa

    6. Which was Flannery O’Connor’s first novel?
    a) Wise Blood
    b) The Violent Bear It Away
    c) Mystery and Manners
    d) The Habit of Being

     

    7. When did Flannery O’Connor publish A Good Man Is Hard to Find, and Other Stories?
    a) 1979
    b) 1955
    c) 1969
    d) 1971

    8. Which disease afflicted Flannery O’Connor?
    a) Parkinson’s disease
    b) Alzheimer’s disease
    c) Lupus erythematosus
    d) Agranulocytic angina

    9. When did Flannery O’Connor die?
    a) 22 January 1969
    b) 12 June 1978
    c) 3 August 1964
    d) 5 November 1984

    10. Where did Flannery O’Connor die?
    a) Reno
    b) Milledgeville
    c) Albuquerque
    d) Portland

    Flannery O’Connor Quiz Questions with Answers

     

    1. What was Flannery O’Connor’s first name?
    b) Mary

    2. When was Flannery O’Connor born?
    a) 25 March 1925

    3. Where was Flannery O’Connor born?
    c) Savannah

    4. Which college did Flannery O’Connor attend?
    d) Georgia State College for Women

    5. Which university did Flannery O’Connor attend?
    d) Iowa

    6. Which was Flannery O’Connor’s first novel?
    a) Wise Blood

    7. When did Flannery O’Connor publish A Good Man Is Hard to Find, and Other Stories?
    b) 1955

    8. Which disease afflicted Flannery O’Connor?
    c) Lupus erythematosus

    9. When did Flannery O’Connor die?
    c) 3 August 1964

    10. Where did Flannery O’Connor die?
    b) Milledgeville

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    James Alfred Van Allen Quiz

    James Alfred Van Allen Quiz Questions

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    1. When was James Alfred Van Allen born?
    a) 4 February 1924
    b) 2 April 1918
    c) 7 September 1914
    d) 28 December 1912

    2. Where was James Alfred Van Allen born?
    a) Mount Pleasant
    b) Silver Spring
    c) Dartmouth
    d) Charlestown

    3. Which college did James Alfred Van Allen attend?
    a) William and Mary College
    b) Iowa Wesleyan College
    c) St. Dominic’s College
    d) Sacred Heart College

    4. What was Aerobee which James Alfred Van Allen helped develop?
    a) Missile
    b) Satellite
    c) Rocket
    d) Destroyer

    5. When was James Alfred Van Allen professor of physics at the University of Iowa?
    a) 1951-1985
    b) 1942-1946
    c) 1946-1950
    d) 1988-1998

    6. What was the year 1957-1958?
    a) Second International Polar Year
    b) International Geophysical Year
    c) International Year of Youth
    d) International Year of Telecommunications

    7. When was Explorer launched?
    a) 26 July 1969
    b) 12 June 1964
    c) 31 January 1958
    d) 12 November 1952

    8. When did James Alfred Van Allen discover Van Allen radiation belts?
    a) 1948
    b) 1972
    c) 1962
    d) 1958

    9. When did James Alfred Van Allen die?
    a) 26 March 2008
    b) 9 August 2006
    c) 28 May 2004
    d) 14 October 2012

    10. Where did James Alfred Van Allen die?
    a) New York
    b) San Francisco
    c) Los Angeles
    d) Iowa City

    James Alfred Van Allen Quiz Questions with Answers

    1. When was James Alfred Van Allen born?
    c) 7 September 1914

    2. Where was James Alfred Van Allen born?
    a) Mount Pleasant

    3. Which college did James Alfred Van Allen attend?
    b) Iowa Wesleyan College

    4. What was Aerobee which James Alfred Van Allen helped develop?
    c) Rocket

    5. When was James Alfred Van Allen professor of physics at the University of Iowa?
    a) 1951-1985

    6. What was the year 1957-1958?
    b) International Geophysical Year

    7. When was Explorer launched?
    c) 31 January 1958

    8. When did James Alfred Van Allen discover Van Allen radiation belts?
    d) 1958

    9. When did James Alfred Van Allen die?
    b) 9 August 2006

    10. Where did James Alfred Van Allen die?
    d) Iowa City