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• Brasilia of Pakistan is called to *Islamabad.*
• City of angles is called to *Bangkok.*
• City of bazaars is called to *Cairo.*
• City of colleges is called to *Lahore.*
• City of conference is called to *Geneva.*
• City of cosmonauts is called to *Moscow.*
• City of eternal spring is called to *Quito.*
• City of golden temple is called to *Amritsar.*
• City of Golden Gate is called to *San Francisco.*
• City of mosques is called to *Dhaka.*
• City of parks is called to *Kiev.*
• City of pope is called to *Rome.*
• City of space flights is called to *Cape Kennedy.*
• Forbidden City is called to *Lahaska.*
• Gateway to the east is called to *Beirut.*
• Gateway to the gulf is called to *Abu Dhabi.*
• Gateway to India is called to *Bombay.*
• Gateway to Pakistan is called to *Karachi.*
• Little Pakistan is called to *Bradford.*
• *Manchester of Pakistan is called to *Faisalabad.*
• Rose pink city is called to *Jaipur.*
• Windy city is called to *Chicago.*
• Lusitanian is the alternative name of *Portugal.*
• Emerald Island is called to *Ireland.*
• Land of Prophets is called to *Palestine.*
• *Yellow River* is known as China’s Sorrow because of devastating floods.
• Gibraltar of the west is said to *Quebec.*
• Zambia is known as *”country of Copper”*
• Albania means *the “Land of Eagles”.*
• Argentian means *“Like Silver”.*
• Bahrain means *two seas*.
• Brazil means
*“Red wood”.*
• Costa Rica means
*“Rich coast”.*
• Cyprus means
*“Land of copper”.*
• Guuatnemala mean
*“Land of Eagles”.*
• Jamaica means
*“Good water”.*
• Kuwait means
*“Fort”.*
• Liberia means
*“Land of free people”.*
• Netherlands means
*“low land”.*
• Nigeria means
*“A great river”.*
• Sierra Leone means
*“Lion Mountains”.*
• Singapore means
*”city of lions”.*
• Sudan means
*“Land of black people”.*
• Which country is popularly called ‘The Land of the Maple Leaf’?
*Canada*
• Mistress of the Eastern Seas is epithet referred to *Sri Lanka.*
• Hong Kong is called as *Pearl

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Herbert Henry Asquith Quiz

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Herbert Henry Asquith Quiz Questions

1. When was Herbert Henry Asquith Prime Minister of UK?
a) 1901-1905
b) 1908-1916
c) 1918-1922
d) 1895-1900

2. When was Herbert Henry Asquith born?
a) 1 March 1853
b) 2 June 1854
c) 12 September 1852
d) 18 October 1851

3. Where was Herbert Henry Asquith born?
a) Morley
b) Cardiff
c) Glasgow
d) Belfast

4. Which college did Herbert Henry Asquith attend?
a) Corpus Christi College
b) Balliol College
c) Magdalene College
d) Clare College

5. To which party did Herbert Henry Asquith belong?
a) Liberal
b) Conservative
c) Scottish National
d) Labour

6. When did Herbert Henry Asquith become home secretary?
a) 1898
b) 1884
c) 1892
d) 1905

7. What did the Parliament Act of 1911 do?
a) Granted universal adult franchise
b) Reduced the power of House of Lords
c) Gave women aged 21 the right to vote
d) Deprived hereditary peers the right to sit and vote in House of Lords

8. Against which country did UK declare war on 4 August 1914?
a) Russia
b) France
c) Germany
d) Spain

9. When did Herbert Henry Asquith die?
a) 15 February 1928
b) 22 May 1925
c) 16 July 1932
d) 4 October 1937

10. Where did Herbert Henry Asquith die?
a) Manchester
b) Sutton Courtenay
c) Birmingham
d) Richmond

Herbert Henry Asquith Quiz Questions and Answers

1. When was Herbert Henry Asquith Prime Minister of UK?
b) 1908-1916

2. When was Herbert Henry Asquith born?
c) 12 September 1852

3. Where was Herbert Henry Asquith born?
a) Morley

4. Which college did Herbert Henry Asquith attend?
b) Balliol College

5. To which party did Herbert Henry Asquith belong?
a) Liberal

6. When did Herbert Henry Asquith become home secretary?
c) 1892

7. What did the Parliament Act of 1911 do?
b) Reduced the power of House of Lords

8. Against which country did UK declare war on 4 August 1914?
c) Germany

9. When did Herbert Henry Asquith die?
a) 15 February 1928

10. Where did Herbert Henry Asquith die?
b) Sutton Courtenay

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Andrew Huxley Quiz

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Andrew Huxley Quiz Questions

Image of Andrew Huxley 2005, Trinity College Cambridge. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

1. When did Andrew Huxley get Nobel Prize for Medicine?
a) 1958
b) 1949
c) 1963
d) 1975

2. When was Andrew Huxley born?
a) 5 January 1912
b) 22 June 1916
c) 27 September 1921
d) 22 November 1917

3. Where was Andrew Huxley born?
a) Dover
b) London
c) Bristol
d) Plymouth

4. Who of the following was Andrew Huxley’s grandfather?
a) Thomas Henry Huxley
b) Leonard Huxley
c) Julian Huxley
d) Aldous Huxley

5. Which college did Andrew Huxley attend?
a) Christ’s College
b) St. Patrick’s College
c) Trinity College
d) Winchester College

6. When was Andrew Huxley elected Fellow of the Royal Society?
a) 17 March 1955
b) 3 April 1974
c) 21 July 1952
d) 12 December 1962

7. For what did Andrew Huxley win Nobel Prize?
a) Swine flu research
b) Discoveries about nerve cell membrane
c) Work on malaria
d) Work on thyroid gland

8. When was Andrew Huxley president of the Royal Society?
a) 1980-1985
b) 1955-1960
c) 1964-1969
d) 1971-1976

9. When did Andrew Huxley die?
a) 14 February 1995
b) 30 May 2012
c) 4 August 2002
d) 6 October 1998

10. Where did Andrew Huxley die?
a) Los Angeles
b) Oxford
c) Manchester
d) Grantchester

Andrew Huxley Quiz Questions and Answers

1. When did Andrew Huxley get Nobel Prize for Medicine?
c) 1963

2. When was Andrew Huxley born?
d) 22 November 1917

3. Where was Andrew Huxley born?
b) London

4. Who of the following was Andrew Huxley’s grandfather?
a) Thomas Henry Huxley

5. Which college did Andrew Huxley attend?
c) Trinity College

6. When was Andrew Huxley elected Fellow of the Royal Society?
a) 17 March 1955

7. For what did Andrew Huxley win Nobel Prize?
b) Discoveries about nerve cell membrane

8. When was Andrew Huxley president of the Royal Society?
a) 1980-1985

9. When did Andrew Huxley die?
b) 30 May 2012

10. Where did Andrew Huxley die?
d) Grantchester

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Donald George Bradman Quiz

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Donald Bradman practises his drive, 1936. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Donald George Bradman Quiz Questions

(This quiz is about Test cricketer Donald George Bradman, popularly known as Don Bradman.)

1) How may runs did Donald George Bradman score in his first Test?
a) 214 and 100 not out
b) 336
c) 309 not out
d) 18 and 1

2) What happened after Donald George Bradman played his first Test?
a) He was made captain.
b) He was made vice captain.
c) He got an award.
d) He was dropped for the next test.

3) How many Test centuries did Donald George Bradman hit?
a) 12
b) 16
c) 19
d) 29

4) How many Tests did Donald George Bradman play?
a) 40
b) 52
c) 96
d) 125

5) How many Test triple centuries did Donald George Bradman hit?
a) None
b) One
c) Two
d) Three

6) Who devised Bodyline to prevent Donald George Bradman from scoring runs?
a) Peter May
b) Douglas Jardine
c) Leonard Hutton
d) Michael Smith

7) What was Donald George Bradman’s Test aggregate in 1930 England series?
a) 586
b) 974
c) 774
d) 1008

8) Where did Donald George Bradman score 309 runs in a day in a Test?
a) Birmingham
b) Leeds
c) Manchester
d) Liverpool

9) What was Donald George Bradman’s batting average in the Test series against India in 1947-1948?
a) 100
b) 178.75
c) 188
d) 200

10) What was Donald George Bradman’s score in his last Test innings?
a) 334
b) 112
c) 56
d) 0

Donald George Bradman Quiz Questions with Answers

Don Bradman

Don Bradman (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

1) How may runs did Donald George Bradman score in his first Test?
d) 18 and 1

2) What happened after Donald George Bradman played his first Test?
d) He was dropped for the next test.

3) How many Test centuries did Donald George Bradman hit?
d) 29

4) How many Tests did Donald George Bradman play?
b) 52

5) How many Test triple centuries did Donald George Bradman hit?
c) Two

6) Who devised Bodyline to prevent Donald George Bradman from scoring runs?
b) Douglas Jardine

7) What was Donald George Bradman’s Test aggregate in 1930 England series?
b) 974

8) Where did Donald George Bradman score 309 runs in a day in a Test?
b) Leeds

9) What was Donald George Bradman’s batting average in the Test series against India in 1947-1948?
b) 178.75

10) What was Donald George Bradman’s score in his last Test innings?
d) 0

Originally posted 2017-02-24 22:34:58.

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