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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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Ulysses Grant Quiz

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A portrait of Ulysses S. Grant

A portrait of Ulysses S. Grant (1865, Ole Peter Hansen Balling) located in the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Signature of Ulysses S. Grant, 18th President of the United States

Signature of Ulysses S. Grant, 18th President of the United States (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Ulysses S. Grant Collage

In the left of this picture U.S. Grant can be seen firing a mountain howitzer (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

(This quiz is about the eighteenth President of USA.)

Ulysses Grant Quiz Questions

1) When was Ulysses Grant first sworn in as President of USA?
a) 20 January 1869
b) 4 March 1869
c) 4 March 1872
d) 4 November 1868

2) When was Ulysses Grant born?
a) 6 May 1815
b) 27 April 1822
c) 14 February 1807
d) 26 November 1821

3) Where was Ulysses Grant born?
a) Point Pleasant
b) Palm Springs
c) Chicago
d) Columbus

4) What was Ulysses Grant’s first name when he was born?
a) George
b) James
c) Hiram
d) William

5) What did Ulysses Grant want to become?
a) Singer
b) Boxer
c) Professor of mathematics
d) Professor of physics

6) Which fort was captured first by Ulysses Grant in American Civil War?
a) Fort Knox
b) Fort Henry
c) Fort Donelson
d) Fort Cochin

7) When did Ulysses Grant become the Commander-in-Chief of United States Army?
a) 17 June 1861
b) 21 August 1861
c) 24 October 1862
d) 12 March 1864

8) Where did Robert E. Lee surrender to Ulysses Grant on 9 April 1865?
a) White House
b) Capitol
c) Appomattox Court House
d) Boston Custom House

9) Which of the following terrorist groups tried to stop blacks from participating in the society during the Presidency of Ulysses Grant?
a) Lashkar-e-Toiba
b) Ku Klux Klan
c) ETA
d) ULFA

10) Which brokerage firm caused huge losses to Ulysses Grant?
a) Lehmann Brothers
b) AIG
c) Grant & Ward
d) Jardine & Campbell

Ulysses Grant Quiz Questions with Answers

1) When was Ulysses Grant first sworn in as President of USA?
b) 4 March 1869

2) When was Ulysses Grant born?
b) 27 April 1822

3) Where was Ulysses Grant born?
a) Point Pleasant

4) What was Ulysses Grant’s first name when he was born?
c) Hiram

5) What did Ulysses Grant want to become?
c) Professor of mathematics

6) Which fort was captured first by Ulysses Grant in American Civil War?
b) Fort Henry

7) When did Ulysses Grant become the Commander-in-Chief of United States Army?
d) 12 March 1864

8) Where did Robert E. Lee surrender to Ulysses Grant on 9 April 1865?
c) Appomattox Court House

9) Which of the following terrorist groups tried to stop blacks from participating in the society during the Presidency of Ulysses Grant?
b) Ku Klux Klan

10) Which brokerage firm caused huge losses to Ulysses Grant?
c) Grant & Ward

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Frances Cleveland Preston Quiz

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Frances Clara Folsom Cleveland Preston was the wife of the President of the United States Grover Cleveland and the 27th First Lady of the United States from 1886 to 1889 and again from 1893 to 1897. Becoming First Lady at age 21, she remains the youngest First Lady in history. Source: Wikipedia

Frances Cleveland Preston Quiz Questions

1. When was Frances Clara Folsom born?
a) 17 Mach 1854
b) 5 April 1858
c) 21 July 1864
d) 9 December 1862

2. Where was Frances Clara Folsom born?
a) Buffalo
b) New York
c) Georgetown
d) Florence

3. Who bought Frances Clara Folsom’s first baby carriage?
a) Emma Harmon
b) Oscar Folsom
c) Grover Cleveland
d) Thomas Jex Preston

4. Which college did Frances Clara Folsom attend?
a) Vassar College
b) Wells College
c) St. Philomena’s College
d) St. Catherine’s College

5. When did Frances Clara Folsom marry Grover Cleveland?
a) 6 January 1889
b) 2 June 1886
c) 28 September 1882
d) 1 November 1881

6. To whom did Frances Cleveland give birth on 9 September 1893?
a) Ruth
b) Marion
c) William
d) Esther

7. What was Thomas Jex Preston’s profession?
a) Archaeologist
b) Lawyer
c) Painter
d) Sculptor

8. When did Frances Cleveland Preston die?
a) 4 February 1950
b) 31 May 1949
c) 17 August 1948
d) 29 October 1947

9. Where did Frances Cleveland Preston die?
a) Jamestown
b) Baltimore
c) Richmond
d) Princeton

10. Which of the following is not true of Frances Cleveland Preston?
a) First woman to marry in White House
b) Youngest First Lady of USA
c) First presidential widow in USA to remarry
d) First woman Secretary of State of USA

Frances Cleveland Preston Quiz Questions with Answers

1. When was Frances Clara Folsom born?
c) 21 July 1864

2. Where was Frances Clara Folsom born?
a) Buffalo

3. Who bought Frances Clara Folsom’s first baby carriage?
c) Grover Cleveland

4. Which college did Frances Clara Folsom attend?
b) Wells College

5. When did Frances Clara Folsom marry Grover Cleveland?
b) 2 June 1886

6. To whom did Frances Cleveland give birth on 9 September 1893?
d) Esther

7. What was Thomas Jex Preston’s profession?
a) Archaeologist

8. When did Frances Cleveland Preston die?
d) 29 October 1947

9. Where did Frances Cleveland Preston die?
b) Baltimore

10. Which of the following is not true of Frances Cleveland Preston?
d) First woman Secretary of State of USA

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USA Presidential Election 2008 MCQs

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1) Who was the Democratic Party’s candidate for President for USA Presidential Election 2008?
a) Barak Obama
b) Hillary Clinton
c) John Edwards
d) John Kerry

2) Who was the Republican Party’s candidate for President for USA Presidential Election 2008?
a) John McCain
b) Milton Romney
c) Michael Huckabee
d) Rudolf Giuliani

3) Who was the Democratic Party’s candidate for Vice President for USA Presidential Election 2008?
a) William Richardson
b) Geraldine Ferraro
c) Joseph Biden
d) Lloyd Bentsen

4) Who was the Republican Party’s candidate for Vice President for USA Presidential Election 2008?
a) Frederick Thompson
b) Sarah Palin
c) Michael Bloomberg
d) Rudolf Giuliani

5) When was the voting day for USA Presidential Election 2008?
a) 31 October 2008
b) 1 November 2008
c) 2 November 2008
d) 4 November 2008

6) Who won the USA Presidential Election 2008?
a) Barak Obama
b) Ronald Paul
c) John McCain
d) Ralph Nader

7) What is the number of electors who form Electoral College for USA Presidential Election 2008?
a) 100
b) 336
c) 428
d) 538

8) What is minimum number of electors a state of USA has in Electoral College for USA Presidential Election 2008?
a) One
b) Two
c) Three
d) Four

9) What is number of electors California has in Electoral College for USA Presidential Election 2008?
a) 12
b) 22
c) 40
d) 55

10) Alaska is the largest state in USA. How many electors it has in Electoral College for USA Presidential Election 2008?
a) Six
b) Five
c) Three
d) Ten

Answers

1) Who was the Democratic Party’s candidate for President for USA Presidential Election 2008?
a) Barak Obama

2) Who was the Republican Party’s candidate for President for USA Presidential Election 2008?
a) John McCain

3) Who was the Democratic Party’s candidate for Vice President for USA Presidential Election 2008?
c) Joseph Biden

4) Who was the Republican Party’s candidate for Vice President for USA Presidential Election 2008?
b) Sarah Palin

5) When was the voting day for USA Presidential Election 2008?
d) 4 November 2008

6) Who won USA Presidential Election 2008?
a) Barak Obama

7) What is number of electors who form Electoral College for USA Presidential Election 2008?
d) 538

8) What is minimum number of electors a state of USA has in Electoral College for USA Presidential Election 2008?
c) Three

9) What is number of electors California has in Electoral College for USA Presidential Election 2008?
d) 55

10) Alaska is the largest state in USA. How many electors it has in Electoral College for USA Presidential Election 2008?
c) Three

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