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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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Emily Bronte Quiz Questions

1. When was Emily Bronte born?
a) 3 March 1815
b) 4 August 1814
c) 30 July 1818
d) 6 November 1812

2. Where was Emily Bronte born?
a) Derbyshire
b) Dover
c) Tweed
d) Thornton

3. Which school did Emily Bronte attend?
a) Queen Anne School
b) Kilkenny Grammar School
c) Clergy Daughters’ School
d) Holy Family School

4. Where did Emily Bronte teach?
a) Queen Mary School
b) Miss Patchett’s School
c) St. Joseph’s School
d) St. Patrick’s School

5. Where did Emily Bronte go to learn foreign languages and school management?
a) Brussels
b) Paris
c) Copenhagen
d) Helsinki

6. When was Wuthering Heights published?
a) 1842
b) 1847
c) 1832
d) 1836

7. What was Emily Bronte’s pen name?
a) Currer Bell
b) Ellis Bell
c) Acton Bell
d) John Bull

8. When did Emily Bronte die?
a) 6 May 1850
b) 9 February 1860
c) 18 September 1852
d) 19 December 1848

9. Where did Emily Bronte die?
a) Boston
b) New York
c) Haworth
d) London

10. What caused Emily Bronte’s death?
a) Malaria
b) Brain haemorrage
c) Cholera
d) Tuberculosis

Emily Bronte Quiz Questions with Answers

1. When was Emily Bronte born?
c) 30 July 1818

2. Where was Emily Bronte born?
d) Thornton

3. Which school did Emily Bronte attend?
c) Clergy Daughters’ School

4. Where did Emily Bronte teach?
b) Miss Patchett’s School

5. Where did Emily Bronte go to learn foreign languages and school management?
a) Brussels

6. When was Wuthering Heights published?
b) 1847

7. What was Emily Bronte’s pen name?
b) Ellis Bell

8. When did Emily Bronte die?
d) 19 December 1848

9. Where did Emily Bronte die?
c) Haworth

10. What caused Emily Bronte’s death?
d) Tuberculosis

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Colombia Quiz Questions

1) Which country separated from Colombia in 1903?
a) Ecuador
b) Guatemala
c) Panama
d) Peru

2) How was Colombia known in 1861?
a) United States of New Granada
b) United States of Colombia
c) Dominion of Colombia
d) New Spain

3) Who was the Presidential election in 2002?
a) Ernesto Samper
b) Andres Pastrana Arango
c) Cesar Gaviria Trujillo
d) Alvaro Uribe Velez

4) When did Colombia become independent?
a) 20 July 1810
b) 15 August 1822
c) 26 September 1836
d) 12 December 1864

5) Which is the capital of Colombia?
a) Bogota
b) La Paz
c) Medellin
d) Cali

6) When were the dioceses of Santa Marta and Cartagena were established?
a) 1492
b) 1534
c) 1546
d) 1562

7) Which is the official language of Colombia?
a) English
b) French
c) Spanish
d) German

8) Which is the currency of Colombia?
a) Dollar
b) Pound
c) Rouble
d) Peso

9) Where was Inquisition Tribunal set up in 1611?
a) Bogota
b) Santa Marta
c) Cartagena
d) Cali

10) Where was Latin American Bishops’ Conference held in 1968?
a) Brasilia
b) Medellin
c) Buenos Aires
d) La Paz

Colombia Quiz Questions with Answers

1) Which country separated from Colombia in 1903?
c) Panama

2) How was Colombia known in 1861?
a) United States of New Granada

3) Who won the Presidential election in 2002?
d) Alvaro Uribe Velez

4) When did Colombia become independent?
a) 20 July 1810

5) Which is the capital of Colombia?
a) Bogota

6) When were the dioceses of Santa Marta and Cartagena were established?
b) 1534

7) Which is the official language of Colombia?
c) Spanish

8) Which is the currency of Colombia?
d) Peso

9) Where was Inquisition Tribunal set up in 1611?
c) Cartagena

10) Where was Latin American Bishops’ Conference held in 1968?
b) Medellin

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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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Abdus Salam Quiz Questions

(Some sources claim Abdus Salam was born in Santokdas.)

1. When did Abdus Salam win Nobel Prize for Physics?
a) 1972
b) 1979
c) 1984
d) 1986

2. When was Abdus Salam born?
a) 29 January 1926
b) 2 May 1914
c) 19 September 1918
d) 21 December 1922

3. Where was Abdus Salam born?
a) Ludhiana
b) Peshawar
c) Jhang Maghiana
d) Multan

4. Which college did Abdus Salam attend in 1940-1944?
a) Anglo-Mohammedan College
b) King Edward Medical College
c) Aitchison College
d) Government College

5. Where was Abdus Salam professor of theoretical physics in 1957-1960?
a) Lahore College for Women
b) Imperial College of Science and Technology
c) Hailey College of Commerce
d) California Institute of Technology

6. What was set up on 16 September 1961 on the advice of Abdus Salam?
a) Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission
b) International Centre for Theoretical Physics
c) Pakistan Academy of Sciences
d) Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission

7. For what did Abdus Salam win Nobel Prize for Physics?
a) Formulating the electroweak theory
b) Discovery of argon
c) Spectroscopic and metrological investigations
d) Development of wireless telegraphy

8. When did Abdus Salam die?
a) 1 January 2001
b) 4 April 1998
c) 8 August 2002
d) 21 November 1996

9. Where did Abdus Salam die?
a) Karachi
b) Rawalpindi
c) Oxford
d) Faisalabad

10. The epitaph on Abdus Salam’s tomb read “First Muslim Nobel Laureate.” Which word was erased?
a) First
b) Muslim
c) Nobel
d) Laureate

Abdus Salam Quiz Questions with Answers

1. When did Abdus Salam win Nobel Prize for Physics?
b) 1979

2. When was Abdus Salam born?
a) 29 January 1926

3. Where was Abdus Salam born?
c) Jhang Maghiana

4. Which college did Abdus Salam attend in 1940-1944?
d) Government College

5. Where was Abdus Salam professor of theoretical physics in 1957-1960?
b) Imperial College of Science and Technology

6. What was set up on 16 September 1961 on the advice of Abdus Salam?
d) Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission

7. For what did Abdus Salam win Nobel Prize for Physics?
a) Formulating the electroweak theory

8. When did Abdus Salam die?
d) 21 November 1996

9. Where did Abdus Salam die?
c) Oxford

10. The epitaph on Abdus Salam’s tomb read “First Muslim Nobel Laureate.” Which word was erased?
b) Muslim

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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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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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Samuel Tilden Quiz

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Samuel Tilden who was Democratic candidate in USA Presidential Election 1876. He was cheated of Presidency.)

Samuel Tilden Quiz Questions

1) When was Samuel Tilden born?
a) 9 February 1814
b) 21 June 1818
c) 7 August 1810
d) 20 December 1808

2) Where was Samuel Tilden born?
a) Los Angeles
b) Panama
c) Austin
d) New Lebanon

3) Which University did Samuel Tilden attend?
a) Oxford
b) Harvard
c) Regent
d) Yale

4) When was Samuel Tilden elected Governor of New York?
a) 1868
b) 1870
c) 1872
d) 1874

Rutherford B. Hayes - 19th President of the United States

Rutherford B. Hayes – 19th President of the United States (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

5) How many popular votes did Samuel Tilden get in the Presidential Election 1876?
a) 4,211,315
b) 4,264,117
c) 4,284,757
d) 4,300,858

6) The Republicans disputed the results in four states. Which state soon decided in favour of Republicans?
a) South Carolina
b) Florida
c) Louisiana
d) Oregon

7) What was the number of electoral votes won by candidates leaving aside the four disputed states?
a) Samuel Tilden 184, Rutherford Hayes 165
b) Samuel Tilden 172, Rutherford Hayes 162
c) Samuel Tilden 170, Rutherford Hayes 164
d) Samuel Tilden 180, Rutherford Hayes 175

8) The Electoral Commission set up to resolve the dispute was to consist of seven Democrats, seven Republicans and one independent justice. What happened to the independent justice?
a) He left the country.
b) He went on leave.
c) He was not informed.
d) He was offered a Senate seat from Illinois and a Republican supporter replaced him.

9) By how many votes the Electoral Commission decided in favour of Rutherford Hayes?
a) 15-0
b) 14-1
c) 12-3
d) 8-7

10) What was the number of electoral votes the candidates got after the decision of the Electoral Commission?
a) Samuel Tilden 184, Rutherford Hayes 185
b) Samuel Tilden 172, Rutherford Hayes 182
c) Samuel Tilden 170, Rutherford Hayes 180
d) Samuel Tilden 180, Rutherford Hayes 185

Samuel Tilden Quiz Questions with Answers

Campaign poster for the election of 1876.

Campaign poster for the election of 1876. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

1) When was Samuel Tilden born?
a) 9 February 1814

2) Where was Samuel Tilden born?
d) New Lebanon

3) Which University did Samuel Tilden attend?
d) Yale

4) When was Samuel Tilden elected Governor of New York?
d) 1874

5) How many popular votes did Samuel Tilden get in the Presidential Election 1876?
c) 4,284,757

6) The Republicans disputed the results in four states. Which state soon decided in favour of Republicans?
d) Oregon

7) What was the number of electoral votes won by candidates leaving aside the four disputed states?
a) Samuel Tilden 184, Rutherford Hayes 165

Results of the United States presidential election in Alabama, 1876 Samuel J. Tilden (D) Rutherford B. Hayes (R)

Results of the United States presidential election in Alabama, 1876 Samuel J. Tilden (D) Rutherford B. Hayes (R) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

8) The Electoral Commission set up to resolve the dispute was to consist of seven Democrats, seven Republicans and one independent justice. What happened to the independent justice?
d) He was offered a Senate seat from Illinois and a Republican supporter replaced him.

9) By how many votes the Electoral Commission decided in favour of Rutherford Hayes?
d) 8-7

10) What was the number of electoral votes the candidates got after the decision of the Electoral Commission?
a) Samuel Tilden 184, Rutherford Hayes 185

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