September 28 in History 48 BC – Pompey is assassinated by order of King Ptolemy upon arriving in Egypt. 235 – Pope Pontian resigns. He is exiled to the mines of Sardinia, along with Hippolytus of Rome. 351 – Constantius II defeats the usurper Magnentius. 365 – Roman usurper Procopius bribes two legions…
September 29 in History 61 BC – Pompey the Great celebrates his third triumph for victories over the pirates and the end of the Mithridatic Wars on his 45th birthday. 1011 – Danes capture Canterbury after a siege, taking Ælfheah, archbishop of Canterbury, as a prisoner. 1227 – Frederick…
It is the last day of the third quarter, the midway point of the second half of the year. September 30 in History 489 – The Ostrogoths under Theoderic the Great defeat the forces of Odoacer for the second time. 737 – The Turgesh drive…
What Italian habit did Thomas Coyrat introduce to England 1608? Eating with forks
Who designed the WW 1 plane Camel and co designed Hurricane? Thomas Octave Murdoch Sopwith
Who wrote The Rights of Man – and The Age of Reason? Thomas Paine
Ringo Star narrates which children’s TV series? Thomas the tank engine
Click HERE for Q.No.1-50 Click HERE for Q.No.51-100 101) Which type of star is maintained by the pressure of an electron gas? (a) Main Sequence Star (b) White Dwarf (c) Neutron Star (d) Black Hole Answer: (b) White dwarfs are…
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)…
100 MCQs About World History 1. What is the oldest daily newspaper in England? – The Times 2. Which two American states joined the union in 1959? – Alaska and Hawaii 3. Which American President ordered the dropping of the…