1. When was World War I commenced?
A. 1914
2. The first British University to admit women for degree courses was
A. London University
3. What is the name of a line on a map that joins places of equal height?
A. Contour
4. What is Portland Bill?
A. A Lighthouse
5. Name the Greenpeace trawler which was sunk in July 1985?
A. Rainbow Warrior.
6. What form of defence in a criminal prosecution is a Latin word meaning 'elsewhere'?
A. Alibi
7. Which company made the first tea bags?
A. Tetley
8. Which type of spy plane, piloted by Gary Powers, was shot down over Russia in 1960?
A. U2
9. How many children did Queen Victoria have?
A. (9)
10. Whose is the first birth to be recorded in the bible?
A. Cain
11. What was the last Battle fought on British soil?
A. Culloden
12. In the Bible, which city fell after Joshua and his armies marched round it for 7 days?
A. Jericho.
13. Rowlett Act was passed in India in which year?
A. 1919
14. A series of wars fought over 116 years, between England & France and later Burgundy, is commonly named as?
A. Hundred Years War
15. What were the watchwords for French Revolution?
A. Liberty , Equality and Fraterenity
16. What was the capital of Bahamani Kings?
A. Gulbarga
17. What is the world’s oldest surviving republic?
A. San Marino
18. What was the name of the ship that brought the Pilgrins to New England in 1620?
A. Mayflower.
19. The slogan associated with French Revolution
A. Liberty, Equality and Fraternity
20. Whose period was known as the Golden Age of Rome?
A. Augustus Caesar
21. The king ruled in the period of French revolution
A. Louis 16th
22. Who organized 'Red Army'
A. Trotsky
23. Four divided stages of prehistoric periods are
A. Paleolithic period, Mesolithic period, Neolithic period and Chalcolithic period
24. What $325 million chateau was finished for Louis XIV of France in 1682?
A. Versailles.
25. What biblical place name means "pleasure"?
A. Eden.
26. What plant's meltdown was dubbed "Russian Roulette" by nuclear power wags?
A. Chernobyl's.
27. What African country's name is from the Latin for "free"?
A. Liberia's.
28. Which of the seven wonders of the ancient world was demolished by an earthquake in 224 B.C.?
A. The Colossus of Rhodes.
29. What caused half of all deaths from natural disasters from 1945 to 1986?
A. Earthquakes.
30. Which is the Independence Day / Date of Japan?
A. 660 BCE
31. Which is the Independence Day / Date of China?
A. 221 BCE
32. Which is the Independence Day / Date of San Marino?
A. 301 CE
33. Which is the Independence Day / Date of France?
A. 843 CE
34. Which is the Independence Day / Date of Austria?
A. 976 CE
35. Which is the Independence Day / Date of Denmark?
A. 10th Century CE
36. Which is the Independence Day / Date of Hungary?
A. Saturday, September 27, 1902
37. Which is the Independence Day / Date of Portugal?
A. Monday, February 16, 1903
38. Which is the Independence Day / Date of Mongolia?
A. Monday, April 20, 1903
39. Which is the Independence Day / Date of Thailand?
A. Friday, May 22, 1903
40. Which is the Independence Day / Date of Andorra?
A. Wednesday, July 01, 1903
41. Which is the Independence Day / Date of Switzerland?
A. August 1, 1291
42. Which is the Independence Day / Date of Monaco?
A. Thursday, November 19, 1903
43. Which is the Independence Day / Date of Spain?
A. 15th Century
44. Which is the Independence Day / Date of Iran?
A. Wednesday, February 10, 1904
45. Which is the Independence Day / Date of Sweden?
A. June 6, 1523
46. Which is the Independence Day / Date of Netherlands?
A. January 23, 1579
47. Which is the Independence Day / Date of Oman?
A. Thursday, July 07, 1904
48. Which is the Independence Day / Date of United Kingdom?
A. May 1, 1707
49. Which is the Independence Day / Date of Liechtenstein?
A. January 23, 1719
50. Which is the Independence Day / Date of Nepal?
A. Wednesday, November 02, 1904
51. Which is the Independence Day / Date of United States of America?
A. July 4, 1776
52. Which is the Independence Day / Date of Haiti?
A. January 1, 1804
53. Which is the Independence Day / Date of Colombia?
A. July 20, 1810
54. Which is the Independence Day / Date of Mexico?
A. Sept. 16, 1810
55. Which is the Independence Day / Date of Chile?
A. Sept. 18, 1810
56. Which is the Independence Day / Date of Paraguay?
A. May 14, 1811
57. Which is the Independence Day / Date of Venezuela?
A. July 5, 1811
58. Which is the Independence Day / Date of Argentina?
A. July 9, 1816
59. Which is the Independence Day / Date of Peru?
A. July 28, 1821
60. Which is the Independence Day / Date of Costa Rica?
A. Sept. 15, 1821
61. Which is the Independence Day / Date of El Salvador?
A. Sept. 15, 1821
62. Which is the Independence Day / Date of Guatemala?
A. Sept. 15, 1821
63. Which is the Independence Day / Date of Honduras?
A. Sept. 15, 1821
64. Which is the Independence Day / Date of Nicaragua?
A. Sept. 15, 1821
65. Which is the Independence Day / Date of Ecuador?
A. May 24, 1822
66. Which is the Independence Day / Date of Brazil?
A. Sept. 7, 1822
67. Which is the Independence Day / Date of Bolivia?
A. August 6, 1825
68. Which is the Independence Day / Date of Uruguay?
A. August 25, 1825
69. Which is the Independence Day / Date of Greece?
A. Monday, January 02, 1905
70. Which is the Independence Day / Date of Belgium?
A. October 4, 1830
71. Which is the Independence Day / Date of Luxembourg?
A. Thursday, January 12, 1905
72. Which is the Independence Day / Date of Dominican Republic?
A. February 27, 1844
73. Which is the Independence Day / Date of Liberia?
A. July 26, 1847
74. Which is the Independence Day / Date of Italy?
A. March 17, 1861
75. Which is the Independence Day / Date of Canada?
A. July 1, 1867
76. Which is the Independence Day / Date of Germany?
A. January 18, 1871
77. Which is the Independence Day / Date of Romania?
A. May 9, 1877
78. Which is the Independence Day / Date of Bulgaria?
A. March 3, 1878
79. Which is the Independence Day / Date of Ethiopia?
A. Friday, March 10, 1905
80. Which is the Independence Day / Date of Philippines?
A. June 12, 1898
81. Which is the Independence Day / Date of Australia?
A. Tuesday, January 01, 1901
82. Which is the Independence Day / Date of Cuba?
A. Tuesday, May 20, 1902
83. Which is the Independence Day / Date of Panama?
A. Tuesday, November 03, 1903
84. Which is the Independence Day / Date of Norway?
A. Wednesday, June 07, 1905
85. Which is the Independence Day / Date of New Zealand?
A. Sept. 26, 1907
86. Which is the Independence Day / Date of South Africa?
A. Tuesday, May 31, 1910
87. Which is the Independence Day / Date of Albania?
A. Thursday, November 28, 1912
88. Which is the Independence Day / Date of Finland?
A. Thursday, December 06, 1917
89. Which is the Independence Day / Date of Poland?
A. Monday, November 11, 1918
90. Which is the Independence Day / Date of Iceland?
A. Sunday, December 01, 1918
91. Which is the Independence Day / Date of Afghanistan?
A. Tuesday, August 19, 1919
92. Which is the Independence Day / Date of Ireland?
A. Tuesday, December 06, 1921
93. Which is the Independence Day / Date of Egypt?
A. Tuesday, February 28, 1922
94. Which is the Independence Day / Date of Turkey?
A. Monday, October 29, 1923
95. Which is the Independence Day / Date of Vatican City?
A. Monday, February 11, 1929
96. Which is the Independence Day / Date of Saudi Arabia?
A. Sept. 23, 1932
97. Which is the Independence Day / Date of Iraq?
A. Monday, October 03, 1932
98. Which is the Independence Day / Date of Lebanon?
A. Monday, November 22, 1943
99. Which is the Independence Day / Date of Korea, North?
A. Wednesday, August 15, 1945
100. Which is the Independence Day / Date of Korea, South?
A. Wednesday, August 15, 1945
101. Which is the Independence Day / Date of Indonesia?
A. Friday, August 17, 1945
102. Which is the Independence Day / Date of Vietnam?
A. Sept. 2, 1945
103. Which is the Independence Day / Date of Syria?
A. Wednesday, April 17, 1946
104. Which is the Independence Day / Date of Jordan?
A. Saturday, May 25, 1946
105. Which is the Independence Day / Date of Pakistan?
A. Thursday, August 14, 1947
106. Which is the Independence Day / Date of India?
A. Friday, August 15, 1947
107. Which is the Independence Day / Date of Burma?
A. Sunday, January 04, 1948
108. Which is the Independence Day / Date of Sri Lanka?
A. Wednesday, February 04, 1948
109. Which is the Independence Day / Date of Israel?
A. Friday, May 14, 1948
110. Which is the Independence Day / Date of Laos?
A. Tuesday, July 19, 1949
111. Which is the Independence Day / Date of Bhutan?
A. Monday, August 08, 1949
112. Which is the Independence Day / Date of Libya?
A. Monday, December 24, 1951
113. Which is the Independence Day / Date of Cambodia?
A. Monday, November 09, 1953
114. Which is the Independence Day / Date of Sudan?
A. Sunday, January 01, 1956
115. Which is the Independence Day / Date of Morocco?
A. Friday, March 02, 1956
116. Which is the Independence Day / Date of Tunisia?
A. Tuesday, March 20, 1956
117. Which is the Independence Day / Date of Ghana?
A. Wednesday, March 06, 1957
118. Which is the Independence Day / Date of Malaysia?
A. Saturday, August 31, 1957
119. Which is the Independence Day / Date of Guinea?
A. Thursday, October 02, 1958
120. Which is the Independence Day / Date of Cameroon?
A. Friday, January 01, 1960
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