1) Who is the first President of the United States of America?
a) George Washington
2) Who was born on August 15, 1769?
c) Napoleon Bonaparte
3) Which city was previously known as Salisbury?
c) Harare
4) Who is the author of “A streetcar named desire”?
b) Tennessee Williams
5) Which film is in Aramaic and Latin?
d) The Passion of the Christ
6) Who won Wimbledon Men’s Singles Championship in 1977?
d) Bjorn Borg
7) Who won the Olympic Gold Medal for hockey in 1980?
a) India
8) What name was taken by Cardinal Joseph Sarto when he became pope?
d) Pius X
9) How many metres is one mile?
c) 1609.344
10) What are vertebrates that live both under water and on land called?
a) Amphibians
11) Which of the following books is not part of Pentateuch?
c) Ruth
12) Which of the following countries is landlocked?
c) Bolivia
13) What does Yugoslavia mean?
c) The land of the Southern Slavs
14) Which state of USA was once part of Russia?
a) Alaska
15) What did the Greeks call the present day Amu River in Iran?
d) Oxus
16) Which of these is not a metal?
b) Diamond
17) Which language is written in five scripts?
c) Konkani
18) Which British monarch in 20th century was not crowned?
b) Edward VIII
19) Who was told “Beware the Ides of March.”?
a) Julius Caesar
20) Which country’s postal stamps have the name Helvetia?
c) Switzerland
21) Yen is the currency of which country?
a) Japan
22) Which is the national flower of Australia?
d) Golden Wattle
23) What is the number of squares on a chess board?
b) 64
24) Which city was the summer capital of India during British Rule?
c) Simla
25) The name of which city was changed to Petrograd and Leningrad?
d) St. Petersburg