Friday, December 17, 2010

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Q.  When was World War I commenced?
A.  1914
Q.  The first British University to admit women for degree courses was
A.  London University
Q.  What is the name of a line on a map that joins places of equal height?
A.  Contour
Q.  What is Portland Bill?
A.  A Lighthouse
Q.  Name the Greenpeace trawler which was sunk in July 1985?
A.  Rainbow Warrior.
Q.  What form of defence in a criminal prosecution is a Latin word meaning 'elsewhere'?
A.  Alibi
Q.  Which company made the first tea bags?
A.  Tetley
Q.  Which type of spy plane, piloted by Gary Powers, was shot down over Russia in 1960?
A.  U2
Q.  How many children did Queen Victoria have?
A.  (9)
Q.  Whose is the first birth to be recorded in the bible?
A.  Cain
Q.  What was the last Battle fought on British soil?
A.  Culloden
Q.  In the Bible, which city fell after Joshua and his armies marched round it for 7 days?
A.  Jericho.
Q.  Rowlett Act was passed in India in which year?
A.  1919
Q.  A series of wars fought over 116 years, between England & France and later Burgundy, is commonly named as?
A.  Hundred Years War
Q.  What were the watchwords for French Revolution?
A.  Liberty , Equality and Fraterenity
Q.  What was the capital of Bahamani Kings?
A.  Gulbarga
Q.  What is the world’s oldest surviving republic?
A.  San Marino
Q.  What was the name of the ship that brought the Pilgrins to New England in 1620?
A.  Mayflower.
Q.  The slogan associated with French Revolution
A.  Liberty, Equality and Fraternity
Q.  Whose period was known as the Golden Age of Rome?
A.  Augustus Caesar
Q.  The king ruled in the period of French revolution
A.  Louis 16th
Q.  Who organized 'Red Army'
A.  Trotsky
Q.  Four divided stages of prehistoric periods are
A.  Paleolithic period, Mesolithic period, Neolithic period and Chalcolithic period
Q.  What $325 million chateau was finished for Louis XIV of France in 1682?
A.  Versailles.
Q.  What biblical place name means "pleasure"?
A.  Eden.
Q.  What plant's meltdown was dubbed "Russian Roulette" by nuclear power wags?
A.  Chernobyl's.
Q.  What African country's name is from the Latin for "free"?
A.  Liberia's.
Q.  Which of the seven wonders of the ancient world was demolished by an earthquake in 224 B.C.?
A.  The Colossus of Rhodes.
Q.  What caused half of all deaths from natural disasters from 1945 to 1986?
A.  Earthquakes.
Q.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Japan?
A.  660 BCE
Q.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of China?
A.  221 BCE
Q.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of San Marino?
A.  301 CE
Q.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of France?
A.  843 CE
Q.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Austria?
A.  976 CE
Q.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Denmark?
A.  10th Century CE
Q.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Hungary?
A.  Saturday, September 27, 1902
Q.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Portugal?
A.  Monday, February 16, 1903
Q.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Mongolia?
A.  Monday, April 20, 1903
Q.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Thailand?
A.  Friday, May 22, 1903
Q.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Andorra?
A.  Wednesday, July 01, 1903
Q.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Switzerland?
A.  August 1, 1291
Q.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Monaco?
A.  Thursday, November 19, 1903
Q.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Spain?
A.  15th Century
Q.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Iran?
A.  Wednesday, February 10, 1904
Q.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Sweden?
A.  June 6, 1523
Q.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Netherlands?
A.  January 23, 1579
Q.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Oman?
A.  Thursday, July 07, 1904
Q.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of United Kingdom?
A.  May 1, 1707
Q.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Liechtenstein?
A.  January 23, 1719
Q.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Nepal?
A.  Wednesday, November 02, 1904
Q.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of United States of America?
A.  July 4, 1776
Q.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Haiti?
A.  January 1, 1804
Q.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Colombia?
A.  July 20, 1810
Q.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Mexico?
A.  Sept. 16, 1810
Q.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Chile?
A.  Sept. 18, 1810
Q.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Paraguay?
A.  May 14, 1811
Q.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Venezuela?
A.  July 5, 1811
Q.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Argentina?
A.  July 9, 1816
Q.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Peru?
A.  July 28, 1821
Q.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Costa Rica?
A.  Sept. 15, 1821
Q.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of El Salvador?
A.  Sept. 15, 1821
Q.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Guatemala?
A.  Sept. 15, 1821
Q.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Honduras?
A.  Sept. 15, 1821
Q.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Nicaragua?
A.  Sept. 15, 1821
Q.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Ecuador?
A.  May 24, 1822
Q.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Brazil?
A.  Sept. 7, 1822
Q.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Bolivia?
A.  August 6, 1825
Q.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Uruguay?
A.  August 25, 1825
Q.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Greece?
A.  Monday, January 02, 1905
Q.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Belgium?
A.  October 4, 1830
Q.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Luxembourg?
A.  Thursday, January 12, 1905
Q.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Dominican Republic?
A.  February 27, 1844
Q.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Liberia?
A.  July 26, 1847
Q.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Italy?
A.  March 17, 1861
Q.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Canada?
A.  July 1, 1867
Q.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Germany?
A.  January 18, 1871
Q.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Romania?
A.  May 9, 1877
Q.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Bulgaria?
A.  March 3, 1878
Q.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Ethiopia?
A.  Friday, March 10, 1905
Q.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Philippines?
A.  June 12, 1898
Q.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Australia?
A.  Tuesday, January 01, 1901
Q.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Cuba?
A.  Tuesday, May 20, 1902
Q.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Panama?
A.  Tuesday, November 03, 1903
Q.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Norway?
A.  Wednesday, June 07, 1905
Q.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of New Zealand?
A.  Sept. 26, 1907
Q.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of South Africa?
A.  Tuesday, May 31, 1910
Q.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Albania?
A.  Thursday, November 28, 1912
Q.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Finland?
A.  Thursday, December 06, 1917
Q.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Poland?
A.  Monday, November 11, 1918
Q.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Iceland?
A.  Sunday, December 01, 1918
Q.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Afghanistan?
A.  Tuesday, August 19, 1919
Q.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Ireland?
A.  Tuesday, December 06, 1921
Q.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Egypt?
A.  Tuesday, February 28, 1922
Q.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Turkey?
A.  Monday, October 29, 1923
Q.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Vatican City?
A.  Monday, February 11, 1929
Q.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Saudi Arabia?
A.  Sept. 23, 1932
Q.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Iraq?
A.  Monday, October 03, 1932
Q.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Lebanon?
A.  Monday, November 22, 1943
Q.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Korea, North?
A.  Wednesday, August 15, 1945
Q.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Korea, South?
A.  Wednesday, August 15, 1945
Q.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Indonesia?
A.  Friday, August 17, 1945
Q.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Vietnam?
A.  Sept. 2, 1945
Q.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Syria?
A.  Wednesday, April 17, 1946
Q.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Jordan?
A.  Saturday, May 25, 1946
Q.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Pakistan?
A.  Thursday, August 14, 1947
Q.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of India?
A.  Friday, August 15, 1947
Q.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Burma?
A.  Sunday, January 04, 1948
Q.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Sri Lanka?
A.  Wednesday, February 04, 1948
Q.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Israel?
A.  Friday, May 14, 1948
Q.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Laos?
A.  Tuesday, July 19, 1949
Q.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Bhutan?
A.  Monday, August 08, 1949
Q.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Libya?
A.  Monday, December 24, 1951
Q.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Cambodia?
A.  Monday, November 09, 1953
Q.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Sudan?
A.  Sunday, January 01, 1956
Q.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Morocco?
A.  Friday, March 02, 1956
Q.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Tunisia?
A.  Tuesday, March 20, 1956
Q.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Ghana?
A.  Wednesday, March 06, 1957
Q.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Malaysia?
A.  Saturday, August 31, 1957
Q.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Guinea?
A.  Thursday, October 02, 1958
Q.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Cameroon?
A.  Friday, January 01, 1960
Q.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Senegal?
A.  Monday, April 04, 1960
Q.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Togo?
A.  Friday, May 27, 1960
Q.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Congo, Republic of the?
A.  Thursday, June 30, 1960
Q.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Somalia?
A.  Friday, July 01, 1960
Q.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Madagascar?
A.  Tuesday, July 26, 1960
Q.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Benin?
A.  Monday, August 01, 1960
Q.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Niger?
A.  Wednesday, August 03, 1960
Q.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Burkina Faso?
A.  Friday, August 05, 1960
Q.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Cote d'Ivorie?
A.  Sunday, August 07, 1960
Q.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Chad?
A.  Thursday, August 11, 1960
Q.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Central African Republic?
A.  Saturday, August 13, 1960
Q.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Congo, Dem. Rep. of the?
A.  Monday, August 15, 1960
Q.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Cyprus?
A.  Tuesday, August 16, 1960
Q.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Gabon?
A.  Wednesday, August 17, 1960
Q.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Mali?
A.  Sept. 22, 1960
Q.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Nigeria?
A.  Saturday, October 01, 1960
Q.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Mauritania?
A.  Monday, November 28, 1960
Q.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Sierra Leone?
A.  Thursday, April 27, 1961
Q.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Kuwait?
A.  Monday, June 19, 1961
Q.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Samoa?
A.  Monday, January 01, 1962
Q.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Burundi?
A.  Sunday, July 01, 1962
Q.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Rwanda?
A.  Sunday, July 01, 1962
Q.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Algeria?
A.  Thursday, July 05, 1962
Q.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Jamaica?
A.  Monday, August 06, 1962
Q.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Trinidad and Tobago?
A.  Friday, August 31, 1962
Q.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Uganda?
A.  Tuesday, October 09, 1962
Q.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Kenya?
A.  Thursday, December 12, 1963
Q.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Tanzania?
A.  Sunday, April 26, 1964
Q.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Malawi?
A.  Monday, July 06, 1964
Q.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Malta?
A.  Sept. 21, 1964
Q.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Zambia?
A.  Saturday, October 24, 1964
Q.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Gambia, The?
A.  Thursday, February 18, 1965
Q.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Maldives?
A.  Monday, July 26, 1965
Q.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Singapore?
A.  Monday, August 09, 1965
Q.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Guyana?
A.  Thursday, May 26, 1966
Q.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Botswana?
A.  Friday, September 30, 1966
Q.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Lesotho?
A.  Tuesday, October 04, 1966
Q.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Barbados?
A.  Wednesday, November 30, 1966
Q.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Nauru?
A.  Wednesday, January 31, 1968
Q.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Mauritius?
A.  Tuesday, March 12, 1968
Q.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Swaziland?
A.  Sept. 6, 1968
Q.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Equatorial?
A.  Saturday, October 12, 1968
Q.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Tonga?
A.  Thursday, June 04, 1970
Q.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Fiji?
A.  Saturday, October 10, 1970
Q.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Bangladesh?
A.  Friday, March 26, 1971
Q.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Bahrain?
A.  Sunday, August 15, 1971
Q.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Qatar?
A.  Sept. 3, 1971
Q.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of United Arab Emirates?
A.  Tuesday, November 02, 1971
Q.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Bahamas?
A.  Tuesday, July 10, 1973
Q.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Grenada?
A.  Thursday, February 07, 1974
Q.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Mozambique?
A.  Wednesday, June 25, 1975
Q.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Cape Verde?
A.  Saturday, July 05, 1975
Q.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Comoros?
A.  Sunday, July 06, 1975
Q.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Sao Tome and Principe?
A.  Saturday, July 12, 1975
Q.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Papua New Guinea?
A.  Sept. 16, 1975
Q.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Angola?
A.  Tuesday, November 11, 1975
Q.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Suriname?
A.  Tuesday, November 25, 1975
Q.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Seychelles?
A.  Tuesday, June 29, 1976
Q.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Djibouti?
A.  Monday, June 27, 1977
Q.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Solomon Islands?
A.  Friday, July 07, 1978
Q.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Tuvalu?
A.  Sunday, October 01, 1978
Q.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Dominica?
A.  Friday, November 03, 1978
Q.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Saint Lucia?
A.  Thursday, February 22, 1979
Q.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Kiribati?
A.  Thursday, July 12, 1979
Q.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
A.  Saturday, October 27, 1979
Q.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Zimbabwe?
A.  Friday, April 18, 1980
Q.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Vanuatu?
A.  Wednesday, July 30, 1980
Q.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Antigua and Barbuda?
A.  Sunday, January 11, 1981
Q.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Belize?
A.  Sept. 21, 1981
Q.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Saint Kitts and Nevis?
A.  Sept. 19, 1983
Q.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Brunei?
A.  Sunday, January 01, 1984
Q.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Marshall Islands?
A.  Tuesday, October 21, 1986
Q.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Micronesia, Federated States of?
A.  Monday, November 03, 1986
Q.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Lithuania?
A.  Sunday, March 11, 1990
Q.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Namibia?
A.  Wednesday, March 21, 1990
Q.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Yemen?
A.  Tuesday, May 22, 1990
Q.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Georgia?
A.  Tuesday, April 09, 1991
Q.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Croatia?
A.  Tuesday, June 25, 1991
Q.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Slovenia?
A.  Tuesday, June 25, 1991
Q.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Estonia?
A.  Tuesday, August 20, 1991
Q.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Kyrgyzstan?
A.  Wednesday, August 21, 1991
Q.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Russia?
A.  Saturday, August 24, 1991
Q.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Belarus?
A.  Sunday, August 25, 1991
Q.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Moldova?
A.  Tuesday, August 27, 1991
Q.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Azerbaijan?
A.  Friday, August 30, 1991
Q.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Uzbekistan?
A.  Sept. 1, 1991
Q.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Latvia?
A.  Sept. 6, 1991
Q.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Macedonia?
A.  Sept. 8, 1991
Q.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Tajikistan?
A.  Sept. 9, 1991
Q.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Armenia?
A.  Sept. 21, 1991
Q.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Turkmenistan?
A.  Sunday, October 27, 1991
Q.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Ukraine?
A.  Sunday, November 24, 1991
Q.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Kazakhstan?
A.  Monday, December 16, 1991
Q.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Bosnia and Herzegovina?
A.  Tuesday, March 03, 1992
Q.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Czech Republic?
A.  Friday, January 01, 1993
Q.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Slovakia?
A.  Friday, January 01, 1993
Q.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Eritrea?
A.  Monday, May 24, 1993
Q.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Palau?
A.  Saturday, October 01, 1994
Q.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of East Timor?
A.  Monday, May 20, 2002
Q.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Montenegro?
A.  Saturday, June 03, 2006
Q.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Serbia?
A.  Monday, June 05, 2006
Q.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Kosovo?
A.  Sunday, February 17, 2008

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