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A self-proclaimed plain housewife, this lady was the first President of an Asian country.
- AMaria Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
- BMary MacAleese
- CCorazon Aquino
- DBenazir Bhuto
Answer: Corazon Aquino - 102.
She received many honorary degrees before becoming First Lady.
- AHillary Clinton
- BSara Jefferson
- CPat Nixon
- DLou Hoover
Answer: Lou Hoover - 103.
What name did the American soldiers in Vietnam use to refer to the Viet Cong collectively?
- ACharlie
- BBilly
- CTommy
- DVictor
Answer: Charlie - 104.
Which US President addressed these words to his wife: '...Still this is the day, the day that marks 31 years of such happiness that has come to few men. I told you once that this was like adolescent's dream of what marriage should be like. That hasn't changed.'?
- ARonald Reagan
- BGeorge Washington
- CBill Clinton
- DTheodore Roosevelt
Answer: Ronald Reagan - 105.
Casanova graduated from the University of Padua, Italy, with a degree in this academic field.
- AMathematics
- BMedicine
- CArt
- DLaw
Answer: Law - 106.
Which American politician is credited with writing the Declaration of Independence?
- AThomas Jefferson
- BGeorge Washington
- CBenjamin Franklin
- DJohn Adams
Answer: Thomas Jefferson - 107.
Elizabeth Is privateers, known as Sea Dogs, were a colorful chapter in her reign. One of these claimed international celebrity by circumnavigating the globe. Name him.
- AMartin Frobisher
- BFrancis Drake
- CRichard Hackluit
- DWalter Rawleigh
Answer: Francis Drake - 108.
Which of the following US Presidents was related to 11 former presidents, either by blood or marriage?
- AZachary Taylor
- BTheodore Roosevelt
- CFranklin D. Roosevelt
- DHerbert Hoover
Answer: Franklin D. Roosevelt - 109.
Which U.S. President, who had become President after the 1901 assassination of his predecessor, survived an assassination attempt more than three years after he left office?
- AWoodrow Wilson
- BWilliam H. Taft
- CTheodore Roosevelt
- DWilliam McKinley
Answer: Theodore Roosevelt - 110.
What sculptor is widely believed to have worked on the famous bust of Nefertiti?
- ADonatello
- BBenvenuto Cellini
- CThutmose
- DClaus Sluter
Answer: Thutmose - 111.
Henry the Navigator, who initiated European worldwide expansion, was king of this country.
- AFrance
- BSpain
- CPortugal
- DEngland
Answer: Portugal - 112.
How does Tom Thumb die according to the popular traditional tale from English folklore?
- AHe drownes in the Kings cup of tea
- BHe freezes in the snow
- CHe is bitten by a spider
- DHe is swallowed by a fish
Answer: He is bitten by a spider - 113.
Hedda Gabler, The Wild Duck, An Enemy of the People and Ghosts are plays written by this playwright.
- ASean OCasey
- BAnton Chekhov
- CHeinrich Ibsen
- DGeorge Bernard Shaw
Answer: Heinrich Ibsen - 114.
When did Sarah Palin start her public service career?
- A1989
- B2005
- C1992
- D1999
Answer: 1992 - 115.
Which U.S. state did the Seminole nation originally populate?
- AFlorida
- BMexico
- CCalifornia
- DAlabama
Answer: Florida - 116.
When Elvis Presley appeared on this Eds TV show, the camera was only allowed to show him from the waist up.
- AEd Sullivan
- BEd McMahon
- CEd Asner
- DEd Robinson
Answer: Ed Sullivan - 117.
What are the islets of Langerhans, named for Paul Langerhans?
- AA cluster of relatively stable dark spots on Jupiter
- BA region of partly submerged reefs off the southern coast of Java
- CRegions of the pancreas containing cells that produce hormones
- DParts of the human retina where (intensity-sensitive) rod cells cluster among the (colour-sensitive) cone cells
Answer: Regions of the pancreas containing cells that produce hormones - 118.
The killings attributed to Jack the Ripper were perpetrated during what year?
- A1886
- B1888
- C1889
- D1900
Answer: 1888 - 119.
On 4 April 2009 the French yacht Tanit was captured by pirates and all five people, including a 3-year-old child, were taken hostages. What was the outcome?
- AThe hostages managed to free themselves.
- BThe French forces rescued the people, but the child was killed.
- CThe pirates demanded a ransom, and the hostages were released after they got the money.
- DThe French forces rescued four of the hostages,including the child, and the fifth one was killed.
Answer: The French forces rescued four of the hostages,including the child, and the fifth one was killed. - 120.
Which of these was created by Roosevelt to insure that the stock market was properly regulated?
- ASecurities and Exchange Commission
- BInvestigative branch of the Treasury Department
- Cfinancial and securities branch of the Federal Bureau of Investigation
- Denlarged Justice Department
Answer: Securities and Exchange Commission - 121.
Which one of these statements about U.S. President John F. Kennedy is true?
- AHe was the 36th President of the United States.
- BHe was a devoted Evangelical Presbyterian.
- CHe was born in Boston, Massachusetts.
- DHe was the first U.S. President born in the 20th century.
Answer: He was the first U.S. President born in the 20th century. - 122.
Who is the author of Agamemnon, The Libation Bearers, The Eumenides, Prometheus Bound, and Seven Against Thebes?
- ASophocles
- BAeschylus
- CAristophanes
- DTerrance
Answer: Aeschylus - 123.
Apart from women, this remained Casanovas uncontrollable passion throughout his whole life.
- ALying
- BPainting
- CStealing
- DGambling
Answer: Gambling - 124.
Which U.S. President, shot at the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York, might have survived if doctors had used a new medical device on exhibit at the fair that could have helped them find the fatal bullet?
- AWilliam McKinley
- BGrover Cleveland
- CTheodore Roosevelt
- DBenjamin Harrison
Answer: William McKinley - 125.
This Spanish architect, whose best works include Casa Milà and Casa Batllóollowed in Barcelona, was a strict vegetarian from an early age because of his rheumatism.
- ALluís Domènech i Montaner
- BAntonio Gaudi
- CAntonio Palacios
- DJosep Lluís Sert
Answer: Antonio Gaudi - 126.
Bertha Kinsky, Alfred Nobels secretary and housekeeper, was the first woman to win the Nobel Prize in this category.
- APeace
- BLiterature
- CEconomics
- DChemistry
Answer: Peace - 127.
What is the name of the philologist who invented the Esperanto language?
- ALudwik Lazarz Zamenhof
- BJean-Joseph Etienne Lenoir
- CWhitcomb Judson
- DWilliam Murdoch
Answer: Ludwik Lazarz Zamenhof - 128.
Who was a cattle rancher before becoming President?
- ATheodore Roosevelt
- BMillard Fillmore
- CJames Garfield
- DChester Arthur
Answer: Theodore Roosevelt - 129.
Who wrote Time and the Conways, Dangerous Corner and The Inspector Calls?
- AJ. B. Priestly
- BEugene Ionesco
- CJohn Webster
- DHarold Pinter
Answer: J. B. Priestly - 130.
We know that a scrooge is a miserly, unhappy person. From which Dickens novel do we get this word?
- AA Tale of Two Cities
- BNicholas Nickleby
- CThe Pickwick Papers
- DA Christmas Carol
Answer: A Christmas Carol - 131.
How was First Lady Mrs. Dwight Eisenhower affectionately known?
- ADear Heart
- BDolly
- CHoney Bun
- DMamie
Answer: Mamie - 132.
Gordium, the city where according to legend Alexander the Great undid the intricate Gordian Knot, was the capital of this ancient kingdom.
- APhrygia
- BMesopotamia
- CIllyria
- DSparta
Answer: Phrygia - 133.
He served one term as President and two terms as Vice President.
- AMartin Van Buren
- BMillard Fillmore
- CJohn Adams
- DJohn Tyler
Answer: John Adams - 134.
Which of the following was a leading British engineer and architect of the 19th century?
- AIsambard Kingdom Brunel
- BHoratio Nelson
- CGraham Swift
- DSir Isaac Newton
Answer: Isambard Kingdom Brunel - 135.
Svetlana Kuznietzova and Maria Sharapova are top tennis players (and beauties as well). Judging by their surnames, what country are they from?
- ARussia
- BSwitzerland
- CAustralia
- DSweden
Answer: Russia - 136.
Who said You aint heard nothin yet, folks?
- ALouis Armstrong
- BRay Charles
- CJesse Jackson
- DAl Jolson
Answer: Al Jolson - 137.
In January of 1971 Idi Amin came to power by overthrowing this president.
- AMilton Obote
- BJomo Kenyatta
- CKwame Nkrumah
- DMobutu Sese Seko
Answer: Milton Obote - 138.
Inspector General and The Marriage are plays by this author.
- AGogol
- BChekhov
- CDostoevsky
- DIbsen
Answer: Gogol - 139.
What is the meaning of the female name Katherine and its versions Catherine, Cathy, Kat, Kate?
- APurity
- BPatience
- CSanctity
- DSacrifice
Answer: Purity - 140.
Who was the first professional woman artist in the United States?
- AFrida Kahlo
- BMarianne Stokes
- CHenrietta Johnston
- DSylvia Vonderheid
Answer: Henrietta Johnston - 141.
St. David, who is commemorated with a feast day falling on March 1 each year, is the national patron saint of this country.
- AWales
- BIceland
- CScotland
- DCanada
Answer: Wales - 142.
What is the name of Fidel Castros second wife, mother of five of his sons?
- AMirta Díaz-Balart
- BDalia Soto del Valle
- CNaty Revuelta
- DAlina Fernández-Revuelta
Answer: Dalia Soto del Valle - 143.
This Italian actress appeared in some of the most prominent European films of the 1960s and 1970s, including Federico Fellinis 8½ and Sergio Leones epic Once Upon a Time in the West.
- AGina Lollobrigida
- BIsabella Rossellini
- COrnella Mutti
- DClaudia Cardinale
Answer: Claudia Cardinale - 144.
When was Grigori Rasputin born?
- A29 December 1916
- B22 January 1869
- C22 January 1879
- D29 December 1926
Answer: 22 January 1869 - 145.
Ronald Reagans political career was launched in 1964 when he gave a live TV speech entitled A Time For Choosing in support of which Presidential Candidate?
- ADwight Eisenhower
- BHubert Humphrey
- CBarry Goldwater
- DRichard Nixon
Answer: Barry Goldwater - 146.
Which alcoholic singer and movie actor was partnered with Jerry Lewis for many years?
- AHenny Youngman
- BVictor Hugo
- CDean Martin
- DBob Hope
Answer: Dean Martin - 147.
Who is traditionally regarded as the discoverer of the New World?
- AFernando Magellan
- BChristopher Columbus
- CAmerigo Vespucci
- DMarco Polo
Answer: Christopher Columbus - 148.
Maria or Mary is probably the most popular name around the world. What does it mean?
- AVirgin
- BChosen one
- CMother
- DBitterness
Answer: Bitterness - 149.
This author has written sweeping historical sagas about various locales including Hawaii, Alaska, Poland, Texas, the South Pacific and the Caribbean.
- AJames Clavell
- BJames Michener
- CIrving Stone
- DSidney Sheldon
Answer: James Michener - 150.
What playwright wrote Tambourlaine, Dido and Edward II?
- ARichard Sheridan
- BChristopher Marlowe
- CBen Jonson
- DWilliam Shakespeare
Answer: Christopher Marlowe
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