| Quiz - History |
1. Who was the founder of The Asiatic Society? Ans : Sir William Jones 2. Who was the founder of the Arya Samaj? Ans : Swami Dayanand Saraswathi 3. Which country did Pol Pot once rule? Ans : Cambodia 4. During the reign of which Pallava king were the shore temples built? Ans : Narasimha Varman II 5. What is the word that means the 'study of what is ancient' in Greek? Ans : Archaeology 6. Who made the first telephone call to the Moon? Ans : Richard Nixon 7. Which leader was known as Il Duce? Ans : Benito Mussolini 8. Which British King abdicated the throne in order to marry Mrs Wallis Simpson? Ans : Edward VIII 9. Who said: 'There is nothing more wonderful than man'? Ans : Pico della Mirandola 10. Which French Monarch financed the American Revolution? Ans : Louis XVI 11. Whose teachings are enshrined in Asa-di-var? Ans : Guru Nanak 12. What was the capital of the Nayaka rulers? Ans : Madurai 13. Which king of South India earned the epithet of 'Vichitra Chitta"? Ans : Mahendravarmen I 14. Whom did Gavrilo Princep assassinate? Ans : Archduke Francis Ferdinand and his wife 15. With the breaking of which jail did the French Revolution start in 1789? Ans : The Bastille |
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