Which is the oldest political party in the western world?
The Republicans (USA)
The Conservatives (UK)
The Liberals (Canada)
The Democrats (USA)
Which of these nations had an army in excess of 1 million men in the 70s?
Thailand
Indonesia
Vietnam
Burma
By which of these ancient civilizations was Machu Pichu built?
The Aztecs
The Egyptians
The Mayas
The Incas
Where was Christopher Columbus from?
Spain
Portugal
Venice
Genoa
Which was the first capital of ancient Egypt?
Thebes
Alexandria
Memphis
Achetaton
Which country won the first World Cup of football (soccer) in 1930?
Brazil
England
Germany
Uruguay
How did Julius Caesar die?
He was fatally wounded at the battle of Tapsus
He died of the plague
He was assassinated in the senate
He was poisoned at a reception in his honour
Which Roman conquered Britain?
Julius Ceasar
Trajan
Claudius
King Henry VIII
Who was sometimes called the 'Bohemian Corporal'?
Napoleon Bonaparte
George S. Patton
Adolf Hitler
Jimmy Hendrix
In which month of 1945 was an atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima?
August
September
January
June
In which city did the Russian Revolution started?
Moscow
St.Petersburg
Kazan
Odessa
On top of the French, Portuguese, Dutch and English who also had trading posts in India?
Brandenburg
Denmark
Sweden
Spain
Who fought in the Winter War (1939-1940)?
Russia and Sweden
Finland and Sweden
Russia and China
Finland and Russia
Which of the following was the immediate cause of the Indian Mutiny in 1857?
Britain's establishment of the Hindu Dogra Rajputs as rulers of predominantly Muslim Kashmir
The decision to adopt Enfield Rifles with cartridges greased in pig and cow tallow that soldiers had to rip open with their teeth
The replacement of Persian with English as the official legal language in British East India Company territories
The annexation of Oudh by the British after its ruling dynasty was declared lapsed and incompetent to rule
With which region of South Asia is the early 19th Century empire of Ranjit Singh associated with?
Assam
Bengal
Maharashtra
Punjab