Personalities Quiz - Part 5
1) Florence became famous as "The Lady with the Lamp", looking after wounded British soldiers in which war?
1) Franco-Prussian War
2) Afghan War
3) Crimean War
4) Boxer Rebellion
2) What was the name of Florence Nightingale's older sister?
1) Calliope
2) Athena
3) Parthenope
4) Virginia
3) Where was Florence Nightingale born?
1) USA
2) England
3) Italy
4) Crimea
4) Disgraced cricketer Ajay Jadeja is the son-in-law of which politician?
1) Jaya Jaitley
2) V.P.Singh
3) Jaya Lalitha
4) Jaya Prada
5) Which is the headquarters of the Missionaries of Charity founded by Mother Theresa?
1) Nirmal Hriday
2) Shishu Bhavan
3) Asha Sadan
4) Shanti Nagar
6) Which famous national leader of India has written books on the ancient Greek philosopher Socrates and the ancient Roman king Marcus Aurelius?
1) Mahatma Gandhi
2) Jawaharlal Nehru
3) C.Rajagopalachari
4) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
7) The 'Satyagraha Ashram' was founded in 1921 at Wardha in Maharashtra by...?
1) Mahatma Gandhi
2) Jamnalal Bajaj
3) Acharya Vinoba Bhave
4) Mother Teresa
8) Who was the famous actor who conceived of building a replica of Shakespeare's Globe Theatre on the South Bank of the river Thames in London?
1) Sir Laurence Olivier
2) Sam Wanamaker
3) Kevin Spacey
4) Sir John Mills
9) What job did Abraham Lincoln have before he became president?
1) Rowing a flatboat
2) Chopping wood
3) Cab driver
4) Lawyer
10) What was Abraham Lincoln first paying job?
1) Carpenter
2) Chopping fire wood
3) Cab driver
4) Rowing a flat boat across the Ohio River
11) Who encouraged first Abraham Lincoln to read?
1) His stepmother, Sarah
2) His dad, Tom
3) His sister, Sarah
4) His mother, Nancy
12) How old was Abraham Lincoln when he started to school and how far did he have to walk?
1) 15 years old & walked 9 miles
2) 8 years old & walked 1.5 miles
3) 4 years old & walked 7 miles
4) 10 years old & walked 3.5 miles
13) How did his mom die when she lived in Indiana?
1) Milk fever
2) Indians killed her
3) Someone shot her
4) Cardiac failure
14) How old was Abraham Lincoln when he moved to Indiana?
1) 19
2) 13
3) 21
4) 7
15) What is Abraham Lincoln sister's name?
1) Diana
2) Nancy
3) Sarah
4) Mary
16) What is Abraham Lincoln dad's name?
1) Tom
2) Dennis
3) Ponty
4) Tad
17) What is Abraham Lincoln mother's name?
1) Diana
2) Nancy
3) Sarah
4) Mary
18) 1) In a log cabin in Indiana
2) In a log cabin in Illinois
3) In a log cabin in Berhingum
4) In a log cabin in Kentucky
Which playback singer has been awarded the Bharat Ratna, the nation's highest civilian honour?
19) 1) Asha Bhosale
2) Kishore Kumar
3) Lata Mangeshkar
4) Mohd. Rafi
How many acres and houses did the Bournville Building Estate own when established by George Cadbury in 1900?
20) 1) 330 acres and 300 houses
2) 450 acres and 400 houses
3) 200 acres and 220 houses
4) 100 acres and 500 houses
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