Nobel Prize 2011 Quiz Questions

1) Who won Nobel Prize 2011 for Medicine?
a) Bruce Beutler, Jules Hoffman, Ralph Steinman
b) Francoise Barre-Sinousi, Luc Montagnier, Harald zur Hausen
c) Carol W. Greider, Elizabeth H. Blackburn, Jack W. Szostak
d) Johannes Fibiger

2) For what was Nobel Prize 2011 for Medicine given?
a) Work on serum therapy
b) Work on Anaphylaxis
c) Discoveries concerning the the activation of innate immunity and discovery of the dendtritic cell and its role in adaptive immunity
d) Improvement in surgical instruments

3) Who won Nobel Prize 2011 for Physics?
a) Saul Perlmutter, Brian Schmidt, Adam Riess
b) Gabriel Lippmann
c) Charles Kao, Willard S. Boyle, George Smith
d) Werner Heisenberg

4) For what was Nobel Prize 2011 for Physics given?
a) Photographic reproduction of colours
b) Discovery of argon
c) Studies of exploding stars that revealed the expansion of the universe is accelerating
d) Creation of quantum mechanics

5) Who won Nobel Prize 2011 for Chemistry?
a) Daniel Shechtman
b) Eduard Buchner
c) Svante Arthenius
d) Linus Pauling

6) For what was Nobel Prize 2011 for Chemistry given?
a) Discovery of quasicrystals
b) For having showed what the ribosome looks like and now it functions at the atomic level
c) Synthesis of ammonia
d) Theory of electrolytic dissociation

7) Who won Nobel Prize 2011 for Literature?
a) Tomas Transtromer
b) Romain Rolland
c) Herta Mueller
d) Thomas Mann

8) For what was Nobel Prize 2011 for Literature given?
a) Novels, essays and dramas deeply involved with pacificism
b) Work that with the combination of poetry and the frankness of prose, depicts the landscape of the dispossessed
c) Surrealistic works which through condensed translucent images gave fresh access to reality
d) Essaying showing awareness of fragility of humaneness and tolerance

9) Who won Nobel Prize 2011 for Peace?
a) Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Leymah Gbowee, Tawakkal Karman
b) Wangari Maathai
c) Doris Lessing
d) Red Cross

10) For what was Nobel Prize 2011 for Peace given?
a) Peace in Palestine
b) Work in Iran
c) Promoting intenational diplomacy, co-operation among peoples and world free from nuclear arms
d) Championing women’s rights

Nobel Prize 2011 Quiz Questions with Answers

1) Who won Nobel Prize 2011 for Medicine?
a) Bruce Beutler, Jules Hoffman, Ralph Steinman

2) For what was Nobel Prize 2011 for Medicine given?
c) Discoveries concerning the the activation of innate immunity and discovery of the dendtritic cell
and its role in adaptive immunity

3) Who won Nobel Prize 2011 for Physics?
a) Saul Perlmutter, Brian Schmidt, Adam Riess

4) For what was Nobel Prize 2011 for Physics given?
c) Studies of exploding stars that revealed the expansion of the universe is accelerating

5) Who won Nobel Prize 2011 for Chemistry?
a) Daniel Shechtman

6) For what was Nobel Prize 2011 for Chemistry given?
a) Discovery of quasicrystals

7) Who won Nobel Prize 2011 for Literature?
a) Tomas Transtromer

8) For what was Nobel Prize 2011 for Literature given?
c) Surrealistic works which through condensed translucent images gave fresh access to reality

9) Who won Nobel Prize 2011 for Peace?
a) Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Leymah Gbowee, Tawakkal Karman

10) For what was Nobel Prize 2011 for Peace given?
d) Championing women’s rights

Cute Wooden Handicraft

Cute Wooden Handicraft: Make a String of Hearts

Everyone loves heart-shaped decorations. This cute wooden handicraft can be hung over a doorway or as part of a wall display. Paint the hearts red, pink, and white, and you will have a decoration for Valentines' Day. Paint them red and green for Christmas, or red, white, and blue to display love for America. You can leave it plain for a natural look. The string of hearts wooden handicraft fits well with country style furnishings.

To make the string of hearts, you will need 5 wooden heart cut-outs approximately three inches wide, a drill with an eighth inch bit and a quarter inch bit, a small amount of raffia, two yards of 1 -1/2 inch wide soft ribbon, two large wooden beads, and acrylic paints in the colors you want. The ribbon and the beads should match the color sceme you desire. Plaid ribbons are particularly effective. The string of hearts has five hearts side by side tied together with small raffia bows. The first and last hearts have the wide ribbon strung through a hole on each side and a bead strung on the ribbon. The ribbon is knotted at the very ends, making a loop of ribbon on each end which can fit over a nail for hanging.

The first step in making the wooden handicraft is to drill a small hole on each side of the hearts. The two outside holes are made with the quarter inch bit, and the other holes are made with the 1/8 inch bit. Now paint the hearts with the acrylic paint in the colors you desire. Acrylic paints are the small bottles of craft paint that are sold in 2-ounce bottles in a wide variety of colors. They can sometimes be purchased very inexpensively. Tempera paint will work if you can't get acrylic paints. Another idea is to spray paint them, especially if you want to use a metallic color.

When the paint is dry, tie the hearts together with the raffia. To do this, cut four 10-inch lengths of raffia. Thread the raffia down into one hole and up through the hole on the next heart so that they lay side by side. The raffia should be tied in a neat bow on the top of the arrangement. Do the same between the rest of the hearts so that all the small raffia bows are on top. Trim the raffia ends if necessary.

Through each of the outside holes, thread one of the ribbons. Pull the ribbon through until the ends are even. Thread the large bead over both ends and slip it up close to the heart. Trim the ends of the ribbon decoratively and knot them. Repeat the process on the other side to complete the wooden handicraft. Now hang the string of hearts wherever desired for a cheerful decoration. A wooden handicraft like this makes a nice gift for someone special.

50 States Of USA

 List of 50 states of United States of America, their capitals, abbreviations and nicknames.

No.	States	Capitals	Abbreviations	Nicknames
1	Alabama	Montgomery	AL	Yellowhammer State
2	Alaska	Juneau	AK	Last Frontier
3	Arizona	Phoenix	AZ	Grand Canyon State
4	Arkansas	Little Rock	AR	Natural State
5	California	Sacramento	CA	Golden State
6	Colorado	Denver	CO	Centennial State
7	Connecticut	Hartford	CT	Constitution State
8	Delaware	Dover	DE	First State
9	Florida	Tallahassee	FL	Sunshine State
10	Georgia	Atlanta	GA	Peach State
11	Hawaii	Honolulu	HI	Aloha State
12	Idaho	Boise	ID	Gem State
13	Illinois	Springfield	IL	Prairie State
14	Indiana	Indianapolis	IN	Hoosier State
15	Iowa	Des Moines	IA	Hawkeye State
16	Kansas	Topeka	KS	Sunflower State
17	Kentucky	Frankfort	KY	Bluegrass State
18	Louisiana	Baton Rouge	LA	Pelican State
19	Maine	Augusta	ME	Pine Tree State
20	Maryland	Annapolis	MD	Old Line State
21	Massachusetts	Boston	MA	Bay State
22	Michigan	Lansing	MI	Great Lakes State
23	Minnesota	St. Paul	MN	North Star State
24	Mississippi	Jackson	MS	Magnolia State
25	Missouri	Jefferson City	MO	Show Me State
26	Montana	Helena	MT	Treasure State
27	Nebraska	Lincoln	NE	Cornhusker State
28	Nevada	Carson City	NV	Silver State
29	New Hampshire	Concord	NH	Granite State
30	New Jersey	Trenton	NJ	Garden State
31	New Mexico	Santa Fe	NM	Land of Enchantment
32	New York	Albany	NY	Empire State
33	North Carolina	Raleigh	NC	Tar Heel State
34	North Dakota	Bismarck	ND	Peace Garden State
35	Ohio	Columbus	OH	Buckeye State
36	Oklahoma	Oklahoma City	OK	Sooner State
37	Oregon	Salem	OR	Beaver State
38	Pennsylvania	Harrisburg	PA	Keystone State
39	Rhode Island	Providence	RI	Ocean State
40	South Carolina	Columbia	SC	Palmetto State
41	South Dakota	Pierre	SD	Mount Rushmore State
42	Tennessee	Nashville	TN	Volunteer State
43	Texas	Austin	TX	Lone Star State
44	Utah	Salt Lake City	UT	Beehive State
45	Vermont	Montpelier	VT	Green Mountain State
46	Virginia	Richmond	VA	Old Dominion State
47	Washington	Olympia	WA	Evergreen State
48	West Virginia	Charleston	WV	Mountain State
49	Wisconsin	Madison	WI	Badger State
50	Wyoming	Cheyenne	WY	Equality or Cowboy State

Turkey Quiz

1) Which sea is to the north of Turkey?
a) North Sea
b) Black Sea
c) Caspian Sea
d) Dead Sea

2) When did the Turks conquer Constantinople?
a) 1260
b) 1425
c) 1453
d) 1526

3) How was Turkey known in the beginning of the 20th century?
a) Guardian of Europe
b) Leader of Europe
c) Sick man of Europe
d) Playground of Europe

4) Who led the founding of the Republic of Turkey?
a) Tansu Ciller
b) Mustafa Kemal
c) Buland Ecevit
d) Deniz Baykal

5) Which is the capital of Turkey?
a) Ankara
b) Istanbul
c) Izmir
d) Adana

6) Which country was attacked by Turkey in 1974?
a) Malta
b) Syria
c) Cyprus
d) Israel

7) Which of the following republics only Turkey recognizes?
a) Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
b) Republic of China
c) Republic of Ireland
d) Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

8) Who is the last Caliph?
a) Abdul Mejid II
b) Mehmed VI
c) Abdul Aziz
d) Mehmed V

9) At which mosque did Pope Benedict XVI pray in November 2006?
a) Red Mosque
b) White Mosque
c) Blue Mosque
d) Green Mosque

10) When did Turkey enter NATO?
a) 1948
b) 1949
c) 1952
d) 1954

Turkey Quiz Questions with Answers

1) Which sea is to the north of Turkey?
b) Black Sea

2) When did the Turks conquer Constantinople?
c) 1453

3) How was Turkey known in the beginning of the 20th century?
c) Sick man of Europe

4) Who led the founding of the Republic of Turkey?
b) Mustafa Kemal

5) Which is the capital of Turkey?
a) Ankara

6) Which country was attacked by Turkey in 1974?
c) Cyprus

7) Which of the following republics only Turkey recognizes?
a) Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus

8) Who is the last Caliph?
a) Abdul Mejid II

9) At which mosque did Pope Benedict XVI pray in November 2006?
c) Blue Mosque

10) When did Turkey enter NATO?
c) 1952

Discoveries And Inventions Quiz

1. When did Fridtjof Nansen get Nobel Prize for Peace?
a) 1916
b) 1927
c) 1922
d) 1934

2. When was Fridtjof Nansen born?
a) 5 February 1856
b) 23 May 1867
c) 26 July 1865
d) 10 October 1861

3. Where was Fridtjof Nansen born?
a) Store-Froen
b) Nordfold
c) Tromsa
d) Svolver

4. When did Fridtjof Nansen begin his expedition across Greenland?
a) 29 March 1886
b) 23 April 1877
c) 15 August 1888
d) 12 November 1881

5. When was Fridtjof Nansen’s book Eskimoliv published?
a) 1886
b) 1891
c) 1884
d) 1882

6. On which ship did Fridtjof Nansen sail from Kristiania on 24 June 1893?
a) Fram
b) Viking
c) Windword
d) Lusitania

7. When was Fridtjof Nansen Norway’s minister in London?
a) 1902-1905
b) 1906-1908
c) 1894-1898
d) 1888-1892

8. How many German and Austro-Hungarian prisoners of war did Russia release due to efforts of Fridtjof Nansen?
a) 172,486
b) 427,886
c) 306,108
d) 612,225

9. When did Fridtjof Nansen die?
a) 19 January 1932
b) 13 May 1930
c) 30 September 1929
d) 27 December 1936

10. Where did Fridtjof Nansen die?
a) Mosjeen
b) Trondheim
c) Lysaker
d) Hamar

Discoveries And Inventions Quiz Answers

1. When did Fridtjof Nansen get Nobel Prize for Peace?
c) 1922

2. When was Fridtjof Nansen born?
d) 10 October 1861

3. Where was Fridtjof Nansen born?
a) Store-Froen

4. When did Fridtjof Nansen begin his expedition across Greenland?
c) 15 August 1888

5. When was Fridtjof Nansen’s book Eskimoliv published?
b) 1891

6. On which ship did Fridtjof Nansen sail from Kristiania on 24 June 1893?
a) Fram

7. When was Fridtjof Nansen Norway’s minister in London?
b) 1906-1908

8. How many German and Austro-Hungarian prisoners of war did Russia release due to efforts of Fridtjof Nansen?
b) 427,886

9. When did Fridtjof Nansen die?
b) 13 May 1930

10. Where did Fridtjof Nansen die?
c) Lysaker

General Knowledge Quiz Questions – 2

1) Who won the Football World Cup in 1982?
a) Brazil
b) Argentina
c) Germany
d) Italy

2) Which country is known as Suomi?
a) France
b) Finland
c) Italy
d) Norway

3) Who was the Roman Emperor in 41-54 AD?
a) Titus
b) Caligula
c) Claudius
d) Nero

4) Who won Wimbledon Women’s Singles Championship in 1988?
a) Chris Evert
b) Martina Navratilova
c) Gabriela Sabatini
d) Steffi Graf

5) Who is the author of Pride and Prejudice?
a) Jane Austen
b) Agatha Christie
c) William Shakespeare
d) Bernard Shaw

6) In the Bible, who is the eldest son of David?
a) Solomon
b) Absalom
c) Amnon
d) Jonathan

7) In which film it is said, “Some dreams come true. Some don’t. Keep on dreaming.”?
a) Autumn in New York
b) Pretty Woman
c) Basic Instinct
d) The Runaway Bride

8) Who is considered the father of geometry?
a) Pythagoras
b) Socrates
c) Alexander
d) Euclid

9) Which country was known as Nyasaland?
a) Zambia
b) Malawi
c) Zimbabwe
d) Namibia

10) Which sea separates Egypt from Saudi Arabia?
a) Blue Sea
b) Black Sea
c) Red Sea
d) Yellow Sea

11) Which country has 11 official languages?
a) India
b) USA
c) Canada
d) South Africa

12) Which pope divided the world between Portugal and Spain?
a) Pius XII
b) John II
c) Alexander VI
d) Martin V

13) How many lines are in a limerick?
a) Five
b) Seven
c) Four
d) Three

14) The flag of which country has one big star and four small stars?
a) India
b) China
c) Pakistan
d) Japan

15) Which is the national animal of Argentina?
a) Puma
b) Lion
c) Tiger
d) Deer

16) Who won seven gold medals in swimming in 1972 Munich Olympics?
a) Mark Spitz
b) Janet Evans
c) Shane Gould
d) Anita Sood

17) What is sodium chloride?
a) Pepper
b) Ginger
c) Salt
d) Onion

18) Who is the patron saint of music?
a) St. Agnes
b) St. Cecilia
c) St. Jerome
d) St. Augustine

19) What is the meaning of Anno Domini?
a) Year of the Lord
b) Good Year
c) Holy Year
d) Jubilee Year

20) In the Bible, Joseph was sold by his brothers for how many silver coins?
a) Forty
b) Sixty
c) Twenty
d) Ten

21) How many furlongs is one mile?
a) Six
b) Eight
c) Four
d) Twelve

22) Who is the founder of Sikhism?
a) Ram Mohan Roy
b) Ranjeet Singh
c) Guru Nanak
d) Zoroaster

23) When is the Feast Day of St. Francis Xavier?
a) January 1
b) March 19
c) June 29
d) December 3

24) Which river joins Ganga at Allahabad?
a) Indus
b) Yamuna
c) Godavari
d) Damodar

25) Who was the Carthagian general during Punic War II?
a) Hannibal
b) Attila
c) Chengiz Khan
d) Saladin

General Knowledge Quiz Questions with Answers – 2

1) Who won the Football World Cup in 1982?
d) Italy

2) Which country is known as Suomi?
b) Finland

3) Who was the Roman Emperor in 41-54 AD?
c) Claudius

4) Who won Wimbledon Women’s Singles Championship in 1988?
d) Steffi Graf

5) Who is the author of Pride and Prejudice?
a) Jane Austen

6) In the Bible, who is the eldest son of David?
c) Amnon

7) In which film it is said, “Some dreams come true. Some don’t. Keep on dreaming.”?
b) Pretty Woman

8) Who is considered the father of geometry?
d) Euclid

9) Which country was known as Nyasaland?
b) Malawi

10) Which sea separates Egypt from Saudi Arabia?
c) Red Sea

11) Which country has 11 official languages?
d) South Africa

12) Which pope divided the world between Portugal and Spain?
c) Alexander VI

13) How many lines are in a limerick?
a) Five

14) The flag of which country has one big star and four small stars?
b) China

15) Which is the national animal of Argentina?
a) Puma

16) Who won seven gold medals in swimming in 1972 Munich Olympics?
a) Mark Spitz

17) What is sodium chloride?
c) Salt

18) Who is the patron saint of music?
b) St. Cecilia

19) What is the meaning of Anno Domini?
a) Year of the Lord

20) In the Bible, Joseph was sold by his brothers for how many silver coins?
c) Twenty

21) How many furlongs is one mile?
b) Eight

22) Who is the founder of Sikhism?
c) Guru Nanak

23) When is the Feast Day of St. Francis Xavier?
d) December 3

24) Which river joins Ganga at Allahabad?
b) Yamuna

25) Who was the Carthagian general during Punic War II?
a) Hannibal

General Knowledge Quiz Questions

1) Who is the first President of the United States of America?
a) George Washington
b) Thomas Jefferson
c) James Monroe
d) John Adams
2) Who was born on August 15, 1769?
a) Winston Churchill
b) Queen Victoria
c) Napoleon Bonaparte
d) George V
3) Which city was previously known as Salisbury?
a) London
b) Paris
c) Harare
d) New York
4) Who is the author of “A streetcar named desire”?
a) Jhumpa Lahiri
b) Tennessee Williams
c) Ian Fleming
d) Salman Rushdie
5) Which film is in Aramaic and Latin?
a) The Ten Commandments
b) Ben-Hur
c) Apocalypto
d) The Passion of the Christ
6) Who won Wimbledon Men’s Singles Championship in 1977?
a) John McEnroe
b) Arthur Ashe
c) Boris Becker
d) Bjorn Borg
7) Who won the Olympic Gold Medal for hockey in 1980 Moscow Olympics?
a) India
b) UK
c) USA
d) USSR
8) What name was taken by Cardinal Joseph Sarto when he became pope?
a) John XXIII
b) Paul VI
c) Benedict XVI
d) Pius X
9) How many metres is one mile?
a) 1000
b) 100
c) 1609.344
d) 1705.212
10) What are vertebrates that live both under water and on land called?
a) Amphibians
b) Cats
c) Grasshoppers
d) Frogs
11) Which of the following books is not part of Pentateuch?
a) Genesis
b) Numbers
c) Ruth
d) Exodus
12) Which of the following countries is landlocked?
a) Brazil
b) Cuba
c) Bolivia
d) Colombia
13) What does Yugoslavia mean?
a) The land of the rising sun
b) The land of the midnight sun
c) The land of the Southern Slavs
d) The land of Yahoos
14) Which state of USA was once part of Russia?
a) Alaska
b) Louisiana
c) Florida
d) California
15) What did the Greeks call the present day Amu River in Iran?
a) Indus
b) Ganges
c) Jhelum
d) Oxus
16) Which of these is not a metal?
a) Gold
b) Diamond
c) Silver
d) Copper
17) Which language is written in five scripts?
a) Hindi
b) Urdu
c) Konkani
d) Telugu
18) Which British monarch in 20th century was not crowned?
a) George V
b) Edward VIII
c) George VI
d) William IV
19) Who was told “Beware the Ides of March.”?
a) Julius Caesar
b) Augustus Caesar
c) Mark Antony
d) Cleopatra
20) Which country’s postal stamps have the name Helvetia?
a) Finland
b) Iceland
c) Switzerland
d) Swaziland
21) Yen is the currency of which country?
a) Japan
b) China
c) Nepal
d) Bhutan
22) Which is the national flower of Australia?
a) Red Rose
b) Lotus
c) Tulip
d) Golden Wattle
23) What is the number of squares on a chess board?
a) 72
b) 64
c) 32
d) 48
24) Which city was the summer capital of India during British Rule?
a) Nainital
b) Darjeeling
c) Simla
d) Ooty
25) The name of which city was changed to Petrograd and Leningrad?
a) Moscow
b) Tashkent
c) Kiev
d) St. Petersburg

General Knowledge Quiz Questions with Answers – 1

1) Who is the first President of the United States of America?
a) George Washington
2) Who was born on August 15, 1769?
c) Napoleon Bonaparte
3) Which city was previously known as Salisbury?
c) Harare
4) Who is the author of “A streetcar named desire”?
b) Tennessee Williams
5) Which film is in Aramaic and Latin?
d) The Passion of the Christ
6) Who won Wimbledon Men’s Singles Championship in 1977?
d) Bjorn Borg
7) Who won the Olympic Gold Medal for hockey in 1980 Moscow Olympics?
a) India
8) What name was taken by Cardinal Joseph Sarto when he became pope?
d) Pius X
9) How many metres is one mile?
c) 1609.344
10) What are vertebrates that live both under water and on land called?
a) Amphibians
11) Which of the following books is not part of Pentateuch?
c) Ruth
12) Which of the following countries is landlocked?
c) Bolivia
13) What does Yugoslavia mean?
c) The land of the Southern Slavs
14) Which state of USA was once part of Russia?
a) Alaska
15) What did the Greeks call the present day Amu River in Iran?
d) Oxus
16) Which of these is not a metal?
b) Diamond
17) Which language is written in five scripts?
c) Konkani
18) Which British monarch in 20th century was not crowned?
b) Edward VIII
19) Who was told “Beware the Ides of March.”?
a) Julius Caesar
20) Which country’s postal stamps have the name Helvetia?
c) Switzerland
21) Yen is the currency of which country?
a) Japan
22) Which is the national flower of Australia?
d) Golden Wattle
23) What is the number of squares on a chess board?
b) 64
24) Which city was the summer capital of India during British Rule?
c) Simla
25) The name of which city was changed to Petrograd and Leningrad?
d) St. Petersburg