TOPIC: GENERAL KNOWLEDGE (INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS)
1. On January 22, 1901, which Queen passed away, marking the end of the Victorian Era?
a) Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom
b) Queen Elizabeth I of England
c) Queen Isabella I of Castile
d) Queen Anne of Great Britain
2. The assassination of which U.S. President occurred on September 6, 1901, in Buffalo, New York?
a) Abraham Lincoln
b) John F. Kennedy
c) William McKinley
d) Theodore Roosevelt
3. On December 10, 1901, the first Nobel Prizes were awarded. In which field was the Nobel Prize for Physics awarded that year?
a) X-rays
b) Radioactivity
c) Electromagnetism
d) Quantum Mechanics
4. Which country became the first to implement a nationwide drug law to regulate the use of narcotics, passing the Dangerous Drugs Act in 1901?
a) United States
b) Germany
c) United Kingdom
d) Australia
5. The Boxer Rebellion, a violent anti-foreign and anti-Christian uprising, took place in which country during 1901?
a) Japan
b) China
c) India
d) Korea
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6. The "Discovery Expedition," led by Robert Falcon Scott, set sail from Cardiff, Wales, in 1901 to explore which continent?
a) Africa
b) Europe
c) Antarctica
d) Australia
7. Which currency was officially introduced as the currency of Argentina in 1901?
a) Peso
b) Real
c) Escudo
d) Rand
8. Who succeeded Queen Victoria as the Emperor of India after her death in January 1901?
a) King Edward VII
b) King George V
c) King William IV
d) King Edward VIII
9. The construction of the "Queensboro Bridge," connecting Manhattan and Queens in New York City, began in which year?
a) 1901
b) 1910
c) 1925
d) 1933
10. The "Spindletop gusher," one of the largest oil discoveries in the United States, occurred in which state in 1901?
a) Texas
b) California
c) Louisiana
d) Oklahoma