Q1) 13th December, 2002, saw the EU announce it would be joined by ten new members: in May of which year … ?
Q2) More to the point, name any of the ten nations.
Q3) One of those ten nations became a republic on 13th December, 1972. Which nation … ?
Q4) Another elected Archbishop Makarios 3rd as its first President, on 13th December, 1959: WHICH of them … ?
Q5) Which of those ten nations was placed under martial law, on 13th December, 1981 … ?
Q6) Finally … One of those ten nations declared war on the USA, on 13th December, 1941. Which of them … ?
Q1) 12th December, 1911, saw George 5th proclaimed as Emperor of India: who was his Empress … ?A1) His wife, Mary of Teck.
Q2) More to the point, what name to given to the ceremony: Durbar, Durban or turban?A2) The Delhi Durbar. (The word means ‘court’.)
Q3) Even MORE to the point, in which Indian city was it held … ?A3) Delhi.
Q4) What R was the name given to British rule of India … ?A4) The Raj.
Q5) Who was the first British monarch of India … ?A5) Queen Victoria.
Q6) Who was the last Mughal Emperor … ?A6) Bahadur Shah 2nd.
Q7) Who was the last British Emperor of India … ?A7) George 6th.
Q8) The last British viceroy of India was Viscount Mountbatten of where … ?A8) Burma.
Q9) 12th December, 1911, also saw the capital of India moved to Delhi: from where … ?A9) Calcutta: also spelt ‘Kolkata’.
Q10) Finally … Name any of the modern countries that occupy territory that had been part of British India …
“What we have is the first non-imperial empire .. We have 27 countries that fully decided to work together and to pool their sovereignty. I believe it is a great construction and we should be proud of it.”Jose Manuel Barroso, President of the EU Commission.
Q1) 7th February, 1992, saw the signing of the Maastricht Treaty on the EU: in which country is Maastricht … ?
Q2) It — originally — was signed by members of what was then called what: the EEC, the EC or the EU … ?
Q3) That organisation is now the EU: what does EU stand for … ?
Q4) More to the point, how many members does the EU have … ?
Q5) What’s the name of the single currency used in many EU countries … ?
Q6) How many members of the EU use that single currency … ?
Q7) Name one of them …
Q8) While we’re being monetary: in which German city is the European Central Bank … ?
Q9) How many official languages are there, in the EU … ?
Q10) And finally … the European Parliament is elected for terms of how long: 5, 7 or 15 years … ?
Q1) 6th February, 1819, saw Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles found the city of Singapore: name either of the colours on the Singaporean flag.A1) Red and white.
Q2) More to the point, name any of Singapore’s four official languages … ?A2) English, Malay, Chinese and Tamil.
Q3) Moving on, 6th February, 1900, saw the founding of an international arbitration court: in which European city … ?A3) The Hague.
Q4) 6th February, 1914, saw pro-monarchical demonstration in which European country: Norway, Denmark or Sweden … ?A4) Sweden.
Q5) 6th February, 2001, saw Ariel Sharon elected as Prime Minister of Israel: which Israeli party did he head … ?A5) Likud.
Q6) Finally … 6th February, 1649, saw Charles 2nd named as king of England and Scotland: by the Parliament of where … ?A6) Scotland.
“The European parliament has suddenly come into its own. It marks another shift in power between the three central EU institutions. Last week's vote suggests that the directly elected MEPs, in spite of their multitude of ideological, national and historical allegiances, have started to coalesce as a serious and effective EU institution, just as enlargement has greatly complicated negotiations inside both the Council and Commission.”
