In 1619, a Dutch ship brought what to British North America for the first time?

Related Mcqs:

1. In an act of protest against the continuing British taxation of tea, a group of American colonists disguised as Indians, boarded a ship and threw a cargo of tea into Bostan harbour. This act is known as Bostan Tea Party. When did it take place?

   A. 10th December, 1777
   B. 18th December, 1778
   C. 16th December, 1773
   D. None of these

2. Who was the first permanent English settlement in North America named for?

   A. James I
   B. Charles I
   C. James II
   D. Mary, Queen

3. If regional free-trade areas such as now exist in Europe and North America gain strength, and new ones arise,

   A. the WTO will likely be replaced by the International Monetary Fund
   B. the more necessary the WTO will be
   C. a world-wide common market will soon be achieved
   D. the WTO may be weakened

4. ‘The North Atlantic Treaty established NATO (the North Atlantic Treaty Organization), in:

   A. 1949
   B. 1947
   C. 1950
   D. 1950

5. What former dictator of Serbia was found dead in a Dutch prison cell on March 11, 2006?

   A. Slobodan Milosevic
   B. Radovan Karadzic
   C. Ratko Mladic
   D. Dobrica Cosic

6. Which innovation of Admiral Vernon’s brought good cheer to the English Navy?

   A. The issue of grog
   B. The introduction of religious services
   C. The extension of shore leave
   D. The introduction of sailors pensions

7. International Conference on Afghanistan in London, which brought together some 70 countries and organizations, was held on:

   A. January 26, 2009
   B. January 26, 2008
   C. January 26, 2010
   D. January 26, 2011

8. Cuban missile crises which brought the world to the brink of nuclear war ended which Soviet Union promised to dismantle nuclear missiles in:

   A. 1961
   B. 1962
   C. 1963
   D. 1964

9. Who was born in Argentina with the name of Maria Estela Martinez and was the first woman chief of state in South America?

   A. Violeta Chamorro
   B. Isabel Peron
   C. Evita Peron
   D. Corazon Aquino

10. Who was named ‘The Great Liberator’ because he helped to free much of South America from Spanish rule?

    A. Bernardo O’Higgins
    B. Simon Bolivar
    C. Che Guevara
    D. Fidel Castro