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    Question 1: This English Poet Laureate, regarded as the chief representative of the Victorian age poetry, wrote the poem, ‘The Death of the Old Year’.
    A. William Butler Yeats
    B. Robert Browning
    C. T. S. Elliot
    D. Alfred Tennyson
    Question 2: In this country, New Year, called ‘oshogatsu’, is generally regarded as the most important public holiday. Homes and entrance gates are decorated with ornaments made of pine, bamboo and plum trees.
    A. Japan
    B. Vietnam
    C. Tibet
    D. Thailand
    Question 3: This American novelist, author of ‘Life on Mississippi’, made the following humorous remark: ‘New Year’s Day - now is the accepted time to make your regular annual good resolutions. Next week you can begin paving hell with them as usual.’
    A. Ernest Hemingway
    B. Henry James
    C. John Steinbeck
    D. Mark Twain
    Question 4: This ancient legislation, which stood at the foundation of the Roman law, marked the beginning of the Roman legal history.
    A. Lex Duodecim Tabularum
    B. Lex Acilia Calpurnia
    C. Corpus Iuris Civilis
    D. Lex Fufia Caninia
    Question 5: This collection of laws, originating from Mesopotamia, is known as one of the earliest sets of laws.
    A. Code of Hammurabi
    B. Ur-Nammu
    C. Codex of Lipit-Ishtar of Isun
    D. Codex of Eshnunna
    Question 6: This legal Latin term, which in English means obvious, denotes evidence that is sufficient to prove a particular fact.
    A. pro hacvice
    B. res ipsa loquitur
    C. primogeniture
    D. prima facie
    Question 7: The United Nations Convention on the Right of the Child, which sets out the civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights of children, was adopted by The United Nations General Assembly on what date?
    A. November 20, 1989
    B. May 12, 2000
    C. November 20, 1959
    D. October 10, 1990
    Question 8: Which treaty, signed on 7 February, 1992, led to the creation of the European Union?
    A. Elysee Treaty
    B. Maastricht Treaty
    C. Treaty of Nice
    D. Treaty of Berlin
    Question 9: The death penalty was abolished in Northern Ireland under the Northern Ireland (Emergency Powers) Act in what year?
    A. 1983
    B. 1973
    C. 1972
    D. 1970
    Question 10: In the judicial system of England and Wales this court has two divisions - Civil Division and Criminal Division.
    A. Court of Appeal
    B. Crown Court
    C. High Court
    D. Magistrates Court
    Question 11: Clara Shortidge Foltz was the first woman to be admitted to practice law in the State of California. This happened in what year?
    A. 1878
    B. 1872
    C. 1884
    D. 1886
    Question 12: On May 17, 1954 this person announced the decision of the Supreme Court regarding Brown v. Board of Education, a landmark case in the United States legal history.
    A. Chief Justice Earl Warren
    B. Chief Justice Taney
    C. Chief Justice John Marshall
    D. Chief Justice Joseph Story
    Question 13: This person presided over the Federal Constitutional Court of Germany from 1987 to 1994, before being elected President of Germany.
    A. Johannes Rau
    B. Christiane Herzog
    C. Richard von Weizsacker
    D. Roman Herzog
    Question 14: Who had the dubious honor of being Alcatrazs very first inmate?
    A. Joseph Harrison
    B. Leon Gregory
    C. Frank Bolt
    D. Charles Copp
    Question 15: When did the US Air Force officially become activated?
    A. September 17, 1947
    B. September 17, 1948
    C. September 18, 1948
    D. September 18, 1947