Elihu Yale - Quiz
A) New England Colony B) New Haven Colony C) Massachusetts Colony D) Boston, Massachusetts Bay Colony
A) Nathaniel Eaton B) Thomas Yale Sr. C) David Yale D) Theophilus Eaton
A) Merchant and attorney B) Shipbuilder C) Blacksmith D) Farmer
A) Ursula Knight B) Ursula Eaton C) Anne Knight D) Anne Yale
A) Yale Lane B) Eaton Square C) Knight Street D) Steelyard Court
A) Three B) Five C) Ten D) Thirteen
A) Nathaniel Eaton B) David Yale C) William Dugard D) Theophilus Eaton
A) The Glorious Revolution B) The English Civil War C) The Great Plague and the Great Fire D) The American Revolution
A) Uncle B) Stepfather C) Father D) Grandfather
A) Samuel Eaton B) David Yale C) Theophilus Eaton D) Nathaniel Eaton
A) Samuel Yale B) David Yale Jr. C) Thomas Yale D) Nathaniel Yale
A) Dartmouth College B) Harvard University C) Yale University D) Brown University
A) They stayed in England B) They founded Harvard University C) They were unrelated D) Thomas Yale Jr. and Anne Yale Jr. brought the family to America
A) Merchant B) Clerk at Fort St. George C) Founder D) Navigator
A) Merchant B) Presidency of the settlement C) Clerk D) Navigator
A) Poor performance B) Health issues C) Charges of corruption for self-dealing D) Retirement
A) Engaged in philanthropy and art collecting B) Built a mansion C) Traveled the world D) Invested in the stock market
A) £500,000 B) Around £200,000 C) £1,000,000 D) £100,000
A) £50 million B) £20 million C) £32.2 million D) £10 million
A) Money B) Books, portraits, and textiles C) Artifacts D) Land
A) Rev. Cotton Mather B) Thomas Yale C) William Dugard D) David Yale
A) He was its first president B) Founded by him C) He was a student there D) Named in his honor
A) Yale and Colonialism Project B) Yale and Wealth Project C) Yale and Slavery Research Project D) Yale and Artifacts Project
A) Connections to the French Revolution B) Connections to the British monarchy C) Connections to slavery in India D) Connections to the American Revolution
A) Digitalisation and online publication of the East India Company's records B) Government documents C) Personal diaries D) Archaeological discoveries
A) No B) Yes, one son C) Yes, three sons D) Yes, two sons
A) They became prominent figures B) No descendants survived C) They moved to India D) They founded another university
A) Nathaniel Eaton B) Theophilus Eaton C) Samuel Eaton D) David Yale
A) Virginia Colony and Maryland Colony B) Massachusetts Bay Colony and New Haven Colony C) Pennsylvania Colony and Delaware Colony D) Georgia Colony and Carolina Colony
A) Plas Grono B) Steelyard Court C) Plas-yn-Yale D) Eaton Square
A) Navigator B) Clerk C) Founder D) Merchant
A) He wanted to start a new business B) He wanted to gain political influence C) He was required by law D) He had amassed a considerable fortune
A) 1675 B) 1665 C) 1670 D) 1680
A) Sir Andrew Riccard B) Earl of Berkeley C) Sir Samuel Barnardiston D) Vice-Admiral John Robinson
A) Connecticut Gov. Edward Hopkins B) Sir Samuel Barnardiston C) Vice-Admiral John Robinson D) Sir Andrew Riccard
A) Father John Evans B) Father Henry Oxenden C) Father Ephrem de Nevers D) Father Richard Legh
A) Porcelain B) Pearls C) Rubies D) Diamonds
A) Competitors within the Company B) The shareholders C) The directors D) Elihu Yale
A) Gov. Henry Oxenden B) Gov. John Evans C) Gov. Streynsham Master D) Gov. Edward Hopkins
A) 1674 B) 1678 C) 1676 D) 1680
A) William Langhorne B) Richard Legh C) John Evans D) Henry Oxenden
A) William Langhorne B) Henry Oxenden C) Joseph Hynmers D) Streynsham Master
A) Vice-Admiral John Robinson B) Sir Samuel Barnardiston C) Sir Henry Oxenden D) Sir Andrew Riccard
A) 1683 B) 1682 C) 1679 D) 1681
A) Gingee B) Pulicat C) Porto Novo D) Bijapur
A) William Gyfford B) Josiah Child C) Arthur Pringle D) Streynsham Master
A) Porto Novo B) Pulicat C) Bijapur D) Gingee
A) 1683 B) 1684 C) 1682 D) 1681
A) Provisional Customer B) Acting governor C) Mintmaster D) Warehouse Keeper
A) King Charles II B) King William III C) King George I D) King James II
A) Charles III B) George I C) James II D) William III
A) Rhinoceros horns B) Spices C) Silk D) Tea
A) King Narai B) Chevalier de Chaumont C) Elihu Yale D) Constantine Phaulkon
A) Religious differences B) Colonial rivalry C) Disputes regarding Siam's strategic importance D) Territorial expansion
A) 50% B) 25% C) 10% D) 75%
A) Yale was found guilty B) Yale's name was cleared C) The case was dismissed D) Yale was fined
A) Prussian Wolf Henrik von Kalnein B) Elihu Yale C) King Narai D) Constantine Phaulkon
A) William of Orange B) Sir Josiah Child C) Sir Langhorne D) Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb
A) Qutb Shahi dynasty B) Maratha dynasty C) Tamerlane's dynasty D) Mughal dynasty
A) Genghis Khan B) Aurangzeb's parents C) Yale's parents D) Sultan Abul Shah
A) Mahabat Khan B) Asad Khan C) Daniel Chardin D) Sir Jean Chardin
A) 70% B) 80% C) 60% D) 50%
A) London B) Madras C) Amsterdam D) Paris
A) Luzon B) Palawan C) Cebu D) Mindanao
A) Sir Langhorne B) Daniel Chardin C) Commander Job Charnock D) Sir Josiah Child
A) Negotiate peace with Yale B) Seize Fort St. George C) Attack the Madras roads with seven warships D) Blockade the Bay of Bengal
A) 800 soldiers B) 700 soldiers C) 900 soldiers D) 500 soldiers
A) 750 slaves. B) 665 slaves. C) 500 slaves. D) 800 slaves.
A) William Fraser B) Nathaniel Higginson C) Privateer Alexander Hamilton D) Thomas Gray
A) Immediate execution B) Showing them mercy C) Transfer to the enemy's army D) Release without punishment
A) 1696 B) 1697 C) 1694 D) 1695
A) Fraser was promoted B) The case was escalated to the King C) Elihu Yale was imprisoned again D) The directors dismissed the case
A) 35 years B) 20 years C) 30 years D) 25 years
A) Sir Josiah Child B) Fraser C) Elihu Yale D) Sir Thomas Cook
A) The accusations appeared less frequently over time B) The accusations were ignored completely C) The accusations resulted in the dissolution of the company D) The accusations led to immediate reforms
A) 1699 B) 1705 C) 1701 D) 1695
A) 1 % B) 1/2 % C) 1/4 % D) 3/4 %
A) nearly 10 billion British pounds B) nearly 6 billion British pounds C) nearly 8 billion British pounds D) nearly 4 billion British pounds
A) Koh-i-Noor Diamond B) Hope Diamond C) Wittelsbach-Graff Diamond D) Orlov Diamond
A) London B) Amsterdam C) Paris D) Madrid
A) Nabobs B) Dukes C) Earls D) Barons
A) 1725 B) 1715 C) 1720 D) 1717
A) Clerk B) Mayor C) High Sheriff D) Governor
A) Francis Nicholson B) Cotton Mather C) Jeremiah Dummer D) Sir Isaac Newton
A) A map B) A building C) A portrait D) A charity
A) About 500 B) About 100 C) About 214 D) About 300
A) Catherine Elford B) Ursula Yale C) Anne Yale D) Katherine Yale
A) Elihu Yale B) Nicholas Herbert C) Dudley North D) Lord James Cavendish
A) Son B) Nephew C) Brother D) Cousin
A) Latimer House B) St Giles' Church, Wrexham C) Scollay Square, Boston D) Pemberton Hill, Boston
A) £1,000 B) £1,162 C) £800 D) 417 pounds
A) U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower B) Chester Bowles C) Cotton Mather D) Isaac Newton
A) Fort St George B) Chatsworth House C) Wrexham D) Yale University
A) 2020. B) 2017. C) 2015. D) 2019.
A) France B) England C) India D) America
A) 7000 B) 8000 C) 5000 D) 10000
A) 1600–1650 B) 1700–1750 C) 1800–1850 D) 1500–1550
A) Queen Square home B) Chatsworth House C) Kensington Palace D) Blenheim Palace
A) Van Gogh B) Hals C) Rembrandt D) Vermeer
A) Albert Einstein B) Galileo Galilei C) Isaac Newton D) Johannes Kepler |
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