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