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Stamp Quiz

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The first stamp "Penny black" became available for purchase on 1 May 1840, to be valid as of 6 May 1840. Which stamp was introduced two days later on 8 May 1840?

a)

The Inverted Jenny

b)

Treskilling Yellow

c)

Two Penny Blue

d)

Plate 77 Penny Red

2.

Which country uses the abbreviation RSA on its stamps?

a)

South Africa

b)

Syria

c)

Saudi Arabia

d)

Solomon Islands

3.

Which of the following countries issued the first stamp?

a)

Scotland

b)

United Kingdom

c)

Wales

d)

Northern Ireland

4.

Expand C.T.O

a)

Cancelled To Order

b)

Cards To Order

c)

Cover To Open

d)

Cards To Overprint

5.

What is the etymological origin of the word philately?

a)

French and Latin

b)

German and Greek

c)

Latin and Greek

d)

Greek and French

6.

What was the first stamp of

China called?

a)

Basel Dove

b)

The Golden Monkey Stamp

c)

Red Revenue

d)

Large Dragons

7.

In which year was the first postage stamp that was valid throughout India issued?

a)

1888

b)

1947

c)

1894

d)

1854

8.

In which of the following cities was India’s first General Post Office established?

a)

Kolkata

b)

Delhi

c)

Chennai

d)

Mumbai

9.

Name the first Indian Newspaper to be honoured on Postal Stamp.

a)

The Hindu

b)

Times of India

c)

The Hindustan Times

d)

Indian Express

10.

Connect this stamp to an incident

a)

MERS-CoV outbreak

b)

Spanish Flu outbreak

c)

Ebola Virus outbreak

d)

Novel Corona virus outbreak

11.

The first Indian woman to be on a postage stamp of Independent India was________________.

a)

Sarojini Naidu

b)

J. Jayalalithaa

c)

Mirabai

d)

Rani Lakshmi Bai

12.

Who is known as the father of postage stamps?

a)

Lovrenc Košir

b)

John Bourke

c)

Joseph Priestley

d)

Rowland Hill

13.

The first commemorative postal stamp on a person was issued in India in 1948. Who was the personality?

a)

Mother Teresa

b)

Jawaharlal Nehru

c)

Subhash Chandra Bose

d)

Mahatma Gandhi

14.

Which was the first animal to be depicted in a stamp?

a)

Lion

b)

Seal

c)

Beaver

d)

Elephant

15.

Where is the Headquarters of Universal Postal Union located?

a)

Geneva, Switzerland

b)

Bern, Switzerland

c)

London, UK

d)

New York, USA