Question

was / ja new /where /born?

Answer 1

WAS (глагол to be в прошедшем времени) может употребляться: 1. Cамостоятельно в качестве смыслового глагола ( I was in London last year. Was Ann in London last week?) 2 В качестве вспомогательного глагола, например, в пассивных конструкциях или при образовании Past Continuous. (She was asked. Was she asked? She was dancing. Was she dancing?) В любом случае в вопросе WAS ставится перед подлежащим.
DID в вопросительных предложениях прошедшего времени употребляется со всеми другими глаголами, за исключением некоторых модальных.

She came at four. Did she come at four? She did it yesterday. Did she do it yesterday?
НО: She could do it yesterday. Could she do it yesterday?