General Knowledge Quiz

Q. Which Asian country’s ancient name is Farmosa?

Answer: Taiwan

Q. Famous sculptures in India built During 950 AD – 1050 AD depicting art of love are

Answer: Khajuraho temples

Q. Statue of Liberty was gifted to USA by which country? 

Answer: France

Q. The long struggle war of about Hundred years was fought between

Answer: France and England

Q. What is the currency of Norway?

Answer: Krone

Q. Colombia country was formerly known as

Answer: New Grenada

Q. Who builds Porsche 911? 

Answer: Porsche AG

Q. Which city is known as “The Eternal City”?

Answer: Rome, Metropolitan City of Rome Capital, Italy

Q. Who was the first person to reach the South Pole? 

Answer: Roald Amundsen

Q. In which country is the Chernobyl nuclear plant located? 

Answer: Ukraine

Q. The Parthenon Marbles are controversially located in what museum? 

Answer: The British Museum

Q. When is International Manned Space Flight Day celebrated?

Answer: 12 April

Q. When is International Wetland Day celebrated every year?

Answer: 2 February. Objective of the celebration is to raise global awareness about the vital role of wetlands for people and planet

Q. Who has become the first woman Chief Justice of Pakistan?

Answer: Syeda Tahira Safdar

Q. Which of the following countries was formerly known as Nippon?

Answer: Japan

Q. Which of the following tribes live in the Nile Valley?

Answer: Fellah

Q. What was the name of the crime boss who was head of the feared Chicago Outfit? 

Answer: Al Capone

Q. How many elements are in the periodic table? 

Answer: 118

Q. What company was originally called “Cadabra”? 

Answer: Amazon

Q. How many faces does a Dodecahedron have? 

Answer: 12

Q. The ancient name of which country is Parsia?

Answer: Iran

Q. Sri Lanka was formerly known as

Answer: Ceylon

Q. What is the ancient name of Iraq?

Answer: Mesopotamia

Q. The largest tea exporter of the world is:

Answer: Kenya

Q. India became a member of the United Nations in

Answer: 1945

Q. Indonesia was formerly known as

Answer: Dutch East Indies

Q. Which of the following is formerly called Manchester?

Answer: Osaka

Q. Eritrea, which became the 182nd member of the UN in 1993, is in the continent of

Answer: Africa

Q. Epsom (England) is the place associated with

Answer: Horse racing

Q. Habeas Corpus Act 1679

States that no one was to be imprisoned without a writ or warrant stating the charge against him

Provided facilities to a prisoner to obtain either speedy trial or release in bail

Safeguarded the personal liberties of the people against arbitrary imprisonment by the king’s orders

All of the above

Q. Gulf cooperation council was originally formed by

Answer: Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates

Q. First China War was fought between

Answer: China and Britain

Q. Dumping is

Selling of goods abroad at a price well below the production cost at the home market price

The process by which the supply of a manufacture’s product remains low in the domestic market, which batches him better price

Prohibited by regulations of GATT

All of the above

Q. Which one is the top most banking brand of the world ?

Answer: Wells Forgo (US)

Q. With whom does the Eskimo tribe build sleds?

Answer: Seal bones

Q. Which tribe does Harpoon use for hunting?

Answer: Eskimo

Q. Grand Central Terminal, Park Avenue, New York is the worlds

Answer: Largest railway station

Q. During eleventh Antarctic Expedition in Nov. 1991/March 1992 _________ was installed.

Answer: SODAR (Sonic Detection and Ranging)

Q. What country has the highest life expectancy? 

Answer: Hong Kong

Q. Hitler party which came into power in 1933 is known as

Answer: Nazi Party

Q. Where would you be if you were standing on the Spanish Steps? 

Answer: Rome

Q. Which language has the more native speakers: English or Spanish? 

Answer: Spanish

Q. What is the most common surname in the United States? 

Answer: Smith

Q. What disease commonly spread on pirate ships? 

Answer: Scurvy

Q. Who was the Ancient Greek God of the Sun? 

Answer: Apollo

Q. Queen guitarist Brian May is also an expert in what scientific field? 

Answer: Astrophysics

Q. Aureolin is a shade of what color? 

Answer: Yellow

Q. How many ghosts chase Pac-Man at the start of each game? 

Answer: 4

Q. What Renaissance artist is buried in Rome’s Pantheon?

 Answer: Raphael

Q. What car manufacturer had the highest revenue in 2020? 

Answer: Volkswagen

Q. What year was the United Nations established? 

Answer: 1945

Q. Who has won the most total Academy Awards? 

Answer: Walt Disney

Q. What artist has the most streams on Spotify? 

Answer: Drake

Q. How many minutes are in a full week? 

Answer: 10,080

Q. What shoe brand makes the “Mexico 66”? 

Answer: Onitsuka Tiger

Q. What game studio makes the Red Dead Redemption series? 

Answer: Rockstar Games

Q. Who was the last Tsar of Russia? 

Answer: Nicholas II

Q. What character have both Robert Downey Jr. and Benedict Cumberbatch played? 

Answer: Sherlock Holmes

Q. What country drinks the most coffee per capita? 

Answer: Finland

Q. Which planet in the Milky Way is the hottest? 

Answer: Venus

Q. True or False: Halloween originated as an ancient Irish festival. 

Answer: True

Q. What Netflix show had the most streaming views in 2021? 

Answer: Squid Game

Q. Which grammy-nominated New York rapper died in April of 2021? 

Answer: DMX

Q. What software company is headquartered in Redmond, Washington? 

Answer: Microsoft

Q. What is the 4th letter of the Greek alphabet? 

Answer: Delta

Q. What is the highest-rated film on IMDb as of January 1st, 2022? 

Answer: The Shawshank Redemption

Q. Who discovered that the earth revolves around the sun? 

Answer: Nicolaus Copernicus

Q. What company was initially known as “Blue Ribbon Sports”? 

Answer: Nike

Q. What art form is described as “decorative handwriting or handwritten lettering”? 

Answer: Calligraphy

Q. Which planet has the most moons? 

Answer: Saturn

Q. What country has won the most World Cups? 

Answer: Brazil

Q. Complete the following lyrics – “I should have changed that stupid lock…..”

Answer: I should have made you leave your key

Q. Kratos is the main character of what video game series? 

Answer: God of War

Q. In what country would you find Mount Kilimanjaro? 

Answer: Tanzania

Q. What is a group of pandas known as? 

Answer: An embarrassment

Q. What European country experienced the highest rate of population decline from 2015 – 2020? 

Answer: Lithuania

Q. How many bones do we have in an ear? 

Answer: 3

Q. Who famously crossed the Alps with elephants on the way to war with the Romans? 

Answer: Hannibal

Q. What is the largest Spanish-speaking city in the world? 

Answer: Mexico City

Q. What is the world’s fastest bird? 

Answer: The Peregrine Falcon

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