General Knowledge Quiz Questions and Answers

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General Knowledge Questions and AnswersNo. General Knowledge Question Answer1 The first Prime minister of Bangladesh was Mujibur Rehman2 The longest river in the world is the Nile3 The longest highway in the world is the Trans-Canada4 The longest highway in the world has a length of About 8000 km5 The highest mountain in the world is the Mount Everest

6 The country that accounts for nearly one third of the totalteak production of the world is Myanmar

7 The biggest desert in the world is the Sahara desert8 The largest coffee growing country in the world is Brazil9 The country also known as "country of copper" is Zambia

10 The name given to the border which separates Pakistanand Afghanistan is Durand line

11 The river Volga flows out into the Caspian sea12 The coldest place on the earth is Verkoyansk in Siberia

13 The country which ranks second in terms of land area is Canada14 The largest Island in the Mediterranean sea is Sicily15 The river Jordan flows out into the Dead sea

16 The biggest delta in the world is the Ganges Delta17 The capital city that stands on the river Danube is Belgrade18 The Japanese call their country as Nippon19 The length of the English channel is 564 kilometres20 The world's oldest known city is Damascus21 The city which is also known as the City of Canals is Venice22 The country in which river Wangchu flows is Myanmar23 The biggest island of the world is Greenland

24 The city which is the biggest centre for manufacture ofautomobiles in the world is Detroit, USA

25 The country which is the largest producer ofmanganese in the world is China & South Africa

26 The country which is the largest producer of rubber inthe world is Malaysia

27 The country which is the largest producer of tin in theworld is China

28 The river which carries maximum quantity of water intothe sea is the Amazon River

29 The city which was once called the `Forbidden City'was Peking

30 The country called the Land of Rising Sun is Japan31 Mount Everest was named after Sir George Everest32 The volcano Vesuvius is located in Italy33 The country known as the Sugar Bowl of the world is Cuba34 The length of the Suez Canal is 162.5 kilometers35 The lowest point on earth is The coastal area of Dead sea

36 The Gurkhas are the original inhabitants of Nepal37 The largest ocean of the world is the Pacific ocean38 The largest bell in the world is the Tsar Kolkol at Kremlin, Moscow39 The biggest stadium in the world is the Strahov Stadium, Prague40 The world's largest diamond producing country is South Africa41 Australia was discovered by James Cook42 The first Governor General of Pakistan is Mohammed Ali Jinnah43 Dublin is situated at the mouth of river Liffey

44 The earlier name of New York city was New Amsterdam45 The Eiffel tower was built by Alexander Eiffel46 The Red Cross was founded by Jean Henri Durant47 The country which has highest population density is Monaco48 The national flower of Britain is Rose49 Niagara Falls was discovered by Louis Hennepin50 The national flower of Italy is Lily51 The national flower of China is Narcissus52 The permanent secretariat of the SAARC is located at Kathmandu53 The gateway to the Gulf of Iran is Strait of Hormuz54 The first Industrial Revolution took place in England55 World Environment Day is observed on 5th June56 The first Republican President of America was Abraham Lincoln57 The country famous for Samba dance is Brazil58 The name of Alexander's horse was Beucephalus59 Singapore was founded by Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles60 The famous British one-eyed Admiral was Nelson61 The earlier name of Sri Lanka was Ceylon62 The UNO was formed in the year 194563 UNO stands for United Nations Organization64 The independence day of South Korea is celebrated on 15th August

65 'Last Judgement' was the first painting of an Italianpainter named Michelangelo

66 Paradise Regained was written by John Milton67 The first President of Egypt was Mohammed Nequib68 The first man to reach North Pole was Rear Admiral Robert E. Peary69 The most famous painting of Pablo Picasso was Guermica70 The primary producer of newsprint in the world is Canada71 The first explorer to reach the South Pole was Cap. Ronald Amundson72 The person who is called the father of modern Italy is G.Garibaldi73 World literacy day is celebrated on 8th September74 The founder of modern Germany is Bismarck75 The country known as the land of the midnight sun is Norway76 The place known as the Roof of the world is Tibet77 The founder of the Chinese Republic was San Yat Sen78 The first Pakistani to receive the Nobel Prize was Abdul Salam

79 The first woman Prime Minister of Britain was Margaret Thatcher80 The first Secretary General of the UNO was Trygve Lie81 The sculptor of the statue of Liberty was Frederick Auguste Bartholdi82 The port of Baku is situated in Azerbaijan83 John F Kennedy was assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald84 The largest river in France is Loire

85 The Queen of England who married her brother-in-lawwas Catherine of Aragon

86 The first black person to be awarded the Nobel PeacePrize was Ralph Johnson Bunche

87 The first British University to admit women for degreecourses was London University

88 The principal export of Jamaica is Sugar89 New York is popularly known as the city of Skyscrapers90 Madagascar is popularly known as the Island of Cloves91 The country known as the Land of White Elephant is Thailand92 The country known as the Land of Morning Calm is Korea93 The country known as the Land of Thunderbolts is Bhutan94 The highest waterfalls in the world is the Salto Angel Falls, Venezuela

95 The largest library in the world is the United States Library ofCongress, Washington DC

96 The author of Harry Potter Books is JK Rowling97 Nickname of New York city is Big Apple98 What do you call a group of sheep? A Flock of Sheep99 In which sport do players take long and short corners? Hockey100 Who was the youngest President of the USA? Theodore Roosevelt101 How many legs do butterflies have? 6 Legs & 2 Pair of Wings102 Who invented the Nintendo Wii? Kashi Kabushiki103 What year does the Nintendo Wii come out? Late 2006104 Who invented the Light Bulb? Humphry Davy105 Who invented the washing machine? James King106 Who invented the first electric washing machine? Alva Fisher107 Who invented the safety pin? Walter Hunt108 Who invented the Vacuum Cleaner? Hubert Booth109 Who won the Football World Cup in 2006? Italy110 Which country hosted the Football World Cup in 2006? Germany110 Who is the new Prime Minister of the United Kingdom? David Cameron

111 Who won Men's Singles title in French Open 2010? Rafael Nadal (Spain)112 Who won Women's Singles title in French Open 2010? Francesca Schiavone (Italy)

113 Who won Men's Doubles title in French Open 2010? Daniel Nestor (Canada) &Nenad Zimonjic (Serbia)

114 Who won Women's Doubles title in French Open 2010? Serena & Venus Williams (USA)

115 What is the longest word in English in which each letteris used at least two times? Unprosperousness

116 What is the most popular breed of dog? Retrievers

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