Basic General Knowledge

 

Basic General Knowledge.

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Q 1. The river Danube rises in which country?

Ans. Germany.

Q 2. Which US state has the sugar maple as its state tree and is the leading US producer of maple sugar?

Ans. Vermont.

Q 3. Which country is nicknamed The Cockpit of Europe' because of the number of battles throughout history fought on its soil?

Ans. Belgium.

Q 4. What is the capital of Libya?

Ans. Tripoli.

Q 5. Apart from French, German and Romansch, what is the fourth official language of the Switzerland?

Ans. Italian.

Q 6. Which country is the world's largest producer of coffee?

Ans. Brazil.

Q 7. In which city was the world's first underground train was service opened in 1863?

Ans. London.

Q 8. How many pairs of ribs are there in the human body?

Ans. 12.

Q 9. Which country is separated form Ethiopia by the Red Sea?

Ans. Yemen.

Q 10. What is the main port of Italy?

Ans. Genoa.

11. Mount Logan is the highest peak in which country?

Ans. Canada.

Q 12. In which state is Harvard University?

Ans. New Jersey.

Q 13. Which is larger: Norway or Finland?

Ans. Finland.

Q 14. Which city was the first capital of the Kingdom of Italy until 1865?

Ans. Turin.

Q 15. What is measured by an ammeter?

Ans. Electric current.

Q 16. What is a rhinoceros horn made of?

Qns. Hair.

Q 17. Which three countries, apart from the former Yugoslavia, share borders with Greece?

Ans. Albania, Bulgaria, Turkey.

Q 18. The Palk Strait separates which two countries?

Ans. India and Sri Lanka.

Q 19. Ga is the symbol for which element?

Ans. Gallium.

Q 20. In the Greek alphabet, what is the name for the letter 0?

Ans. Omicron.

Q 21. What, in the 16th and 17th century, was a pavana

And. A dance.

Q 22. A nephron is the functional unit of which organ in the human body?

Ans. Kidney.

Q 23. In which country is the ancient city of Tarsus?

Ans. Turkey.

Q 24. The Khyber Pass links which two countries?

Ans. Afghanistan and Pakistan.

Q 25. Name the six US states that comprise New England. ?

Ans.Rhode Island, Connecticut, Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont and Massachusetts.

Q 26. Which musical instrument is played by both exhaling and inhaling?

Ans. Harmonica (or mouth organ).

Q 27. The northern part of which country is called Oesling? Ans. Luxembourg.

Q 28. Napier is a city in which country?

Ans. New Zealand,

Q 29. What is the Hook of Holland?

Ans. A port in the southeast Netherlands, 

Q 30. The river Douro forms part of the border between which two countries?

Ans. Spain and Portugal. 

Q 31. In which country is the Great Slave Lake?

Ans. Canada.

Q 32. Which six countries border the Black Sea?

Ans. Bulgaria, Georgia, Romania, Russia, Turkey and Ukraine.

Q 33. Kathmandu is the capital of which country? Ans. Nepal.

Q 34. What name is given to a mixture of bicarbonate of soda and tartaric acid used in cooking?

Ans. Baking powder.

Q 35. AOL are an internet service provider. What does AOL stand for?

Ans. America Online.

Q 36. Who discovered penicillin?

Ans. Alexander Fleming.

Q 37. Which English queen had an extra finger on her hand?

Ans. Anne Boleyn.

Q 38. Which precious metal has the symbol Pt? Ans. Platinum.

Q 39. The Gobi desert extends over which two countries?

Ans. China and Mongolia.

Q 40. Apart from America, which is the only country in the world to which alligators are native?

Ans. China.

Q 41. Which are the highest types of clouds: stratocumulus or cirrus?

Ans. Cirrus.

Q 42. Which ancient measure of length was based on the tength of the arm from fingertip to elbow?

Ans. Cubit.

Q 43. After World War 1, Transylvania became part of which country?

Ans. Romania.

Q 44. Which sea in Northern Europe is bounded by several countries including Sweden, Finland, Poland and Germany?

Ans. The Baltic.

Q 45. A road tunnel runs from Pelerins in France to Entreves in Italy under which mountain?

Ans. Mont Blanc.

Q 46. The Barents Sea is part of which ocean?

Ans. Arctic.

Q 47. Which two countries are either side of the mouth of the River Plate?

Ans. Argentina and Uruguay.

Q 48. Quicklime is an alkaline powder obtained by strongly heating which other material?

Ans. Chalk.

Q 49. What is the longest river solely in England?

Ans. Thames.

Q 50. The Great Barrier Reef is off coast of which Australian state?

Ans. Queensland.

Q 51. What is the name of the milky fluid obtained from trees which is used to produce rubber?

Ans. Latex.

Q 52. Of what is entymology the study?

Ans. Insects.

Q 53. Of where is Amman the capital?

Ans. Jordan.

Q 54. How many innings are there for each team in a game of baseball?

Ans. Nine.

Q 55. Which is the only mammal with the power of active flight?

Ans. Bat.

Q 56. Which lower level of clouds are commonly called 'rain clouds'?

Ans. Nimbus.

Q 57. What is the longest river in India?

Ans.Ganges.

Q 58. Which metallic element has the property of catching fire if dropped in hot water?

Ans. Sodium.

Q 59. Which month of the year obtains its name from the Latin verb for 'to open'?

Ans. April.

Q 60. On what river does Rome stand?

Ans. Tiber.

Q 61. Quantas is the national airline of which country?

Ans. Australia.

Q 62. What in Scotland is the meaning of the prefix "Inver'?

Ans. River mouth.

Q 63. Which US state has the lowest population?

Ans. Alaska.

Q 64. Which county is nicknamed the Garden of England?

Ans. Kent.

Q 65. Which African country was formerly called French Sudan?

Ans. Mali.

Q 66. Which sport was originally called 'soccer-in-water?

Ans. Water polo.

Q 67. Which unit of measurement is derived from the Arabic quirrat, meaning seed?

Ans. Carat.

Q 68. Which Italian city was originally built on seven hills?

Ans .Rome.

Q 69. What does the acronym NAAFI stand for?

Ans. Navy, Army and Air Force Institutes.

Q 70. Dolomite is an ore of which metal?

Ans. Magnesium.

Q 71. Manama is the capital of which country? Ans. Bahrain.

Q 72. On which river does Berlin stand?

Ans. River Spree.

Q 73. What type of clock was invented in 1656 by Christian Huygens?

Ans. The pendulum clock.

Q 74. In which desert is the world's driest place?

Ans. Atacama (Chile).

Q 75. Which is the world's saltiest sea?

Ans. The Red Sea.

Q 76. _____and which is the least salty?

Ans. The Baltic Sea.

Q 77. Which nun won the Nobel prize for peace in 1979?

Ans. Mother Teresa.

Q 78. How many points in the pink ball worth in snooker?

Ans. Six.

Q 79. Which scientist was named "Person of the Century' by Time Magazine?

Ans. Albert Einstein.

Q 80. What kind of creature is a monitor?

Ans. Lizard.

Q 81. Which medical specialty is concerned with the problems and illnesses of children?

Ans. Pediatrics.

Q 82. Who sailed in Santa Maria?

Ans. Christopher Columbus.

Q 83. What name is given to the stiffening of the body after death?

Ans. Rigor mortis.

Q 84. Which country was formerly known as Malagasy Republic?

Ans. Madagascar.

Q 85. Addis Ababa is the capital of which country? Ans. Ethiopia.

Q 86. The name of which North African city literally means 'white house'?

Ans. Casablanca.

Q 87. Of what sort of fish is the dogfish a small variety?

Ans. Shark.

Q 88. Which Asian country was divided at the 38th parallel after World War II?

Ans. Korea.

Q 89. What is the name of the Winter Olympics event that combines cross-country skiing and shooting?

Ans. Biathlon.

Q 90. Which American science-fiction writer wrote Fahrenheit 451?

Ans. Ray Bradbury.

Q 91. For which powerful opiate is diamorphine the technical name?

Ans. Heroin.

Q 92. How many dominoes are there in a normal set?

Ans. 28.

Q 93. Who was cartoonist who created Batman?

Ans. Bob Kane.

Q 94. Aerophobia is a fear of flying, agoraphobia is a fear of open spaces, what is acrophobia a fear of?

Ans. Heights.

Q 95. In computing, how is a modulator-demodulator more commonly known?

Ans. Modem.

Q 96. An auger bit is used to drill what type of material?

Ans. Wood.

Q 97. What part of the wheelbarrow is the fulcrum?

Ans. The wheel.

Q 98. What C is a device used to determine small lengths, of which a vernier is one type?

Ans. Caliper.

Q 99. Rip, chain and band are types of which tools? Ans. Saw.

Q 100. What calibrated tool was the standard tool for engineers and scientists prior to the invention of the hand-held calculator?

Ans. Slide rule.

Q 101. What P is sometimes referred to as block and tackle?

Ans. Pulley.

Q 102. For what purpose would a gardener use a dibber?

Ans. Making holes.

Q 103. What J is a device used to raise an object too heavy to deal with by hand?

Ans. Jack.

Q 104. Ball-pein, club, claw and bush are types of which tool

Ans. Hammer.

Q 105. Which African animal's name means 'river horse'? Ans. Hippopotamus.

Q 106. Which Indian religion was founded by Guru Nanak?

Ans. Sikhism.

Q 107. What is the most distant of the giant planets?

Ans . Neptune.

Q 108. What is the capital of Austria?

Ans. Vienna.

Q 109. What in printing do the letters 'u.c.' stand for?

Ans. Upper case.

Q 110. Which eye infection is sometimes called pinkeye?

Ans Conjunctivitis.

Q 111. What sort of creature is an iguana?

Ans. A lizard.

Q . 112. What, politically, does UDI stand for?

Ans . Unilateral declaration of independence.

Q. 113. Wagga Wagga is a city in which Australian state?

Ans. New South Wales.

Q . 114. Which Indian religion celebrated the 300th anniversary of its founding in 1999?

Ans . Sikhism.

Q. 115. What do the initials FBI stand for?

Ans. Federal Bureau of Investigation.

Q 116. By what name is the fruit of the plant Ananas comosus known?

Ans . Pineapple..