General Knowledge Quiz Questions
Who was born on August 15, 1769?
c) Napoleon Bonaparte
) Which city was previously known as Salisbury?
c) Harare
) Who is the author of “A streetcar named desire”?
b) Tennessee Williams
) Which film is in Aramaic and Latin?
d) The Passion of the Christ
) Who won Wimbledon Men’s Singles Championship in 1977?
d) Bjorn Borg
) Who won the Olympic Gold Medal for hockey in 1980 Moscow Olympics?
a) India
) What name was taken by Cardinal Joseph Sarto when he became pope?
d) Pius X
) How many metres is one mile?
c) 1609.344
1) What are vertebrates that live both under water and on land called?
a) Amphibians
) Which of the following books is not part of Pentateuch?
c) Ruth
) Which of the following countries is landlocked?
c) Bolivia
) What does Yugoslavia mean?
c) The land of the Southern Slavs
) Which state of USA was once part of Russia?
a) Alaska
) What did the Greeks call the present day Amu River in Iran?
d) Oxus
) Which of these is not a metal?
b) Diamond
) Which language is written in five scripts?
c) Konkani
) Which British monarch in 20th century was not crowned?
b) Edward VIII
) Who was told “Beware the Ides of March.”?
a) Julius Caesar
) Which country’s postal stamps have the name Helvetia?
c) Switzerland
) Yen is the currency of which country?
a) Japan
) Which is the national flower of Australia?
d) Golden Wattle
What is the number of squares on a chess board?
b) 64
) Which city was the summer capital of India during British Rule?
c) Simla
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