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