GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ 3 (With Answers)
GENERAL
KNOWLEDGE QUIZ 3
by Santosh Kumar Biswa, Damphu
Central School, Bhutan
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General
Knowledge Quiz 11
1.
When was All India Muslim
Leagues formed?
2.
When was the metric system
of weights and measures introduced?
3.
When was Mahatma Gandhi
Assassinated?
4.
When was the Swaraj party
formed in India?
5.
Who was England’s first
Norman King?
6.
In war, what is the
indication of a white flag?
7.
When was Logarithms
invented?
8.
Which country has a single
cedar tree on its flag’?
9.
What do the five rings on
the Olympic flag represent?
10. Which animal is the symbol of the ‘World Wildlife Fund’?
11. Name the animal that lays eggs.
12. Which mathematician invented Logarithms?
13. Which country introduced the world’s first diesel loco in 1912?
14. Ageusia is the loss of which sense?
15. Who first transmitted radio signals across Atlantic In 1901?
16. How many compartments does a cow’s stomach have?
17. How many squares are there on a Chessboard?
18. Which wedding anniversary is called Diamond?
19. How many colours are there in a Spectrum?
20. Name the longest river in Asia.
Answer
1. 1906
2. 1958
3. Jan. 30, 1948
4. 1923
5. William the Conqueror
6. Surrender
7. 1614
8. Lebanon
9. The five Continents
10. The Giant Panda
11. Duck billed platypus
12. John Napier
13. Germany
14. Taste
15. Marconi
16. 4
17. Sixty-four
18. The 60th wedding anniversary
19. 7
20. Yangtze River
General
Knowledge Quiz 12
1.
What is the name of the
Science which traces the ‘Origin and Distribution of Races’?
2.
Who are Sherpas?
3.
Name the people who live in
igloos?
4.
Which civilization invented
the arch?
5.
What is a professional sport
in Thailand?
6.
Name the only animal that
cannot jump?
7.
Who was called as the Iron
Man of India?
8.
Name the first Asian to win
the Nobel Prize?
9.
Name the person who created
the famous painting ‘Mona Lisa’?
10. Who was Michael Jackson?
11. Name the person who wrote the American declaration of Independence?
12. Who founded the Rotary Club?
13. Name the only woman who climbed Mount Everest twice?
14. Where was the Three Gorges, the world’s biggest hydroelectric power
project built?
15. Which Asian country recently abolished monarchy and became a republic?
16. What is the range of the Agni-III missile of India?
17. Name the first country the world to pass climate act?
18. When did Mother Teresa win the Nobel Peace Prize?
19. In which year was railway introduced in India?
20. What do olive branches on United Nations emblem symbolize?
Answer
1. Ethnology
2. A hardy tribe of Nepal
3. Eskimos
4. The Roman
5. Kite flying
6. Elephants
7. Sardar Vallabhai Patel
8. Rabindranath Tagore
9. Leonardo de Vinci
10. Pop singer
11. Thomas Jefferson
12. Paul Harris
13. Santhosh Yadav
14. Yangtze river
15. Nepal
16. 3000 km
17. Canada
18. 1978
19. 1853
20. Peace
General
Knowledge Quiz 13
1.
What title is held by the
Crown Prince of UK?
2.
Name the person who crowns
the monarch of the United Kingdom.
3.
Where is the secretariat of
the United Nations?
4.
Who invented the first
flushable toilet?
5.
When was the first Tonka
truck made?
6.
Which type of polar bear
hibernates?
7.
When was the attack on Pearl
Harbour commenced?
8.
Originally what was the
colour of Coca-Cola?
9.
Name the oldest freshwater
lake on Earth.
10. Name the smallest bird in the world.
11. What is the size of the smallest bird in the world?
12. Which country is the largest producer of orange in the world?
13. How many wings do honey bees have?
14. Name the only land not owned by any country.
15. How many eggs can a queen bee lay in a day?
16. What is the approximate weight of the Eiffel Tower?
17. Which oil can help in lowering cholesterol levels and decreasing the
risk of heart complications?
18. What is the scientific name of the animal gorilla?
19. Name the only unmarried president of the United States.
20. Name the first state to give the right to women to vote.
Answer
1. Prince of Wales
2. Archbishop of Canterbury
3. New York
4. Arthur Giblin
5. 1947
6. Pregnant female polar bears
7. December 7, 1941
8. Green
9. Lake Baikal (formed between 20 and 25 million years ago)
10. Bee hummingbird
11. 2.24 inches long
12. Brazil
13. Four
14. Antarctica
15. 1500 eggs
16. 9441 tons
17. Olive oil
18. Gorilla gorilla gorilla
19. James Buchanan
20. Wyoming
General
Knowledge Quiz 14
1.
Name of the first menthol
cigarette in the United States
2.
Where and when was chilli
Powder invented?
3.
When was Pope John Paul II
named as an "Honorary Harlem Globetrotter?
4.
Name the only planet that
rotates clockwise.
5.
Where is the only popcorn
museum in the world located?
6.
In which era did women used
lemons to redden their lips?
7.
Name the first theatre to
show motion pictures on June 19, 1905 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
8.
When was the hot air balloon
invented in France?
9.
Who were the first
passengers in a hot air balloon?
10. Which variety of animals do not have oil glands?
11. Which variety of animals does not perspire?
12. Name the tallest mammal in the world.
13. Who was the youngest president of the USA?
14. In which year was NATO formed?
15. On which day of the year does All Souls Day fall?
16. Why do whales spout?
17. Which instrument is a cross between the violin and the cello?
18. Who is the founder of the Red Cross?
19. When was Red Cross founded?
20. What is the study of heredity called?
Answer
1. Spud
2. 19th century, American Southwest
3. November 29, 2000
4. Venus
5. Marion, Ohio, USA
6. Louis XIV era
7. The Nickelodeon
8. 1783
9. A sheep, a duck, and a rooster
10. Reptiles
11. Reptiles
12. Giraffe
13. Theodore Roosevelt
14. 1949
15. 2nd November
16. To Breath
17. Viola
18. Jean Henri Dunant
19. 1864
20. Genetics
General
Knowledge Quiz 15
1.
Which planet is named after
the Roman god of war?
2.
Name the country where there
are no Cinema theatres.
3.
Which country used
4.
When were aeroplanes in war
used for the first time?
5.
Name the last president of
the Soviet Union?
6.
What modern vehicle was
invented to circumvent trench warfare?
7.
Lusitania was the Roman name
for which EU country?
8.
Who introduced the
penny-post?
9.
When was the penny post
introduced?
10. Which Biblical scholar and organist became a ‘Medical Missionary in
Africa’?
11. Name the protestant of Europe of 16th Century.
12. When was Martin Luther born?
13. When did Martin Luther die?
14. Who was the great mathematician
of the ancient era?
15. "Euclid's Elements" is divided into
how many books?
16. Name the Detective Agency of
Australia.
17. Name the Detective Agencies of USA.
18. Name the first Emperor of France?
19. Who was the founder of the Holy Roman Empire?
20. Which Tsar of Russia is said to have been over 7 feet tall?
Answer
1. Mars
2. Saudi Arabia
3. Italy
4. 14 Oct, 1911
5. Mikhail Gorbachev
6. The Tank
7. Portugal
8. Sir Rowland Hill
9. 1840
10. Dr. Albert Schweitzer
11. Martin Luther
12. 1483
13. 1506
14. Archimedes
15. 13 books
16. Australian Security & Intelligence Organisation
17. CIA and FBI
18. Napoleon Bonaparte
19. Charlemagne
20. The Great Peter
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