General Knowledge
Who was the chief architect of Constitution of India?
Answer: B.R.Ambedkar
How many feet is 1 U.S. fathom?
Answer: Six Feet
Who invented the television?
Answer: John Logie Baird
Who created the animated TV Sitcom "South Park"?
Answer: Trey Parker and Matt Stone
Which instrument was played by Indian musician "Ustad Bismillah Khan"?
Answer: Shenai
What was given on the third day of Christmas in "Twelve Days of Christmas"?
Answer: 3 French Hens
What is theme of Portuguese National Epic "Os Lusíadas"?
Answer: Portuguese Voyage of Discoveries
What was the name of first space shuttle which went into space?
Answer: Enterprise
Who was the flag officer of Royal Navy during Napoleonic War?
Answer: Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson, 1st Duke of Bronté
In colonial Britain which colony was called "the Jewel in the Crown"?
Answer: India
Who led the infamous "Charge of Light Brigade" in Crimean War?
Answer: Lord Cardigan
Where was King Ashoka Born?
Who created the famous board game "Monopoly"?
Answer: Elizabeth (Lizzie) J. Magie Phillips
When was badminton added into Olympics?
Answer: 1992
What are three strikes in a row called in Bowling?
Answer: Turkey
What is the length of a Marathon?
Answer: 42 Km
Which greek state lead the Peloponnesian League into war with Athens?
Answer: Sparta
Which was the first feature film by Pixar Animation Studio?
Answer: Toy Story (1995)
Where was Liquid Metal created?
Answer: California Institute of Technology (CIT)
What was given on the second day of Christmas in "Twelve Days of Christmas"?
Answer: Two Turtle Doves
Who was the narrator in IMAX documentary "Born to be Wild"?
Answer: Morgan Freeman
"Juan Johnny Rico" was protagonist of which Science Fiction Novel?
Answer: Starship Troopers by Robert
A. Heinlein
Who was the Norse God of Light?
Answer: Baldur
What was the name of Bruce Wayne's butler in Batman?
Answer: Alfred Pennyworth
Who wrote the ancient greek text on mathematics, "Arithmetica"?
Answer: Diophantus
What is the Malaysian Currency?
Answer: Ringgit
Who shot the last Asiatic Cheetah in India?
Answer: Maharajah Ramanuj Pratap Singh Deo
Who is also known as King of Pop?
Answer: Michael Joseph Jackson
Who starred as action hero "Rambo"?
Answer: Sylvester Stallone
Who was the first man to fly across the English Channel?
Answer: Louis Blériot
Who was the leader of the Argonauts in Greek Mythology?
Answer: Jason
In Twelve Days of Christmas, What was given on the first day?
Answer: Partridge in a Pear Tree
Who is the main protagonist of console game series "Gears of War"?
Answer: Marcus Michael Fenix
Which newspaper runs the column "Undercover Economist"?
Answer: Financial Times
What is a max file size on FAT 32 File System?
Answer: 4 GB
What is the maximum score possible in a 10 Pin Bowling ?
Answer: 300
Which was the first American women to enter space?
Answer: Sally Kristen Ride
Which archipelago is also known as "Jewel of Kedah"?
Answer: Langkawi, Malaysia
When was the French fashion house "Louis Vuitton" founded?
Answer: 1854
Who was also known as "King of Swing"?
Answer: Benjamin David “Benny” Goodman
Which is the largest of all camels species?
Answer: Arabian Camel (Dromedaries)
What was the name of the AI computer which went rampant in movie "2001: A Space Odyssey"?
Answer: HAL 9000
What stunt is performed by a "funambulist"?
Answer: Tightrope Walking
Which animal represented the TV Character "Skippy"?
Answer: The Bush Kangaroo
What is the common name of festive period "Christmastide"?
Answer: Twelve Days of Christmas
What is the real name of comic super hero "Robin"?
Answer: Dick Grayson
Who developed the "Aviator" Glasses?
Answer: Ray-Ban (1936)
What was the name of the ship of Comic hero "Dan Dare"?
Answer: Anastasia
"The Mekon" is antagonist of which Comic series?
Answer: Dan Dare
Jumbuck is Australian term for which animal?
Answer: Sheep
"Waltzing Matilda" is famous folk song of which country?
Answer: Australia
Who acted as "Steve Austin" in iconic TV Series, "The Six Million Dollar Man"?
Answer: Lee Majors
Which was the first horse to win 3 "Grand National" horse races?
Answer: Red Rum
Which are three horse races which form the "U.S. Triple Crown"?
Answer: Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes, and Belmont Stakes.
Who formed the band "The Quarrymen"?
Answer: John Lennon
Famous TV's animal character "Flipper" was animal of which species?
Answer: Bottlenose Dolphins
Which is the only mammal which lays eggs?
Answer: Platypus
Who betrayed Jesus Christ to the Romans?
Answer: Judas
Yashmak is a type of which muslim clothes?
Answer: Turkish Veil (Niqab)
Which spacecraft accomplished the first human spaceflight?
Answer: Vostok (Yuri Gagarin)
What are the ingredients of cocktail "Moscow Mule"?
Answer: Vodka, Ginger beer and Lime
In which book nursery rhyme "My Fair Lady" published?
Answer: Tommy Thumb's Pretty Song Book (1944)
What is common name of "Patella" Bone?
Answer: Knee Cap
In Anatomy, what is different about a Sesamoid Bone?
Answer: Its a Bone embedded within a tendon.
In Sci-Fi world of Star Trek, what color is blood of a "Vulcan"?
Answer: Green
"Master Chief Petty Officer John-117" is protagonist of which fictional computer game?
Answer: Halo
"King Zog" was ruler of which country?
Answer: Albania
Vermilion is shade of which color?
Answer: Red
Cinnabar is ore of which metal?
Answer: Mercury
What does 5 rings in Olympic flag represents?
Answer: Unity of the five inhabited continents (America, Africa, Asia,
Australasia, Europe)
According to legends which Greek hero started the Olympic Games?
Answer: Hercales
Who Publishes "Red List" of endangered animals?
Answer: International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
Who was the first European to visit China?
Answer: Marco Polo
Who is head of the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA)?
Answer: Joseph Kony
When was American Medical Association created?
Answer: 1847
What is the meaning of "Buddha"?
Answer: Awakened One
When was Massachusetts Institute of Technology founded?
Answer: 1861
When is World Sparrow Day?
Answer: 20th March 2012
"Durand Line" marks border of which two countries?
Answer: Afghanistan and Pakistan
What is the known as "Food of Gods" in Greek Mythology
Answer: Ambrosia
Which was the world's first Aircraft Carrier?
Answer: HMS Argus
Which was the world's first Nuclear Submarine?
Answer: USS Nautilus
What is the highest set of cards called in Poker?
Answer: Royal Flush (10, J, Q, K, Ace of same suite).
In Greek Mythology, Who stole the fire from Gods and gave it to mankind?
Answer: Titan Prometheus
Who wrote the book, "Les Propheties (The Prophecies)"?
Answer: Michel de Nostredame (Nostradamus)
Who is the creator of Fictional Character "Solomon Kane"?
Answer: Robert E. Howard
What is the famous nickname of feared English pirate "Edward Teach"?
Answer: Blackbeard
Who was the last German Emperor?
Answer: Wilhelm II (Abdicated after World War 1)
What is the nickname of famous german WW! Ace "Manfred Albrecht Freiherr von Richthofen"?
Answer: Red Baron
Where is Galapagos Islands located?
Answer: Ecuador
What was the name of famous last survivor of Pinta Island tortoise from Galapagos?
Answer: Lonesome George (Died 24th June 2012)
Which animal has the longest migratory route?
Answer: Arctic Tern
Who issued the famous decree artifact "Rosetta Stone"?
Answer: King Ptolemy V
Who was the last pharaoh of Ancient Egypt?
Answer: Cleopatra VII Philopator
Which Apostle travel to India for spreading Christianity?
Answer: Thomas
Who Painted the "Last Supper"?
Answer: Leonardo da Vinci
Who started the international fast food chain "Subway"?
Answer:
Fred DeLuca
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